3 Quick Start for Academic Success
Course Presentations and Schedules
Read your Course Presentation / Syllabus and Plan your Schedules
There will be a description and general overview of what you will be doing in each course.
Course Description: from the Course Outline. This is the general overview of what you will be doing in this course plus anything else the Instructor would like you to know about the overall intention of this course.
Contact Information for your Instructor: Name; email; Office Phone / Voice Mail; Classroom; Office Hour times; Office Room. This should contain all the info you need to contact your Instructor when you need to ask questions, meet with them, or convey information to them.
Course Materials: will include the required and Additional Materials: Including: reference to handouts, Library materials that are used in the course, or other materials. You will need all of these items! Get them from the indicated sources.
Tentative Schedule of Topics, Classes, Assignments (may change): including times, attendance requirements, external activities, field trips, etc. This information should go into your scheduling device (day timer, calendar, online schedule, etc.)
Assignments and due dates specified: may include rubrics / checklists. Assignment due dates need to be scheduled in advance so you can plan your work, research, and study. Rubrics and checklists must be referenced for projects to ensure that you meet the specified requirements.
Tests and Exam dates: may include other ways that testing will be done. All testing requirements need to be scheduled in advance so you can plan your work, research, and study times.
Policies: Kwantlen Polytechnic University policies regarding class conduct, evaluation, testing, late assignments, and plagiarism are observed for all courses. Everyone at Kwantlen must comply with the policies laid out. For all Kwantlen policies see: http://www.kpu.ca/policies