Word: syllabi
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...students become acquainted with fat syllabi, they say they figure out how to pick out the most important pages, and just don't do all the reading...
...Last week, students maximizing their shopping period potential picked up more than three syllabi in 60 minutes...
...most dramatic, if far-fetched, changes could come in how and why students pick courses. If students could see the syllabi ahead of time, they might actively contact the professors and find out how a course will work. Without the need to commit the next day or face a fine, students and professors alike might be more open to questioning choices of emphasis and asking what is feasible or of interest. They could e-mail professors or go to their office hours far ahead of a seminar or conference course and find out if the class will be a match...
...registration, then, will help all involved: students will have seen the courses and hopefully the syllabi before shopping week, The Coop will have more accurately gauged course enrollments, and professors--after committing earlier to what courses they will offer--will reap benefits in a less undecided audience during shopping week...
...When they first started talking to me aboutcourse requirements, syllabi, and readings, Ithought they were speaking Egyptian," Simpsonquips...