Syllabus and Course Calendar

The syllabus and course calendar provide an overview to the course, along with detailing the course materials, requirements, and procedures.

If the course will be reused, design a standard syllabus. Then update the calendar with each offering.

Syllabus

Although some schools require a specific format for your syllabus, you may have flexibility in the elements. Consider including the following elements:

• Course title, course description, course number, term of course
• Instructor contact information
• Course assumptions and prerequisites
• Course goals and objectives
• Course materials: required and recommended; glossary, resource list, links
• Course requirements
• Course grading policies and criteria
• Accommodations for special needs
• Course checklist

Calendar

Provide a specific calendar with

• suggested activities,
• required activities,
• due dates,
• links to readings, and
• links to assignments.

Clearly state if due dates are related to a particular time zone.

If flexibility is available, be sure to provide guidelines for making request. For instance if you're willing to provide extensions, indicate the requirements for contacting the instructor.

Reminders!
Develop a standard syllabus that can be easily reused.
Design a calendar that can be quickly updated.

Apply It!
Build the syllabus and create the structure for a course calendar.