Syllabus Design | Center for Teaching and Learning

Examples Sample Yale syllabi can be found through the Yale Online Course Information system. This database allows those internal to Yale to access posted syllabi by course, program/subject as well as through a variety of other search terms.  

"The syllabus is a foundational document and a critical piece of communication between instructor and student that warrants thoughtful design. As the syllabus is often the first form of interaction that instructors have with their students, it plays a significant role in engaging students and motivating learning (Harnish et al. 2011). Research indicates that more engaging, visually stimulating, student-centered syllabi have a positive impact on student perceptions of a course and motivation to engage with the instructor (Ludy et. al,...

Examples Sample Yale syllabi can be found through the Yale Online Course Information system. This database allows those internal to Yale to access posted syllabi by course, program/subject as well as through a variety of other search terms.  

"The syllabus is a foundational document and a critical piece of communication between instructor and student that warrants thoughtful design. As the syllabus is often the first form of interaction that instructors have with their students, it plays a significant role in engaging students and motivating learning (Harnish et al. 2011). Research indicates that more engaging, visually stimulating, student-centered syllabi have a positive impact on student perceptions of a course and motivation to engage with the instructor (Ludy et. al, 2016).

Yale University does not provide an official template for syllabus development, but numerous examples are available below. The Handbook for Instructors of Undergraduates in Yale College does describe two functions for a course syllabus...