At Florida State University in Tallahassee, 30 students a year are enrolled in the public relations major, beginning with the junior year, so that at any one time there are approximately 60 majors, all of whom have at least a B average. The basic course--PUR 3000, Introduction to Public Relations--enrolls over 150 students a semester in two…

A description of the sophomore level speech communication fundamentals course offered at Wauwatosa East High School in Wisconsin is presented in this paper. Following a statement of a philosophy of teaching communication theory, the major portion of the paper contains descriptions of the five units of the course: (1) communication concepts and…

Describes the process of tailoring written and oral communication curricula to particular occupations. Uses a course adapted for an environmental health program to illustrate the process. (JAD)

The communication sequence that is being developed to form part of the business degree program at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education in Australia is described in this paper. In addition, the paper examines eight factors influencing curriculum decisions concerning the development of the disciplinary sequence. The eight factors reviewed are…

There is a growing interest in the field of speech communication by legal educators and a mutual interest in the legal process by communication educators. One dimension of this interest is the development of undergraduate courses that focus on communication in the legal process. One such course is offered at the University of Massachusetts,…

Describes an effort at Radford University to incorporate oral communication training, activities, and evaluation into business courses. Provides background information about Radford's marketing research course, details the oral communication training and activities in the course, and reviews student reactions to the activities. (PRA)

"Achieving Dialog," a model course in one-to-one communication for close relationships, is described and presented as a possible new course for the speech communication curriculum of colleges and universities. Research findings from a comprehensive evaluation of the course are summarized, and the societal need for such a course is…

A description of a college course entitled "The Loving Relationship," this report first explains course structure and requirements, textbooks used, and instructional goals. After offering assumptions underlying the course's development, including the ideas that loving is an act of will, that communication is essential to love, and that personal…

The two articles in this publication focus on ways of teaching argumentation and debate in the college setting. The first article examines the place of the argumentation and debate course in the speech communication curriculum and suggests cognitive and behavioral objectives and assignments for use in such a course. The second article discusses…

The speech communication department at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, provides a rigorous and legally oriented course in freedom of speech. The objectives of the course are to help students gain insight into the historical and philosophical foundations of the First Amendment, the legal/judicial processes concerning the First Amendment, and…

The place of argumentation within the speech communication curriculum is the focus of this article. The article provides a rationale for an upper-level college course in the deliberation and decision making process currently taught at the University of North Carolina, and relates that rationale to broader concerns of argumentation theory. Various…

To provide special instruction for students who report fear and avoidance of communication, a reticence program was instituted at Pennsylvania State University. Since the school has a general speech requirement that nearly all students have to meet in order to graduate, students are given an opportunity to enroll in this special section if they…

This paper describes the development and design of English 118 at Drake University. The course, geared primarily for college juniors and seniors, devotes proportionate shares of time to the theory, practice, and analysis of written expression, oral interpretation, and nonverbal communication. Six course options enable a wide variety of students to…

Describes a special option to the required speech performance course at the Pennsylvania State University. This alternative is designed for students who have communication problems with class participation, basic social contacts, or formal performances. (JMF)

Defining "guided design" as a method of teaching students how to use problem solving techniques to analyze and solve issues related to the course material, this paper examines the use of the technique in communication speech course. The paper provides information on the development and application of the principles of guided design to various…