syllabus {stevetemplates}

Steve's Syllabus Template

Description

This is the R Markdown template I use for my syllabi. For a discussion of some of its features, see here: http://svmiller.com/blog/2016/07/r-markdown-syllabus/. The skeleton also includes code for a calendar. I discuss this here: http://svmiller.com/blog/2020/08/a-ggplot-calendar-for-your-semester/

Usage

syllabus(...)

templ_syllabus()

Arguments

...

Arguments to rmarkdown::pdf_document.

About YAML header fields

FIELD	DESCRIPTION
title	Title of the class
author	Name(s) of the professor(s)
date	The semester
email	Your email. Technically optional, but you really should use it.
web	Class website. Technically optional, but you really should use it.
officehours	Your office hours. Technically optional, but you really should use it.
office	Your office location. Technically optional, but you really should use it.
classroom	The classroom location. Technically optional, but you really should use it.
classhours	When/for how long the class meets in a given session. Technically optional, but you really should use it.