Glossary
Syllabus: the contract of a course unit
A syllabus states what a unit covers, what it expects of you and how it assesses you. It is issued at the opening, runs to a few pages, and binds the instructor as much as the student. Reading it takes ten minutes and makes the rest of the unit predictable.
What the syllabus commits to
A syllabus is the document issued when a course unit opens. It states the objectives, the content session by session, the taught hours, the work expected, the assessment criteria and the resources provided. Reading it takes ten minutes and makes the rest of the unit predictable: you know what you are committing your time to.
- Objectives, content, calendar, deliverables, criteria, resources
- Issued when each course unit opens
- Binds the instructor on what will be covered and how it is assessed
The six sections of a syllabus
On the Design and User Experience programme, a unit syllabus states the three deliverables expected and the weight of each in the mark. So you plan your term from the first week. The Website Creation short course applies the same principle on a tighter format.
Objectives
What you will be able to carry out at the end, written as verifiable action verbs.
Session-by-session content
The full sequence, with the themes and readings attached to each meeting.
Deliverables expected
The submissions, their dates and their respective weight in validating the unit.
Assessment criteria
The marking scheme applied, published before the first submission and identical for the whole cohort.
Hours
The unit's taught hours and the matching independent study load.
Resources provided
Materials, datasets, technical environments and reading list made available.
Programmes whose syllabus opens online
2 catalogue programmes put “Syllabus” to work: 126 credits and 1260 taught hours in total. The official rule holds throughout — one credit stands for 25 hours of work, 10 of them taught. Every line below is recomputed from the programme page: level, duration, credits, taught volume and fees in Guinean francs appear exactly as filed in the official catalogue.
| Programme | Level | Duration | Volume | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| User Experience Design and Digital Creation | Bachelor's degree | 2 years | 120 credits · 1200 taught hours | 4 800 000 GNF per year |
| Website Creation | Short course | 3 months | 6 credits · 60 taught hours | 1 400 000 GNF in total |
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