Teaching Skills I: Syllabus Design (or Developing My Dream Course)

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
940TS1 exam 6 6 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per academic year, 146 to 176 hours of self-study English academic year

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Course Title Teaching Skills I: Syllabus Design (or Developing My Dream Course)

LanguageEnglish

InstructorDr. Richard Nowell

Contact Richard_nowell@hotmail.com

Structure Six x Biweekly Seminars

Time

Location Seminar Room 412, AMU, Dům U Bílého jelena, Tržiště 20, Praha 1 (entry via Hartig palác)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This series of workshops introduces Ph.D. students to modern syllabus design, drawing from student-centered learning approaches preeminent in Anglophone academia. A well-executed syllabus is widely accepted to provide the foundation upon which the successful design and delivery of a course is built. Accordingly, students will focus on the six key components of such syllabi: 1) Concept, 2) Outcomes, 3) Structure, 4) Sessions, 5) Preparation, and 6) Assessment. They will develop their competencies in these areas by designing a syllabus for their own “Dream Course”. In so doing, the workshops aim to furnish doctoral candidates with transferable skills needed to facilitate student engagement and learning, and the delivery of world-leading courses.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students are expected to demonstrate growing competencies in:

•Student-oriented syllabus design

•A viable and manageable course concept

•Viable and manageable targeted learning outcomes

•A clear, logical, and supportive course structure

•Engaging and manageable session design

•Engaging and manageable student preparation

•Engaging and manageable student assessments

Learning outcomes

This series of workshops introduces Ph.D. students to modern syllabus design, drawing from student-centered learning approaches preeminent in Anglophone academia. A well-executed syllabus is widely accepted to provide the foundation upon which the successful design and delivery of a course is built. Accordingly, students will focus on the six key components of such syllabi: 1) Concept, 2) Outcomes, 3) Structure, 4) Sessions, 5) Preparation, and 6) Assessment. They will develop their competencies in these areas by designing a syllabus for their own “Dream Course”. In so doing, the workshops aim to furnish doctoral candidates with transferable skills needed to facilitate student engagement and learning, and the delivery of world-leading courses.

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