How to Write Your 2023–24 Syllabus

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Higher education legal expert Dr. Jim Castagnera will show you how to draft an ironclad syllabus. You will learn all the provisions to include to promote transparency and guide learning.

What You'll Learn

  • Is a syllabus a contractual commitment?
  • What essential components and sections should your syllabus include?
  • What common mistakes lead to undesirable outcomes, such as grade appeals?
  • How should syllabi differ between face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses?
  • How can you tailor content to undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels?
  • What language will protect you and your institution from legal liability?
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Training Overview

Are you using an outdated syllabus? Use this crucial document to limit legal liability in 2023–24.

You need a new syllabus for the new academic year. This important course outline not only sets expectations for students but can protect you and your institution from legal liability. 

Now is the time to consider updated regulations, and recent case law while following best practices to revise your syllabus. Redistributing the course framework documents you wrote in the past can lead to student misunderstandings and even lawsuits.

  • Is a syllabus a contractual commitment?
  • What essential components and sections should your syllabus include?
  • What common mistakes lead to undesirable outcomes, such as grade appeals?
  • How should syllabi differ between face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses?
  • How can you tailor content to undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels?
  • What language will protect you and your institution from legal liability?
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Who Should Attend?
  • Academic deans
  • Associate and assistant deans
  • Academic department chairpersons
  • Program directors
  • Faculty
  • Curriculum specialists
  • Learning strategists
  • Faculty development staff
  • Teaching and learning center personnel
  • Instructional support staff
What's included
Training includes
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • All resources and training materials
Jim Castagnera
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Jim Castagnera
  • Member and the Chief Consultant of Holland Media Services LLC, a communications and training company with offices in Philadelphia and Los Angeles
  • Member of Portum Group International LLC, a cybersecurity and privacy consulting firm in Philadelphia
  • Of Counsel to Washington International Business Counsel
  • Adjunct Professor of Law in the Kline School of Law at Drexel University
  • 10 years as a labor, employment, and intellectual-property attorney with Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
  • 23 years as associate provost and legal counsel for academic affairs at Rider University
  • Holds an M.A. in Journalism from Kent State University
  • J.D. and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University
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