Curriculum and syllabus, what are the differences?

Curriculum and syllabus, what are the differences?

1. Curriculum

   • A broader concept related to the studying plan in an educational institution
     • Involves the emphasis/philosophy of the educational institution
       • Business schools
         • Students develop skills in enterpeneurship and economy through the syllabi
       • Technological schools
         • Students develop skills in programming and engineering through the syllabi
       • Humanistic schools
         • Students develop skills in liberal arts and valuate culture through the syllabi
     • Contains different subjects according to different areas
       • Humanism
         • Languages
         • Social sciences
       • Abstract logic
         • Maths
         • Geometry
         • Algebra
       • Nature sciences
         • Biology
         • Chemistry
   • It is aimed to last for a long period
     • Basically, the basis of education plan
     • Changes are subject of the director(s) of the institution or program
   • Its design is developed by the management area of the educational institution
     • Faculty director
     • School director
     • Council of educators

2. Syllabus

   • A smaller concept aimed for a single subject
     • Defines the purpose of the course
       • What are the contents?
         • EFL class
           • Introducing people
             • Presenting one self
             • Talking about friends and relatives
           • Grammar
             • Verb "to be"
             • Verb tenses
           • Describing routines
             • Free time activities
             • Habits
       • How will it be evaluated?
         • Students duties
           • Homework
           • Classwork
           • Exams
         • Value of activities
           • Percentages
           • Quality of work
       • What goals are desired to achieve?
         • Defining objectives
           • "To identify cultural diversity through festivities"
         • How will the objectives be achieved?
           • Presenting material related to the topic
         • Outcomes
           • "Students make a roleplay representing certain contry and its traditions"
     • It is aimed for a more limited time
       • A semester
       • A school year

3. Presented by: Hilda Katherin Sánchez Ácero and J. Diego Zárate Gómez