Transcript COURSE & SYLLABUS DESIGN - Hawler Medical University

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:
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- 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
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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 exciting
Why 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
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PRACTICAL :
DESIGN A COURSE BOOK
References:
Publications of
IIE , Medworldeducation , Amee
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THANKS