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ERIC Number: EJ650747
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
The Purposes of a Syllabus.
Parkes, Jay; Harris, Mary B.
College Teaching, v50 n2 p55-61 Spr 2002
Proposes that syllabi serve three major roles: the syllabus as a contract, the syllabus as a permanent record, and the syllabus as a learning tool--each of which has implications for what a syllabus should contain. Offers general observations about constructing syllabi. (EV)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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