Welcome! Because I believe in the professionalism of teaching, I have for years given students detailed syllabuses in the beginning of the course to reach a couple of specific objectives. First, I want to introduce the course. It’s important to know what you are getting into. Second, I want to give students an idea of the type and amount of work. Third, I like to provide a roadmap concerning topics and issues covered in the course. Finally, I like to provide students with a FAQ concerning thoughts and questions that they might have.
For the last couple of years, I have given students a sample grading rubric to fill out as well. This is an opportunity for each student to measure their strengths and weaknesses with the requirements of the course. Students are asked to use choices of 30%, 20% or 10% to balance out their weighted averages. So, here’s a copy of the syllabus and a copy of the student grading rubric. What do you think about the documents? Is it a good introduction of the class? Can it be improved? Tell me what you think below, and thanks.
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