A course template typically refers to a syllabus that contains boilerplate language for everyone throughout an institution to adhere to.
Such a document can go by many names (master syllabus, course outline, course format, etc.). Despite the terminology, they all hope to achieve similar results: increased consistency (particularly among multiple campuses and adjuncts), ease of accreditation reporting, and student access.
Syllabus templates may be introduced at various administrative levels (institutional, department, course, etc.) and with the expectation that at least some of the language and formatting not be modified.
In Concourse, we define a template in much the same way and provide tools to ensure that your syllabus management processes can be streamlined and guaranteed. This is done in three ways: content, permissions, and reporting.
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