Presented is a report on the cost-effectiveness of an engineering economy course which is being taught by the personalized system of instruction method at the Montana State University. (BB)

Describes a course in "Images of the Male in Women's Writing" and the contribution a man can make in teaching such a course. (DD)

Reviews the essential characteristics of experiential learning. Shows how this approach was applied to a business communication course. (RL)

This article describes the rationale and procedures of a clinical component in a teacher preservice program at the University of Chicago. (MLF)

For the adventurous teacher and student there is an alternative to the often messy mixing, pouring, casting, cutting, scoring and sanding of plaster of Paris for casting or sculptural projects. Balloon sculpture, devised, designed and shown here by a sculptor/teacher, is an eye appealing sculptural form and holds a strong interest for students.…

A four-quarter sequence of courses to assess environmental impact, to provide students with knowledge of environmental law, a strong interdisciplinary base, and an understanding of the processes of planning and policy formation, is described. (BT)

Describes a high school elective course. (DD)

Provides a rationale and suggestions for a course designed to teach aspects of basic communications and mass media. (KS)

Describes three graduate and undergraduate pilot courses in technical writing directed toward students in environmental design, engineering, and business. (HOD)

Outlines development, institution and results of a multimedia production course for middle school students. (KP)

Describes a course in public journalism which emphasizes ways of reporting on the lives of ordinary citizens so that news becomes more relevant and useful to the whole community. States that the "Public Life" course seeks a broader understanding of community life; considers, debates, and tests definitions of news; and reexamines beat…

Describes a recent experimental class format entitled Chemistry and the Human Environment, which was designed as an interesting yet comprehensive chemistry course for nonscience students. Topics illustrate chemical underpinnings of social problems of interest to students. Concludes that course content must change with time to remain effective and…

Summarizes the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in professional ethics, describes in detail the distinctive aspects of two University of Illinois ethics courses (Engineering Ethics and Professional Ethics), and discusses the pedagogical value of the collaborative fieldwork assignment in both courses. (EV)

Discusses a course aimed at helping students in a professionally oriented program to think critically about journalism by watching movies about it. (RS)