Your Syllabus Doesn’t Have to Look Like a Contract And students are more likely to read it if it doesn’t.

Both minimalist and maximalist approaches to syllabus design have their proponents: concise syllabi are easier to navigate, while detailed ones offer a more precise picture of the course structure.

Designing Your Course Syllabus Many of the decisions affecting the success of a course take place well before the first day of class. Careful planning at the syllabus design stage not only makes ...

Best Practices for Syllabus Design A thoughtfully designed syllabus sets the stage for a successful course. Here are practical tips for creating an inclusive, clear, and engaging syllabus: 1. Set an ...

Some instructors see the syllabus as a simple outline of the course topics, while others add everything related to the course as well as the kitchen sink. An effective syllabus lies somewhere in ...

A professor opts to limit his syllabus to a single, two-sided page. He reports the sky has not fallen.

Curriculum design in biosciences: setting up first-year students for success Transferable skills and employability are more important than ever, and students arrive at university with a widening ...

A recently published book, "Curriculum by Design: Innovation and the Liberal Arts Core," chronicles Boston College's journey to a new Core Curriculum and how it energized faculty, administrators, and ...

Sherria D. Taylor, Maria J. Veri, Michele Eliason, Jocelyn Clare R. Hermoso, Nicole D. Bolter, Juliana E. Van Olphen, The Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool, Journal ...

The curriculum design should be workplace-centric, and the training course should take weeks to complete instead of months; similarly, the cost for training should be a lot more modest compared ...