Tag Archives: syllabi

Professor sues over required gibberish

Professor sues over required gibberish

Admin:“Be sure to pass out your syllabus on the first day of class…” Every college course must have a syllabus, a summary of the course material. It isn’t just mindless paperwork, the syllabus is important when the student tries to transfer his course to another institution, which is entitled to know what, exactly, the student […] … learn more→

Who owns your syllabus?

An interesting court decision involving faculty intellectual property came down last week. The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled on August 26 that The University of Missouri System does not have to release course syllabi because they are protected by copyright laws. The ruling upheld a previous lower court decision. According to the appeals […] … learn more→