PEAKS SYLLABUS SAMPLE

School							Instructor 
Address	 						Office 
							Phone 
 
                       Course Number 
 
                        Course Name 
 
COURSE DESCRIPION 
	-  the main points the course will cover 
     	-  often catalog description 
     	-  try not to exceed 60 words 
 
COURSE FOCUS 
      	identify the instructional approach to the content of the 
      	course 
 
TEXT AND REFERENCES  
	identify course and textbooks and required-purchase books and supplies 
 
COURSE GOALS  
	measurable action verb goals addressed in the course directlyrelated 
        to the performance objectives one for each 3 hours (inside and outside)
        of contact time 
 
STUDENT CONTRIBUTION  
	information concerning outside preparation time and other actions 
        expected of the student. 
 
COURSE EVALUATION  
	explanation of how the grades in the course will be assigned if no 
        grades, explain how you will evaluate the student's performance 
 
COURSE SCHEDULE 
	statement of how long the course will last and how many contact hours 
        the course will include 

ADDENDUM A 
 
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 
 
	-  actions which the students are expected to perform to complete 
	   the course successfully 
	-  each should tell the student what task to perform, the standards 
	   against which performance will be measured, and the conditions 
	   present when the task will be evaluated  
	-  one performance objective for each course goal