For this reason, the syllabus is often seen as a problem by students, who may also complain that assignments are unclear. Students can easily feel overloaded. Even though they would receive the same amount of work in separate courses, the presentation of this work in complex assignments can seem more demanding. In addition, because the LC program is taught in a unified form, students may unconsciously forget they are receiving credit for more than one course and so feel the work load is excessive, comparing it to the load for an individual course. Instructor Centered Difficult to compensate faculty under existing loading schemes.
Registration Centered Can cause scheduling conflicts for teachers, students, and rooms.
May be difficult to work with existing computerized systems for printed schedules and restistration. May slight some traditional sontent of a course. Students may feel overloaded with assignments. Allows assignment coordination. The challenge is to develop planning tools that allow instructors to manage, monitor, and communicate the complexity of LC curriculum in an effective way.