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Direct linkLydia Horne; Amanda Manzanares; Nicholas Babin; Emily A. Royse; Lee Arakawa; Eunice Blavascunas; Lisa Doner; Daniel Druckenbrod; Ennea Fairchild; Meghann Jarchow; Barry R. Muchnick; Prajjwal Panday; Denielle Perry; Rebecca Thomas; Anne Toomey; Brian H. Tucker; Camille Washington-Ottombre; Shirley Vincent; Steven W. Anderson; Chelsie Romulo – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) programs are different from other fields because they focus on a complex integration of humanities, social, and natural sciences concepts centered on the interactions of coupled human and natural systems. The interdisciplinary nature of IES programs does not lend itself to traditional…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Higher Education
Avi J. Cohen – Journal of Economic Education, 2024
Using the backward design model, the author of this article surveys and connects the economic competencies literature evolving from Hansen with the literature on literacy-targeted principles courses. He makes the case why departments should offer LT principles courses--which focus on higher-level mastery of a shorter list of concepts that students…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Teaching Methods, Mastery Learning, Nonmajors
LeFebvre, Luke; LeFebvre, Leah E. – Communication Education, 2020
The history of the academic discipline of communication and the subsequent departments that followed are linked in some form or fashion to the evolution of the introductory communication course. Given the prominence and continued relevance of the introductory course in the communication discipline, researchers have conducted surveys for over 60…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Communication Skills, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
Download full textMorreale, Sherwyn P. – Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 2020
Researchers have conducted surveys of the introductory communication course for more than 60 years, starting with two seminal studies in 1956 and 1965, followed by a series of nine replicative studies extending from 1970 to 2016. This systematic review examines the results from those 11 surveys. The results of that review are presented here,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Educational Trends
Adriana Raquel Diaz; Paul J. Moore – Intercultural Communication Education, 2018
Over twenty-five years ago, leading scholars in the field of intercultural communication William B. Gudykunst, Stella Ting-Toomey and Richard Wiseman published the paper "Taming the beast: Designing a course in intercultural communication." We revisit their work in light of renewed interest in the design and implementation of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication
Abid, Adnan; Farooq, Muhammad Shoaib; Raza, Ishaq; Farooq, Uzma; Abid, Kamran – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2015
In order to effectively conduct a course, the instructor should be clear about the course contents, methodology of teaching, and about the relevant literature, mainly, the textbooks. Furthermore, it is imperative to assign appropriate time to each topic so as to conduct the course efficaciously. To assist the Database course instructor in deciding…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Science Education, Introductory Courses, Database Management Systems
Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2014
To determine how topical coverage in introductory textbooks may have changed from the 1980s to the present, the author examined topic coverage in full-length and brief introductory textbooks from this time period. Because 98% of the teachers use textbooks for the introductory course and the majority do not assign reading beyond the textbook, the…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Textbook Content, Course Descriptions, Course Content
Peer reviewedWhitney, Paul C.; And Others – Teaching of Psychology, 1988
Reviews TEXTBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGY and the accompanying instructor's manual by Hebb, Donderi, and Henderson (1987). States that, although the book is well written, it omits the general psychology topics that most students find interesting. Includes a response by the authors in which they discuss the purpose of the book. (GEA)
Descriptors: Course Content, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Psychology
Peer reviewedHansen, W. Lee – Journal of Economic Education, 1988
Advocates the supplemental use of trade books with textbooks in introductory economics courses. States that students will learn how economists approach economic issues in the real world, building upon the organized textbook presentation of material. Acknowledging that textbooks are essential to instruction, Hansen lists several appropriate works…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Economics, Economics Education
Willis, A. Sandra – 1992
Short analytical writing exercises were designed to develop critical thinking and writing skills; stimulate creative thinking and writing; promote learning of psychological concepts; and to assess student knowledge. Design of these assignments was based on Bloom's taxonomy of multiple levels of critical thinking: recall, comprehension,…
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Crosson, Patricia – 1986
Patterns that emerged from reviewing syllabi for courses on educational policy are discussed, and two sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. Review of seven syllabi and three brief course descriptions indicated that the subject of educational policy…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedSrole, Carole – History Teacher, 1990
Analyzes problems confronted when integrating women into U.S. history textbooks and college survey courses. Reviews feminist scholarship to examine how women's experiences have differed from men's throughout U.S. history. Although acknowledging the importance of exploring these differences, argues scholars also must investigate women's…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Females, Higher Education
