Course Syllabi:Communicationofvillanovalearningresourcesand Servicesprovided

Course Syllabi:CommunicationofVillanovaLearningResourcesand ServicesProvided

Inlinewithyour course content,goals,assignments,andinstructionalactivities, weencourage youtoinclude communicationin your syllabus thatinforms andalerts studentstoservices andresourcesprovided byvarious campusunits. Theunits haveprovidedsamplecommunicationthatdescribestheir supportofstudents and their learning.Pleaseincludethesestatementsin yourcoursesyllabus, asappropriate.You may copy and paste the statements directly into your syllabus.

Academic Integrity–Officeofthe Provost

SampleSyllabus StatementRegarding AcademicIntegrity:

When students cometoVillanova,theyjoinan academic communityfoundedonthesearchfor knowledgein anatmosphereofcooperationandtrust.Studentsmustbehonestandforthrightintheir academicstudies.

Tofalsifythe resultsofone's research, tosteal thewords or ideasof another,tocheatonan assignment, orto allowor assistanothertocommittheseactscorruptsthe educational process. Studentsareexpectedtodo their own workandneithergivenor receiveunauthorized assistance. Pleasefamiliarizeyourselfwith theCode of AcademicIntegrity:

Studentsareencouraged tovisittheAcademic IntegrityGateway,complete theinteractivequiz, andusethe websiteasaresource:

FalveyMemorialLibrary:

Provided byRobinBowlesandJutta Seibert,LiaisonLibrarians

Thelibrary’s websiteservesastheportal toonlineand/oron-campus servicesandresources. Theseinclude subjectlibrariansfor all disciplines, printande-books, scholarlyjournals, research databases,digital collections, subject-specific research guides, andinterlibraryloans.

TheFalveyResearch SupportTeamprovidesone-on-oneresearchandreference help totheentireVillanova community. Our teamof professionalresearchers andlibrarians canassistwith anystageoftheresearch processfor papers, projects, theses,andarticles. Fromfindinginformationsourcesuchasarticles,books, and other data, tosimplifyingthewritingandcitationprocess usingRefWorksand otherlibrary-supported tools, as wellas general assistanceusinglibraryresources. For complex topics wecanalsoassist youinbookingatime with oneofour subjectspecialistsfor an in-depth consultation.

Wesuggest youaddthecontactinformationoftheappropriatesubjectlibrariantoyoursyllabus. Also,youare welcometoschedule researchworkshops foryourclasses, andthesubjectlibrarianwill be happytovisityour class and/orholdasessioninoneof the Library’s workshop rooms.

SampleSyllabus StatementforLibrary Resources:

Thelibrary’s websiteservesastheportal toonlineand/oron-campus servicesandresources. Studentsare welcometocontactthe library’s subjectlibrariansdirectlyviaemailorphoneforresearch assistanceor tobook a research consultation. The librariansprovideassistancein-personbyrequestatthefront deskof thelibrary, byemail at , byphoneat610-519-4270,bySMS messageat610-816-6222, andviaour chatprogram, AskALibrarian,whichcanbereached from thelibrarywebsite.Duringthesemesterlibrarians areavailable from8am-6pm Monday-Thursday, 10am-5pmonFridays, and noon-6pmonSundays.

LearningSupportServices (LSS)–Learning Commons,FalveyLibrary,Suite212

Provided by NancyMott,Ed.D., Director

Thebestwaytoencouragestudentstodiscuss disability-relatedaccommodations withyouistoincludea statementin your course syllabus. Becauseeach disabilitymayrequire adifferentapproachin providing appropriateacademic accommodationsthe followingis asuggested statementthatyoucouldreinforcewith anannouncementatthestart ofthesemester.

SampleSyllabus StatementRegarding StudentswithDisabilities:

Studentswith disabilitieswhorequirereasonableacademicaccommodationsshouldschedule an appointment with Learning Support Services to discuss specifics. It isthepolicyof Villanova tomakereasonable academic accommodations for qualifiedindividuals with disabilities. Studentsmustpresentverificationandregisterwith LearningSupportServices (LSS)bycontacting610-519-5176or at

For physical accessor temporarydisablingconditions,pleasecontacttheOfficeofDisabilityServices at
610-519-4095or egistrationisneeded inordertoreceive accommodations.

