new course syllabus

[.ghoti.]

I'm developing a template for a master syllabus. decided to have alittle fun with it. I've removed all the blah-blah stuff that has to be there, and just submitting the content for your approval.

Any suggestions before I turn this in to the boss?

SYLLABUS

Course Title:      Comparative Sport Fishing

Course No.            WDF 101

Room No.            Stinky's Bait Shop and Package Liquor Store

Credit Hrs.            3 Semester Hours (0 hours lecture and 128 hours lab)

Instructor:                Philboyd Studge

Date developed/revised:      September 1603

Required text:

Subscription to IN-FISHERMAN Magazine

Author(s):      a bunch of smelly old guys

Publisher:      a bunch of old smelly guys

ISBN:      what?

Student Audience:

Students working toward bankruptcy and/or divorce

Prerequisite: a lot of old clothes, an expensive boat, more fishing tackle than you can carry and a cooler large enough to hold two cases of beer

Course Description:

This is a practical, hands-on class, centered on the study and application of fishing poles in the outdoor environment.  This course begins at the introductory level and goes downhill from there. Quizzes and tests will be chuckled over, and will be shredded to provide insulation for the beer cooler. Selected fish will be eaten. The course emphasizes the on-the-job knowledge and skills required to get out of the house without doing any of the things your wife says you have to be do before you can go fishing.    

Course Outcomes:

    Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.      Catch fish

2.      Clean fish

3.      Cook fish

4.      Eat fish

5.      Smell like fish

Type of Instruction:

The course incorporates talkin about the big one that got away, sittin around tellin lies, sittin around drinkin beer and hangin out at the bait shop.

Methods of Evaluation:

Grades will be determined by a composite score based on fish species caught, fish size, amount of beer and food brought to class, loudest belch, biggest boat, and fanciest reels. Extra credit will be given for tackle donated to the instructor. A comprehensive final exam will be used to make hats.  Letter grades will be assigned based on the following scale:

A - for tackle donations, to the instructor, of more than $500

B - for tackle donations, to the instructor, of more than $100

C - for bringing beer and food to every class session

D - for mooching the instructor's food and beer

F - for breaking or loosing any of the instructor's tackle

     for puking in the instructor's boat or truck

     for excess flatulence

     

Topical Outline:

[ch61553]      Learn 5 good reasons for not mowing the grass today.

[ch61553]      Removing hooks from your fingers.

[ch61553]      Picking out backlashes.

[ch61553]      How to convince the wife you need a new fishing pole

[ch61553]      How to dispose of the bodies of jet-skiers.

[ch61553]      Keeping your live bait stinking up the boat.

[ch61553]      Getting your boat back on the trailer after too much fun on the water.

[ch61553]      How to convince the wife you need a new trolling motor.

[ch61553]      Removing hooks from your partner's ears.

[ch61553]      Hiding new fishing stuff from your wife.

[ch61553]      Watching the bikinis on the beach without appearing to.

[ch61553]      Retrieving equipment lost overboard.

[ch61553]      How to take a leak in the livewell without killing the fish.

[ch61553]      Learn 5 good reasons for not fixing the roof today.

[ch61553]      Finding your way home after too much fun on the water.

[ch61553]      Emergency alternatives for toilet paper.

[ch61553]      Getting your expensive lures out of the trees.

[ch61553]      How to convince the wife you need a new boat.  

[ch61553]      How to pack a nine thousand calorie lunch.

[ch61553]      Learn 239 excuses for not catching fish

[ch61553]      How to convince the wife you need a new pickup truck.

[ch61553]      How to light a cigar in a boat at 60 MPH.

[ch61553]      How to make the fish look bigger in your pictures

[ch61553]      How to drink beer with one hand while casting with the other

[ch61553]      Creative ways to finance new gear

[ch61553]      Trolling motors: the harder you push, the righter you go

[ch61553]      How to get your buddy out of the house so he can go fishing too.

[Olebiker]

I see that Muddy has contributed his trolling motor expertise to this class.

[Tin]

Wish my next semester consisted of classes like that instead of Ancient Southeastern Civilizations and Calc 2  >

[Siebert Outdoors]

[ch61553]      How to drink beer with one hand while casting with the other

[ch61553]      Creative ways to finance new gear

I will teach these two classes.

[Tin]

How about towing a boat and avoiding deer/other wildlife? I need some help in that department.