The document provides guidance on creating an effective syllabus for a business journalism course. Key points include: - The syllabus should serve as a contract outlining requirements and due dates to provide structure for students. - Assignments and workload should build over the semester, starting easier and becoming more challenging. A major final project ties everything together. - The syllabus communicates course objectives, readings, writing assignments, grading policy, and guest speakers to set expectations. - An engaging syllabus with personality can make business topics appealing by showing they are not boring. The syllabus should be updated each year to stay fresh.

1. Chris Roush [email_address] Jan. 4, 2011 Business Journalism Professors Seminar Deciding what to teach

7. Parts of the syllabus

30. Final points about the syllabus