“…Syllabi routinely include the course assignments, due dates, and book titles (DiClementi & Handelsman, 2005;Parkes & Harris, 2002), as well as course or learning objectives (Habanek, 2005). More recently, the syllabus functions as a complex legal contract (Singham, 2005), documenting the rules and regulations for the course (Baecker, 1998). As instructors add more rules over the years, the syllabus eventuates into a document that constrains, alienates, and dehumanizes students (Singham, 2005, p. 5).…”