Course Title
Catalog #
Term
Instructor:
[Name of instructor/s]
Other Instructor
Information:
[List office location, office hours, telephone number, email address]
Section Number:
[The synonym number and the times and day of the week the course
meets]
Credit hours:
[Indicate the number of credit hours for the course]
Course description:
[List the official description of the course as it appears in the college
catalog and other printed information]
Prerequisites:
[List any prerequisites or co requisites, if appropriate]
Course Materials
Needed:
[List required textbook(s) ( including ISBN, if possible) required software
or technology, supplemental readings, calculators, workbooks, etc.]
Books and course materials for this course are available at the Kirkwood
Bookstore.
Learning Outcomes,
[Student behaviors that will be taken as evidence for learning specific
Objectives, and Course content in the course. List all appropriate course objectives and where
Competencies:
applicable, the specific course competencies which the student will be
expected to achieve.]
Assessment of Student
Learning:
[Describe how the learning outcomes, objectives and/or competencies of
the course will be assessed. List homework assignments, papers, tests,
journals, class participation, etc.]
Late Work/Make-up
Test Policy:
[List the guidelines or policies that are used in the course for students to
make-up any missed test or late work. This might include taking the tests
in the Test Center, expected notification of missed tests, obtaining prior
approval to miss a test, etc. Also include policy on late assignments.]
Class Attendance
Policy and College
Sponsored Activities:
As stated in the Student handbook: In compliance with Public Law 105244, Kirkwood Community College makes a wide variety of general
institutional information available to students.
For additional information, go to
http://www.kirkwood.edu/pdf/uploaded/630/student_handbook.pdf
[List clearly and concisely any additional or unique attendance
requirements for the course]
Productive Classroom
Learning
Environment:
See student handbook
http://www.kirkwood.edu/pdf/uploaded/630/student_handbook.pdf
Plagiarism Policy:
See student handbook
http://www.kirkwood.edu/pdf/uploaded/630/student_handbook.pdf
Campus Closings:
See student handbook
http://www.kirkwood.edu/pdf/uploaded/630/student_handbook.pdf
Learning Environment [List any behavior expectations of students in the course including
Expectations:
interaction with other students and the instructor, class participation, cell
phone/pager policy, etc.]
Americans with
Disabilities Act:
Students with disabilities who need accommodations to achieve course
objectives should file an accommodation application with Learning
Services, Cedar Hall 2063 and provide a written plan of accommodation
to your instructor prior to the accommodation being provided.
Student Evaluation:
[List the grading criteria that is used in your class, indicating such things
as points for assignments, papers, tests, journals, class participation, due
dates, etc.]
How final grades are
determined:
[More detail here.]
Grading Scale:
Drop Date:
B+
C+
D+
A
B
C
D
A-
B-
C-
D-
F
[The last day to drop any course is 75% through the course. For the fall,
spring and summer semesters, courses that run the entire semester have
the drop date printed on the Academic Calendar and that drop date should
be listed here. For those courses that are less than the full semester, be
sure to list the date here that corresponds to the 75% point in the course.
That drop date needs to be approved by the department administrator
and the Registrar].
Students dropping a class during the first two weeks of a term may
receive a full or partial tuition refund for 16 week terms, for shorter
courses check with Enrollment Services for total withdraw information.
Details of the refund schedule are available from Enrollment Services in
216 Kirkwood Hall. For detailed discussion of drop dates and policies,
please read the student handbook.
The last date to drop this class for this term is ____________.
Final Exam
Information:
Final exams are scheduled during the last week of the term from _________
to __________. The final exam for this class is scheduled on _________ at
_________.
Emergency
Information:
See student handbook
http://www.kirkwood.edu/pdf/uploaded/630/student_handbook.pdf
[If desired, list emergency phone numbers, department office locations,
etc.]
Other Information:
Rev. 9/06
Rev. 9/1/07
Rev.7/09
Rev. 3/11
Rev. 4/11
Rev. 5/11
[List here any information specific to the course, such as information
regarding exposure to hazardous chemicals, biohazard, invasive
procedures, performance expectations, and also a course time line or
calendar, if desired.]