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Examples of What to Include in This Portion of the Syllabus

What should students be able to do by the end of the course?  Objectives are most helpful when they are expressed in terms of knowledge and skills that can be readily identified and assessed. 

 

Syllabus Excerpts From UW Courses

 

TC 231, Department of Technical Communication

At the end of the quarter students should be able to:

  • Identify the audience for a particular communication and tailor the communication for that audience.

  • Design and manage graphic elements ... (more)

 

 

 

FISH 444 - Kerry Naish, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences

Objectives: The main aim of this class is to develop your skills as a future scientist by providing a basis for progression in the field of conservation and genetics as a whole.

Specifics goals are ... (more)

 

 

 

SCAN 518 - Klaus Brandl, Scandinavian Studies

This course has been designed to provide you with the theoretical background of most recent trends in foreign language teaching methodologies. The theoretical foundation will be applied to ...

More specifically you will learn ... (more)

 

 

 

NUTR 545 - Barbara Bruemmer, Nutrional Sciences

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:

  • Identify the major risk factors for food borne illness in the United States and processes for ensuring a safe food supply.
  • Conduct an in-depth review of one regional food safety issue ... (more)
 

 

 

BIOL 100 - Linda Martin-Morris, Biology

Students who leave biology 100 in good standing should be able to critically read and understand a newspaper story on a biological topic. They should be able, in later years, to research a topic of interest (from health to pharmaceuticals, to genetics, and beyond) to address their questions of personal importance. ... (more)

   

 


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