Faculty Handbook On Teaching Excellence

A collaboratively authored resource by and for teaching professionals at USC.

  1. Introduction
    1. Purpuse of this Handbook
  2. Basic Course Design
    1. What is Course Design??
    2. Principles and Values?
    3. Syllabus Design?
    4. The Role of Technology?
  3. Communication
    1. The Large Class?
    2. The Seminar?
    3. The Lab?
    4. Distance Education?
  4. Assessment
    1. Creating Assignments
    2. Grading Assignments
    3. Determining What Students Learn
  5. Policy
    1. Culturally Sensitive Issues
    2. Grading
  6. Portfolios
  7. Methodology
  8. Theoretical Topics
    1. Learning Styles
    2. Cultural Literacy
    3. Constructivism