Syllabus

The Syllabus in Canvas makes it easy to communicate to your students exactly what will be required of them throughout the course in chronological order. Some parts of the syllabus are automatically populated and can not be edited by the instructor. See the following guide for more information - How do I use the Syllabus as an Instructor? Links to an external site.

The information below will give you general information about the different parts of the syllabus tool.

Parts of the Syllabus Page

There are three parts of the Syllabus: top, bottom, and the right sidebar.

Top - The top part of the syllabus can be edited by the Instructor and can include any text, images, or videos. Some Instructors copy and paste the content of their syllabus into this area. Other Instructors upload a syllabus file (Word or PDF) and link to the file in this area; in the example above the syllabus information is a linked file. For more information on how to edit this see the following guide - How do I edit the Syllabus description in a course? Links to an external site.
Bottom - The bottom portion of the Syllabus tool is NOT editable by the instructor. The bottom portion of the Syllabus page is automatically populated with items that will be graded and have been assigned due dates. If a due date changes, items are automatically reordered. If a graded item is added to the course, it is automatically added to this portion of the Syllabus. Clicking on any of the assignments will take you to the details of that particular assignment.
Right Sidebar - The Sidebar contains a calendar which highlights due dates of all the assignments. Dates which have an assignment due will be shaded in a darker grey color. Hovering over that date will highlight the corresponding assignment Below the calendar shows if course grades are being calculated using points (example above is using points) or weights/percentages (if this is the case then each Assignment Group and weight is shown here).