Editing Your Simple Syllabus Document

The College for Creative Studies utilizes a third-party tool called Simple Syllabus that integrates with our Canvas LMS (Learning Management System). Simple Syllabus contains all the elements you need to create your course syllabus that your students can view within your Canvas course. Faculty update their Simple Syllabus document, and then it is approved by the Chair/Program Manager of the associated department.

• Instructor Experience – Simple Syllabus

To access your Simple Syllabus document within your Canvas course, in Course Navigation, click the Simple Syllabus link. (The location of this link may vary from course to course depending on how you’ve organized your course navigation.)

Generally speaking, upon viewing your Simple Syllabus document for the first time before/during the semester, your Simple Syllabus document will automatically copy from a previous semester course into your own current semester course. However, if this does not happen, please reach out to the ET+I team at CCS to get assistance.

When editing your Simple Syllabus document, some components will already be filled in for you and will not be editable while other components will be editable. Some components may be required while other components are optional.  Required components will have a Required label shown in the bottom left-hand corner similar to:

Some components, such as the Course Learning Outcomes, have data that is automatically brought in from other College systems. However, you can still use the text area below those components to add in your own information. In this example, a separate text box has been provided below Course Learning Outcomes to add additional CLOs that are specific to the course section.  Help text (shown by the green box in the below screenshot) displays for you on the right side of the screen.

Once you have made edits to your Simple Syllabus document, submit the changes for approval from your Chair/Program Manager.