Course Syllabus Template

Syllabus template in LaTeX.

Course and Instructor Settings

In the configs.tex file, edit the course and instructor parameters. The course parameters include semester/year, course number, course name, credit hours, call number, prerequisites, class day(s)/time/location, and textbook. The instructor parameters are name, contact information, office location, and hours. In particular,

% DEPARTMENT
\def\dept{Department of Mathematics and Computer Science}

% COURSE SETTINGS
\def\semester{Fall 2023}
\def\coursenum{MAT 123}
\def\coursename{Course Name}
\def\credithours{3}
\def\callnumber{12345}
\def\location{Building Name 123}
\def\classtimes{T, R 2:00 \peem - 3:15 \peem}
\def\prereq{Grade of C or higher in MAT 101 and MAT 102, or permission of instructor.}
\def\textbook{Louden, K. C., \& Lambert, K. A. (2011). \textit{Programming languages: principles and} \\ & \textit{practices}. Cengage Learning.}


% INSTRUCTOR SETTINGS
\def\prof{Dr. Homer Simpson}
\def\office{123 Big Building}
\def\phone{(213) 789 - 1234}
\def\email{[email protected]}
\def\officehours{8:00 \ayem - 9:00 \peem}

There are optional settings controlled by logical switches for sections to include (or not), such as specific course policies or important dates. More sections can be added to syllabus.tex as needed.

Global Directory

Files in the common (global) directory are university-wide policies or files common to all your syllabi (assuming >1 teaching load). Add files as needed and include them in syllabus.tex. Note: The directory named global gives errors in TeXLive 2020.

Local Files

Edit files (except courseinfo.tex) as appropriate in the local directory to meet your needs. You may also add files as needed in the local directory, then include them in the syllabus.tex file.

Logo

Replace assests/logo.png with your logo of (approximate) size 130 x 20.
If the logo is not that size, you may either resize or scale in the code,

\title{\includegraphics[scale=1.0]{assets/logo.png}}

Bullet Items

Itemizations such as learning outcomes are designated with a blue square. To return to the default bullet item (black circle), comment out line #65 in syllabus.tex, specifically,

\renewcommand{\labelitemi}{\includegraphics[]{\assets/blue_bullet.png}}

Handout Class

Jim Fowler's Handout class