# Syllabus Builder Megaprompt

Fill in every bracket below, then paste the whole thing into the AI assistant in one message. It will generate a complete syllabus draft — all 14 sections — in a single response, using your inputs consistently across sections (e.g., your topic list drives both the pacing plan and the week-by-week schedule).

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**PROMPT TO PASTE:**

I am a new instructor at a community college. Using the information below, write a complete syllabus draft with the sections listed at the end, in that order. Keep the tone warm but professional, avoid jargon, and use plain language throughout. Where I haven't given you enough detail to write something specific, write a clearly-labeled placeholder (e.g., "[insert reading]") rather than inventing facts about my course. Provide a downloadable Word document as the product.

**Course basics**
- Course name and number: [ ]
- Student population: [e.g., first-generation, working adults, transfer-track]
- Teaching philosophy / approach (2–3 things you want students to know): [ ]
- Prerequisites (if any): [ ]

**Learning outcomes**
- What you want students to be able to do by the end (2–3 things, in your own words): [ ]

**Term structure**
- Number of weeks: [ ]
- Meeting frequency/format: [e.g., twice a week in person / once a week online]
- Major topics to cover (5–10, roughly in teaching order): [ ]

**Assignments**
- Major assignments (list all): [e.g., 3 exams, 5 short papers, weekly discussion posts, a final project]
- Grading priorities: [e.g., reward consistent effort, don't hinge on one high-stakes exam, reflect participation]
- Due-date pitfalls to avoid: [e.g., everything piling up at the end of the semester]

**Grading**
- Grade scale type: [letter grades / pass-fail / points]
- Extra credit policy: [e.g., none / limited at instructor discretion / built into the course]

**Policies**
- Attendance/participation policy (actual policy): [ ]
- Late work policy (actual policy): [e.g., 10% deducted per day up to 3 days / no late work accepted]
- AI tool policy: [e.g., not permitted / permitted for brainstorming only / permitted with citation / fully permitted]
- Preferred contact method, response time, and office hours: [ ]

**Sections to generate, in this order:**
1. Course Description (3–4 sentences)
2. Instructor Welcome Statement (3–5 sentences)
3. Prerequisites & Who This Course Is For (encouraging, not discouraging, to students missing prerequisites)
4. Learning Outcomes (4–6, numbered, action verbs from Bloom's Taxonomy, specific and measurable)
5. Real-World Relevance (for each outcome above, one plain-language sentence on where it applies outside the classroom)
6. Pacing Plan (distribute the topic list evenly across the term; foundational → complex; include at least one buffer/review week)
7. Due-Date Rhythm (a philosophy, not a full calendar, balancing student workload against your grading turnaround)
8. Week-by-Week Schedule (table: Week Number | Topic/Theme | Readings or Prep | Assignments Due — leave Readings blank for me to fill in; use the pacing plan from #6)
9. Grading Breakdown (percentages across the major assignments, with a short rationale tied to my stated priorities)
10. Grade Scale & Extra Credit (plain language)
11. Attendance & Participation Policy (clear, non-punitive, explains why attendance matters)
12. Late Work & Make-Up Policy (fair and firm, with instructions for contacting you)
13. Academic Integrity & AI Use Policy (includes my AI position; general plagiarism statement that references my college's policy without copying it)
14. Communication & Response Time Policy (brief and warm)