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==Origin==
Late Latin, alteration of [[Latin]] ''sillybus'' label for a [[book]], from [[Greek]] ''sillybos''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1656]
==Definitions==
*1: a summary [[outline]] of a [[discourse]], treatise, or [[course]] of [[study]] or of examination requirements
==Description==
A '''syllabus''' (pl. syllabuses, or syllabi; as a hypercorrection from Latin syllabus "list", in turn from [[Greek]] σίλλυβος or σίττυβος ''sillybos''/''sittybos'' "parchment label, table of contents"), is an outline and summary of [[topics]] to be covered in an [[education]] or [[training]] [[course]]. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific [[curriculum]]). A syllabus is often either set out by an exam board, or prepared by the professor who supervises or [[controls]] the course [[quality]].
Both syllabus and [[curriculum]] are often fused, and usually given to each student during the first class session so that the [[objectives]] and the means of obtaining them are [[clear]]. A syllabus usually contains specific [[information]] about the course, such as information on how, where and when to [[contact]] the lecturer and teaching assistants; an outline of what will be covered in the course; a schedule of test dates and the due dates for [[assignments]]; the grading [[policy]] for the course; specific classroom rules; etc.
Within many courses concluding in an exam, ''syllabi'' are used to ensure consistency between schools and that all [[teachers]] know what must be taught and what is not required (extraneous). Exams can only test [[knowledge]] based on [[information]] included in the syllabus.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabus]
[[Category: Education]]
==Origin==
Late Latin, alteration of [[Latin]] ''sillybus'' label for a [[book]], from [[Greek]] ''sillybos''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1656]
==Definitions==
*1: a summary [[outline]] of a [[discourse]], treatise, or [[course]] of [[study]] or of examination requirements
==Description==
A '''syllabus''' (pl. syllabuses, or syllabi; as a hypercorrection from Latin syllabus "list", in turn from [[Greek]] σίλλυβος or σίττυβος ''sillybos''/''sittybos'' "parchment label, table of contents"), is an outline and summary of [[topics]] to be covered in an [[education]] or [[training]] [[course]]. It is descriptive (unlike the prescriptive or specific [[curriculum]]). A syllabus is often either set out by an exam board, or prepared by the professor who supervises or [[controls]] the course [[quality]].
Both syllabus and [[curriculum]] are often fused, and usually given to each student during the first class session so that the [[objectives]] and the means of obtaining them are [[clear]]. A syllabus usually contains specific [[information]] about the course, such as information on how, where and when to [[contact]] the lecturer and teaching assistants; an outline of what will be covered in the course; a schedule of test dates and the due dates for [[assignments]]; the grading [[policy]] for the course; specific classroom rules; etc.
Within many courses concluding in an exam, ''syllabi'' are used to ensure consistency between schools and that all [[teachers]] know what must be taught and what is not required (extraneous). Exams can only test [[knowledge]] based on [[information]] included in the syllabus.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllabus]
[[Category: Education]]