Syllabus Guidelines

Required:

Course Number, Course Title, Number of Credit hours, Academic Year and Semester

Instructor's Full Name, Office Location, Office Phone Number and Email Address

Optional: Add any other phone numbers you wish to make available and/or class or instructor website if applicable.

Office Hours (Note: These are required to be posted on your door as well.)

Required (and Suggested) Materials and Textbook Title(s), with Author and Editor (Note specific edition if required.)

Course Description-Please use the official course description located online. Course descriptions can be found by going to the Faculty Menu on Web Advisor on the Portal and clicking on Search for Sections. Type in the title of your course and then click on the title on the sections page to view your course description. You may also include any additional information you feel is relevant.

Student Centered Learning Outcomes-These should be student-centered outcomes that identify what students who successfully complete this course should be able to do. Use action words such as: define, apply, compare, etc. If you received outcomes from your Area Coordinator or Program Director that have been created for your course through Master Syllabus or General Education documents, your syllabus is required to contain those outcomes.

Course Calendar & Outline-This should include: topics for lecture and discussion, assignments, readings, paper and project due dates and also exam and quiz dates. This can be quite detailed or more concise depending on your style.

Method of Evaluation-Be absolutely sure that you indicate the percentage or number of points that each required element carries in relation to the overall course grade.

If participation is one of your required elements, indicate the percentage or number of points that participation carries in your class AND how you assess and grade participation.

Academic Honesty Policy-You must include or refer to the College's official policy. You can access or refer students to the policy on the portal under Campus Information. Click on College Rudder (Student Handbook), which has a section on Academic Honesty.  Please check with your Hiring Manager as a division may have their own policy that will need to be included in your syllabus.

Optional: Add any clarifications within the parameters of the official policy relevant to your course.

Disabilities-Please print the following in your syllabus:

Students with Disabilities

If you believe that you have a disability requiring accommodations in this class, please contact the Coordinator of Support Services for Students with Disabilities as soon as possible. After you receive a letter documenting the appropriate accommodations, please contact a counselor to work with you to implement accomodations in a timely fashion. It is the student's responsibility to seek and secure accommodations prior to the start of a test or project.

Contact: Janine Allo

• Counselor and ADA/504 Coordinator
• Office: Hauke 007
• Phone: 802-865-5484
• Email: jallo@champlain.edu

Contact: Brian Gilbar

• Counselor and Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities
• Office Hauke 007
• Phone: 802-651-5961
• Email: bgilbar@champlain.edu

 Syllabus Language for Business Continuity

(on campus classes only)

Class during an Extended Campus Closure

Champlain College is taking precautionary measures to ensure that this class can continue in a "virtual environment" even during an extended emergency such as severe weather, contagious disease, physical infrastructure failure, campus closure, or similar incident. This course will continue either online through a college-provided learning management system (Angel), or through some other process unless cancelled.

In the event of such an emergency, students are expected to continue instructor-designated class activities, as directed by the instructor.  Due to the nature of the "virtual environment" learning activities may differ slightly from the on-campus course. In order for this emergency preparedness plan to be effective, you are asked to do the following:  

Immediately

•·         Ensure that you will have a computer and broadband Internet access at the location (home or other) in which you will reside during an extended campus closure.

•·         Prepare yourself with the basic skills of logging into Angel via the my.champlain.edu dashboard, finding your course(s) and entering them.

•·         Participate in a "warm up" online activity in the "virtual environment" when directed to do so by your instructor.

During an Emergency

•·         Test your broadband Internet access immediately upon arriving at your chosen residence during the campus closure.

•·         Log into Angel and enter your courses.

•·         Check for emergency information on Champlain College main website (www.Champlain.edu) which will indicate the semester week and day on which college classes will resume online.

•·         Enter your class and go to the appropriate week of class where you will receive directions from your instructor.

Optional:

Class Location and Meeting Days and Times

Competencies-Indicate how the course addresses the Program's and College's Core Competencies. This information may have been provided for you through a Master Course Syllabus.

General Teacher Objectives-Indicate course scope and coverage and state general course goals (e.g., "Students will gain an understanding of...").

Course Prerequisites

Brief Rationale-Describe the relevance and importance of the course.

Brief Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Testing Information-Describe the format of exams (e.g., multiple choice, essay, or short answer) and/or the type of knowledge and abilities tested during exams, assignments, labs, etc.