Introduction
The University of Utah and the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) requires instructors to include specific information about the institution and their courses in all published syllabi.
The Core Syllabus is an abbreviated document that includes only the required information about the course in a standardized format. At minimum, your Core Syllabus should include:
- The course outcomes and objectives,
- A brief description of each major course requirement, including each major assignment and examinations;
- Required or recommended reading assignments*;
- A general description of the subject matter of each lecture or discussion*;
- A preliminary schedule for the major examinations and assignments [if applicable]; and
- All current Mandatory Institutional Policies.
Adding Institutional Policies involves inserting a syllabus template from DesignPLUS into your Canvas course. The template provides sections for instructor information, course policies, tech support info, and online course expectations for both students and instructors. These sections can be edited or removed after the template is added, so you can remove online course expectations if you are not teaching an online course.
1. Open Canvas Syllabus
Visit the course in Canvas for which you would like to add/update your syllabus. Once there, click on the Syllabus [1] in the left Course Navigation Menu.
2. Select DesignPLUS Sidebar.
Click the new red rocket ship icon [1] to open the DesignPlus sidebar. It may take a moment for the icon to load and appear.
There is a keyboard shortcut which can be used alternatively to open the sidebar.
- Alt-Shift-D (PC)
- Option-Shift-D (Mac)
3. Select Template Content
Click on the +tab [1] at the top of the DesignPlus Sidebar and click on Template Content [2].
4. Select Syllabus
Scroll down and choose the Syllabus accordion [1].
5. Select Example Syllabus Template
Click on Example Syllabus Template [1].
Once this has been clicked, a new content block containing the DesignPlus - University of Utah Syllabus template will be added to your Canvas Syllabus page.
6. Update Canvas Syllabus
Click the Update Syllabus [1] button at the bottom of the page.
