Describes a course for non-science majors in gems and gemstones developed at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. (SL)

Describes a one semester physics survey course which emphasizes everyday phenomena. (SL)

After establishing the need for a course in data processing management in the business administration curriculum, the author outlines a specific course and describes it in sufficient detail to assist faculty members in the development of a comparable course. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a survey of programs at a number of universities. Particular concerns of graduate programs for non-chemical engineers are noted. (CP)

Describes a year long course developed at Michigan State University by the English and science departments to develop the writing abilities of science students. (SL)

This study attempts to assess whether a human sexuality course, which combines lecture and small group discussion formats, results in changes in sex related knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and three dimensions of guilt. (Author)

Describes an undergraduate/graduate course in polymer science engineering which stresses industrial implications. (SL)

A sophomore-level course in Applied Mathematics is described, with aims, instructional method, sequence, and evaluation discussed. (MS)

Outlines a basic course designed to develop communication competencies in teachers. Provides a pragmatic approach to the development of instructional communication competencies in areas of interpersonal, small group, information dispensing, and instructional discussion communications. (MH)

Describes a two-semester interdisciplinary course bringing together the history and literature of the United States to provide as complete a record of the American experience as could be found. (HOD)

Offers a discussion of and suggests activities for an eight-week elective course on the themes of alienation and love in adolescent literature. (HOD)

Describes a course which allowed students to exercise both creative and critical abilities in a multidisciplinary approach to an important history-of-ideas subject (nature) in American literature. (JM)

Avian health courses for agriculture students cover common types of poultry diseases and techniques for disease prevention and emphasize isolation, sanitation, and immunization. The outline of such a course at North Carolina State University is presented. (LBH)

Describes how a survey of the history of sex, love, and marriage in Western cultures is used in an undergraduate course on the sociology of emotions. Identifies several periods of history particularly suited to this use and describes assignments and course requirements. (AEM)