Syllabus Template

This template was designed by the Koehler Center to help faculty create
a syllabus that contains the most useful information to enhance student
learning.
Instructions for Use:
Save this document to your hard drive. Put course-specifc information in
place of the material within the brackets. ou can! of course! add other
information as desired. "ny item marked with a double asterisk #$$% is not
re&uired! but is recommended. "fter completing the syllabus! you may
need to ad'ust the spacing and page breaks in order to make the content
(ow more smoothly.
)or further information on any of these items! contact the Koehler Center
for Teaching *+cellence #e+t. ,-.-%
The template includes:
Title of Course
o Course /umber
o Credit 0ours
o 1nstructor 1nformation
o 23ce hours
o 23ce phone
o *mail
)inal *+am date
4e&uired Te+t and additional resources5materials
Course 6escription
Course 4e&uirements
Prere&uisites
Course 2b'ectives
7earning 2utcomes
Teaching Philosophy
1nstructional 8ethods
Course Policies and 4e&uirements
o 9rading
o "ttendance Policy
o Statement on 6isability Services at TC:
o "cademic 8isconduct
o /eti&uette; Communication Courtesy Code
9etting help with Pearson 7earningStudio #eCollege%
TC: Campus 4esources for Students;
Course Schedule
TC: 8ission Statement
)inal *+am 6ate < 4e&uired Te+t < Course 6escription < Course
4e&uirements < Prere&uisites < 7earning 2utcomes < Teaching
Philosophy < 1nstructional 8ethods < Course Policies < Pearson
7earningStudio #eCollege% < Campus 4esources < Course Schedule <
TC: 8ission

This syllabus represents my current plans and ob'ectives. "s we go
through the semester! those plans may need to change to enhance
the class learning opportunity. Such changes! communicated
clearly! are not unusual and should be e+pected.
Course Title and Number Here
Syllabus
#be sure it matches the title as shown on 4egistrar=s site%
Instructor Name:
Semester/Year:
Class location:
Class Meetin time!s";
#$ce:
Telephone:
%mail:

&inal %'am date
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(e)uired te't and additional resources
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Course *escription
>from the course catalogue?
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Course (e)uirements
This course currently meets all or part of the following re&uirements
for a degree;
>check of or include as many of the following as are appropriate for
your course:]
:niversity Curriculum 4e&uirement #:C4%
TC: Core Curriculum 4e&uirement#s% #if a Core-designated
course@ Asee below%
4e&uirement within the 8a'or
4e&uirement for other 8a'ors
Supports 8ission Statement
#ACheck 4egistrar=s site to determine if your course is designated as
fulflling one or more Core re&uirements@ for each Core re&uirement it
fulflls! you should have at least one Core outcome for that
re&uirement showing as an outcome on your syllabus. )or instance! if
the course is designated as meeting both 4eligious Traditions and
0umanities Core re&uirements! then! at minimum! you should include
one 4T Core outcome and one 0:8 Core outcome on your syllabus.%
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+rere)uisites
>What are the prerequisites and how will you build on them? You may
wish to refer students to resources for correcting weaknesses that
might interfere with their learning in the course?
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,earnin #utcomes
>List as specifcally as possible the learning outcomes the course is
intended to produce !t is helpful here to think about the kinds of
e"idence that you will need to e"aluate the students# learning$ as your
ob%ecti"es should dri"e your grading & well stated outcome has two
components: substance 'content(sub%ect matter) and form 'what
action must the student perform with regards to the substance**
compare and contrast$ e"aluate$ analy+e$ apply$ etc) !f your course is
a ,ore*designated course$ at least one of the ,ore outcomes should
appear in your syllabus as a course outcome for each ,ore category
-or e.ample$ if your course is designated in Literary /raditions and
0umanities$ then you should show at least one L/ ,ore outcome on
your syllabus and at least one 012 outcome on your syllabus]
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Teachin +hilosophy
>!n your statement of teaching philosophy$ you should include
descriptions of how you think learning occurs$ how you 'as teacher)
will impact the students# learning$ what goals you hold for student
learning$ and how you belie"e students should participate in the
learning process?
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Instructional Methods
>!t is helpful to students to understand how you ha"e structured the
course and how classes will be conducted !f the course has multiple
formats 'like lecture 3 recitation$ lab and discussion$ group learning
pro%ects and(or presentations)$ these should be e.plained clearly.?
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Course +olicies and (e)uirements
>must include attendance policy$ policies on late assignments and
make*up e.ams or assignments
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>4ach syllabus will include details about how the student will be
e"aluated * what factors will be included or not included$ how they will
be weighted and how they will be translated into grades !n addition to
this e.planation$ the grading scale must be included -or e.ample
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Item
'5eep in mind$ the weighting of amount of points for the diferent
assignments and tasks you gi"e students will ha"e a ma%or impact on
their efort distribution -or e.ample$ if you ha"e many homework
assignments and(or qui++es$ but not any one of them will count
signifcantly toward the fnal grade$ students may in"est less time and
commitment to doing them !f a certain percentage of the students#
grades is based on class participation$ what criteria will be used to
make that assessment: quantity or quality? !f quality$ what determines
quality? 6ublishing your rubrics for how you determine student
performance on an assignment is ad"isable 'though you may not want
to put rubrics for all assignments in the syllabus)?
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