Course Id: Syllabus

• Semester Credit Hours: {credit_hours}

• Course Description: {Course Description Goes Here}

• Course Prerequisites/Co-requisites: {Course Prerequisites and Co-requisites Go Here}

The overall course goals are:

• {list the course goals from the common course outline} - Note: these will probably be more general than the specific module objectives that you have in your modules.

The topics covered in this course include:

• {list the topics covered in this course} - Note: If the topics covered are also the name of the modules listed in your Sample Module List, you might refer them to the Sample Module Link for a list of topics:

Rationale for the course: {provide a statement relating course content to student’s personal and academic growth, etc.)

Assignments and Tests	Point Value
Total Points

Final Points	Letter Grade

Additional Requirements: {specify required assignments, papers, oral reports, projects, etc}

Grading Policy: {specify your grading policy}

Attendance Policy: {specify your attendance policy, such as the need to attend chat session, deadlines for papers, attendance at orientation sessions}

Course Materials:

• {list required and optional course materials here, eg. texts, equipment and supplies}
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Special procedures:
{include a statement regarding regarding additional policies and procedures}

Tentative list of dated assignments:

• {provide a tentative schedule for the semester} Note: Your schedule may already exist under the link Schedule in your public pages. If that is the case, you might direct the student to that link on menu for you public pages rather than provide redundant information here.

Here are some tips you should follow which will help you to succeed in this course:

• Set aside a specific time each week to work on this course. The estimated amount of time you should spend is {hoursPerWeek} hours/week
• Keep in touch with me and your classmates by frequently checking your course e-mail, bulletin board, and calendar. This will help build a sense of community among us. Using the various communications tools provided in this course effectively is the same as "raising your hand" and participating in class discussions.
• Be aware of the time lag that is inherent in most on-line courses. Although the communications tools make it appear that the transfer of information such as assignments is "instantaneous", it does not mean that the reply will be instantaneous. One of the hardest things about an on-line course is becoming comfortable with its asynchronous nature. In general, expect assignments to be returned within {no_of_days} .
• Familiarize yourself with published deadlines.
• Ask for help when you need it.
• Remember that there are traditional ways for keeping in touch. Use the telephone, a fax, or make an appointment to meet with me on campus.
• Work off-line and save your assignments on your computer before submitting them electronically. You can use the saved version of your work to copy and paste to an on-line assignment or you can attach the saved file to an e-mail or bulletin board message. This will prevent a lot of frustration should your Internet connection or your system "fail".
• Be sure you check the course syllabus and other course material for instructions on how to submit assignments. In many cases your instructor will specify that you submit your assignments using a specific file format. If your instructor does not specify a particular format for text documents, it is suggested that you save your files in Rich Text Format (.rtf format). This will minimize the potential for inadvertently transmitting computer viruses.
• Be sure to install anti-virus software on your local system and check all downloaded files before opening them.
• other things....

{Other Course Specific Things Go Here}