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Peer reviewedO'Rourke, James S., IV – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1993
Discusses establishing a course in intercultural communication. Discusses determining course goals; selecting textbooks and readings; selecting guest speakers; selecting films and videotapes; involving students in the learning process; and evaluating student achievement. (RS)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Peer reviewedDing, Daniel; Jablonski, John – Technical Communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, 2001
Relates the authors' experience teaching technical writing for two weeks at Suzhou University in China. Discusses activities; examines four technical writing textbooks purchased there; and offers suggestions about how technical communication might be established as a separate academic discipline in Chinese universities. Discusses technical…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Differences, Culture Contact, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedKimmel, Isabel; Davis, Judith Rae – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1996
Describes the design and implementation of a developmental English course for community college students still not performing at college level after a semester of remedial work. Discusses the theoretical background of the curriculum, book selection criteria, the course reading list, and classroom activities used to increase motivation and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges
Layton, Donald H. – 1987
This paper is based on an analysis of 83 syllabuses and/or catalog descriptions of courses on the politics of education, educational policymaking, and policy analysis received from members of the Politics of Education Association in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. This material provided information on what topics were…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Peer reviewedDeCoursey, W. J. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1987
Describes the organization of a graduate course dealing with mass transfer, particularly as it relates to chemical reactions. Discusses the course outline, including mathematics models of mass transfer, enhancement of mass transfer rates by homogeneous chemical reaction, and gas-liquid systems with chemical reaction. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemical Nomenclature, Chemical Reactions, College Science
Download full textDavis, James J. – 1995
An adult continuing education course in introductory Spanish is described. In planning the course, special attention was given to making course objectives realistic for the target population; rather than undertake a traditional college-level syllabus, academic and grammar-oriented in nature, the course was designed to provide students with basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Continuing Education, Course Content
LaPaglia, Nancy – 1988
A major problem in any remedial course is finding a valid textbook that underprepared students can read. At Daley College, in Illinois, "Classics of Children's Literature" (Griffeth and Frey, editors) is used as the text in Humanities 100, one of several remedial courses offered for college credit to help students meet full-time eligibility…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Community Colleges, Course Content
