corrections that need to be made, the SME will have one (1) week to make appropriate updates (i.e., four (4) weeks before the subterm start date).

See the document, KYSU Online Course Content Management Procedures, for full details on the course development, redevelopment, and changes procedures and timelines.

Commented [JM63]: Check this reference and attendant policy.

The SME for each online course is the “keeper” of the syllabus for the online course with particular focus on the instructional components of the course. As such, the SME must ensure that the information in the syllabus is accurate, current, and sufficiently coordinated with residential counterparts. The SME will work with the program coordinators and the Office of Online Education to ensure that the course syllabus conforms to the standards of KYSU Online. See 3.2 – Online Course Syllabus for more details.

Each online course must include a syllabus posted in the LMS at the beginning of each online course before students gain access. The SME will maintain the syllabus in the primary course shell, and the syllabus will be consistent across each online section of a particular course. For this reason, the syllabus should include essential information about the course rather than section-specific details about the online faculty in each section.

The procedures related to the syllabus in an online course parallel the procedures related to course content changes more broadly.

The SME for each course should work with Instructional Designers to create a syllabus using the template established for KYSU Online. The syllabus template supports a student-centered delivery of online courses through consistency – appearance, order, and terminology. The syllabus must comply with relevant departmental policies and procedures. See 3.1.2.5 – Manage the Course Syllabus.

Revisions to the syllabus in online courses must be coordinated with the course SME. Suppose an instructor notes an error or outdated information. In that case, they should notify their faculty mentor to propose a revision to the course syllabus and coordinate any further actions with the appropriate SME. The SMEs will notify the Office of Online Education of their intent to change a syllabus. In most cases, a course development shell will be created. Then after the changes in development shell are approved, they are transferred to the primary course shell to be reflected in course copy thereafter.

Review of course syllabi is ongoing. Online faculty should inspect the syllabus in their online courses in Week 0 after the course sections have been copied from the primary course shell but before students can access the system. This is primarily for quality control. Instructors should notify their Faculty Mentor if they spot anything needing to be adjusted in the course syllabus. Commented [JM63]: Check this reference and attendant policy.

Commented [JM64]: Need to confirm consistency of capitalizing this title.

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