#  Harvard Syllabus Explorer 

 





 

[Harvard Syllabus Explorer](https://syllabus.harvard.edu/) is a web application developed by the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning - Research Group.

Syllabus Explorer combines registrarial data and syllabi from Canvas to give users the ability to search for and download syllabi across Harvard.

This site provides an overview of the project.



 

##  By the numbers 

as of February 2020

 

 



6

Schools participating

 



17, 000

Syllabi

 



100, 000

Syllabi downloaded

 



120, 000

Site visits

 



140, 000

Keyword searches

 



 

 

 

 

 

##  Using syllabi for research 

 





 

 

 



 

 

 

  [### Project Overview

 ](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ixvdH5y57VhdbsJJKF8pqK0ytjSGuQsF/view)View and download a 1-page summary of the Syllabus Explorer project.



 

   ![Project Overview](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/syllabus-project-overview.png?itok=V0_T4qyM) 

 

 

 

  [### Use Cases

 ](https://sites.google.com/view/syllabusexplorer/use-cases?authuser=0)Explore how students, faculty, and staff use Syllabus Explorer.



 

   ![Use Cases](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/syllabus-use-cases.png?itok=btMyL-k_) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  [### Policies

 ](https://sites.google.com/view/syllabusexplorer/policies?authuser=0)Read Syllabus Explorer's policies on access, opting out, and privacy.



 

   ![Policies](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/syllabus-policies.png?itok=iqHYpkil) 

 

 

 

  [### Acceptable Use

 ](https://sites.google.com/view/syllabusexplorer/acceptable-use?authuser=0)Understand the ways Syllabus Explorer can and cannot be used.



 

   ![Acceptable Use](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/syllabus-acceptableuse.png?itok=KrSbfXyB) 

 

 

 

  [### Technology

 ](https://sites.google.com/view/syllabusexplorer/technology?authuser=0)Find out how Syllabus Explorer was built and the technology behind it.



 

   ![Technology](/sites/g/files/omnuum12666/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/vpl/files/syllabus-technology.png?itok=o7qbKaF1)