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Cronin, Michael W.; Grice, George L. – 1991
Many non-speech faculty lack adequate training in oral communication instruction, thus creating a major obstacle to developing programs of oral communication across the curriculum (OCXC). OCXC programs have attempted to ameliorate this problem by providing training programs or consulting/training (CONTRA) programs for non-speech faculty. The…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
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Cronin, Michael W.; Grice, George L. – 1991
The Oral Communication Across the Curriculum (OCXC) program is a university-wide program using oral communication activities to enhance learning of course content and to improve oral communication skills of participating students. Implementing OCXC programs in postsecondary institutions involves planning, publicizing, gearing up, conducting,…
Descriptors: Colleges, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Bosley, Phyllis B. – 1987
Speech communication training is a valuable asset for those entering the public relations (PR) field. This notion is reinforced by the 1987 "Design for Undergraduate Public Relations Education," a guide for implementing speech communication courses within a public relations curriculum, and also in the incorporation of oral communication training…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education
Fadely, Dean; Hamlett, Ralph – 1983
Of interest to curriculum developers, the materials in this paper pertain to the communication component of the prelaw curriculum initiated in the 1979-80 school year at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The materials include (1) a brief decription of the prelaw program; (2) information sheets for students considering the program;…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Roberts, Charles V. – 1984
A program (entitled "Across the Curriculum") that integrated speaking, listening, reading, and writing instruction into content areas across the curriculum, in Central College, Iowa, is described in this paper. The paper first discusses the formation of the program, which was predicated on a desire shared by faculty members in all academic areas…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication Skills, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development
Friday, Robert A.; Beranek, Bernard F. – 1984
In reorganizing its core curriculum, Duquesne University (Pennsylvania) created a course that combined the required freshman composition and speech communication courses. A two-term pilot course offered eight hours of credit, meeting for one hour three times a week and for a two hour lab once a week. Oral readings were assigned in order to help…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College English, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions