Master Syllabi

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Louisiana Technical College

LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
GREATER ACADIANA Region 4
Continuing Education Division

Master Syllabi

COURSE NAME: COURSE NUMBER:

CAMPUS NAME AND ADDRESS:
(To be completed by the Louisiana Technical College Campus)

CONTACT HOURS:
(Total number of hours students will be in class)

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS:
(Number of total contact hours divided by 10)

CLASS LOCATION:
(To be completed by the Louisiana Technical College Campus)

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
(To be completed by the Louisiana Technical College Campus)
This should include instructor’s name, phone, e-mail address, and office hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
(The course description will be used, as written, to advertise for continuing education courses. Word the course description to sell the course. Make sure that in wording the description prospective students know what the course will entail.)

PREREQUISITES:
(In this shorter continuing education courses, it is important that prerequisites are detailed. If there are no prerequisites, put NONE.)

COURSE OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
(In behavioral terms, specify what students are expected to achieve for each topic covered. Please list in bullet form.)

At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:

TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER MATERIALS:
(List books in correct bibliographic format. Include all supplies that the student will need for the course.)

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
(The instructor’s specific policy concerning absences should be included. Include the following language in all syllabi)

Student must be officially enrolled in any course that they attend. It is expected that students will attend scheduled classes regularly and on time. If an absence occurs, it is the responsibility of the student to make up all missed work. Students, who stop attending a course and do not officially withdraw, will receive grades of 0 for all work missed and will result in a punitive final grade.

This policy shall be superceded by any more stringent attendance policy required by a regulatory or licensing body having jurisdiction over program requirements.

Attendance will be trace and maintained for various reporting purposes.

EVALUATION AND GRADING:
(To be completed by the Louisiana Technical College Campus)

Listed below are suggestions that may or may not be used:

Continuing Education students may choose to register for pass-fail grades.

Include numerical rangers for letter grade; the following is a range commonly used by many faculty:

Grading Scale:

A   94-100%
B   88-93%
C   80-87%
D   70-79%
F   69% below

This course is intended to be a learning experience, not a grading experience. If you
attend class, you will learn and pass.

ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions, which may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures as a result of academic misconduct, your instructor will assign an “F” for the exercise or examination that evidences academic misconduct for the first offense and assign an “F” for the course for repeated offenses.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
The Louisiana Technical College complies with Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Students with disabilities who seek accommodations must make their requests known by contacting the Disabilities Coordinator at the beginning of each semester. If a disability is identified later in the semester, a non-retroactive accommodation plan will be developed.

COURSE SCHEDULE:
(To be completed by the Louisiana Technical College Campus. This section includes assignments for each class meeting or unit including scheduled tests.)