This was a session at ETD’22.

Wise course policies require a balance between flexibility and predictability to benefit both students and instructors.

Policy Areas

A review of contributed syllabi identified the following six main topic areas for course policies:

• Academic integrity and misconduct
• Accommodations
• Attendance and participation
• Inclusion
• Late work
• Regrades

Syllabus Writing

Advice on writing syllabi, including some example Cornell syllabi, can be found here.