What to Add to Your Online Syllabus

Your online syllabus should thoroughly address what you expect from students and what they can expect from you.  When you clarify what you will provide to students, you give them some assurances and also give yourself some protection against unreasonable student expectations such as expecting you to be available 24 hours a day to respond immediately to questions. 

Many institutions have templates that have been designed for use by their instructors when developing a syllabus.  Check with your campus to see if they have a consistent format and/or template. 

Include the following in your syllabus:

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The information listed below would work well as a Getting Started module for your course. 

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