Cognitive science has recently emerged as a new interdisciplinary field incorporating parts of psychology, computer science, philosophy, neuroscience, and linguistics. Its goal is to bring the theoretical and methodological resources of the contributing disciplines to bear on an integrated investigation of thought, meaning, language, perception,…

Descriptions of over 300 courses offered during 1978-1979 at the two-year Fayette Campus of Pennsylvania State University are provided as a means of assisting students and academic advisors during preregistration. The course guide was designed for the second stage of academic advising during which courses are scheduled for each term, short- and…

Described are lecture topics and laboratory assignments for a course offered to engineering technology students specializing in construction. A dual-purpose laboratory which serves both engineering technology students and civil engineering students is described. The course work may be presented during either a 10-week quarter or may be expanded…

The faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard University has begun debate on the first major overhaul of its undergraduate curriculum in more than 30 years. Discusses Dean Henry Rosovsky's proposal to abolish the "general education" and to replace it with a considerably more organized "core curriculum". (Author/RK)

Excerpts from "Five Reports on Undergraduate Education" are presented. Advice on what college teaching should be is the focus. 70 references. (MLW)

Offers six organizational principles for restructuring liberal education focusing on educational coherence and commonality, institutional commitment, alternative models, undergraduate educational needs, and political responsiveness. (DMM)

Skills and values other than the formal curriculum's content are implicitly taught through the traditional approach to the liberal arts, and some of these may foster development of qualities that are dysfunctional in our society. (MSE)

Describes an innovative, interdisciplinary program at a floundering, small, private college which stresses analytical and communication skills. (Author)

A description of how Baruch College uses videotape in order to develop communications skills of students in the Department of Compensatory Programs. (HB)

Suggests that human survival is the organizing principle with which to restore America's fractionated universities. (Author)

Describes types of computer science and data processing courses, programs, and curricula currently being offered in the United States and Canada. Indicates that the structure chosen by colleges for implementation depends on such factors as type of industry need, student clientele, faculty expertise, industry/college cooperation, and others. (JN)

Discusses a course sequence in process control in the chemical engineering department at the University of Maine. Various factors in teaching the sequence (which tends to be strongly applied in nature) are also discussed. These factors include texts, facilities, industrial response to the program, and others. (Author/JN)