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Self-Check Did you include course title, instructor information, grade level, subject area, office hours and required textbooks or resources?
OFFICE HOURS Monday, Wednesday -03:00PM- 05:00PM Thursday -09:30AM-05:00PM (Will be available in the office other than lecture hours) If possible email or telephone for prior appointments.
PRESCRIBED TEXT BOOKS Film Art: An Introduction (9th edition). Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson. New York: McGraw -Hill, 2010. Film: A Critical Introduction (2nd ed.), Maria T. Pramaggiore and Tom Wallis, 2008, Pearson. Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts (3rd or 4th ed.), Susan Hayward, 92006, Routledge. A Short Guide to Writing about Film (any edition, Pearson, Timothy Corrigan)
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Is the expected student audience described? (Are your students in the USA?)
Teacher Communication
Did you provide at least two forms of communication are included in the syllabus? Does this clearly identify the broad goals or topics to be covered? Does it outline the general topics, concepts and skills to be covered?
Course Description
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Are these measurable and/or observable? Do they describe what students must know and be able to do? Do they involve some cognitive challenge and active learning?
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Did you describe the expectations for student behavior when communicating online?
Did you explain the consequences for not submitting assignments on time? Written assignments will be submitted through Turnitin Assignment on Blackboard. The
professor will not accept any hard copies. All written assignments are expected to meet the standard for acceptable college writing. To ensure you write papers with college level writing, get help with the editing of your papers at the Writing Center. Make an advance appointment by sending an email to writingcenter@stu.edu, Kennedy Hall 224 or booking your appointment online
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Is a grading policy defined with point distribution or weighting In first-year courses (except Lawyering Skills): faculty should strive for an average GPA of scheme? Is the grading scale is 2.90, and in no case should the average GPA of a course be lower than 2.70 or higher than 3.10. The Dean, or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Deans request, may included?
grant authorization to a faculty member to submit grades outside this range, but only in exceptional circumstances, and only if the faculty member requests authorization before submitting grades. This policy is applicable only to final grades, not to every paper or examination. In second and third-year required courses (except Lawyering Skills and Mentor Externship) and other courses in which 45 or more students are enrolled: faculty should strive for an average GPA of 3.00, and in no case should the average GPA of the course be lower than 2.80 or higher than 3.20. The Dean, or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Deans request, may grant authorization to a faculty member to submit grades outside of this range, but only in exceptional circumstances, and only if the faculty member requests authorization before submitting grades. This policy is applicable only to final grades, not to every paper or examination. B. Class Rankings After each semesters grades are submitted, law students will be ranked, and each student, at his or her request, will be informed of his or her ranking. Rankings will not be published. If a prospective employer seeks verification of ranking, such verification will be given if the student so authorizes.
Grading Averages
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Area a variety of assessment types included? Is at least one assessment requiring either applying, analyzing, evaluating, or creating?
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Do conduct and academic honesty requirements clearly explain the policy on cheating and plagiarism. Are consequences for inappropriate behavior included?
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Is the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) described or linked? Are consequences for noncompliance described?
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Did you include the conditions for sharing or not sharing student information?
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Do the technology requirements outline technical specifications for student computers? Did you describe the procedures to follow when technical problems occur? Did you provide a copyright statement and disclaimer that identifies the owner of the course?
Copyright Statement
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Did you indicate your willingness to provide reasonable accommodations to a student with a disability?
*This document pairs with Designing a Syllabus for an Online Unit of Instruction (Peer Evaluation Checklist) by Lokey-Vega (2014).
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