A syllabus is your guide to a course and what will be expected of you in the course. Generally it will include course policies, rules and regulations, required texts, and a schedule of assignments. A syllabus can tell you nearly everything you need to know about how a course will be run and what will be expected of you.

A syllabus provides important information about what is expected from students taking the course.  It details the course requirements, your assignments and their deadlines, participation and attendance expectations, and how your grade is calculated.