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Larson, Harold; And Others – 1987
Noting that most graduate study in communication consists of specialization within the broader field, this paper argues that graduate level communication programs are not only justifiable but also are mandatory if students of communication are to advance much beyond the practitioner stage. The first section of the paper, "Graduate Communication…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Needs, Educational Trends, Graduate Study
Dick, Robert C. – 1986
To address the issue of how effectively speech communication instructors can be trained to develop longitudinal, "value-added" skills in their students one must first ask if they "should" be trained for such a task. One advantage is that it might be strategic for communication programs to initiate value-added testing so faculty…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedLorentzen, Karen M.; Neal, Robert B. – Education, 1984
Describes procedures used to develop effective speaking skills for health education majors at the University of Lowell, emphasizing the positive, stepwise approach of the three-year program. Includes a detailed evaluation form that lets students know what is expected in oral presentations and enables professors to be consistent in their…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Staley, Constance C.; Shockley-Zalabak, Pamela S. – 1984
The undergraduate organizational communication series at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has been designed to develop competency through knowledge, skills, sensitivity, and values. The four courses in the series--Introduction to Organizational Communication, Business and Professional Communication, Advanced Organizational…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Course Content
Download full textCronin, Michael W.; Grice, George L. – 1991
The Oral Communication Program (OCP) was established at Radford University, Virginia, in 1988 as a comprehensive program of oral communication across the curriculum. The OCP has generated student and faculty involvement using a variety of information outlets such as meetings, retreats, and communication-intensive courses. Faculty from the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, 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
