The content is outlined and the terminal and enabling objectives are provided for a curriculum area on achieving effective communication (see EM 010 426, EM 010 427, EM 010 428, and EM 010 455), part of an introduction to psychology and leadership course for the United States Naval Academy (see the final reports which summarize the course…

This guide includes a description of a Junior Orchestra class, part of the Quinmester Program. Sections in the guide are: a course description; enrollment guidelines; course of study objectives (which includes musicianship and performance requirement suggestions); content (discussing logistics, tone, pitch, articulation, dynamics and notation);…

The purpose of the course on satire in the Quinmester Program is to make the student more aware of satire in literature and the other media, in order to add to his enjoyment of literature and add to his perception of human nature. The course includes the study of art, cartoons, movies, television, and editorials in addition to literature.…

"What is Language" is a course involving the study of the origin of language, language misconceptions, linguistics, semantics, communication, symbols, persuasion, and word manipulation. With the major concept of how language works in mind, the course includes the following: word order of English sentences; word classes and structure…

The Quinmester course "Expository Writing" is designed to help students develop competence in writing topic sentences and expository paragraphs incorporating the methods of cause and effect, comparison and contrast, illustration or example. The process of composition is taught in the following sequence: identification of the audience;…

This report was produced by the Sedro-Woolley Project which has the goal of infusing environmental education into the whole curriculum of a school district. Included are assumptions which the author believes are appropriate to environmental education; a relating of these assumptions to some topics of chemistry and physics; an outline of specific…

A skills development course for secondary grades is outlined which is designed to improve skills in reading for understanding via the identification of main and subordinate ideas, reading and listening for directions and purposes, and reading and listening for information. It is aimed to assist both students with satisfactory performance and…

A course in forming, decorating, glazing, and firing pottery is presented. Upon completion of the course, the student will be expected to be familiar with all terms and characteristics connected with pottery and ceramics, and he will be expected to be able to properly handle and form clay. Course content includes the history of clay handling,…

World Affairs continuing education provides the focus of this study. The sections of the publication are as follows: I. What Is Continuing Education?; II. Trends in the Conceptualization of International Studies; III. Trends in Substantive Organization; IV. Trends in Substantive Noncurricular Organization; V. Intra- and Inter-Organization for…

The author discusses findings of a content analysis of readers and texts on social problems and identifies questions raised by the task force which performed the analysis. The purpose of the study was to ascertain the nature of social problems courses and to determine if such courses are appropriate as undergraduate "first courses" instead of…

This document is an outline for a three-week unit on the influence of the Mexican Revolution of 1910 on the art of J. G. Posada and J. C. Orozco. The unit is part of an eighteen week community college course on the Art and History of Mexico. Objectives for both teacher and student are presented. For each section of the unit a detailed outline of…

This document is an outline for a course designed to teach Chicano students basic skills and study habits that will help them achieve success at the community college. Skills focused on include how to manage study time, how to take notes, how to make an outline, how to listen critically, and how to use the library. Course goals and objectives are…

Background, rationale, and consequences of a plan for teaching introductory undergraduate psychology are described. The setting is a college where eight to ten members of the psychology department have traditionally shared the teaching of introductory courses. The faculty recognized that there was not consensus on the content of an exemplary…

This curriculum guide was designed to assist in the development of associate degree programs and/or options for real estate education in North Carolina community colleges. The real estate education program prescribed by this guide spans six academic quarters. The 28 courses listed cover such subject areas as real estate fundamentals, human…

A methods course was designed with the specific objectives of broadening the future mathematics teachers' perspective of the role of a teacher, and teaching by example what "methods" means. A detailed description of the course is provided. (SD)