Writing a Syllabus that your Students Want to Read (Summer Course Design Series #7)

This workshop will examine the policies and materials that make up a syllabus, and will encourage participants to choose how they want to present them in their own course. It is a common trope that a syllabus is the “contract” for a course; sometimes this is appropriate, but it is not the only way to approach one. Participants will explore treating the syllabus as the first tool of rapport-building with their students. 

The summer course design series will introduce you to the notion of backward course design, then use the backward design approach to guide you through the major steps of your course design. Originally created for graduate students about to teach their first full course, the series has proven useful to any instructor designing or redesigning a course, or even wanting to take a fresh look at an old course.

You don't need to attend every workshop in the series to benefit, but the more you attend, the more of a head start you'll have on your course design.