Planning and Preparation
The first planning stages of a course usually happen long before the first class session.
As you write the course description for the course catalog, you should think about the factors and requirements, set goals, and develop a rough idea of the content and topics. If you have flexibility in choosing the format, consider how you can best achieve your goals while keeping your students engaged with a range of material and activities. As part of what module will the course be offered? Who is the target group? Will all students be coming from the same degree ...
This is the period during which you are busiest planning your course. Your main guides are the goals you already outlined, which you will have adapted to the degree programs’ requirements. Try to plan accordingly to the goals and continually review what the students need to learn to achieve them. Be realistic and modify the goal descriptions if needed. This way, you gradually fill the syllabus with various topics. Think about how your content intersects and pay special ...