A legal analysis and contrarian view of the syllabus-as-contract perspective
Kauffman, Kent D.
A legal analysis and contrarian view of the syllabus-as-contract perspective created by Kent D. Kauffman - Journal on excellence in college teaching Volume 26 , number 2, .
Despite the claim made in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) literature for over two decades that a syllabus is a contract, the courts have uniformly ruled that it is not. While there is no harm in thinking one's syllabus is a contract, there may be legal risk in proclaiming it so. The author provides an analysis of the syllabus-as-contract dilemma as well as a review of the legal precedents. Best practices from contract drafting are applied to syllabus creation to enhance teaching and learning and minimize the legal risks of student grievances.
1052-4800
Course descriptions--Contracts--Legal problems
LB1778 JOU
A legal analysis and contrarian view of the syllabus-as-contract perspective created by Kent D. Kauffman - Journal on excellence in college teaching Volume 26 , number 2, .
Despite the claim made in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) literature for over two decades that a syllabus is a contract, the courts have uniformly ruled that it is not. While there is no harm in thinking one's syllabus is a contract, there may be legal risk in proclaiming it so. The author provides an analysis of the syllabus-as-contract dilemma as well as a review of the legal precedents. Best practices from contract drafting are applied to syllabus creation to enhance teaching and learning and minimize the legal risks of student grievances.
1052-4800
Course descriptions--Contracts--Legal problems
LB1778 JOU