Syllabus and Policy Sheet

Please note for all writing courses, the following information must be found on your syllabus or policy sheet:
 

• Instructor’s name, office number, phone number, email, and office hours

• Title and number of course
• Course description
• Course goals/objectives
• Required texts for your course
• Number and type of assignments and how grades will be calculated (ie, how many points each paper is worth)
• Definition of plagiarism and university policy on plagiarism
• Attendance policy for your class
• Your policies for late work, grading, paper formatting, etc.
• A note about students with disabilities: “If you have or think you have a disability that might affect your ability to perform work in this class, you should visit the office of Learning Enhancement and Academic Development (LEAD) in the Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC), Room 023. They will provide information about testing, documentation of confirmed disabilities, and assistance. You should also talk with me as early as possible in the semester so that we can consider what accommodations might be made for your disability. For more information visit: http://academic.udayton.edu/osd”