Hikin' Mama Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm making a syllabus for one of my daughter's courses this year. She's only in 8th grade, so I'm doing this as a trial (for her and myself) before high school. I honestly haven't seen a syllabus since college, which was a LONG time ago. Would anyone be willing to share one with me, it doesn't matter what subject. I just want to get a feel for what's is on one. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/facdev/guidebk/teachtip/syllab-4.htm This one is quite a bit briefer than most modern college ones. My syllabus for next semester is 11 pages long because students sue college professors :001_huh:, and it has to have everything in black-and-white with certain legal language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amys Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Students sue college professors? For WHAT? http://www2.honolulu.hawaii.edu/facdev/guidebk/teachtip/syllab-4.htm This one is quite a bit briefer than most modern college ones. My syllabus for next semester is 11 pages long because students sue college professors :001_huh:, and it has to have everything in black-and-white with certain legal language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Students sue college professors? For WHAT? Colleges have carried professional liability insurance on professors for maybe 15-20 years or more. There's been more and more requirements though, and the structure and content is pretty much dictated now other than certain content-specific areas. There are whole paragraphs now that are boilerplate legalese and certain language is required when discussing grading, extra credit, etc. Basically if you don't deliver, aren't impartial, don't document well, make discriminating remarks, etc. etc., you could be in trouble. Going "off syllabus" is a big no-no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerks Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Granted, this was in the late 1980's, but what I remember a syllabus looking like is much simpler: just a page with three columns. The first column had the dates the class would meet listed (i.e. Tues 9/12, Th 9/14, Tues 9/19, Th 9/21, etc.) The second column had the topic or title of the lecture for that day (i.e. "Sedimentary Rocks," or "Theories of Cognitive Development"). The third column had what readings should be completed by that day/what chapters in the text that topic/lecture went with. The one exception to this would be the class I took on educational psychology. That prof was all about how to write a good educational objective (a statement of what the student would be able to do after instruction was complete). He included on his syllabus a lengthy and detailed list of objectives, i.e. "List the four stages of . . . ," "Define such-and-such term," "Compare and contrast this and that," etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted July 31, 2011 Author Share Posted July 31, 2011 Thank you GVA and lakerks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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