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The Center for Learning Culture at St. Johns River State College

Faculty's Guide to Concourse

Working with a Syllabus for the First Time

A template has been made for each of your course syllabi. The first time you work with a course syllabus, you will need to add information to certain items.

To start, you will need to add an "Entry" - i.e. information - for the following Items:

  • Meeting Times
  • Contact Information
  • Goals and Student Expectations 
  • Assessment
  • Grading Criteria and Grading Scale
  • Course Policies
  • Schedule

Here are the 3 basic steps for adding information from scratch:

1. Select the “Edit” link from the “Syllabus” drop-down menu.

screen shot of syllabus drop-down menu

Don't see this on your screen? Look for the 3 lines as indicated in the screen shot below. Click those lines and then you'll see the Syllabus menu.

screen shot of view with 3 lines for additional options

 

2. Scroll to the an Item and click the green [item name] Entry+ button. Below is an example of the add entry button for Contact Information.

screen shot of add entry button

For information about adding information about a specific Item, use the menu on this page to select an Item. 

3. If you need to edit an Item after you've added it, click the yellow pencil icon - that's the Edit button. Below is an example. Please note, each sub-item has its own Edit button.

screen shot of sub-item edit button

Instructions for each Syllabus Item are provided on this guide. 

You only add this information to a course syllabus once. Next time you teach a course, all you'll do is copy elements from an earlier section's syllabus, and make edits to your items - like the Schedule and, maybe, Meeting Times or Office Hours. All the pre-populated items will automatically update each semester! 

The Center is an initiative of the Learning Culture & Innovation department.