Course: Intercultural Communication. Objectives: After completing this intercultural service-learning activity, students should be able to (1) apply effective intercultural communication skills in culturally different sites; (2) analyze cultures different from their own through service-learning; (3) compare and evaluate course readings with…

The ability to manage one's emotions and to manage one's interactions with others is tantamount to effective managerial leadership. Students in business schools will need to be prepared to integrate their emotional intelligence with their everyday behavior if they are to achieve success in whatever field of endeavor they have chosen. In this…

This K-12 sequential course of study is the result of one school district's efforts to improve continuity in the social studies curriculum. Following an introduction and statement of philosophy, the program is organized around four basic educational areas--knowledge, application, valuing, and participation. Specific program goals include promoting…

An outline for a course in developing speed and accuracy in transcribing dictation from machine to typewriter is presented. The instructional objectives are: (1) to improve language arts skills and proofreading competencies; (2) to acquire occupational abilities; and (3) to develop an awareness of word processing career opportunities and an…

This guide to music appreciation courses was developed for use in senior high schools in Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. Music Appreciation III A examines the development of music, from the Gothic period through the Classical period. Music Appreciation III B examines the development of music from the Romantic period through the 1970s.…

The use of standardized course syllabi and behavioral objectives requires the commitment and acceptance of faculty and administrators, but it can also help schools of optometry establish standards for evaluating students and improving instructional quality. Classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction all lend themselves to writing clear…

This report is the reply to instructions to develop an outline of a curriculum for Nursing Refresher programs in British Columbia, to collate available instructor and student resource materials and correlate them with the objectives, and to identify gaps in resource materials. Chapter I is an introduction. Chapter II presents an overview of the…

This handbook for elementary and intermediate accounting is intended for teaching the basics of recording and calculating business transactions to students preparing to be accounting clerks. The guide begins with a description of the 2-semester course, a list of competencies to be developed, and the terminal objectives. The course outline for…

Designed to assist community college instructors in the development of objectives for a course or program, this guidebook applies Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy to the process of writing objectives. First, a short preface underscores the importance of instructional objectives in the design and delivery of education. Next, part I provides a pre-test on…

Developed for use in the junior high schools of Duval County, Jacksonvile, Florida, this is a teachers' guide to music appreciation courses. Music Appreciation I examines America's musical heritage and emphasizes music's relationship to science, social studies, and language arts. The course provides study of the scientific fundamentals of sound,…

This handbook and teacher's guide are for a 37-week course on the human body, intended for secondary or postsecondary students in allied health occupations. The syllabus lists general objectives and the number of hours and weeks devoted to each unit. A course outline is provided for five units: anatomy and physiology terminology; general…

This physical education curriculum guide was developed for use in senior high schools in Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida. The guide opens with discussions of the overall goals of the program and the county's specific recommendations and policies in such areas as student evaluation and participation, and uniforms, maintenance, equipment,…

This language arts curriculum guide was developed for use in grades 7, 8 and 9 in the Duval County Public Schools, Jacksonville, Florida. The courses covered are English (separate courses for grades 7, 8, and 9), Debate (grades 9-12), Oral Communication/Public Speaking (grades 9-12), and Advanced English (separate courses for grades 7, 8, and 9).…

The standards in this document resulted from a statewide effort to identify a scope and sequence of content, concepts, skills, and attitudes in social studies from kindergarten through grade twelve. The goals embodied in the standards include: (1) providing experiences that enable students to participate in society effectively and responsibly; (2)…

Introduction to Engineering Chemistry is a four-credit hour (one semester) course designed to introduce marine engineering students to the rudiments of basic (introductory) inorganic chemistry. The course consists of 18 units (numbered 1.0 through 18.0) focusing on these subject areas: fundamental concepts; structure of the atom and the periodic…