The clinical pharmacy clerkship course at the University of Florida is described, with attention to competencies, objectives, activities, and grading. (LBH)

The biostatistics course for undergraduate medical and dental students at the University of Connecticut Health Center is taught by the Keller Plan, and students can use computers to analyze data sets and to score their unit tests. The computer is an essential tool for data analysis and an attractive option for test scoring. (LBH)

Restructuring of freshman English instruction in an open-admissions institution. (AA)

The nature of German assimilation into American culture is discussed, and a college course in "Multicultures in America: German" is described. The course covered the history of German immigration to and influence on America and focused on German towns in Texas for field trips. (CHK)

A course on design for aging populations, developed at Ohio State University, is described. Student-team projects included designs for an upgraded signage system for apartment dwellers, outdoor furniture, and recreational area in a nursing home. (LBH)

Describes a course developed to use the growing popularity of adult education in order to serve a population that would not ordinarily seek counseling. Discusses the group experience and speculates on why the therapeutic experience occurred. (Author/ABB)

Discusses how the intersection of biography and history serves as an appropriate vantage point for understanding human lives. Explains how a course which embodied this idea was developed and implemented focusing on the 1935 Vassar class. Examines oral histories as a central feature in designing and conducting the course. (GEA)

Discusses the problems of quantitative social history during the 1970s, stating that if properly taught, quantitative social history could and should play a central role in contemporary education by integrating science, business, and the humanities. Presents a syllabus for a course entitled "Work, Technology, and Society" and examines…

Describes the Great American History Machine (GAHM) software, stating that it is a powerful tool for interactively accessing and exploring county-level census and election data. Outlines a course at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh) in which GAHM was used and concludes that the software enables students to approach historical problems…

Assesses the value of a practical course in pollen analysis in the education of geography undergraduates. Discusses the difficulties and potentialities of the technique. Concludes that the course provides students with a better appreciation of past environments and environmental processes. (Author/CW)

A study examined patterns of content in course outlines used to teach social work practice. Findings concerning teaching units typically covered, textbooks used as required reading, and the type of assignments given reveal several new directions, which are interpreted in light of Council on Social Work Education policy. (MSE)

Provides a brief outline of the topics covered in an astronomy syllabus including some broad goals. Discusses the design and implementation of this course in a ninth grade physical science program. Describes major problems that were encountered as well as the benefits that have been realized from the use of this approach. (CW)

Discusses the use of Kranzberg's Laws in a history of technology course at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Lists the Laws and describes how certain reference materials are used in the course. (TW)

Reports the results of a survey which collected the syllabi of library school courses that mentioned bibliographic instruction over a three-year period (1983 to 1986). An analysis of these syllabi is used to identify trends in bibliographic instruction curriculum. (CLB)

This article describes how an introductory sociology course was organized and taught in order to promote students' understanding of sociology as the systematic and critical analysis of modern social structure and its impact on the individual. (JDH)