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Alethea Cassandra de Villiers; Robert Gillmer – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2024
Purpose: The aim of the article is to develop a framework for assessment for contemporary commercial music (CCM) in a music department that is still organised in a traditional way. Assessment of CCM in tertiary institutions and external graded music exams were described and analysed, followed by the presentation of an assessment framework.…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Universities, Foreign Countries, Music
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Acquah, Bernard Yaw Sekyi; Owusu, Anthony Akwesi – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2021
The school curriculum is often the formal document designed for teachers to treat topics that allow for the impartation of knowledge and the development of competencies that prepare students for further studies. Achieving this depends mainly on its content structure and sequencing. The aim of this study is two-fold: to find the extent of vertical…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Alignment (Education), Relevance (Education), Economics Education
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Yildirim, Osman; Ozdener, Nesrin – International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, 2021
Computer games are effective instructional tools used in programming courses to increase students' motivation and engagement. This participatory action research aims to redesign the Object-Oriented Programming course in which the first author is both the instructor and researcher to make it more effective and efficient. In the first step of the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Programming, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
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Lee, Nicolette – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
System models are commonly used in tertiary education as a mechanism for describing the interacting components of educational phenomena, but have hitherto been uncritically accepted. This paper provides a critical review of existing systems models, including the 3P model defined Biggs, and outlines their conceptual challenges. A revised model…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Systems Approach, Models, Curriculum Research
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Tuncay, Hidayet – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2014
This paper presents the results of a case study based on an integrated skills approach using feature movies (DVDs) in EFL syllabi at the tertiary level. 100 students took part in the study and the data was collected through a three - section survey questionnaire: demographic items, 18 likert scale questions and an open-ended question. The data…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Postsecondary Education, Films
da Costa, Nilza Maria Vilhena Nunes; Simoes, Ana Raquel; Pereira, Giselia Antunes; Pombo, Lucia – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2009
This study is a part of the "Post-secondary Vocational Training in Portugal Project: from a description through to suggestions to improve training quality", which ran from 2003 to 2006. This article, which makes use of data obtained from interviews with Directors of Schools which offer technological specialisation courses (CETs) and from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Trainees, Questionnaires
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Kutsche, Paul; And Others – Journal of General Education, 1983
Describes efforts to utilize a biocultural framework in introductory anthropology courses. Explains the biocultural theory of human evolution, describes experimental courses at Cornell University and Colorado College, looks at the problems encountered and lessons learned during these experimental efforts, and considers prospects for future…
Descriptors: Biology, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach
Pasahow, Edward J. – Technical Education News, 1981
Presents three approaches to teaching the use of a microprocessor: (1) a "generic" device on paper; (2) a "conglomeration" device, surveying a number of real products; and (3) the "how" course which covers a small number of actual but related microprocessors. (CT)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computers, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
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Scott, James Calvert – Business Education Forum, 1980
Identifies eight key facets of small business management and suggests activities that may be used to assist in their development. The key facets are (1) product or service, (2) competition, (3) marketing strategies, (4) personnel needs, (5) equipment and facility needs, (6) finances, (7) planning, and (8) entrepreneurship. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Course Descriptions, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education
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Morice, Peter B. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1985
Describes a course designed to provide the necessary academic study prior to students engaging in the practice of irrigation engineering. Rationale for the course, course structure, and special features of the course are included. (JN)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Engineering, Engineering Education, Postsecondary Education
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Moss, Robert F. – Journal of General Education, 1985
Discusses film-oriented writing classes as a way of expanding student vocabularies and illustrating such literary devices as metaphor, irony, and imagery. Offers guidelines for writing instructors wishing to add films to a course plan, using "King Kong,""The Godfather," and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" as examples. (DMM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English Instruction, Film Study, Films
Dorrell, Jean – Journal of Business Education, 1983
Describes "Women in Business," a two-week course at Lamar University in which outstanding women from the community shared their expertise. The women included entrepreneurs, attorneys, certified public accountants, bankers, and politicians. (JOW)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Business Education, Course Descriptions, Elective Courses
Rubini, Dennis – Community College Social Science Journal, 1978
Outlines the assignments and topics covered in a 13-week human sexuality course and reviews and annotates course readings and films. Topics covered in the class include: sexuality in sex-positive and sex-negative cultures, in pre-industrial Europe; in Russia and Germany; in the Third World; and in advanced capitalist society. (AYC)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Cultural Differences, Postsecondary Education
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McLaughlin, Marilou B.; Wright, Donald R. – Journal of General Education, 1986
Looks at problems encountered in the development of an interdisciplinary course on South Africa by two African history and English literature instructors. Focuses on problems related to timing, student expectations, and the balanced integration of materials from both disciplines. (AYC)
Descriptors: African History, Course Content, Course Descriptions, History Instruction
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Monballyu, Magda – Ekistics, 1980
Describes a nine-month planning course offered by Belgium's West Flanders Economic Study Office for Indonesian government officials involved in regional planning services. (Author/WB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Courses, Developing Nations, Planning
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