Access resources and guidance to apply the Stevens syllabus template in your course.

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The following information was adapted from Syllabus Design Guide

Your syllabus is so much more than a course contract. It serves many functions in a class. In The Course Syllabus: A Learning Centered Approach (2008, 2nd Ed.), Judith Grunert O’Brien, Barbara J. Millis, and Margaret W. Cohen indicate that a well-designed syllabus can:   

• serve as a learning contract 
• set the tone for the course  
• communicate your expectations to your students 
• outline all of the topics you plan to teach in your course 
• guide students through their learning  
• inform students of the logistics of the course  
• tell students how to succeed in your course 
• include supplemental resources  
• provide available student support resources

Stevens Syllabus Template  

The Stevens syllabus template can help you to create a course syllabus that serves all the purposes above. The Stevens syllabus template is based on best practices in higher education and was developed with input from faculty, students, academic administrators, and instructional designers from within and outside Stevens. The template includes all of relevant institutional policies, procedures, and resources that faculty are required to include in their syllabi.  

University policy requires that all instructors provide students with a syllabus that conforms to the Steven syllabus template and make that syllabus available to students through Canvas no later than the first day of classes. You can access the Stevens syllabus template directly through Canvas.

Check out this step-by-step video tutorial on how to upload and publish your syllabus in Canvas. 

Supplemental Resources 

• Bart, M. (2017, June 24). A Learner-Centered Syllabus Helps Set the Tone for Learning. Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/effective-classroom-management/a-learner-centered-syllabus-helps-set-the-tone-for-learning/ 
• Weimer, M. (2011). What Does Your Syllabus Say About You and Your Course? Faculty Focus. http://info.magnapubs.com/blog/articles/teaching-professor-blog/what-does-your-syllabus-say-about-you-and-your-course/

References 

• Doolittle., P., & Danielle L. (2007). The effects of institutional classification and gender on faculty inclusion of syllabus components. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 7, 62-78. 
• Riviere, J., Picard, D. R., & Coble, R. (2016) Syllabus design guide. Vanderbilt University. http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/syllabus-design/ 
• Wasley, P. (2008). The syllabus becomes a repository of legalese. The Chronicle of Higher Education. 54(27), A1.

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