Housekeeping Checklist
Your name, affiliation, background, qualifications, current activity
Their names, affiliations, backgrounds, plans related to subject matter
Relationships (is your boss here, too? are you the boss?)
The name of the course
Objectives:
Active verbs (developers, take note!) -- specific results
Relate to job performance, students' personal objectives (vs. the course objectives -- this can sting you on the evals)
Get buy-in
Prerequisites, e.g. text editor skill for a programming class
The style of the course: interactive with plenty of exercising and tests
Timing of the labs, tests, etc.: when they will be given, how long, how significant
Expectations: homework and reading assignments
Starting and ending times, breaks and meals, location of bathrooms
Materials: student guide, textbook, hardware
Invite questions, airing of concerns
Dan Keller © 1999