Syllabus week is your typical first week of college classes, beginning each semester. Basically you go to your classes and the Professor shows you the syllabus and introduces the course to you. You really don't do much class work...but you do learn a lot
1. You learn that plagiarism, is in fact, wrong
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Every. Single. Class....Every. Single. Professor. They tell you repeatedly that plagiarism is wrong, will fail the project, get in trouble (like big trouble). It becomes so redundant that you can pretty much recite your school plagiarism policy from memory.
2. You learn that this is the most awake and functioning you will ever be for class
Its the first week back at school! Or for some their very first week of college. You've yet to see and meet everyone and are kind of excited to see what the new semester will hold...However after this week, it's probably going back to lazy sweatpants, sleep deprivation. Or for the freshmen a slow decent into wearing PJ's to class
3. You learn the unofficial seating chair of every class
In high school, we all had to deal with some teachers seating chart, which of course made sitting next to your friends impossible. But in college, you have free range to select any seat you want. Now this is a vital choice. Do you sit up front for optimum learning? Or in the back where you're guaranteed to get away with texting and eating?
4. You learn that there is a a health center on campus
Actual count from actual student "During syllabus week, a professor informed me that he was not here for therapy and that's what the health center is for".
5. You learn the chill people from the people you want to avoid
This goes right along with the importance of the unofficial seating chart. You've got to distinguish the people you want to sit next to, and the people you want to avoid. This is important because of potential group work with those around you. You don't want to end up with the crazy, show-off-y teacher's pet!
