Syllabus & Course Schedule Templates
Did you know that Daemen is a Quality Matters University? Quality Matters (QM) is a voluntary, nationally recognized framework that helps universities improve the quality of courses. While not all courses have gone through the rigorous QM peer review process, the Instructional Design (ID) team has created resources to help faculty create courses that follow the QM standards. This tip will introduce two of those resources, syllabus and course schedule templates.
What is a syllabus?
Some may think of it as a contract between the faculty and students. Others may think of it as a course description, schedule, and boiler plate information the university wants to ensure students know. Both point of views are correct. The syllabus is a guide for faculty and students that provides the essential information about a course. This includes learning objectives, policies, resources, and grading structures.
What is a course schedule?
A course schedule is not a syllabus. Can it be included with a syllabus? Sure, but we recommend separating it into another document for clarity.
Syllabus Template
The Syllabus Template is a guide to ensure you are including essential information that students need to know to succeed in your course. The great thing about this template is it meets Quality Matters (QM) syllabus standards. You will see QM with numerical standards in parenthesis next to titles which indicates the QM standard that is met by including that specific topic in the syllabus.
Course Schedule Template
The Course Schedule Template is a guide to ensure you provide students with the information they need to follow along in the course, week by week. It gives you an opportunity to align learning outcomes with assignments, provide clear due dates, and topics that will be covered.
Is there a Master Course Template?
Yes! There is a Master Course Template that meets Quality Matters (QM) standards. Check out the Master Course Shell & Template article for more information.
Summary
We encourage you to use the Syllabus and Course Schedule templates to best align with QM standards and set your students up for success. Reach out to id@daemen.edu with questions.
ID on Demand Website
Visit ID on Demand for course resources, templates, and to schedule an appointment with an instructional designer.