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Syllabus Essentials(Appropriate for most UMES courses)

The following should be provided in all course syllabi:

1. Course identification:•name of the course•number, section, meeting time, and meeting place•prerequisites•academic session, i.e. Spring, 2006•course credit hours

2. Instructor identification and contact information:

• name of instructor(s), (optional information: professional/educational background/credentials to teach the course)

• office hours, phone number, email address, and office location

3.Course description

(suggestion: duplicate from catalog description):

BIOL101 – This course provides an introdution to Biological principles as they apply to our daily lives. The course is designed to partially meet general education requirements in the Natural Sciences. Consideration is given .……

4. Course objectives:

•what will be learned

•importance/relevance of learning course material

•In addition to the instructor’s own statement of objectives, NCATE requires faculty to include a description of the how a general education course or courses required for Education majors meet NCATE standards.

5. Course format:

•how will the course be taught •Lecture•Discussions•guest lecturers•case studies•web chat rooms•etc.

•nature of student participation concerning classroom interaction, independent study, lab sessions, projects, etc.

6. Course requirements:

•written assignments: • required/suggested/extra credit; • accepted format and length of papers •book reports•term papers

•tests, quizzes•special projects •independent assignments •group assignments•oral presentations•labs and associated reports

7. Grading description and grading scale:

•what work will be graded•how evaluation of work will be done•what percentage each factor contributes to final grade

•Tests, quizzes, exams, special projects, labs, attendance, participation

•if possible, include scoring rubrics•include policy on how late work will be graded or if late work will even be accepted

8. Text(s) – required and/or suggested

9. Resources, references, and supplies:

• complete listing of resources (outside readings, bibliographies, etc)

• supplies required/suggested• operational instruction for special equipment

10. Attendance requirements:

• what is required• what is an acceptable excuse• how may work be made up with an approved

excuse• what is expected of students who miss class

due to extracurricular activities, illness, etc.

11. Rules on tardiness (if there are any)

Guidelines for student conduct beyond attendance

• no eating in class,

• no cell phone usage • scheduling of conferences with

students,• details for projects, etc:

12. Additional information, i.e.

13. Course outline:

• chronological outline of all major topics to be addressed

• class meetings by date • topics/chapters/required readings to be covered• dates for tests, mid-term and final exams• dates for completion of homework assignments,

special projects, oral presentations, laboratory sessions, and other activities

Precautionary Disclaimer“The instructor reserves the right to amend the course syllabus during the term. If changes must be made, students will be notified. Notice given during class is considered proper notice. Office hours are subject to change depending on the instructor’s schedule.”

General Reminders for Students:

Students whose names do not appear on the official class roster will not be allowed to attend the class after the add period ends.

A grade of “I” will not be given to students who have a failing grade going into the finals.

UMES Policy on Class Attendance

All students are expected to attend all classes. Excessive unexcused absences for any reason may result in either a low grade or course failure. All students will be considered excessively absent from a class if they miss a class more hours during the semester or term than the class meets each week.

Instructions for student athletes:“Any student athlete enrolled in class must make an appointment within the first week of the semester to meet with the instructor so that game schedules and travel schedules can be discussed and the instructor can clarify for the athlete procedures and policy on make-up work. Student athletes are reminded that absences (whether excused or unexcused) do not relieve them of their responsibility to complete course assignments. Instructors must know in advance that absences related to athletic events will occur so that early planning can take place.”

• Dress Code: see UMES Policy

•Academic Honesty

Students are expected to do their own work and neither to give nor receive assistance during quizzes, examinations, or other class exercises. Because the university takes academic honesty seriously, penalties for violations may be severe, including failing the course and possibly being dismissed from the university. Students accused of academic dishonesty will be given due process before disciplinary action is taken.

Cheating and plagiarism are two of the most common forms of academic dishonesty and are described below:

Cheating includes but is not limited to:•giving answers to others in a testing situation without permission of the instructor;•taking or receiving answers from others in a test situation without permission of the instructor;•having possession of test materials without permission;•taking, giving, or receiving test materials prior to tests without permission;•having someone else take a test or perform an assignment for you;•submitting as your own work, work done by someone else;•permitting someone else to submit your work under that person’s name;•falsifying research data or other research material;•copying with or without permission any work, e.g., essays, short stories, poems, etc., from computer, hard drive or discs and presenting them as your own.

Plagiarism is the act of presenting as works created by others as your own.

Plagiarism consists of:•taking ideas from a source without clearly giving proper reference in a way that identifies the original source of the ideas and distinguishes them from your own;•indirectly quoting or paraphrasing material taken from a source without clearly giving proper reference in a way that identifies the original source and distinguishes the paraphrased material from your own compositions;•directly quoting or exactly copying material from a source without giving proper reference or otherwise presenting the copied material as your own creation.

Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom

Definitions of Disruptive Behavior in the classroom setting may include:

Arriving lateExiting earlyEating and/or drinkingCell phone and other electronic device usageBringing children to classMaking off-task remarksConducting side conversationsMaking complaints, offensive comments or gestures that distract from the learning environment