{"id":665,"date":"2025-09-23T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/?p=665"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T23:45:34","slug":"syllabus-for-the-dumbest-best-class-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/syllabus-for-the-dumbest-best-class-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus for The Dumbest, Best Class Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1138\/2025\/09\/Syllabus-for-The-Dumbest-Best-Class-Ever-Isabel-Shim.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:570px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Syllabus for The Dumbest, Best Class Ever-Isabel Shim.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1d9d84bc-f2ef-4b22-9b06-ba572c85724d\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1138\/2025\/09\/Syllabus-for-The-Dumbest-Best-Class-Ever-Isabel-Shim.pdf\">Syllabus for The Dumbest, Best Class Ever-Isabel Shim<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1138\/2025\/09\/Syllabus-for-The-Dumbest-Best-Class-Ever-Isabel-Shim.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1d9d84bc-f2ef-4b22-9b06-ba572c85724d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>*Yes, the course number for IDP -001 is negative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My project aimed to make a class syllabus out of the numerous syllabi I got from my classes. I also wanted to create a satirical syllabus that sort of makes fun of syllabi, but I ended up making the syllabus more about a filler class, IDP -001* The Dumbest, Best Class Ever, than making fun of syllabi. I took screenshots of words and letters in the syllabi from my classes to make headers for IDP -001\u2019s syllabus and added some satirical writing throughout the syllabus to meet my original goals. I also took inspiration from parts of the syllabi that I liked and added them to the syllabus and class.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the syllabi that I used are from classes I am taking this semester, except for the Economics 150 syllabus. I technically dropped economics or swapped it for Geology 102. The reason I chose these sources was based on convenience and connection. These were the only syllabi I knew I had complete access to at Smith. Also, since I am taking these courses, I have more of a connection and understanding of them and their syllabi than a random one on the internet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I arranged IDP -001\u2019s syllabus based on the general format of the 5 syllabi from 5 classes (CHEM 111, CHEM 111L, ECO 150, GEO 102, and WRT 118)&nbsp; plus 1 website I looked at for BIO 132. The syllabus for BIO 132 is embedded in a website. I noticed that the format for each syllabus is often the same across the board, so I thought that making each header a collage or a piece from different syllabi would change things up. I also noticed that the syllabi were made up of many chunky paragraphs, typically multiple pages long, and wordy. I wanted to make my syllabus the opposite of that, so I tried to make it short using phrases and bullet points. Another aspect I wanted to change was the stress-inducing nature of the syllabus. I made the background paper of the syllabus green and added pictures of plants to make the syllabus feel more calming. I also think the green paper and plant pictures align with the class I made up for the syllabus because the class is supposed to be calming. The hypothetical point of IDP -001 is to help students who feel overwhelmed at Smith. The class is there to give guidance to students by providing study methods, study time, presentations of resources, and in-person connections with peers or a teacher.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I made up IDP -001 for the syllabus, I don\u2019t think my work is the strict definition of plagiarism because I made a new product that is different from all the other syllabi I looked at. Although I did take snippets, words, and general ideas from many of the syllabi, I gave them credit in the source key, and my satirical syllabus looks unique and is for a class that doesn\u2019t exist. The context of my syllabus differs from the general syllabi. Additionally, I think the idea of making my syllabus green, including phrases and bullet points, and adding plant pictures makes my syllabus original. I have never seen a syllabus like that before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflection *Yes, the course number for IDP -001 is negative.&nbsp; My project aimed to make a class syllabus out of the numerous syllabi I got&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/syllabus-for-the-dumbest-best-class-ever\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Syllabus for The Dumbest, Best Class Ever<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8285,"featured_media":674,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-an-original-plagiarism-fa25","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1138\/2025\/09\/Syllabus-for-The-Dumbest-Best-Class-Ever-Isabel-Shim.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":800,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.smith.edu\/wrt118\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}