SYLLABUS, ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND GRADING
As a stated in the Transcribed Credit policy, high school
instructors are required to meet the same face-to-face
instructional time as our NWTC faculty. This means that
transcribed credit courses are meant to be delivered in
person/traditional lecture format. Please consult with
NWTC faculty and/or syllabus to reference the required
face to face time for each transcribed course. Based
upon the above, we cannot allow transcribed credit
courses to be set up as independent study in the high
school setting.
SYLLABUS DEVELOPMENT AND
REQUIREMENTS
NWTC courses, including transcribed credit are required
to create and distribute a class syllabus to students. The
syllabus serves two purposes:
• Align transcribed credit classes with the same
expectations of NWTC classes, outlined in the
syllabus. The use of the syllabus creates a college
atmosphere and communicates clear expectations for
an NWTC college class.
• Align transcribed classes with the same requirements
of NWTC courses, ensuring the same course
outcomes are instructed across all offerings. This
alignment ensures consistency of instruction and
enhances quality of dual credit programming.
TEMPLATES
A syllabus template associated with the area you teach
will be provided at the Spring Summit. The template
contains
• NWTC Policies and Resources
• Class Outcomes (Competencies and
Employability Skills)
• Class grading requirements
• Class resources, if needed
These are the minimum required elements for your
class syllabus. Certain portions of the text must remain
the same in your syllabus as these elements apply to all
NWTC students, including high school students taking
NWTC transcribed courses.
You can add additional elements as it relates to your
classroom. Do not remove from the template required
elements, unless it specifies you can directly in the
template.
For more information go to:
www.nwtc.edu/k12syllabus
REQUIREMENTS: FOLLOW THESE STEPS
FOR ALL TRANSCRIBED COURSES:
1. Create a syllabus for all classes you are teaching
using the template provided by NWTC.
2. Name each syllabus document using the naming
conventions provided to you by
the Department.
3. Email a copy of the syllabus to identified Department
location before the first day of your class (this is
standard procedure for all classes taught at NWTC).
• General Studies—[email protected]
• College of Business—[email protected]
• Health Sciences—[email protected]
• Trades—[email protected]
4. Provide each student with a copy of the class
syllabus on the first day of class.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic integrity can be defined at NWTC as academic
dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarizing or furnishing
false information on such forms as transcripts or
applications for admission. Failure to report knowledge
of academic dishonesty to a College official may be
considered a violation of the Student Code of Conduct.
As a student at NWTC, students are expected to
maintain personal and professional honesty in all of
their actions at the College. Students must do their
own work and take steps to avoid plagiarism, collusion
or cheating. Student work includes tests, papers,
projects, speeches or any other assigned work that will
be evaluated for a grade.
Examples:
A student is guilty of dishonesty if the student does any
of the following:
• Uses unapproved resources on tests (ie: internet,
class notes)
• Reproduces tests (ie: takes photos of test and shares)
• Submits a paper, examination, computer program,
project, speech, or assignment as his or her own work
if someone else prepared it.
• Copies verbatim (word-for-word) the written
materials of others without putting such words in
quotation marks and or without documenting the
sources of those words.
• Submits the same assignment for more than one
course without the permission of all the instructors.
• Performs and/or accesses any work for another
student, regardless of delivery mode.
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