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The Purposes of a Syllabus
Abstract
The purposes of a syllabus are almost as varied as the possible contents but can be grouped into several categories. The article 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 function has implications for what a syllabus should contain. General observations about constructing syllabi conclude the article.
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- Authors
- Parkes, J., & Harris, M. B.
- Venue
- College Teaching
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-04
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 55-61
- ISSN
- 1930-8299 (ISSN-L)
- 8756-7555
- OpenAlex
- W1970019756
- Cited by
- 225
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 12.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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