SYLLABI CAN GREATLY AID AN INSTRUCTOR'S EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS; INFORM STUDENTS IN WAYS WHICH ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING; MITIGATE CERTAIN POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN STUDENT BEHAVIOR; HELP OTHER FACULTY MEMBERS, ADJUNCTS, AND POTENTIAL TEACHERS; AND NURTURE AND FACILITATE ACCOUNTABILITY TO STUDENTS IN THE CLASS, TO COLLEAGUES IN CURRICULAR POLICY DECISIONS AND IN PEER REVIEWED PERSONNEL CASES, AND TO THE PROFESSION.
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