1. Name the required elements of any UK syllabus
2. Explain in simple terms basic academic policies and procedures governing the syllabus.
3. Reply to basic questions about required syllabus content in full and complete sentences

1. See how the sausage is made (i.e., understand how syllabus construction is supposed to work).
2. Compare policies and procedures between two institutions: UK and QUT

• Syllabus: a contract between faculty and students
• The UK Senate Syllabi Guidelines
• Faculty governance
• https://www.uky.edu/universitysenate/rules-regulations (DOC)
• Required Content:
  https://www.uky.edu/universitysenate/required-components-course-syllabi
• University Senate Rules 
• SR 6.1.1: ACADEMIC RIGHTS OF STUDENTS: Information about Course Content
• Syllabus as contract
• Content
• could take the form of the Bulletin course description or a reasonable variation thereof
• e.g., Philosophy
• Activities to be evaluated
• Grading practices
• If applicable, penalties for absences (only required if an instructor penalizes for absences)
• If applicable, penalties for late assignments (only required if an instructor penalizes for late assignments)
• SR 5.2.4.1: ACADEMIC STANDARDS: Absence and Completion of Assignments
• Basic Rule Content
• Completion of assigned work
• Attendance policies
• Absences from exams (announced and unannounced)
• If applicable, language stating that attendance serves as a criterion for a grade
• If applicable, language stating that an instructor will not return any graded materials
• see especially 5.2.4.2: Excused Absences
• accommodation for a religious observance
• SR 3.1.4: COURSE NUMBERING: Expectations in 400G & 500-level classes
• Two added requirements for graduate students in combined classes
• additional OR distinct assignment
• establishment of different grading criteria
• SR 5.2.4.6.E: ACADEMIC STANDARDS: Dead week
• clause E: No project/lab practicals/paper/presentation ... unless it was scheduled in the syllabus AND the course has no final examination
• Senate Syllabus Guidance
  (https://www.uky.edu/universitysenate/course-syllabi)
• UK Syllabus Guidelines: checklist detailing required content
• See also:
• Accommodations
• US Federal Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
• prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities ine mployment, housing, education, and access to public services
• Disability Resource Center (DRC)
• Letter of Accommodations
• Physical/Mental
• Typical
• extra time on exams
• low-distraction environment
• Syllabus TEMPLATE (DOC)
• Syllabus as Contract
• Academic Ombud Services
  (https://www.uky.edu/ombud/)

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Reading: A Model of Learning Objectives

• Anderson and Krathwohl, A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment
• taxonomy of the cognitive domain
• Three dimensional representation
• two planes
• the knowledge dimension
• the cognitive dimension
• three dimensionality
• Learning objectives

Reading for next class, if you haven't read it once already:
A Model of Learning Objectives

Handouts to read, if you haven't already:

• UK Syllabus Guidelines
• PHI 205 Syllabus
• PHI 336 Syllabus
• PHI 517 Syllabus