Syllabus Template
Instructor : Name, Title
Academic Unit:
Semester/term, year:
Course level (MA, PhD):
No. of Credits (No. of ECTS Credits):
Office hours: Days, Location
COURSE TITLE
Course Description
{This as a rule is a narrative outlining the background, thematic scope of the course, its main aims and structure and whatever else the instructor believes important to be stated/highlighted at the outset of the course.}
Learning Outcomes
{Specific statements of what students will know and be able to do as they leave the course, achievable and measurable through course assignments. Courses would normally have 4-6 learning outcomes. Those should in turn relate to learning outcomes of the program (as stated in program specifications). Some examples from different courses/subjects are given below.}
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
-sensitive analysis of public policy arrative analysis of a medieval text
…
Course Requirements
{In deciding on the number and kinds of assessment for the course, the instructor should make sure all learning outcomes stated above can be adequately assessed through those methods.
Additionally, the instructor should ensure that formative assessment is in place – i.e. there is a mid-course assessment to verify if the learning outcomes are being achieved by the students and to allow for mid-course corrections if necessary. There should thus be a minimum of two assessment methods in the course.}

(1) Assessment type 1 (% of the final grade). Detailed description of the assignment specifying grading criteria – i.e. on what basis will the grade/points for this assignment be awarded.
(2) Assessment type 2 (% of the final grade). Detailed description of the assignment specifying grading criteria – i.e. on what basis will the grade/points for this assignment be awarded.
(3) Assessment type 3 (% of the final grade). Detailed description of the assignment specifying grading criteria – i.e. on what basis will the grade/points for this assignment be awarded.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Date. Session Title.
Short description of the session
{Further information may be provided on sub-topics, seminar questions, assignments due, etc.}
Reading:
Mandatory and Optional
{Other divisions within readings are possible depending on the subject, e.g. primary and secondary sources, theoretical and applied sources, remedial (e.g. read this if you have difficulties reading the mandatory sources), enrichment/option (e.g. read this if you have an in-depth interest in this specific area, etc.)}
Course Guidelines
Course credits
1 CEU credit is equivalent to 600 classroom minutes, usually split up into 6 sessions of 100 minutes.
The most common course lengths are 2 or 4 credits (12 or 24 sessions of 100 minutes).
1 CEU credit is equivalent to 2 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits.
Short course descriptions
The School of Public Policy needs short descriptions on all the courses you offer in the upcoming academic year. These should outline basic topics, course themes, and may also include brief information on the assessment of the course. This description is used on the SPP website, and is also part of the syllabus (see above).
Teaching schedule
Gabriella Kelemen ( kulikg@ceu.hu
) works on the schedule of classes throughout the 3 teaching terms.

Reading materials :
Syllabus
A course syllabus should list the topics discussed in each class session including a breakdown of required readings and assignments where applicable. It should also provide detailed information concerning assessment (assignments, class participation, presentations, final exam/paper etc.) and how these are weighed in establishing the final grade. Sample syllabi are available upon request (see template above).
Course readings
Course readings can be uploaded to the CEU e-learning site ( http://e-learning.ceu.hu/ ) managed by Gabor Acs ( acsg@ceu.hu
) from the Computer & Statistics Center. Gabor provides short trainings to faculty who are not familiar with the system upon request.
Additionally, required books can be put on reserve at the CEU library. If certain books available at the CEU library contain mandatory additional readings, please provide the list of those books a few weeks prior to the course start to Gabi Kelemen so they can be put on reserve for the duration of the course. Gabi is also collecting suggestions of faculty for book acquisitions.
Grading and exams:
CEU uses a system of letter grades and grade points for evaluating students:
A
A-
3.68 – 4.00
3.34 – 3.67
B+ 3.01 – 3.33
B
B-
2.68 – 3.00
2.34 – 2.67
C+ 2.33 (minimum pass)
Under University rules students are entitled to receive detailed information on the nature of assessment and on the final exam (length, types of questions, standards of assessment). The final grade for a course may be based on a final examination (closed book, open book, restricted open book) and/or on oral, written in-class or home assignments as well as class participation.
As mentioned above, the syllabus should contain the list assessments.
Students are entitled to feedback from their professors on their oral/classroom performance as well as their written assignments/exams.
With take-home exams or final research papers, submissions need to be made using the CEU elearning site, and all papers will automatically be checked with a plagiarism software (Turn It In) before grading.
In-class exams are administered by SPP staff. Students submit their exams/final papers anonymously, using their student ID numbers. Identities of the students will be disclosed to faculty once they submit the grades for the exams/papers.
Exam questions need to be submitted no later than one week prior to the exam date, and grades within two weeks after the exam to Kati Horvath.
Once final course grades are submitted, faculty may get access to the students’ anonymous course evaluations.