Course Design

Make a Syllabus

Some things that you may want to put in your syllabus:

  1. Official Title
  2. Unofficial Titles
  3. Instructor Name
  4. Instructor Email
  5. Office Hours (Consider using Google appointment slots)
  6. Course objectives
  7. Course description
  8. Costs (required parts, books, etc)
  9. Weekly Breakdown:
    • Week#
    • Date of class
    • “Before Class:” (if you are “flipping” the class the may watch the lecture or do lab ahead of time)
    • “Discussion:” (Topics/plan for discussion, may also serve as a reading due date)
    • “Show:” (What assignment they will show, also can serve as a due date)
    • “In-Class Exercises:”
    • “Reading Assignment:”
    • “Production Assignment:”
    • “Watching Assignment:” (Redundant with Before Class of next week)
  10. Evaluation: (This is required to defend a student’s final grade).
    • e.g. On-time Participation 20%
    • e.g. Blogging 20%
    • e.g. Assignments 35%
    • e.g. Final Project 25%

Mandatory syllabus statements

Please note that the following statements are mandatory for all syllabi at Tisch School of the Arts. Please be sure all of the below statements are included in your course syllabi.

Statement of Academic Integrity

From the TSOA Policy and Procedures Handbook (https://tisch.nyu.edu/student-affairs/important-resources/tisch-policies-and-handbooks): Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work as though it were your own. More specifically, plagiarism is to present as your own:

  • a sequence of words quoted without quotation marks
  • a paraphrased passage from another writer’s work
  • ideas, sound recordings, computer data, or images composed or created by someone else.

Accessibility Statement

Academic accommodations are available for students with documented disabilities. Please contact the Moses Center for Student Accessibility at 212-998-4980 for more information.

Wellness Statement

Your health and safety are a priority at NYU. If you experience any health or mental health issues during this course, we encourage you to utilize the support services of the 24/7 NYUWellness Exchange 212-443-9999. Also, all students who may require an academic accommodation due to a qualified disability, physical or mental, please register with the Moses Center 212-998-4980. Please let your instructor know if you need help connecting to these resources.

Title IX Statement

Tisch School of the Arts is dedicated to providing its students with a learning environment that is rigorous, respectful, supportive and nurturing so that they can engage in the free exchange of ideas and commit themselves fully to the study of their discipline. To that end, Tisch is committed to enforcing University policies prohibiting all forms of sexual misconduct as well as discrimination on the basis of sex and gender. Detailed information regarding these policies and the resources that are available to students through the Title IX office can be found by using the following link: https://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/equal-opportunity/title9.html