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Once you鈥檝e selected your learning objectives, assessments, and instructional strategies, 鈥渢he next task is to organize them into a coherent, dynamic whole.鈥� Create a calendar sketching out course topics, sequence, and due-dates, then use that to create a course outline. As you design your outline, ask yourself:

• 鈥淗ow much time do you have to leave between assignments to avoid putting excessive pressure on students as well as to leave sufficient time for you to grade their work?
• 鈥淒o you want to scaffold assignments so the work from one can be applied to the next? How much time is needed in between to allow for students to incorporate any feedback they鈥檝e received?鈥� (Carnegie Mellon)

An effective course outline will:

• convey your enthusiasm for the topic and your expectations for the course, 
• show how this course fits into the broader context
• establish a contract with students by publicly stating policies, requirements, and procedures,
• set the tone for the course鈥�
• help students assess their readiness for the course鈥�
• help students manage their learning,
• communicate course goals and content to colleagues鈥� (Carnegie Mellon).

There are certain required elements of a course outline that are outlined in section 4.0 of the 91福利  (PDF file) Course Management Policy