»Chapman Syllabus

A Template in Chapman Syllabus is a predefined syllabus structure that breaks down content into individual components of information instead of a comprehensive document, so that it can be authored in a more granular fashion that saves time and ensures accuracy.

Each level of our organizational structure has its own syllabus template, and components built at a higher level will be reflected in lower-level templates. At Chapman University, our structure is as follows:

Chapman University > College > Department > Subject

Example Structure:

• Chapman University (University)
  • School of Communication SOC (College)
    • Comm (Department)
      • Communication COM (Subject)
        • (Courses)
      • First-Year Foundations FFC (Subject)
        • (Courses)
      • Strategic and Corporate Communication SCC (Subject)
        • (Courses)

Chapman Syllabus is available in Canvas as Chapman Syllabus. In your Canvas course go to the Settings tab, click on Navigation, and enable the tool Chapman Syllabus to access the new platform.

1. Click on Chapman Syllabus from your Canvas course navigation.
2. Click Edit to open edit mode.

Note: Chapman Syllabus is not functional in sandbox, template, or Dens. Additionally, the Canvas Student View option is not fully compatible and is not recommended to preview your syllabi.

Navigating

The Chapman Syllabus is broken up into components. The baseline syllabus template contains many helpful components that are distributed university-wide. Some departments or courses come with additional components by default. Many templated components can be modified; however, certain components, such as  University Policies, are locked and cannot be modified by instructors.

  The top left will contain options:

• • • • Add – add an additional component
      • Reorder – change the order of components
      • Preview – preview the syllabus
      • Help – Chapman Syllabus help and knowledge base

Help Text

Each component has Help text on the right-hand side. If Help text is hidden, click the arrow to show the text.


Privacy and Visibility Options

Syllabus components also contain visibility options:

• Visible – means that the component will appear in the final version of the syllabus if it contains content. This is set as the default. If you do not wish to show a component in the finalized version, click to change to Invisible. Note: Leaving a component blank will also render it invisible on the syllabus.
  
  
• Public – means that instructors can see this information displayed in the Chapman Syllabus Library when the syllabus is published. Private means that only the instructor and students in that course can see the information when the syllabus is published. The default is set to Private.

Modify Component

1. Scroll to the desired component. If the syllabus component has a text box, you can type your information directly into the text box, copy and paste from another application, or select the edit button to make edits.
   
   
   1. To copy and paste: Windows users utilize “Ctrl V” and MAC users press Command+V ( ⌘ the MAC Command symbol on the keyboard).
      
      
      
      
   2. Rich Content Editor (RCE)

Chapman Syllabus provides plain text entry fields and a Rich Content Editor (RCE) to customize text formatting, apply heading structure, add rich media, or organize items into tables. The RCE toolbar in Chapman Syllabus allows you to apply:

• • Basic Formatting - Bold, italicize, or underline text. Apply subscript or superscript to characters and numbers.
    
    
    
    
  • Rich Formatting - Select a different font family or font size. Apply color to text and backgrounds.
    
    
    
    
  • Paragraph Formatting - Apply heading structure and alignment to text, or create an ordered or unordered list. You will also find the options to indent paragraphs or insert a quote to emphasize a block of text. The paragraph tool allows you to set accessible headings within textboxes.
    
    
    
    
  • Insert Objects - Insert a hyperlink; upload or link to an image; link, embed, or upload a video file; and insert a table. Emoticons are also available to insert into (or emphasize) text.
    •  To delete the table, click anywhere on the table. Select the trash icon to delete.
      
      

Add an Additional Content Component

The content component allows you to add or edit text within the document using a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Editor. With Chapman Syllabus, you can create your content from scratch or copy and paste from a desktop application like Microsoft Word.

1. You can add additional components by clicking on the + Add new component at the bottom of the syllabus or + Add at the top of the syllabus.
   
   
   
   
2. Enter the Name of the new component. This is used to identify the purpose of the component content.
   
   
   
   
3. Select a Content Component.
   
   
4. Click Save to create the component.
   

1. Click Submit at the bottom of the syllabus. You must click Submit in order for your students to see it through Canvas.
   
   
   After submitting your syllabus, you will receive the following prompt. This will allow you to copy the syllabus URL if you wish to provide a link or an embedded version of the syllabus for an external system (it will be visible in your Canvas course automatically).
   
   
   
   
2. Click Close to continue. The finalized syllabus will then display. Once your course is published, this is the version students will see when clicking on the Chapman Syllabus. Students can jump to different sections by clicking the component titles in the left navigation. After the syllabus has been submitted, click Edit in the survey preview to make additional changes.

Chapman Syllabus allows instructors to track student engagement with syllabi using the Student Engagement feature.

Navigate to Chapman Syllabus in your course. The black horizontal bar will display the student engagement. The black portion of the bar represents the number of students who have viewed the syllabus, and the white portion represents the number of students who have not viewed the syllabus.

• Syllabus Engagement Tracking Status Bar
• Click on the black bar for a detailed breakdown of syllabus engagement by student.

Syllabus student engagement report with a list of students, syllabus count, percentage read, and last viewed information.

The first column displays the list of students enrolled in the class, the middle column displays how many times each student has viewed the syllabus, and the last column displays the last viewed date.

When students view the Chapman Syllabus, they will receive a Syllabus Acknowledgement prompt reminding them to hit the acknowledge button when they have read the syllabus in its entirety. This will be indicated with a green check mark in the syllabus engagement breakdown. A syllabus acknowledgement prompt window with an 'OK' button to confirm the student has read the syllabus.

Every course has its own syllabus template. However, if you have published a Chapman Syllabus for the same course in another section or prior term, you DO NOT need to start from scratch. You can pull in a previously published Chapman Syllabus to reuse in another section or term.

1. Login to Canvas and go to your course. 
2. Click Chapman Syllabus on the Navbar in your course.
3. Locate and click Replace with a different Syllabus (found at the top of your syllabus)
4. Select which term you are bringing into the Syllabus from (either this term or a past term). Then select the correct section. Remember, this is pulling in an already published Syllabus to be used and edited for a new section you will be teaching.
5. Once you click on the section, your other Syllabus will be pulled in, and you will be able to edit with the course information.
6. Once you have finished making your edits for the revised Syllabus, click Publish.

 

The Syllabus Library is a centralized repository for all campus syllabi, archived by term.

Using the search tool, you can quickly find any class syllabus that is set to Public using a variety of criteria. All syllabi stored in the Syllabus Library are maintained in mobile, web, and print formats for easy viewing.

• Go to the Chapman Syllabus site and log in with your Chapman credentials.
• From the left navigation, click Syllabus Library.

To Search and Filter the Syllabus Library:

The syllabus search and filter tool within the Syllabus Library allows you to narrow down results by a variety of criteria, including Keywords, Term, Organizational Unit, Subject, Course Number, and Instructor. Any syllabus that meets the results of your filter will be returned and can be viewed in a mobile, web, or print format.

• Term: Terms can be filtered by Future, Current, or Historic syllabi. Within each category, you can further filter by term by clicking the Caret after the category. You may filter by multiple criteria; check all that apply.
• Keyword Search: The library can be searched by keyword using the "Looking for something…" search field. Enter the word(s) and hit Enter.
  
  
  
• Subject: Select the appropriate subject code from the drop-down list.
• Course Number: Select the appropriate course number from the drop-down list.
• Organization: Select the appropriate organization from the drop-down list.
• Instructor: Type the instructor's name into the search bar.