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Syllabus Tool - Division (Director) Level

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Center for Support of Instruction

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Using WebTycho's Syllabus Tool helps UMUC ensure that:

• A student who starts a course sequence in one format or geographical location will have the foundation to continue in another and some familiarity with our approach;
• All faculty understand the place of the course in our curriculum and its desired learning outcomes; and
• The individual faculty member’s teaching is supported and enriched by the thinking of others in the discipline.

Since instructors have access to their syllabi four weeks prior to the beginning of the semester, it is suggested that all Division (Director) Level work be completed before that or five weeks in advance of the semester start date.

• For SUS Directors/Chairs the WebTycho system will send an e-mail indicating when Division Level syllabi are ready for your review. 
• For Grad School Program Directors/Chairs you can begin to work on your syllabi at any time.

Note: You will not be able to actually publish the syllabus to the individual course sections until the WebTycho classrooms have been generated by WebTycho. If you do not see the "Publish to Sections" link located under the "actions menu" this is an indication that the WebTycho classrooms have not been created. Please check back in a few day to see if this link has become available to you.

1. Access the syllabus tool:

• Go to: http://tychong.umuc.edu/wws/login.html
• Use your WebTycho username and password to log in.

2. Make appropriate changes to the syllabus

If you need help using the Syllabus Tool, depending on the level of detail you need, chose the appropriate set of instructions to follow.

• Text Only version
• At-a-Glance version
• Expanded version

3. Publish the Syllabus to the individual course sections when the "Publish to Sections" Link becomes available to you.

These instructions are also listed in one of the instruction sets listed above.