Classroom management systems, such as Blackboard, provide both students and faculty software to enhance the education experiences, but at the same time require the faculty to learn the new procedures and to transfer all digital class material to the new platform. Surveys assessed the experiences and preferences of both faculty members and students…

The syllabus functions as a major communication device that provides details of how student learning will be assessed and about the roles of both students and instructors in the learning and assessment process. This analysis of actual course syllabi shows the inconsistency of such communication and, therefore, the corruption of the assessment…

A course in mathematical model-building is described. Suggested modeling projects include: urban problems, biology and ecology, economics, psychology, games and gaming, cosmology, medicine, history, computer science, energy, and music. (MK)

A model syllabus is presented for a correspondence course on the history of North West Africa in the age of European colonization. (Editor/PG)

The Library Technical Assistance (LTA) Program at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois combines classroom lectures, hands-on experience and a unique field experience component, offering a degree of Associate in Applied Science. This document contains a printout of information included on the LTA home page, and provides the following…

This paper describes a two-credit, one-semester course on the instructional film, which has been taught at Southern Illinois University. The class meets twice a week: the first of the weekly sessions is used for lectures and guest speakers, and the second session is used for viewing and analysis of films. The paper describes topics covered in…

A model basic speech communication course is described in this paper, along with guidelines for developing and maintaining a cognitive-basic skills approach to such a course. The course outline describes the university environment where the course is taught; the structure of the department offering the course; the philosophy and course objectives;…

This course outline designed for beginning theater students includes a statement of the premise and the assumption behind the course, the task to be accomplished, and the method to be used. The activities include a review of theater practice, a study of modern drama, and studio projects. (LL)

Presents a syllabus for the study of contemporary feminism focusing on feminism as a rhetorical movement as well as on the major topics that currently are being debated by both feminists and the general public. Summaries of lectures, sources, and sample discussion questions are included. (JMF)

A model basic speech communication course is described in this paper, along with guidelines for developing and maintaining an individualized approach to the basic course. The course outline describes the university environment where the course is taught; the structure of the department offering the course; the philosophy and course objectives; the…

This manual consists of a compilation of California State College guidelines and recommendations relevant to external degree programs. Sections in the manual refer specifically to: (1) procedures to be followed by the Commission on External Degree Programs in acting on proposals received from the colleges; (2) criteria to be utilized by the…

This course syllabus is for an online course, ENGL 340, "Literature for Children," offered through Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut. The syllabus provides detailed information about the course and states that additional information can be obtained on the instructor's Web page. The course syllabus provides the following…

Describes the curriculum for training professional literary translators used at the Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow. (AM)

Describes an introductory course that does not presuppose newtonian mechanics. Presents a course outline and discusses the treatment of five major topics including relativistic kinematics and the derivation of the Lorentz transformation. (GS)