Course Outlines

The course outline is a contract between you and your students. Changes should not normally be made after the course outline has been reviewed in class (usually the first class), and no later than the last day of registration. If any due dates must be changed after that date, students should be given at least two weeks’ notice before the new deadline.

Course Outline Template

Please use the updated FPGA-FASS Minimal Template for Course Outline to ensure that the content requirements are met. You are not required to set your outline up exactly as shown, but you should cover all the suggested headings.

Compulsory Ancillary Fees

Course instructors can only require students to pay ancillary fees for the following:

• Field trips (direct costs of travel and accommodation);
• Learning materials and clothing retained by the student (e.g. textbooks, lab kits);
• Materials used in the production of items that become the property of a student (e.g. film); and
• Fees for materials/services where the institution acts as a broker with a vendor for the student (e.g. collective purchasing of laptops).

Other than for the items or activities specified above course instructors may not require students to pay any additional compulsory ancillary fees in order to enroll in or successfully complete any credit course. If your course includes such fees, you are required to provide an alternative that will not require the student to pay additional fees.

In addition, the use of fee-based third-party technology-enhanced learning resources and online assessment tools is governed by Carleton’s Policy on Adoption of Technology-Enhanced Learning Resources. If you plan on using such resources, please be sure to consult the policy. In particular, the following should be noted:

• Instructors may not require students to pay more than $75 per 0.5 credit course for technology-enhanced learning resources, except in exceptional circumstances approved by the Dean.
• Any such resources that are bundled with a textbook must be available to students to purchase separately.
• Any required purchases must be approved by the Chair/Director and communicated to students in the course outline.
• No more than 35% of a student’s overall course grade may be based on assessments utilizing fee-based third-party assessment tools, except in exceptional circumstances approved of by the Dean.
• Any use of fee-based third-party enhanced learning resources must be reported to their Chair/Director.
• Instructors are encouraged to provide alternative methods of assessment to students in lieu of using fee-based technology-enhanced learning resources.

Copyright

Any photocopying and scanning from copyrighted works that are used for teaching must be limited to what is allowed under the Copyright Act.  When preparing course materials, course instructors should consult the Carleton Fair Dealing Guidelines. The Library’s Ares electronic reserves service offers a simple way to make course readings available to students electronically, and library staff will ensure that the materials posted are copyright compliant, including paying for permissions if required.

Any questions about copyright can be sent to Copyright@Carleton.ca. This includes questions about using films or internet-based materials in class, as well as questions about author’s rights, and open access.

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