1. Common Syllabus Components AGC – November 2015 1/3

2. Presentation Outline  History of Policy  Information Collection  Team Members  Notable Audit Information  Proposed Changes  Proposed Template  Questions/Table Discussion

3. History  Original Policy: Fall 2013  Established minimum expectations for course syllabi  Departments do add to these expectations  Audit to increase usage/consistency (~1 year)

4. Information Collection  Early Fall 2015 Collected Feedback from:  Associate Deans  Campus Police  Conduct Office  Department Heads/Program Directors  Enrollment Center  General Counsel  Instructional Support (Curriculum/DLIT)  Formed team to review submissions and create a proposal for AGC

5. Team  Katie Daniels (IS)  Kimberly Devries (GC)  Dan Gendler (SWD - Culinary)  Luann Keizer (SWD - CIS)  Susan Mowers (SAS - English)  Bill Faber (SAS – AD)

6. Notable Audit Information  Most syllabi audited contain common components  Winter 2015 (n=79)  Course Descriptions – 95% included  Matches Curriculum Document – 68%  Course Learning Outcomes – 83%  Matches Curriculum Document – 61%  Fall 2015 (n=107)  Course Descriptions – 98% included  Matches Curriculum Document – 69%  Course Learning Outcomes – 91%  Matches Curriculum Document – 65%

7. Proposed Changes (handouts)  Update the General Information section to reflect current processes (ex: CARP to Curriculum Documents)  Update the College Policies section (language and voice)  Add Campus Police Services and Resources  Add Title IX Reporting Policy (Kimberly DeVries)

8. Proposed Template  On each table:  current template (pink paper – file: Current Syllabus Template.docx)  proposed template (yellow paper – file: Proposed Syllabus Template 2015.docx)  (Gray) Current components with language modifications  (***) Proposed additions

9. Table Discussion  Please  Discuss: Updates and Additions  Propose: Other Additions, Deletions, & Considerations  On each table:  current template (pink paper)  proposed template (yellow paper)  (Gray) Current components with language modifications  (***) Proposed additions  Questions?

10. Feedback from Department  Send directly to wfaber@grcc.eduwfaber@grcc.edu  Thank you!