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To
all GOLD Institute Instructors:
The
following guidelines have been developed to aid you in
the process of writing syllabi for the various courses
which you may teach. These guidelines have been adopted
from syllabi used by the Accrediting Association of Bible
Colleges (AABC) and hopefully will be beneficial to you.
In
addition to introductory information such as course name,
course number, dates, and instructor, the syllabi can
be built around the following structure:
Course
Description
Course Rationale
Course Textbook(s)
Course Objectives
Course Requirements
Course Grading
Course Outline
Bibliography
Course
Description
This section introduces students to the course. The course
description should approximate that which is given in
the guidelines for the Ministerial Study Course Agency.
Course
Rationale
In
this section we attempt to make the course relevant to
the students. This should answer the question, "Why
is it important for me to be in this class?"
Course
Textbook(s)
If texts are required, it should be evident early in the
course that they will be used. If you encourage or recommend
other books, please clarify that in this section.
Course
Objectives
This section orients the student to what they will know
or understand, to have a deeper appreciation for what
is taught in this course, and what they will experience
or learn to do in this course.
Course
Requirements
This section should be explicit in all that is required
for this course. Due dates should be specified. Your expectations
for each assignment should be described. In course requirements,
too much information is better than too little information.
Course
Grading
Provide a detailed description of what will be expected
in each assignment. The student should be able to understand
how you arrived at a particular grade. You should be able
to explain to them why they received a grade.
Class
Format
This is an optional section which describes what the class
time will look like. This may include lecture method,
a student led discussion, role play, etc.
Course
Outline
This is valuable for both student and instructor. This
helps everyone to stay on track with the progression of
the course over the time you are together. For instance,
the student should be able to get a good idea of what
will be discussed on the afternoon of the second Saturday.
This helps you to keep moving or to include times for
discussion. This may be difficult to do, especially if
this is the first time to teach a particular course. Each
class creates a type of personality. It may be difficult
to predict the discussion points or questions which may
arise. If you know the students in the class, you can
sometimes anticipate the discussion points and plan accordingly.
It is easy to get to the last class session with an overwhelming
amount of material to cover. This may help you pace yourself.
Bibliography
Try
to include a few valuable resources for the students to
consider. Ask yourself this question, "If I had $100.00
to invest on resources related to this course, what would
I buy?" Try to be relevant and up-to-date.
SAMPLE
OF SYLLABUS FORMAT
GOLD
Institute
Greater
Ohio District of The Wesleyan Church
Course
Name & Number (C??)
Month,
Days, Year
Class
Times (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) or something different if necessary
Instructor’s
Name, and if you desire, your credentials
I.
Course Description
II.
Course Rationale
III. Course Textbook (an example)
Clinton, J. Robert. The Making of a Leader. Colorado Springs;
NavPress, 1988
IV.
Course Objectives
A.
what you should know and understand:
B.
what you should appreciate or feel:
C.
what you should experience or do:
V.
Course Requirements (an example)
A.
Reading/Due dates
B.
Assignments/Due date
C.
Tests
VI.
Course Grading
VII.
Course Outline
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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