SyllabusChecklist

CollegeofArts&Sciences

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CollegePolicyonsyllabi: All courses must provide asyllabus.Syllabishould not be
photocopied,butrather postedonBlackboardanddiscussed onthefirstdayofclass. In
addition,an electronicfileof your syllabus shouldbe sent to theCollege office (
woronerj@spadmin.usf.edu). Pleasenameyourfileasfollows:
Lastname_coursenum_refnumber

e.g. Jones_EXP3213_85432.pdf

USFSPhasembracedanoutcomesbasedformofassessment,and youshouldindicateinyour
syllabushowthiscoursefitsinthismodel (seeoutcomeandassessmentrequirementsbelow).
Forafulldescriptionofitemsincludedinthisoutcomesfocused syllabusformat,gotothe
followingURL:
http://www.league.org/gettingresults/web/module2/learning/writing_syllabus.html.

Theseitemsmustbeincludedinyoursyllabus:
__ CourseTitle
__ InstructorName
__ Department

__ Office Location
__Office Hours
__ PhoneNumber

__ Email address
__CourseDescription
__Requiredtext/material

Theseitems should alsobeincluded,butrequiremoredetail:

AssessmentandGrading: Include numberof,anddateforeachexamination,papersandallother
tasks assignedandassessedforgrade.Indicatehowassignmentsandexamswillbeweightedwhenfinal
gradesarecalculated.Iffreshmenareenrolled,indicatethatyouwillbepostingmidtermgrades.

StudentLearningOutcomes: Pleaseexplicitly notewhatrequirements your coursesatisfies(e.g.,

ThiscoursesatisfiestheGeneralEducation Area: SocialSciencesrequirement,GordonRule,etc.) Please
includeGeneralEducationstudentlearningoutcomes(SLOs)orprogramlearningoutcomes (e.g..,from
yourprogram ALCs)

KeyAssignments: IncludeassignmentsusedforGeneralEducationstudentlearningoutcomes(SLOs)
orprogram (ALC) assessment.

CourseContentBreakdown(Optional): Someinstructorsuseanassessmentmodelthatbreaks
theircourseintothefollowingthreeareas.Youmayusethistoorganizeyour coursedescription.
1. Concepts(conceptsstudentsshouldunderstand)
2. Skills(specificactionsstudentswillcarryout)
3. Issues(potentialproblemsstudentswillconfront)

GradingPolicy: TheCollegeencouragesyoutouseaplus/minusgradingsystemtoassignstudent
grades.Inallcases,besuretospecifywhat%eachcourserequirementcontributestothefinalgrade
(e.g.,ifparticipationisacomponent,specifyhowitwillbemeasured andwhat%itwillcontributetothe
finalgrade).

AttendancePolicy: Willmissingclassesaffectgrades?
IncompletePolicy: AnIgradeindicatesincompletecourseworkandmaybeawardedtoan
undergraduatestudentonlywhenasmallportionof thestudentsworkisincompleteandonlywhenthe
studentisotherwiseearningapassinggrade.

SUPolicy: SUcontractsmustbenegotiatedinwritingwithinthefirstthreeweeksoftheterm.
ReligiousPreferenceAbsencePolicy: Studentswho anticipatethenecessityofbeingabsentfrom
classduetotheobservationofamajorreligiousobservancemustprovideadvancenoticeofthedate(s)to
theinstructor,inwriting,bythesecondweekofclasses.

AccommodationPolicy: Studentswithdocumentedlearningand/orphysicaldisabilitiesinneedof
accommodationshouldbeencouragedtoworkwithStudentDisabilityServicesandinformtheinstructor
aboutanyspecialrequirementstheymayhave.Allreasonableeffortsshouldbemadetoaccommodate
studentswithregardtonotetaking,readingassignmentsandtesttaking.

AcademicDishonestyPolicy: Youshouldhaveone,andbespecificabouttheconsequencesof
cheating,plagiarism,etc.Youmaywishtoincludedefinitionsandexamplesofplagiarism.

OtherPolicies AsAppropriate: Includecoursespecific policiessuchasdresscode,materials

handing,safety,etc.

AreNotesorTapespermittedforpurposesofsale? Pleasestatethisexplicitly.
Lateupdated(9/4/2008)

COURSE SYLLABUS
Semester: FallSpringSummerABC

Year:

Course:*
Dept./Prefix/Number/Section

CourseTitle:*
Instructor:*
OfficeLocation:
OfficeHours:*
EmailAddress:
CourseDescription:*
Course Themes:
StudentLearningOutcomes:*

Department:
PhoneNumber:*
FAX:

Alongwithdescription,notewhatrequirementsthiscoursesatisfies(e.g., Thiscoursesatisfiesthe GeneralEducation

Area:SocialSciencesrequirement,GordonRule,etc.) IncludeGeneralEducation studentlearningoutcomes(SLOs)or
program learningoutcomes (e.g..,fromyour AcademicLearningOutcomes(ALCs))

RequiredTextbooks and/orMaterials:*
KeyAssignments:*
IncludeassignmentusedforGEorProgram(ALC)assessment.

CourseContent:
Concepts(conceptsstudentsshouldunderstand);Skills(specificactionsstudentswillcarryout);Issues(potential
problemsstudentswillconfront)

LearningResources:
AssessmentandGrading:*
Includeexaminations,numberanddates;papersandallothertasksassignedandassessedforgrade;midtermgrades
forfreshmen

COURSEPOLICIES
AttendancePolicy:*
Willmissingclasses affectgrades?

GradingPolicy:*
Atthediscretionoftheindividualinstructor,youmayuseaplus/minusgradingsystemtoassignstudentgrades.Be
suretospecifywhat%eachcourse assignment/component contributestothefinalgrade(e.g.,ifparticipationisa
component,specifyhowitwillbemeasuredandwhat%itwillcontributetothefinalgrade).
SUcontractsmustbenegotiatedinwritingwithinthefirstthreeweeksoftheterm.
SUPolicy:

IncompleteGradePolicy:
AnIgradeindicatesincompletecourseworkandmaybeawardedtoanundergraduatestudentonlywhenasmall
portionofthestudentsworkisincompleteandonlywhenthestudentisotherwiseearningapassinggrade.

MakeUp, MissedWorkPolicy:
OtherPolicies:e.g., noopentoedshoesinsciencelabs
AreNotesorTapespermittedforpurposesofsale?*
ReligiousPreferenceAbsencePolicy:
Studentswhoanticipatethenecessityofbeingabsentfromclassduetothe observationofamajorreligious
observancemustprovideadvancenoticeofthedate(s)totheinstructor,inwriting,bythesecondweekofclasses.

AccommodationPolicy:
Studentswithdocumentedlearningand/orphysicaldisabilitiesinneedof accommodationshouldbeencouragedto
workwithStudentDisabilityServicesandinformtheinstructoraboutanyspecialrequirementstheymayhave.All
reasonableeffortsshouldbemadetoaccommodatestudentswithregardtonotetaking,readingassignmentsandtest
taking.

AcademicDishonestyPolicy: