Checklist for Instructors

All PWR syllabi must include two major sections:

1. several pages of information describing course requirements, policies, and assignments as well as a list of resources for students; and
2. a detailed schedule of writing assignments, reading assignments, and other class activities.

The required information, or part one of the syllabus, includes the following material:

• Course identification (PWR course number, section number, and title)
• Information about the course (meeting times and days as well as location)
• Information about the instructor (your name, office location, phone number, email address or URL, and office hours)
• The PWR Goals and Principles Statement
• The course description as approved by the Associate Director and posted on the web
• A list of course texts
• Course requirements, with summaries for each major writing assignment
• Evaluation/grading procedures based on the PWR Grading Criteria (see section 5 of the Guide)
• Format requirements for written work (information on margins, spacing, titles, staples or clips, page numbers, font size, justification, and print quality)
  
• Format requirements for electronic submissions (subject heading, length, acceptable software for attachments)
  
• Procedure for submission of assignments (whether in class, by email, via website, or PWR mailbox)
  
• Due dates and any possible extensions
  
• Policy on 3 required conferences
  
• Class policies (attendance/ promptness, etc. See PWR policies listed above)
  
• University policies (the Honor Code, intellectual property, and more, as listed above)
  
• Student Resources (as listed above)

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