The syllabus is the blue print for the course in which you identify the outcomes, design the assessment, and develop the strategies for the learning experience.

Overall Course Planning

• Backward Design model (Wiggins and McTighe)
• ADDIE model
• Questions to ask in course design

Needs Analysis

• Who is your audience?
• Learning styles
• SOTE
  • Policies for SOTE (Student Opinion Teaching Evaluation) at SJSU
  • Resources to help you respond effectively to your SOTE results [pdf]

Setting Goals and Objectives

• Bloom's learning domains
• Bloom's cognitive taxonomy (revised)
• Six Facets of Understanding (Wiggins and McTighe)
• Verbs for writing learning outcomes for the knowledge learning domain

SJSU Syllabus Template

• SJSU Senate Policy on greensheet (syllabus) and guidance on developing an accessible syllabus
• SJSU Accessible syllabus template [doc]

Examples of Syllabi

• Interactive syllabus design for learning activities [doc] | Snap shot of a schedule of interactive activities (Everhart, D., & Waterhouse, S.)

Selection of Learning Materials

• Affordable Learning Solutions initiative from CSU
• eText books available in the SJSU Library