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COURSE DEVELOPMENT BLUEPRINT:
Relating Your Distance Learning Syllabus to SACS Requirements and Quality Matters Standards

As you construct your Distance Learning course, please consider the SACS required components for your syllabus. Below we have listed the requirements and shown how they can relate to Quality Matters standards (as listed on our Course Development Standards) that we encourage all faculty to employ in their courses. The SACS required components are listed on the Distance Learning Form which must accompany all courses requesting Distance Learning approval.

SACS SYLLABUS REQUIREMENTS

QUALITY MATTERS AREA OF FOCUS
1. Instructor’s virtual office hours, if any. I. Course Overview and Introduction
2. The technological requirements for the course.

(See our Technical Requirements and Recommendations)		 VI. Course Technology
3. Contact information for Information Technology Customer Service Center (http://www.uky.edu/UKIT/; 859-218-HELP).
4. Procedure for resolving technical complaints.
5. Preferred method for reaching instructor, e.g. email, phone, text message. I. Course Overview and Introduction
6. Maximum timeframe for responding to student communications. V. Learner Engagement
7. Language pertaining academic accommodations:
• “If you have a documented disability that requires academic accommodations in this course, please make your request to the University Disability Resource Center. The Center will require current disability documentation. When accommodations are approved, the Center will provide me with a Letter of Accommodation which details the recommended accommodations. Contact the Disability Resource Center, Jake Karnes, Director at 859-257-2754 or jkarnes@email.uky.edu .”		 VII. Accessibility
8. Information on Distance Learning Library Services (http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/DLLS)
• Carla Cantagallo, DL Librarian
• (859) 257-0500, ext. 2171
• Email: dllservice@email.uky.edu
• DL Interlibrary Loan Service: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=253&lib_id=16		 IV. Resources and Materials

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