Some Brief Syllabus Advice for the Young Economist

Emily Chamlee-Wright () and Joshua Hall

No 13-12, Working Papers from Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Abstract: We touch on three major pieces of syllabus language that we think can help young economists manage their economics classes in a liberal arts environment. Like the writing of a constitution, it is not enough to just copy the words on the page in order for them to be effective. Instead they must fit the "facts on the ground" and the day-to-day experiences of students. If the syllabus talks about valuing everyone's time and yet the classroom experience does not reflect that, the syllabus language is useless. Like constitutions, however, syllabi are useful as a starting point for nurturing a mental model of the rigorous economics inquiry and discourse.

Keywords: advice; liberal arts; classroom management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A10 A22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12 pages
Date: 2013
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