In this team teaching effort, the psychology teachers planned the course together, prepared the exams together, and most important, when one instructor was lecturing, the other attended the class acting as an observer-participant. (RM)

Introduces a chemistry course offered to business and science students as an elective course. Provides an understanding of chemical engineering among students and features six sections: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Chemicals and Their Sources"; (3) "The Production of Chemicals"; (4) "The Financial Performance of Chemical Corporations"; (5) "Product…

Novak and Iuli [Novak, J. D. & Iuli, R. J. (1991). The use of meta-cognitive tools to facilitate knowledge production. In "A paper presented at the fourth Florida AI research symposium (FLAIRS '91)," Pensacola Beach, FL, May, 1991.] discuss the use of Concept Maps as meta-cognitive tools that help people to think about thinking. This work…

An in-service or pre-service course for teachers in population awareness developed at the University of North Carolina is described. (HB)

A look at how to devise a course in television studies at a college of further education in Great Britain. (HB)

The author reminisces about a course, Philosophy 3b at Harvard, taught by Alfred North Whitehead in 1934, where Whitehead moved from meditations on Plato, Epicurus, and Descartes to his own metaphysical speculations. He also discusses other philosophers at Harvard, calling the 1930s the Silver Age of the Harvard Philosophy Department. (KC)

This article provides a description of an undergraduate research course with an experimental orientation toward learning research methods. Included are descriptions of both class and individual projects and the skills developed in critical reading, ethical issues, and research design. (JDH)

A graduate course in mental health administration that combines classroom, field visit, and practicum components is described. The course provides students with an overview of the major responsibilities, concerns, and issues in the management of mental health facilities. Course evaluation data indicate that the course has been meeting its goal of…

Describes a course for chemical engineers, chemists, and petroleum engineers that focuses on colloid and surface science. Major topic areas in the course include capillarity, surface thermodynamics, adsorption contact angle, micelle formation, solubilization in micelles, emulsions, foams, and applications. (JN)

A special-topics course in polymer processing has acquired regular course status. Course goals, content (including such new topics as polymer applications in microelectronics), and selected term projects are described. (JN)

Describes a course designed to show similarities between electrochemistry and corrosion engineering and to show graduate students that electrochemical and corrosion engineering can be accomplished by extending their knowledge of chemical engineering models. Includes course outline, textbooks selected, and teaching methods used. (JN)

A college course devoted to radical behaviorism and cognitivism as competing viewpoints is outlined. The course was team taught by a psychologist and a philosopher. Benefits and potential problems are discussed. (Author/RM)

Describes a college course which examines fundamental issues concerning governmental regulation. Topics covered include: the development of regulatory agencies, their functions, both intended and unintended impact, and suggested reform of federal regulation. (RM)