The Course Syllabus: Communication Tool or Contract?.

Higbee, Jeanne L.

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ERIC Number: EJ654319

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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The Course Syllabus: Communication Tool or Contract?

Higbee, Jeanne L.

Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, v19 n1 p62-65 Fall 2002

Argues that course syllabi and instructors' presentation of them set a tone for interaction with students. Relates incident in which a student in the author's class disrupted the class by regularly leaving to feed a parking meter. Student's behavior sparked discussions among colleagues regarding ways of presenting syllabi in relation to classroom codes of conduct. (Contains 10 references.) (NB)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Skill Development, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Teacher Attitudes, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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