The Syllabus as a Tool to Enhance Teaching &amp; Learning in Construction Education

Farrow, C. Ben; Leathem, Tom

doi:10.1080/15578771.2020.1741049

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“…In the first case -the syllabus serves as a contract. As the first document is often distributed to a class, the course syllabus has long been the standard communication tool in higher education to introduce students to courses (Bowers-Campbell, 2015;Farrow & Leathem, 2021). In the second case -serves as a permanent record, in the third case -serves as an aid to student learning and in the fourth case -cooperation with the course lecturer (Calhoon & Becker, 2008), Fornaciari & Dean, 2014).…”

Section: Syllabimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the first case, the syllabus is also sometimes called a "course handbook", course guide, and description. Instructors have sometimes referred to syllabi as being a "contract", using it to serve as an official university document to set expectations and requirements for the class (Bowers-Campbell, 2015;Farrow & Leathem, 2021;Fornaciari & Dean, 2014;Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts, 2022;Parkes & Harris, 2002).…”

Section: Syllabimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sometimes, teachers who look gentle, polite and concerned at first glance can appear tyrannical when presenting the syllabus (Singham, 2005). For the area of "student assignments-explanation", instructors should illustrate all major assignments in the syllabus with course grade weighting, due dates, and have the assignments made available to students for accessing at any time (outside of tests) (Farrow & Leathem, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The authors Marcis and Carr (2003) concluded that the least important sections for students were the academic integrity system, information on additional literature, basic information about the course such as the number of contact hours, and the amount of credit in the course. Previous studies had indicated that the two syllabus elements most important to students were in the area of "student assignments-explanation" and "instructor information" (Farrow & Leathem, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Syllabus is an important document for higher education institutions. It is a normative requirement for the assessment of the quality and facilitates understanding between teachers and students on the course and requirements. An important section of syllabi is the learning outcomes that characterise what students need to be able to demonstrate after completing the course. The aim of this research is to find out to what extent students read syllabi, to find out students’ opinions about the learning outcomes to be achieved specified in the syllabus, as well as to analyse how lecturers introduce students to the content of the syllabus. The research consists of three stages: 1) compilation of statistics and analysis on the number of readings of syllabi; 2) analysis of students’ self-assessment of the learning outcomes to be achieved; 3) survey of lecturers on the process of the introduction of syllabi. In the results, it was concluded that in the 2nd academic year there are more students who have read the syllabi than in the 1st and 3rd academic year. It was discovered that 64% of students agree with the statement that the lecturer introduces the requirements of the study course and 56.5% of students agree that at the end of the study course they have achieved the learning outcomes specified in the syllabus. The results of lecturers’ surveys indicate that the vast majority 78.8.5% are convinced that only a few read the syllabi, 41.2% use the presentation, 5.9% create a separate report to introduce students to the syllabus and learning outcomes and 60.6% devote around 10 minutes to it. According to the obtained results, it would be necessary to encourage lecturers to devote more time when introducing students to the syllabus and to inform the lecturers about the feedback on the reading statistics of their syllabi.

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Section: Syllabimentioning

confidence: 99%