Planning the Course Syllabus

Syllabus Home Course Description Course Content Learning Objectives Characteristics of Class Meetings Logistics Topics and Assignments Schedule of Topics and Readings Assignments, Projects, and Exams Policies and Values Inclusiveness integrity Responsibility Expectations for Success --- Full Syllabus Examples Additional Resources CIDR Bulletin 9(3) Site Credits		Planning the Course Syllabus
		Assignments, Projects, and Exams Examples of What to Include in This Portion of the Syllabus How will students demonstrate their learning? Include learning goals, estimated scope or length, assessment criteria, and dates. Instructors typically include a breakdown, in point values of percentages, of how much each assignment or test contributes to a student’s final grade. Syllabus Excerpts From UW Courses
		ENGL 287 - Riki Thompson, English As the grader of your classroom participation and written work, I have high expectations. I am most interested in seeing you demonstrate an ability to: work with complex ideas; take intellectual risks; ... (more)

		PHYS 331 - Sam Fain & David Pengra, Physics You must complete and write up at least 6 of the experiments counting up to 50 points each. Instruction for what needs to be in each write-up is given elsewhere on the course website ... Sign-up for a given experiment on sheets posted by the door, and also circulated in the lecture. (Hint: go to lecture and get first pick.) Please follow these rules ... (more)

		FISH / BIO 340 - Lorenz Hauser, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences Assessment will mainly be aimed at problem solving abilities rather than regurgitation of read material. All aspects of the assessment, from laboratory participation to the final exam will thus involve worked examples, many of which ... (more)

		200-level COMM course Paper. There will be one paper, worth 200 points. Details will be announced in discussion sections. There will be a series of "one minute papers" at various points through the quarter. These are 1-2 sentence papers, done at the end of a lecture, that summarize the key points in that day's lecture. The point of this requirement is to ... (more)

		CHEM E 436 - Larry Ricker, Chemical Engineering You will learn to: Deal with open-ended team assignments. Plan and carry out safe, efficient experiments involving ChemE unit operations. Analyze experimental results ... (more)

		TC 517 - Emma Rose and Judy Ramey, Technical Communication Assignment / Description / % of Grade / Due Date ... (more)
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