Syllabus Design (Teaching and Learning)

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Bibliography

• Afros, E., & Schryer, C. F. (2009). The genre of syllabus in higher education. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 8(3), 224-233.

• Eberly, M. B., Newton, S. E., & Wiggins, R. A. (2001). The syllabus as a tool for student-centered learning. Journal of General Education, 50(1), 56-74.

• Ludwig, M. A., Bentz, A. E., & Fynewever, H. (2011). Your syllabus should set the stage for assessment for learning. Journal of College Science Teaching, 40(4), 20-23.

Online Resources

A compilation of online resources on syllabus design

Other Lists of Resources

• Links for Syllabus Design from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan

UBC Syllabus Checklist

• Teaching for New Faculty at UBC Syllabus Checklist

Other Checklists

• Teach Philosophy 101 Syllabus Checklist
• Course Syllabus Checklist Teaching Support Services, University of Guelph
• Course Syllabus Checklist, McMaster University
• Preparing a Syllabus: a Checklist The Teaching Center, Washington University in St. Louis

Tutorials and Templates

• Template from the Center for Teaching and Learning Services, University of Minnesota
• Constructing a Syllabus Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University
• Syllabus Workshop (Interactive) Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Brown University
• Syllabus Development Guide Center for Teaching and Learning,University of North Carolina

Resources for Sample Syllabi

Many professional organizations and some institutions of higher education curate public databases or lists of syllabi. Below are a selection:

All

• Search University of Texas, Austin Syllabi

Search all UT Austin syllabi

Interdisciplinary

• Syllabi Database, Sustainable Universities Initiative

List of syllabi dealing with sustainability

Arts

• H-German Syllabus Contest and Database

Syllabi for German courses on all levels

• H-Nationalism Syllabi

Syllabi dealing with the concept of nationalism

• Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment Syllabi Database

Syllabi dealing with the study of literature and the environment

• Syllabi for Courses Related to Jewish History, Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, The Jewish History Resource Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Syllabi for courses related to Jewish History

• Searchable Database of Syllabi Related to Africa, Center for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley

searchable on-line database of syllabi relevant to African Studies and publicly posted to the World Wide Web

• Online Political Science Syllabi, the American Political Science Assocition

list of Political Science syllabi

• Media Diversity Syllabi, Forum on Media Diversity

list of media diversity syllabi

• Department of Sociology Syllabi, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

searchable database of Sociology syllabi

Sciences

• Syllabus Exchange Database Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University

Syllabi on Bioethics and related fields

• Harvard School of Public Health Program on International Health and Human Rights

Syllabi dealing with health and human rights

• Course Goals/Syllabus Database On the Cutting Edge-Professional Development for Geoscience Faculty, Carleton College

Geoscience Syllabi and Course Goals

• Society of Behavioral Medicine Syllabi Database and Archive

behavioural medicine syllabi

Law

• Elon School of Law Syllabus Database

Browse Elon School of Law Syllabi

Business and Finance

• Database of Syllabi, Net Impact

collection of social impact syllabi submitted by faculty from several MBA programs

• Association for Budgeting and Financial Management Syllabi

Syllabi dealing with Budgeting and Financial Management

Online Resources

• Writing a syllabus - The IDEA Center Publications

See Also

• Course Design

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