The Purposes of a Syllabus
The Purposes of a Syllabus is a scholarly work, published in 2002 in ''College Teaching''. The main subjects of the publication include pedagogy, mathematics education, formative assessment, sociology, syllabus, reflective practice, and biological function. The article proposes that syllabi serve three major roles: the syllabus as a contract, the syllabus as a permanent record, and the syllabus as a learning tool.