V. Syllabus Guidelines Course Information
Course Number/Section (please make sure this matches the Record)
Course Title (please make sure this matches the Record)
Course Description including credits and prerequisites (please make sure this matches the Record)
Term/Year Days/Time of Course Room Number
INSTRUCTOR
Name
Office Hours, Office/Building, Office Phone, Keuka email, Additional Phone (if applicable), Additional Information about availability/contact
TEXTS
List the textbook(s) required by the course, List the textbook(s) suggested for the course, Reserve material (if applicable)
COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES/TOPICS
Course Objectives (a list of goals that should be achieved by the student)
Relate course to institutional learning outcomes as applicable
Relate course to General Education outcomes if Gen Ed designated course
Relate course to program outcomes as applicable
Topics (a list of the major areas of concentration in the course)
GRADING/ATTENDANCE POLICIES
Attendance Policy
State the consequences of missed classes, Grading Policy
State the consequences of missed exams/late assignment, method of evaluation, brief description of each requirement
Indicate how each requirement will be weighted, criteria for participation (classroom/laboratory) and indicate how it is evaluated
SYLLABUS STATEMENTS
Your syllabus must include required CTL Syllabus Statement Inserts, which are distributed ahead of the academic year and available on the CTL Moodle Site. These are updated annually. The statements include various important topics such as Plagiarism/Academic Integrity/Policy for Written Work and Statement on Gender and Sex-Based Harassment and Sexual Misconduct. In addition, statements for plagiarism should also include your explanation of what plagiarism/academic dishonesty is in your course and what you will do if it occurs. Statement on written work should include your expectations regarding typing or word processing, format, referencing, etc. Indicate if students are required to follow a particular style guide.
COURSE OUTLINE/TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
This should consist of a weekly schedule of topics, readings, and deadline dates for examinations, quizzes, papers, assignments, and presentations.
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS (NOT NECESSARILY PART OF THE SYLLABUS)
Instructors may wish to distribute to students with the syllabus or at a later date a package of materials to include:
Library Reserve Readings: Indicate what is on reserve and the schedule of readings.
Lab Information: Elaborate on labs, lab rules, due dates.
Exams: Indicate the number and describe the nature; is the exam comprehensive?
Papers: Indicate the number and describe the nature; describe the sequence of the assignments (e.g., topic due, outline due, final draft due); refer to the section of the syllabus on the requirements for the written work.
Homework Assignments: Indicate the number and describe the nature; what are the grading criteria?
Presentations: Indicate the number and describe the nature; if they are group projects, how is the performance of each individual evaluated?
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
In some courses, especially those in which the nature of the material or the method of study may be new to the students, you may wish to include some Helpful Hints for this Course (examples given below).
General: How should the students prepare for each class? What should they expect to get out of this class?
Reading: Read the assignments before class, relate reading to objectives
Studying: Use of the Study Guide; how should students prepare for your exams or other assessments?
Special Help: Ancillary materials, individual appointments.