This manual provides a discussion of methods and responsibilities involved in the curriculum development process used by the Interstate Distributive Education Curriculum Consortium. Following an introductory chapter, the second chapter presents ten steps for conducting occupational task surveys: determine occupational scope, develop task…

This module is one in a series of thirteen specifically designed to help vocational educators develop the skills needed to function as resource persons to learners enrolled in field-centered competency-based teacher preparation programs. (These learners are persons with appropriate occupational experience and competence who are being prepared as…

This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…

This technical specialty course is one of thirty-five courses designed for use by two-year postsecondary institutions in five nuclear technician curriculum areas: (1) radiation protection technician, (2) nuclear instrumentation and control technician, (3) nuclear materials processing technician, (4) nuclear quality-assurance/quality-control…

A practicum project involving the development of learning modules for introductory accounting at Castleton State College is described. After the initial step of evaluating educational materials in modular learning in accounting, learning objectives for introductory level accounting were developed. The overall learning objectives for the unit were…

This paper describes a computer-managed instruction (CMI) system used in teaching self-instructional modules in an educational media course covering communication theory, instructional design, media utilization, and production. The system is based on three underlying assumptions about the course: (1) the course consists of a set of discrete…

Brief, one-paragraph descriptions are provided of 21 learning activities designed to integrate humanities instruction into community college occupational curricula. The activities, undertaken at colleges nationwide, are described under four headings: (1) interdisciplinary courses, which introduce a variety of humanities disciplines to non-transfer…

Written for remedial/developmental students without algebraic skills, these three arithmetic modules for electronics cover measure, formulas, and pythagorean theorem. The self-paced modules incorporate use of calculators. With this aid the level of difficulty of comprehension is approximately seventh grade. Module 1, Measure, covers nine topics:…

One of three individualized courses included in a lodging curriculum, this course covers basic housekeeping operations and procedures. The course is comprised of seven units: (1) Care of the Room, (2) Working with Staff, (3) Work Improvement Techniques, (4) Organizing, Planning, and Scheduling, (5) Housekeeping Material and Equipment, (6) Floor…

One of three individualized courses included in a lodging curriculum, this course covers the basic policies and procedures which are part of the duties of the hotel/motel front desk worker. The course is comprised of four units: (1) Introduction to the Front Office , (2) Front Desk Responsibilities, (3) Handling of Guest Charges and Credits, and…

A project was conducted to develop a laboratory-based instructional system in physics for two-year technician programs that emphasizes both the analogies between basic physical principles and the applications of the principles in modern technology. The Unified Technical Concepts (UTC) system that was developed is (1) a reorganization of physics…

This curriculum outline is a compilation of student learning objectives for modules 1-14 of the military-developed basic electricity and electronics course. The course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instructional and curriculum development in civilian settings. For each module,…

This student orientation module is one in a series of individualized modules for a course in basic electricity and electronics. The course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instructional and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Six lessons are included in the module: (1)…

This individualized learning module on measuring current and voltage in series circuits is one in a series of modules for a course in basic electricity and electronics. The course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instructional and curriculum development in a civilian setting. Three…

This curriculum outline is a compilation of student learning objectives for modules 15-25 of the military-developed basic electricity and electronics course. The course is one of a number of military-developed curriculum packages selected for adaptation to vocational instructional and curriculum development in civilian settings. For each module,…