Title: How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class - TeachHUB
Headings: How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class
How to Write a Syllabus for Your Class
Andrew Passinger
What’s a Syllabus?
Syllabus Components
How to Write a Class Syllabus

Content: What’s a Syllabus? A syllabus is simply a communication tool that allows students the opportunity to review classroom curriculum, provides expectations for classroom behavior such as policies and procedures, and provides timelines for assessments. It will often provide a list of required texts, any course materials, and sometimes supplemental readings. A strong syllabus may even lay out the conceptual framework for the course, ranging from varying philosophies to expert voices in the fields. Syllabus Components
Fortunately, when designing a syllabus, there is no dictated model to follow; in other words, an educator can design the syllabus anyway he or she desires. They range from a standard one-page model to an in-depth multiple page color example. Some people get extremely creative while others want to focus on a basic communication of information. So, what are the syllabus components? And why are they important?