College Seminar Syllabus

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[DEPARTMENT] · [INSTITUTION]

[COURSE 000]: [Seminar Title]

[Term YYYY] · [N] credits

Meets

[Days], [00:00]–[00:00]

Location

[Building and room]

Prerequisites

[None / course codes]

Instructor

[Name]

Email

[email@example.edu]

Office hours

[Days, times, and location]

Course description

[Two to four sentences on the seminar's subject, its central questions, and how the class is run.]

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  1. [Outcome, stated as something students can do]
  2. [Outcome]
  3. [Outcome]
  4. [Outcome]

Required readings

Books are available at [bookstore or library]. Other readings are posted on [learning platform].

[Author Last Name, First Name]. [Title of Book]. [Publisher], [Year].

[Author Last Name, First Name]. [Title of Book]. [Publisher], [Year].

[Author Last Name, First Name]. “[Title of Article].” [Journal], vol. [N], no. [N], [Year], pp. [N]–[N].

Seminar expectations

  • Complete the week's reading before class and bring it with you.
  • Contribute to discussion each session, with reference to the text.
  • Lead discussion once during the term, with [two] prepared questions.

Assignments and grading

COMPONENT

WEIGHT

DUE

Participation and discussion leading

20%

Weekly

Response papers (6)

30%

Weeks [N]–[N]

Presentation

15%

Week [N]

Final paper

35%

[Month DD]

Total

100%


Grading scale

A 93–100 · A− 90–92 · B+ 87–89 · B 83–86 · B− 80–82 · C+ 77–79 · C 73–76 · C− 70–72 · D 60–69 · F below 60

Policies

Attendance. [Number of absences allowed and how absences affect the participation grade.]

Late work. [Penalty or extension policy.]

Academic integrity. [Reference to the institution's academic integrity policy and how it applies in this course.]

Use of AI tools. [Whether and how AI tools may be used for assignments.]

Accessibility. [Insert your institution's accessibility and accommodations statement.]

Schedule

The schedule may change; changes will be announced in class and on [learning platform].

WEEK

DATE

TOPIC

READING

DUE

1

[MM/DD]

[Introduction]

[Pages or chapters]


2

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


3

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


4

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


5

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


6

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


7

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


8

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


9

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


10

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


11

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


12

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


13

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]


14

[MM/DD]

[Topic]

[Pages or chapters]

[Final paper]