A survey of businesspersons in Michigan revealed the legal topics they would like to have been exposed to in undergraduate business study. The lawyer-client relationship was the single most important legal area cited. It is recommended that business law be made more readily available to business professionals. (MSE)

Discusses how changes in teaching conditions, student characteristics, and career needs affect undergraduate psychology programs. The author suggests that the objectives of undergraduate psychology programs can combine a liberal arts orientation with practicality by training students in methods of inquiry and increasing their competence in problem…

Describes problems undergraduate psychology faculty members encounter as they are forced to adapt to the increasingly diverse needs of their students. Faculty members must learn to be flexible and open to the idea of personal growth and professional development. (AM)

Reviews major areas of interest in the future of undergraduate psychology education. Educators will be concerned with the increasingly diverse student needs, the value of a liberal arts education, and the need for personal and professional growth. The debate over educational objectives and program course content will continue. (AM)

The history of undergraduate teaching in the United States is discussed in an attempt to determine whether the curriculum is now in a period of crisis. The most crucial ingredient in the excellence of higher education may be the admissions policies and the quality of the faculty teaching available courses. (MLW)

Describes benefits of undergraduate research at the University of Maine in chemical engineering for students, faculty, and institution. Indicates reasons why such research is not encouraged. Lists general requirements for successful projects and reviews the performance of three well-managed projects. (SK)

Lists suggested term paper topics and discusses the positive aspects of requiring a technical research paper and accompanying oral report of students who are mathematically and technically, rather than verbally, oriented. (CS)

It is pointed out that researchers must articulate clearly both the implications of their data for policy and the limitations of those data. Both researchers and policy-makers should remember that each student is more than a collection of variables. (Author/AF)

Cooperative links need to be forged among broadcasting, educational technology, and business programs on campuses if institutions of higher education are to assume a position of leadership in preparing graduates for the corresponding developing markets. (Author/CMV)

A discussion of undergraduate social work programs in historically black colleges and universities stresses their importance, examines their value in preparing students for culturally competent practice and developing more effective professional responses to problems of black Americans, and offers suggestions for advancing the profession's efforts…

States that many students enroll in the introductory history survey course soley because of curricular requirements. Discusses assignments and content of the course, including topics and teaching strategies. Focuses on group activities that engage students and prompt them to participate. (CMK)

The need to incorporate a foreign-language component in international business curricula is examined. The value of foreign language is analyzed from the perspectives of international business executives, managers, and other employees, national commissions on education, and academic administrators and faculty. It is concluded that language study…

Focuses on teaching sociology to prisoners, the benefits of teaching prisoners, and the experience of teaching the courses to prisoners. Addresses how the author took the experience of teaching prison students into traditional undergraduate courses. Highlights the implications for teaching sociology. (CMK)

Applications of biotechnology to the pharmaceutical industry are examined, and its impact on the research and practical domains of medicinal and natural products chemistry is discussed. Specific curricular implications for undergraduate and graduate study in pharmacy are outlined, and suggestions for faculty development in biotechnology are made.…

Explored are several facets of the quality of the science curriculum at the undergraduate level. Discussed are maturation of disciplines, entry-level courses, the development of intellectual skills, and academic majors. Recommendations for college science departments are provided. (CW)