"The Mind of the University" [microform] : A Pilot Course / Patricia Borne, Comp. and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5435594
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Borne, Patricia, Comp
- Description:
-
- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1983
- 88 p.
- Summary:
-
Information on a Northern Kentucky University course entitled "The Mind of the University" is presented in several articles. After Darryl Poole briefly discusses the origins of the course, H. L. Wallace describes the background of the project, course themes, class materials, and testing/grading. The objective of the course is defined as follows: to introduce students to the various levels of university life and to promote student development. It is noted that the 25-session course involves students in content and reading/writing sections. Example outlines and course descriptions are provided by H. L. Wallace, Judy Taylor, and Patricia Borne. The following themes are identified: memberships in groups and institutions, relationship with nature and a sense of time, commonly held beliefs and values, activities of production and consumption, and the use of symbols. A course syllabus and reading lists on the following topics are included: language as symbol; language of art; values; and the languages of nature, psychology, philosophy, history, and computers. Learning objectives of the reading/writing skill development component of the course are outlined by Marge Peterson. The following article by Paul G. Ellis is also included: "The Culture, the Self, and the University: A Course in Writing." (SW)
- Notes:
-
- ERIC Note: Prepared at the College of Arts and Sciences.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Northern Kentucky Univ., Highland Heights
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
-
In Copyright
You may copy under some circumstances, for example you may copy a portion for research or study. Order a copy through Copies Direct to the extent allowed under fair dealing. Contact us for further information about copying.
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1983
Copyright status may not be correct if data in the record is incomplete or inaccurate. Other access conditions may also apply. For more information please see: Copyright in library collections.
Request this item
Request this item to view in the Library’s reading room.
Feedback
Similar items
- You can make it : a guide to successful transition to university / Cliff Turney, Robyn Teo
- What Students Look for in Course Syllabi [microform] / Evan L. Zucker
- Guide to success in college, by Bernice W. Einstein
- Are Quantitatively-Oriented Courses Different? [microform] : IDEA Research Report / Donald P. Hoyt and Subashan Perera
- Supporting student learning : case studies, experience & practice from higher education / edited by Glenda Crosling & Graham Webb