Since you asked, this is the Senate policy:
Course and Instructional Policies
II. Course Syllabus Policy
Adopted by the Senate, 1/14/2000
A. The purpose of a syllabus is to:
a) Give an overview of the course.
b) Help students know what is expected in the course.
c) Provide a reference about the course for transfer issues.
d) Aid in UW Colleges assessment procedures.
The syllabus is not a binding agreement and is subject to change.
Students should be notified if changes are made.
B. Departments within the UW Colleges will require that at the
beginning of the term all faculty and instructional academic staff provide
written syllabi for
students enrolled in their courses. Every course syllabus will contain
the following information:
1. The course title, number, section (if applicable), number
of credits of the course, semester, and year.
2. Information about the instructor (e.g., the instructor's
name, office number, office hours, office telephone number, and e-mail
address).
3. Course description and/or course overview.
4. A statement about grading procedures.
5. A statement about activities outside regularly scheduled
classes (field trips, etc.) if they are a required component of the course.
6. A statement about course attendance requirements if
attendance is considered in the grading structure.
7. A list of learning resources (e.g, required text,
recommended readings).
8. A description of major course components (e.g.,
objectives, identified course proficiencies, requirements, activities and/or
assignments).
9. A tentative schedule including the number of exams or
evaluations.
C. At the start of each semester syllabi will be submitted to the
instructor's campus dean and filed in an accessible location to be
determined by the dean.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Haas [mailto:dhaas007 at yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 2:38 PM
To: plant-ed at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk
Subject: Course syllabi
What kind of requirements does your institution have regarding syllabi if
any? Here at Fayetteville State University (Fayetteville NC) all faculty
must use a common syllabus template. For courses required by Education
majors the syllabus must contain state science/biology objectives and which
are met by the course. In addition there is a push to require that all
syllabi contain a bibliography in which at least 70% or the references are
1996 or newer. I am curious concerning what goes on at other colleges and
universities in other states/countries. Any one care to respond?
D. Haas
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