Show how your course will relate to subject matter in other courses and topic areas. Explain how the grading will be done and what the standards are for A , B , and so on. Detail students' responsibilities for missed classes or exams, late papers, damaged equipment, and so on. Suggest how the course can fit in with the students' personal and career goals. Introduce the students to yourself and to each other.
Students respond most favorably to teachers who learn their names.
Depending on your own style, the students' preference, and the atmosphere you want to create, you may choose to address students either by first name or by Mr. and Ms. Ask the students to introduce themselves, perhaps telling something about themselves such as hometowns, years of study, majors, career goals, or purposes for taking the course. Introduce the subject. Discuss those items of class content that the professor has indicated should be covered in the first class. You may also include your own personal introductions to the course content, which can be useful in fostering student interest. It may be important to allow five to ten minutes at the end of the class for the students to ask questions concerning the course and its requirements.