Constructing Your Syllabus

Instructors must develop and share a course syllabus with their students. In the syllabus guidelines page of the Innovative Learning website, you will find Microsoft Word documents outlining required and recommended items to include in your syllabus. ​​​​​​​

Many of the regulations and resources mentioned in the syllabus guidelines documents are linked in Brightspace for you to reference. The syllabus guidelines include sample language for policies, such as the nondiscrimination statement, basic needs security, etc. 

Finally, we strongly recommend that you visit your classroom space prior to teaching. Part of the syllabus requires you to share an emergency preparedness plan with your students which will identify meeting locations in the case of a natural hazard or active shooter situation.​​​​​​​

Instructors of all courses must have a presence in and maintain a point of contact in Brightspace. A link to Purdue’s Emergency Preparedness and Planning resources is located on the Brightspace shell under University Policies. Your syllabus can outline what students should do in emergency situations. Define procedures for communicating with the students and submitting assignments. In addition, please take advantage of the resources found on the Emergency Preparedness Resources webpage and review with students the Emergency Preparedness Safety Briefing on the first day of class.