Next comes the meat of the
syllabus – information about the content of the course.
This should include course
objectives – which are ----? (what you want to get done)
Student learning outcomes –
which are???
In addition, you should
include a description of the assignments, how the elements of the course will
be weighted, and finally, grading criteria.
Two crucial elements here
that many instructors do not include: Student learning outcomes and grading
criteria. We will come back to these elements soon. For me, these were
pivotal in not only planning, but improving my course.