Is it possible to teach someone to be an entrepreneur? Is innovation something that can be assessed and taught in a classroom? Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship answers these and other questions by focusing on a teaching experiment in Singapore at Nanyang Technological University, wherein classes of English-speaking Singaporeans and…

Considers the interface of communication and instruction through: (1) a conceptual look at the areas of communication education and instructional communication; and (2) a description of the communication and instruction program at the University of Washington. (SR)

Describes the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, the first in the United States. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of the college and notes practical advice for administrators. (SR)

Describes Ohio University's College of Communication, which joins several schools (each with its own director) into a college headed by a dean. Discusses the college's demographics, history, development, advantages, and problems faced. (SR)

Describes the Elliott School of Communication, established in 1989 at Wichita State University by merging the former Departments of Journalism and Speech Communication. Discusses the development of an integrative curriculum, discusses communication education at WSU, and describes the development of partnerships and local support. (SR)

Describes the academic degree program in Speech Communication at the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Notes that it was founded in 1982, encompasses both master's and doctoral education, and is the only program in the Nordic countries to cover a wide range of human interaction. Discusses studying in the program, moving from the program into…

Discusses benefits and problems of locating a communication department in a professional college, thus identifying it is an applied professional program rather than a liberal arts course of study. (SR)

Contends that the current status of job opportunities in speech versus the number of graduate degrees awarded on a regular basis warrant a moratorium on new graduate M.A. and Ph.D. programs and a reduction in graduate admissions to existing programs. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg…

Describes the School of Interpersonal Communication at Ohio University and its recent successful effort to include a focus on international education by establishing a new PhD joint program with Bangkok University. (SR)

Reviews published assessments of oral communication across the curriculum programs in higher education. Reports activities and results from a faculty and student development program at a midsized comprehensive state university. Suggests that this approach holds significant promise for curricular development and improvement of student communication…

Noting the continued growth of centers for teaching and learning on college campuses, this paper discusses the increasing involvement of speech communication professionals as directors/coordinators of such centers. The paper's first section examines the role of a communication consultant and describes the knowledge and skills needed for effective…

Discusses two assessment alternatives applicable to departments of communication: oral communication across the curriculum and assessment centers. Argues the efficacy of integrating assessment and learning. (KEH)

Describes the history of Pennsylvania State University's "Speech Communication Teacher Workshop Program," an in-service program for classroom teachers that has provided hundreds of workshops and credit courses in communication content and methods. Provides a perspective on the relationship between communication and instruction. (SR)

Discusses how the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist College attempted to meet the challenge of rapidly expanding communication media in its region. Describes in particular a core of required and elective courses designed for all communication students and in Applied Communication Studies curriculum. (SR)

Describes the status of the Communication Across the Curriculum (CXC) movement from the voices of current CXC directors nationwide. Represents directors' perspectives about their CXC programs in four ways: facts and figures, program descriptions, challenges and points of resistance, and looking to the future. Discusses several implications for CXC…