Course Outline

All students enrolled in a course must be given a course outline in the first week of class. The course outline will include the following, where appropriate.

1 Course Details

Number:

Title:

Credits:

Role in Degree Program: (Elective or list degree program for which it is required)

2 Lecturer and Contact Information

My name is ...................................., and I am a lecturer in ................... I was a student at ................., and obtained the following qualifications ................... My main academic interests are ...................... ( and my homepage is at .......................)

I hope that you find this course interesting and rewarding to study. My office is located at ........................, and I encourage you to come see me during my consultation hours, as follows:

Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Hours	?	?	?	?	?

(*Note: The Student Charter requires that consultation hours are offered on at least three separate days per week)

If you cannot make it during these hours, please contact me after class or by

my office telephone .................... or e-mail .....................

3 Assumed Knowledge

A certain knowledge base is required to successfully complete this course, and you must have completed the following prerequisite courses and have the other specific skills, knowledge and experience listed.

Pre-requisite courses: Other skills, knowledge, and experience:

4 Objectives

This course is generally about .................................., which is important for .....................

This course also has the following specific objectives:

These objectives make the following contributions to your graduate profile:

5 Learning Activities: Schedule, Time Required, and Relationships

Completion of this course requires your participation in the following learning activities:

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The time required to complete this course is approximately ............. hours per week and ................. hours for the entire term.

This diagram/table/chart shows how the learning activities fit together to achieve the objectives:

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6 Assessment

Your grade for the course will be based on the following assessable items:

Type: (One for each, e.g. in-class assessment, tests, quizzes, homework, laboratory work, projects, reports, oral presentations, and problem based learning or clinical evaluations)

Percentage of Final Grade: %

Due date:

Type: Final Examination or other Final Assessment

Percentage of Final Grade: %

Due date: (If applicable. For exams, use this statement: “You will be notified of the examination time and venue later in the term.”)

Note that any work received after the due date will be penalised, and if more than 7 days late will not be marked.

7 Resources

You need to purchase the following materials to successfully complete this course:

(Note if any materials are optional) NB. Students are expected to purchase textbooks.

You will also need to use the following materials, available at UPNG:

(Include library, on-line, PBL, laboratory and practical equipment, museum specimens, and other available materials and state location.)

8 Syllabus and Schedule of Learning Activities

The following table shows the schedule of topics and learning activities. It is critical that you keep to the schedule. You will find it very difficult to catch up if you fall behind.

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*Note that some required activities, such as field trips and video presentations, may be scheduled after normal business hours and on weekends. If you cannot attend some of these activities, you may need to consider not enrolling in this course, and should discuss the matter with your lecturer immediately.