LSSalsooffersall studentsa varietyof academicsupportservicessuchasacademic coaching, studygroupsand homeworkhelpsessionsfor selected courses,studyskills consultation, andonlineworkshops.Informationis available at

• Office of Disability Services (ODS) –Second Floor, Connelly Center
  

Provided by Stephen McWilliams, Director

SampleSyllabus StatementRegarding Studentswith Physical Disabilities:

The Office of Disability Services (ODS) is the primary office at Villanova University with specialized knowledge and experience in physical disability issues. If you are student living with a disability and you need accommodations for that disability, please register with the ODS. The office is located in the Connelly Center 2ndfloor. Upon registration and receipt of proper documentation, the office will facilitate the necessary accommodations.

MathematicsLearning ResourceCenter (MLRC)–LearningCommons,FalveyLibrary,Suite211

Provided byMelissaFerreira, Director

Thepurposeof theMLRC is toprovideVillanova studentswith aplacetogoandbeinamathematical environment.Thisenvironmentwillenablethemtowork togetherongroupprojects, studyindependentlyand gethelpwith their freshmanandsophomorelevelmathcourses.Studentsareencouraged tousetheMLRC regularlyaspartof their studyprocess.

SampleSyllabus StatementRegardingMathematicsLearningResources:

The Math LearningResourceCenter(MLRC)offers tutoringsupportfor freshman andsophomorelevelmath coursesandspacetostudytogetherongroupprojects.Ifyouneedarefresheronhighschoollevelmath topics,our staff ofVillanova studenttutorsishere tolendahelpinghand.Whileourmostpopularserviceis our freemathtutoring, wealsoofferamath computerlab withmath programs, as well as anon-sitelibraryto helpyoustudyindependentlyandatyourownpace.

TechnologySupportServicesforStudents–UNIT, TechZone,VaseyHall, FirstFloor

UNIT providestechnologyservicesandsolutions asitrelatestosupportingthetechnologyportfolioof

Villanovastudents.

SampleSyllabus StatementStudentTechnology Support:

UNIT’s Tech Zoneoffers a varietyof servicestoVillanovastudents. For servicedetails, pleasegoto:

University CounselingCenter–HealthServicesBuilding, Room 206 Provided by JoanG.Whitney, Ph.D.,Psychologist,Executive Director

TheUniversityCounselingCenterprovides professional counselingtohelpstudentsfunctionoptimallywith regardtoemotional, academic,socialandpsychological issues.National surveysreveal that30%of college studentsreporthavingfelt“sodepressed itwas difficult tofunction”at sometimeduringthepastyear.20% of collegestudentsreported thatoverwhelminganxiety negativelyaffected academic performance. 20%of

collegestudentshave, atsometimein theirlife,seriouslyconsidered suicide,and4.6%haveconsidered suicide duringthepast year.

SampleSyllabus Statementfor CounselingCenterServices:

Attimes, personalproblems, stress,or lifecircumstancescaninterferewith your academicfunctioning. Villanova’sCounselingCenterprovidesavarietyofservices tosupportyouinyour academicworkandhelp you besuccessful. Weencourageyou toseek counselingtodiscuss normal,expected,developmentalissues,such

as loneliness, relationships,familyconcerns, decisions,sadness,anxiety, andconfusion. Weknowthatmany

studentsstrugglewithmorechallengingconditions thatgetin the wayof health,happinessandacademics.

ALLof theseconditions aretreatable.Westronglyencourageyou togivecounselingatry.Thereisnorisk, asall counselingservicesarefree,andall contacts areconfidential.

Appointments canbemadebyphone at610-519-4050or inpersonat206HealthServicesBuilding.Formore information, visit

Villanova WritingCenter –Learning Commons, FalveyLibrary, Suite210 byMaryBeth Simmons,M.F.A., Director

TheVillanova WritingCenterprovidesa comfortable atmospherefor students’ one-to-onesessionwith a qualifiedtutor.Students maybringtheir paper,assignment,andan openmindandthetutors will do their best tohelpstudentsimprove their writing.Writingconsultationsare50-minutesinlength.

SampleSyllabus StatementforWritingCenterServices:

Youmaycometothe WritingCenteratanypointinyour writingprocess.Bringanoutline,roughdraft,an assignment,orjustyourideas.We’ll workwith you fromwhereyou are,individually, at yourown pace.We lookforwardtoworkingwith you!Tomakeanappointment,either call610.519.4604or stopby

210FalveyLibrary.