[Template][2019 Templates] Syllabus 2019
XXXX-0000 Name of course
Instructor Contact Information
[Add Instructor Name (link)]
[Add primary forming of messaging; state response time; if using Teams state days of the week and hours in which you check the messages.]
Course Description
[Add course description from CourseLeaf here]
[Is this a GE course?]
[How does the course fulfill GE?]
[Is this required for the major?]
[How does this course help the student to graduate?]
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
[Copy the course outcomes from CourseLeaf. If there are not any course outcomes in CourseLeaf, you will need to speak with your program director and/or department chair before development can continue.]
Prerequisites and Needed Skills
Course Prerequisites
Technology Expectations [if there are not technology expectations delete this line]
Materials, Fees an
d Technology Tools
Required materials, fees and technology
Optional materials, fees and technology
How This Course Works
Course Mode:
[Include the course mode, online or livestream. Give a brief description of what to expect from the mode of delivery.]
Description of how course works:
[Explain use of Canvas here.]
Explain use of Teams here. if applicable.]
[Give a brief description of how the course will work. Here you can describe what students will expect in the course, tips on how to be successful, a heads up on papers and presentations, etc. Ideally, this will help students understand what to expect in the course.]
[Explain if and how class/meeting recordings will be used.]
For this three (3) credit-hour course students should expect to spend up to 9+ hours a week completing course activities. [This must be included in this section. Please modify according to the credit hours of the course]
Atypical elements of the course (gamification, cafeteria, etc.) [if none, remove this line]
Third Party Usage [if needed]
[As needed add policies specific to this course]
Student Responsibilities:
- Start class the first week of the term.
- Be accountable by setting aside regular time each week to complete course activities and assignments on time as noted per the due dates.
- Learn how to use Canvas including communication tools (e.g. discussion, Canvas inbox, etc.). Learn how to use Microsoft Teams to hold video/voice meetings, post chats, and retrieve files. If you have technology-related problems contact the Service Desk Links to an external site..
- Abide by ethical standards. Your work must be your own.
- Contact your instructor as early as possible if an emergency arises. Do NOT wait until the last minute to ask for an extension.
Instructor Responsibilities:
- Respond to messages within ONE business day. If multiple messages are received regarding the same question or concern, they may be responded to with an announcement to the entire class.
- Provide timely, meaningful and constructive feedback on assignments.
- Facilitate an effective learning experience.
- Refer students to appropriate services for issues that are non-course content specific. For instance, technical issue, writing labs, accessibility services, etc.
- Mentor students through the course.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expectations and Requirements
Faculty Senate and UVU Academic Administration expect faculty to include a Generative AI statement within their course syllabi. Student support services will be directing students to look at their syllabi to discover their individual faculty’s acceptable use of generative AI.
Faculty are encouraged to write their own statement to fit their course(s), and to share and discuss with their colleagues. See example statements here (under Generative AI)Links to an external site.
Grading and Late Work Statement
Grading Scale:
The following grading standards will be used in this class:
[Can be Percent or Points]
| Grade | Percent |
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| A | 94-100 |
| A- | 90-93 |
| B+ | 87-89 |
| B | 83-86 |
| B- | 80-82 |
| C+ | 77-79 |
| C | 73-76 |
| C- | 70-72 |
| D+ | 67-69 |
| D | 63-66 |
| D- | 60-62 |
| E | 0-59 |
Assignment Categories [e.g., Assignments - 10%, Exams - 25%, …]
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Late Work Statement:
Assignment and Assessment Descriptions
Assignments:
[Include descriptions of your assignments.]
Discussions:
[Add descriptions for your discussions. The statement below can help with your description. Please update the post date and the end date for your discussions.]
Discussions will be opportunities to explore topics together. Posts to the discussion should add significantly to the conversation and support your point of view. Comments that do not add significantly to a discussion will receive no credit. It is okay to disagree in a discussion. In fact much learning happens when we disagree. However we need to be respectful and keep our online classroom a safe place to learn.
Due dates for discussions correspond with the initial post date which is usually a Thursday. Follow up comments are due by Sunday. Follow up posts are expected to be after the due date and are not marked late. Discussions conclude by the Sunday following the due date. After this, posts will be marked late.
Assessments:
[Include descriptions of your exams, final papers, presentations etc.]
Exam administration procedures
Course Schedule
[Include a course schedule for the semester. Link to Course Schedule Canvas page.]
UVU Policies and Resources
Policies and Procedures Links to an external site.
Student Success Resources Links to an external site.
Accessibility Services Links to an external site.
Accommodations/Students with disabilities
Students needing accommodations due to a disability including temporary and pregnancy accommodations may contact the UVU Accessibility Services Links to an external site. at accessibilityservices@uvu.edu or 801-863-8747.
Accessibility Services is located on the Orem Campus in BA 110.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing students requesting ASL interpreters or transcribers should contact Accessibility Services to set up accommodations. Deaf/Hard of Hearing services can be contacted at DHHservices@uvu.edu
DHH is located on the Orem Campus in BA 112.
