Most students are quite interested in how grades will be determined. It sometimes seems students care more about grades than any other aspect of the class. We may wish it were otherwise, but it is desirable to spell out for them in some detail the process by which grades will be assigned. Before creating your syllabus, you should give serious consideration to any assessment system you put in place for your class. He was referring to the Myers-Briggs distinction between sensing and intuitive types.
Exams Specify the number and dates of exams.
Student schedules are increasingly full and it is helpful for them to be able to plan ahead. While it does not need to be a part of your syllabus, at some point you should provide samples of what your exams are like. I usually provide exams from previous semesters for students to look over and work through. I also try to provide a set of learning objectives for the exam. This not only clarifies for the students that for which they are responsible, but it is very helpful in actually writing the exam and helps to ensure the content validity of the exam.