Learn about the course syllabus. You'll get one for each of your classes and they contain contains ESSENTIAL class information students need to be successful in a course such as instructor policies, expectations for students and instructors, instructor contact information, assignments, due dates and deadlines, and grading policies.
All instructional syllabi at Pikes Peak State College must meet institutional standards for accuracy and content. Standard information includes such items as:
PPSC courses are required to include the Master Course Syllabi (MCS) which contain the state determined course learning outcomes. Departments will provide new instructors with already created MCS for most courses.
Linking to your MCS
The linking convention for MCS is as follows:
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/ [3 Letter Department Code] / [3 digit Course Number]
examples include:
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/ENG/121
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/BUS/115
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/COM/220
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/BIO/111
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/NUR/212
*If you experience issues linking your course MCS, contact your department chair or academic division administrators.
The Institutional Syllabus lists academic guidelines applicable to all PPSC courses.
Topics outlined in the Institutional syllabus include:
Instructors are encouraged to link to the Institutional Syllabus, creating direct links in digital syllabi and or using the following URL:
www.pikespeak.edu/academics/instructional-services/syllabus/institutional-syllabus.php
Pikes Peak State College's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) works to maintain up-to-date and relevant resources and guides for instructors. You can find the CETL Lib Guide linked in the upper side box of the Faculty Resources Page.
The information in MCS - which includes student learning outcomes and topical outlines - allows instructors to cut down on the information that they include in their course syllabus while also making that information available to those that wish to view course details.
The linking convention for MCS is as follows:
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/ [3 Letter Department Code] / [3 digit Course Number]
examples include:
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/ENG/121
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/BUS/115
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/COM/220
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/BIO/111
www.ppcc.edu/MCS/NUR/212
*If you experience issues linking your course MCS, contact your department chair or academic division administrators.
The Institutional Syllabus lists academic guidelines applicable to all PPSC courses.
Topics outlined in the Institutional syllabus include:
Instructors are encouraged to link to the Institutional Syllabus, creating direct links in digital syllabi and or using the following URL:
www.ppcc.edu/InstitutionalSyllabus
PPSC's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) works to maintain up-to-date and relevant resources and guides for instructors.
CETL Lib Guide