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1. Updated Institutional and Course Syllabus The Institutional and Course Syllabus should be located in Course Information within the Blackboard class.
Does the course contain an updated Institutional Syllabus located within Course Information?
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he syllabus should contain not only the institutional syllabus information, but also individual instructor notations as to class protocol, student responsibilities, and location of online information. The date and semester should be accurate. The syllabus, along with any other material in a Crowder College class, should contain information pertaining only to Crowder College; no other college information should be mentioned. It is also a good practice to have a focused online syllabus, rather than one that attempts to give instructions for both traditional and online classes. Clear competencies that pertain to the online class should also be present, along with the manner in which the competencies will be reached. For example, one might mention that the Discussion Board will be used in the class, and that student responses will be expected for a certain number of points. An instructor might point out when exams will be taken and in what fashion. The syllabus should be clearly distinguishable to the students as the core document of the course. Methods and procedures relating to the online delivery should also be present.
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