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Course Development, Syllabus Preparation, and the First Day of Class

The University of Michigan's Center for Research on Teaching and Learning offers a tool for Creating your Syllabus.

The University of Michigan's Center for Research on Teaching and Learning also offers Strategies for Effective Lesson Planning.

Designing a Learner-Centered Syllabus includes a checklist for learning-centered syllabi and links to other resources.

The Most Important Day: Starting Well is an overview of the first day of class, including a checklist, ideas for ice-breakers, and discussion of the importance of an introduction.

The Guide to Development Institutional Process Statements discusses how to develop process statements (or course objectives) and includes several examples across a variety of disciplines.