COURSE BOOK & SYLLABUS DESIGN

FAREED HANNA

Assis. Prof.

HAWLER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

• OUTLINES :

• DEFINITIONS

• INTRODUCTION

• COMPONENTS & USES OF SYLLABI

• FUNCTIONS OF SYLLABI

• PARTS OF EFFECTIVE COURSE

• CONCLUSION

• RECOMMONDATIONS ,COMMENTS

• COURSE : EDUCATIONAL

• A series of lessons or lectures on a particular subject

• A period of study at a college

SYLLABUS :

a list of topics that student should study in a particular subject

CURRICULUM :

Subjects that are included in a program of study taught in a department or a college

• INTRODUCTION:

Staff should share syllabi with students

• Syllabi can be useful in engaging students

• and creating an effective classroom atmosphere

• Syllabi serve as a vital function in accreditation process

• COMPONENTS OF SYLLABI:

• STRUCTURAL

• MOTIVATIONAL

• EVIDENTIARY

• Components & uses of syllabi:

• 1-Structural : good course create an effective form for both students &

staff allowing all parties to recognize where do they need to go , what they need to do

• Dates for seminars ,papers , exams readings etc..

• 2-Motivational:In introducing syllabus : encounter ingrained beliefs :

• Students are powerless to affect

what happens to them

• Hard work will not pay off

• Success is due to luck

• Failure is due to circumstances beyond their control

• Motivate students to active participation in learning process through preparation , assignments

• Relieve anxiety about exam , failure

• 3-Evidentiary :

• Syllabus serves as a contract

between students & staff

• Students may be asked to sign that they read the syllabus & agree to its contents

• Students should receive a copy & comment on it

• Student feed back at the end of course will add to strengthen , revise & update according to students wills to achieve goals & objectives of the course

• FUNCTIONS OF SYLLABI:

• - Sets the tone for a course

• - Motivates students to achieve goals

• - Serves as a planning tool for staff

• - Students schedule work over the semester

• - Serves as a tool about what students can

• expect from staff & vise versa

• Parts of an effective syllabus:

• A strong syllabus is relatively detailed

• 1- Title of the course :

• 2-Identifying information of the staff :

• 3-Course description : importance of course

• Why study the subject

• Benefits of subject for future

• What skills develop

• 4-Course goals , objectives aims

• 5-Assesments : types , means to asses students

• 6-Gradings

• 7-Schedules for examinations

• 8-Schedule of lectures , practical sessions

• 9-Reading references

Rationale : principles or reasons which explain a particular decision

To make a course effective tell student ;Why you find course excitingWhy you give them assignments Why they are important e.g cooperative learning , group discussions they assume active learning

• Conclusions :

• -syllabi are a paper contract between staff & students & staff

• -Designed to answer students questions about a course

• -Inform student about what will happen should they fail

• -Engages students as effective collaborators in the learning process

• RECOMMONDATIONS

• COMMENTS

• QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

• PRACTICAL :

• DESIGN A COURSE BOOK

• References:

• Publications of

• IIE , Medworldeducation , Amee

• THANKS