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Instructors are encouraged to use the online course repository, [https://outline.uwaterloo.ca/ Outline], developed by Science Computing – to enter all course outlines. A more advanced version was released in May 2019.
Instructors are strongly encouraged to use the online course repository [https://outline.uwaterloo.ca/ Outline] developed by UWaterloo's [https://uwaterloo.ca/science-computing/ Science Computing] – to enter all course outlines.  


The benefits of using Outline include that you’ll meet:
The benefits of using Outline include that you’ll meet:  
* Accessibility requirements (including updated standards for 2020)
<ul>
* All the mandatory components required by Senate as they are automatically filled in
<li>Accessibility requirements.</li>
* Our goal of developing a solid bank of syllabi.  
<li>All the [https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/course-outline-requirements mandatory components required by Senate], as they are automatically filled in.</li>
<li>Our goal of developing a bank of outlines that can be accessed by students, academic advisors, and future term instructors.</li>
</ul>


In addition, the interface will accept LaTeX input and the outlines generated by this service are consistently formatted, web-accessible, and automatically stored for future reference or re-use. Science Computing continues to add more futures such as student course schedule ‘heat map’).
In addition, the interface will accept LaTeX input, and the outlines generated by this service are consistently formatted, web-accessible, and automatically stored for future reference or re-use. Science Computing continues to add more futures such as student course schedule ‘heat map’, which is very useful when trying to organize office hours that fit with student availability.
 
 
 
'''Centrally Supported:''' No


'''Possible Alternatives:''' None
'''Possible Alternatives:''' None


'''Instructor Contact:''' Your CTE Liason
'''Instructor Contact:''' Your [https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/profile-type/faculty-liaisons CTE Liaison] for pedagogical support.
 
'''University Support:''' [mailto:mvucicevich@uwaterloo.ca Mirko Vucicevich]


'''Help email:''' Your CTE Liason
'''Vendor Support:''' n/a

Revision as of 10:06, 24 September 2024

Instructors are strongly encouraged to use the online course repository Outline – developed by UWaterloo's Science Computing – to enter all course outlines.

The benefits of using Outline include that you’ll meet:

  • Accessibility requirements.
  • All the mandatory components required by Senate, as they are automatically filled in.
  • Our goal of developing a bank of outlines that can be accessed by students, academic advisors, and future term instructors.

In addition, the interface will accept LaTeX input, and the outlines generated by this service are consistently formatted, web-accessible, and automatically stored for future reference or re-use. Science Computing continues to add more futures such as student course schedule ‘heat map’, which is very useful when trying to organize office hours that fit with student availability.


Centrally Supported: No

Possible Alternatives: None

Instructor Contact: Your CTE Liaison for pedagogical support.

University Support: Mirko Vucicevich

Vendor Support: n/a