Academic Integrity
At Utah Valley University, faculty and students operate in an atmosphere of mutual trust. Maintaining an atmosphere of academic integrity allows for free exchange of ideas and enables all members of the community to achieve their highest potential. Our goal is to foster an intellectual atmosphere that produces scholars of integrity and imaginative thought. In all academic work, the ideas and contributions of others must be appropriately acknowledged and UVU students are expected to produce their own original academic work.
Faculty and students share the responsibility of ensuring the honesty and fairness of the intellectual environment at UVU. Students have a responsibility to promote academic integrity at the university by not participating in or facilitating others' participation in any act of academic dishonesty. As members of the academic community, students must become familiar with their rights and responsibilities Links to an external site.. In each course, they are responsible for knowing the requirements and restrictions regarding research and writing, assessments, collaborative work, the use of study aids, the appropriateness of assistance, and other issues. Likewise, instructors are responsible to clearly state expectations and model best practices.
Further information on what constitutes academic dishonesty is detailed inUVU Policy 541: Student Code of Conduct Links to an external site..
Definitions and Examples:
Definition: Academic integrity is a basic principle which requires that students take credit only for ideas and efforts that are their own. Cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, and other forms of academic dishonesty are often defined as the submission of materials in assignments, exams, or other academic work that is based on sources that are prohibited by the faculty member or in ways that do not properly cite the source of a student's ideas and content. Further information on what constitutes academic dishonesty is detailed inUVU Policy 541: Student Code of Conduct Links to an external site..
Definition: the act of using or attempting to use or providing others with unauthorized information, materials or study aids in academic work. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, passing examination answers to or taking examinations for someone else, or preparing or copying others’ academic work.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Submission of work that is not the student's own for papers, assignments or exams.
- Submission or use of falsified data.
- Theft of or unauthorized access to an exam.
- Use of an alternate, stand-in or proxy during an examination.
- Use of unauthorized material including textbooks, notes or computer programs in the preparation of an assignment or during an examination.
- Supplying or communicating in any way unauthorized information to a “homework help site” such as CourseHero or to another student in the preparation of an assignment or during an examination.
- Collaboration in the preparation of an assignment. Unless specifically permitted or required by the instructor, collaboration will usually be viewed by the university as cheating. Each student, therefore, is responsible for understanding the policies of the department offering any course as they refer to the amount of help and collaboration permitted in preparation of assignments.
- Submission of the same work for credit in two courses without obtaining the permission of the instructors beforehand.
Definition: Plagiarism is the act of presenting another person’s ideas, research or writing as your own.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Using another person’s exact language without the use of quotation marks and proper citation.
- Rearranging another’s ideas or material and presenting them as original work without providing proper citation.
- Submitting another’s work as one’s own; this includes purchasing work from sources such as the internet.
- Submitting a translation of someone else’s words claiming them as one’s own
- Failing to acknowledge collaborators on homework and laboratory assignments.
- Duplicating or submitting work that was originally prepared for another class without the explicit permission of the instructor; or knowingly aiding another student who is engaged in plagiarism.
Resources: Citation guide Links to an external site.
Definition: the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Citation of information not taken from the source indicated. This may include the incorrect documentation of secondary source materials.
- Listing sources in a bibliography not used in the academic exercise.
- Submission in a paper, thesis, lab report or other academic exercise of falsified, invented, or fictitious data or evidence, or deliberate and knowing concealment or distortion of the true nature, origin, or function of such data or evidence.
- Submitting as your own any academic exercise, (e.g., written work, printing, sculpture, etc.) prepared totally or in part by another.
We would like to acknowledge the following institutions: Northeastern University, University of Jamestown, Washington University in St. Louis, and UVU's Woodbury School of Business. This statement uses or adapts parts of their academic integrity statements or used them for inspiration.
Religious Accommodations Statement
UVU values and acknowledges the array of worldviews, faiths, and religions represented in our student body, and as such provides supportive accommodations for students. Religious belief or conscience broadly includes religious, non-religious, theistic, or non-theistic moral or ethical beliefs as well as participation in religious holidays, observances, or activities. Accommodations may include scheduling or due-date modifications or make-up assignments for missed class work.
To seek a religious accommodation, a student must provide written notice to the instructor and the Director of Accessibility Services at accessibilityservices@uvu.edu. If the accommodation relates to a scheduling conflict, the notice should include the date, time, and brief description of the difficulty posed by the conflict. Such requests should be made as soon as the student is aware of the prospective scheduling conflict.
While religious expression is welcome throughout campus, UVU also has a specially dedicated space Links to an external site. for meditation, prayer, reflection, or other forms of religious expression.
Equity and Title IX Statement
Utah Valley University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, citizenship, genetic information, or other basis protected by applicable law, including Title IX and 34 C.F.R. Part 106, in employment, treatment, admission, access to educational programs and activities, or other University benefits or services. Inquiries about nondiscrimination at UVU may be directed to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights or UVU’s Title IX Coordinator at 801-863-7999 – TitleIX@uvu.edu – 800 W University Pkwy, Orem, 84058, Suite BA 203.
Technology Support Services
For 24/7 technical support contact Instructure's Canvas Support Live Chat Links to an external site.
(385) 204-4930 (Available 24/7)