A course's syllabus is important but not nearly as popular as the latest homework assignment, so we make it a top-level member of the course, though not its front page.
1. At the root of the course, add a collection titled "Syllabus".
2. In the Body Text field, enter the bulk of the course's syllabus: instructor contact information, the goals of the course, a link to the Exams folder, and, finally, a hanging "Lessons" heading. Links to the RSS feeds of the front-page collection and the News collection are also good additions. Once you are satisfied with your syllabus text, click Save.
If you set up a personnel directory as in the Showcasing Personnel with Faculty/Staff Directory chapter, replace the instructor contact info with a link to his or her directory entry so there is a single place to update it.
3. Head to the Criteria tab, and add a relative Location criterion with a Relative path of ../lessons. This will pull in all the top-level contents of the Lessons folder. Presto! Assuming you wrote good descriptions for your lessons, you have an instant course summary.