Instructional Responsibilities. 6.3.1 Learning objectives, course requirements, and the testing methods and criteria to be used in grading shall be communicated to students by means of a syllabus at the beginning of each semester (or session). In accordance with Higher Learning Commission Revised Criteria for Accreditation (3.A.3), syllabuses shall be designed to ensure that “program quality and learning goals are consistent across all modes of delivery and all locations”. Syllabuses for online courses therefore shall include provisions ensuring that instructional contact and methods are equivalent in scope to comparable face-to-face courses. Copies of syllabuses shall be on file in the department office. 6.3.2 Students shall be provided timely appraisal of their own progress in each course and shall be provided an opportunity to review all written work on which they have received grades (including final exams which shall be retained by the instructor for one (1) year). 6.3.2.1 All student-initiated appeals of grades shall follow the procedure described in the Northern Michigan University Student Handbook. 6.3.3 Faculty shall meet their assigned classes at their scheduled times for the entire period and for the full length of the semester. Any change in time or location of a scheduled class must have prior approval of the department head, and the faculty member is expected to give students timely notification of the change. Allowances will be made for emergency situations.
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