Apparently some people really have a Jones for Syllabi and they're created a database with a million of them. Why? The NY Times has an article on the enterprise which can be accessed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/opinion/sunday/what-a-million-syllabuses-can-teach-us.html?emc=edit_th_20160124&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=389166
A key point about syllabi/syllabuses (which one uses I think depends upon how anal/obsessive-compulsive/dickish one is) is the issue of copyright. Since copyright applies to anything a person puts into some form (in this case, a written document) and copyright applies regardless of whether one officially applies for it or not, "meta-data" about syllabi/syllabuses are the most useful/available information they provide, such as which texts or articles/chapters one assigns as readings for a course. The database is available to the public and one can search it, say, for the most often used texts/readings, either overall or by discipline. The list for psychology can be accessed here: http://explorer.opensyllabusproject.org/ William James' "Principles of Psychology" ranks 48th (probably not with a bullet). -Mike Palij New York University m...@nyu.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47930 or send a blank email to leave-47930-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
