Syllabus Resources

This page contains resources for syllabus development including a comprehensive syllabus checklist, information on writing course objectives and learning outcomes, resources for refreshing your syllabus, and articles and a guide on constructing creative syllabi. Faculty can use these resources as a guide for creating, refreshing, or making-over their syllabi. If you would like further syllabus development assistance, please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning at ctl@hamline.edu to schedule a consultation.

General Syllabus Resources

 Syllabus Checklist (Hamline login required) The Syllabus checklist provides an array of syllabus component options to help faculty think of the range of possibilities for their own. It can be used as a comprehensive guide for creating a new syllabus, or can spark ideas for additional elements to include in your current syllabus. Faculty are not required to use the syllabus checklist.

Developing and Articulating Course-Level Student Learning Outcomes

•  "Writing Course Objectives and Outcomes." San Francisco State University
•  "How to Write Program Objectives and Outcomes." University of Connecticut
•  "Articulate Your Learning Objectives." Carnegie Mellon University
•  "Creating Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes." DePaul University
•  "Articulate Student Learning Outcomes." Santa Clara State University
• "Action Words for Bloom's Taxonomy." Cornell University 
•  "Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy." Iowa State University

 

Hamline University Recommended Syllabus Language 

•  Undergraduate Honor Code
•  Disability Resources Syllabus Statement
•  Firearms and Weapons Policy
•  Statement of Inclusivity (Hamline login required)
• Sexual Assault Relationship Violence, and Stalking Statement (Hamline login required)
•  Clarifying Names and Pronouns (Hamline login required)
•  The Writing Center (Hamline login required)
•  Counseling & Health Services (Hamline login required)
• The Career Development Center (Hamline login required)

Syllabus Design Resources

•  "Spicing up Your Syllabus." Chicago State University
•  "The 3 Essential Functions of your Syllabus, Part 1."  The Chronicle of Higher Education (2015).
•  "The 3 Essential Functions of Your Syllabus, Part 2." The Chronicle of Higher Education (2015).
•  "Syllabus Design for Dummies." The Chronicle of Higher Education (2014).
•  "From the Archives: creating syllabi." The Chronicle of Higher Education (2014).
•  "Why Use an Online Syllabus?" The Chronicle of Higher Education (2013).
•  "Create Your Syllabus with a Spreadsheet and a Calendar App."  The Chronicle of Higher Education (2010).
•  "Creative Syllabuses."  The Chronicle of Higher Education (2012).
•  "Creative Approaches to the Syllabus."  The Chronicle of Higher Education (2011).
•  "Extreme Makeover, Syllabus Edition." TonaHangen.com (2011).

Example Syllabi

• "Principles of Cell Biology" Syllabus, Professor Jodi Goldberg, Hamline University, College of Liberal Arts
•  "Quantitative Analysis" Syllabus, Professor Kim McKeage, Hamline University, School of Business
•   "US History" Syllabus, Professor Tona Hagen, Worcester State University, College of Liberal Arts