Hello; I have been a follower for years. Love the Word-a-day! Recently there has been a debate started at my school in reference to the meanings of Syllabus VS Course Outline, concerning the information about a particular course. We, at my school, call the information about the course a "Course Outline"; It is written to guide the faculty teaching the course on what material to cover, etc. We then go on to say that the students should get a "Syllabus" for the course telling the details on how the course will run through the semester, which is prepared by each professor & given to his/her students. So what exactly is the difference? Are they the same?