Online Course Syllabus
Syllabus
XXXX ### – Course Title
Section ###: Online
Semester, Year - # Credits
Instructor / Instructor’s NameOffice / Enter office location, if applicable
Contact Information / Instructor’s email address (required)
Office/Home/or Cell Phone: (XXX) XXX-XXXX (optional)
Online Office Hours / Days and hours instructor is available online for immediate feedback – Online office hours may be conducted via email, phone, or using the chat feature in Moodle (which makes comments available for others to read later). In lieu of specific hours, the instructor may articulate a response policy.
Instructor’s Response Policy / Response policy should articulate that instructors will respond to emails within 24 hours on weekdays and within 48 hours on weekends.Consider a shorter time frame than 24 hours (i.e., 12 hours) if not conducting synchronous office hours.
Viterbo University Mission:
The Viterbo University community prepares each student for faithful service and ethical leadership.
Course Description:
[Course Designer: Enter course description here]
Section-Specific Description: (if applicable)
[Instructor: Enter section-specific description here if applicable, or remove all together]
Prerequisites:
[Course Designer: List prerequisites here]
Text and Other Required Materials:
[Course Designer: Include the textbook and any other required materials. Also, indicate whether the text must be purchased new (if a software pass code is needed, for example), or whether it can be purchased used, as an eBook, or rented. Also, list any other materials the student is required to purchase and have available for the course (such as safety goggles, clickers, or a certain type of calculator).]
Learning Outcomes:
[Course Designer:The course syllabus should include course learning outcomes and show how they align with the department, program, and/or core curriculum outcomes. Additionally, the syllabus should communicate specific measures of course learning outcomes.]
Course Learning Outcomes / Relevant Outcomes for Major/Program / Course activities and assessments promoting outcomesTeaching and Learning Strategies and Approximate Time Required:
The following table shows the teaching and learning strategies implemented in this course, as well as the number of hours (outside work time) that students need to devote to those activities.
[Course Designer: Complete/replace items in the following table to identify the teaching and learning strategies designed into the course. The course should include multiple forms of instruction (e.g., interactive discussions, writing assignments, and testing) to address various learning preferences, as well as the approximate time that students need to devote to these activities (as instructional work time or outside work time). Items that are not weekly can be specified as such (only using total column), or indicating time for the week(s) it occurs. For more information regarding what activities constitute “instructional” or “outside work” time, see Appendix 2 in the Faculty Guide.THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE EXAMPLES – PLEASE PERSONALIZE.]
Teaching and Learning Strategies / Instructional Time / Outside Work TimeWeekly (Estimated) / Total / Weekly (Estimated) / Total
Discussion Forums (Weeks 1-7)
Instructor Online Presentations
(Weeks 1-7)
Online quizzes and tests (Weeks 2, 4, 6)
Writing Papers (Weeks 3, 7)
Course Readings (Weeks 1-6)
Projects (Weeks 6, 7)
Videos (Weeks 2, 3, 5, 6)
Peer evaluations (Week 4)
Research (Weeks 5, 6, 7)
Total / 37.4 / 90.1
For more information, see the Viterbo University Credit Hour Definition section in the Online Course Policies document in Moodle.
Grading:
[Course Designer:THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE EXAMPLES – PLEASE PERSONALIZE.]
Graded Course Activities
The following activities combine and are weighted to form the final grade for the course:
Component / Points/PercentageParticipation (in the form of online discussions and teamwork) / 10 percent
Individual Assignments / 20 percent
Quizzes / 20 percent
Financial Statement Analysis Project / 25 percent
Capital Budgeting Analysis Project / 25 percent
Total / 100 percent
Grading Scale
[Course Designers:Please edit the scale below and indicate if used by your program/department. Also note if the scale may be adjusted for this course.]
Once your final percentage is calculated, the final grade will be based on the following scale:
Overall Percentage: / Grade:93% and above / A
88.0 to 92.9% / AB
83.0 to 87.9% / B
78.0 to 82.9% / BC
73.0 to 77.9% / C
68.0 to 72.9% / CD
60.0 to 67.9% / D
59.9% or below / F
Late Work Policy
[Instructor: Please articulate your late work policy here.]
Formatting and Submission Guidelines:
[Instructor: Enter formatting and documentation guidelines here if applicable. If you expect students to submit using a particular file type such as Word or PDF, please note that here. Note that submissions and feedback should be done via Moodle for academic integrity.]
Detailed Activity Schedule:
[Course Designer: Use the table belowor similar to indicate course tasks, events, projects, assignments, tests, and any other due dates or benchmarks. The course calendar should show a potential schedule of deadlines for course activities and include rubrics/specific expectations for assignments when available (or information on where/when in course site rubrics or expectations will be posted).Complete the following table to indicate course tasks, events, projects, assignments, tests, and any other due dates or benchmarks. ]
[Instructor: Modify the following table/list of deadlines as needed with course tasks, events, projects, assignments, tests, and any other due dates or benchmarks:]
Week # / Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Major Course Assignment Details and Grading Criteria:
[Course Designer: Provide a summary of the major course activities, including what the student needs to do to completethem. “Discussions” has been started for you.]
[Instructor: Modify the following as needed for your course EXCEPT for any mandatory assignments as indicated in the Faculty Guide.Detailed information should be provided to students via Moodle.]
Discussions
[Course Designer: If discussions are used, please post parameters, such as guidelines, expectations, deadlines, and time commitment here. Specific assessment guidelines should be included here or referenced to/included in Moodle.]
Please review the Online Course Policies document in the course Moodle Site for additional important information about this course.
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