The master syllabus for a course is a framework upon which individual faculty build the syllabus for their particular course sections. 
For the sake of ensuring complete and consistent communication to students,
the college has identified
a set of items that all course syllabi are expected to contain. The goal
is to provide all ACC students clear statements of the course expectations, requirements, and policies that may
(among many other
factors, of course)
help them to succeed
in the class.
In addition, having
such statements in the syllabus can prove critical
when responding
to
student
concerns
regarding grades
or
other issues.
Many of
these statements,
particularly those
for
policies
(such as
for
withdrawal, for example)
will be
consistent across
courses
and
even across
the
college,
while other items,
such as class
times
or
office hours, will of course
vary
from section to section.
There are no particular expectations regarding the order, arrangement, or
style
in which these items
are
presented in the syllabus, but a checklist is available
that lists all of the items in a sequence that
many
faculty might find useful.
Many of these items are also found in Lighthouse. The latter, however, is a “faculty information utility”
and
does not contain many of the elements
expected
in a syllabus. Moreover, the master syllabus for
a course
does
not itself contain the instructor- and section- specific information found in Lighthouse.
Please forward current master syllabi to: syllabi@austincc.edu
Master syllabi for all courses will be posted here:
