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Tesch, Robert C., Sr. – Business Education Forum, 1980
The microcomputer, an inexpensive computer unit, is now available for business education teachers to use in data processing courses. Elements of a computer course design are discussed: selecting equipment, selecting students, and course design. Explanations of the terms "hardware" and "software" are included. (CT)
Descriptors: Business Education Teachers, Computer Science Education, Data Processing, Program Design

Lerner, Joel J. – Business Education Forum, 1981
Describes a program that permits failing accounting students a second chance to pass by transferring them out of their original section into a new section designed specifically for failing students. The approach is adaptable to any community college and creates few administrative problems. (CT)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Accounting, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development

Gleason, James R. – Business Education Forum, 1980
Reviews the second generation components of the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium (IDECC) competency-based instructional system. It will provide classroom teachers opportunities to fully individualize their programs at minimal expense and with very little additional planning time. (CT)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Distributive Education, Individualized Instruction

Klemin, V. Wayne – Business Education Forum, 1985
Presents an outline for creating appropriate courseware from commercial business education software. An example outline is provided to illustrate how a commercial game can be transformed into an educationally sound piece of courseware. (CT)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Business Education, Courseware, Educational Games

Avani, Nathan T. – Business Education Forum, 1986
Describes an "Accounting and Computing" program in Michigan that emphasizes computerized accounting procedures. This article describes the program curriculum and duty areas (such as handling accounts receivable), presents a list of sample tasks in each duty area, and specifies components of each task. Computer equipment necessary for this program…
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development

Pokrandt, Agnes M. – Business Education Forum, 1981
Describes a data processing (DP) curriculum for secondary and postsecondary schools with a mini-unit series especially designed for the business education teacher. The miniseries units cover basic DP concepts and functions, historical development, common features of DP systems, programing concepts, documentation, DP applications, and careers in…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Science, Data Processing, Minicourses

Polisky, Mildred K. – Business Education Forum, 1981
Describes the individualized audiovisual approach to teaching beginning accounting at a Wisconsin technical college. Discusses how it began as a remedial lab, its theories of individualized instruction, how the pilot project worked, and why this method is used. (CT)
Descriptors: Accounting, Audiovisual Centers, Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories

Unger, Melvin J. – Business Education Forum, 1980
A project was conducted to develop an instructional model for a course in basic marketing. Topics for the course were identified, a literature review was performed, and a strategy was developed. It was concluded that such a model would improve methods of teaching and curricular design. (CT)
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Theories, Instructional Development