Topics Map > Canvas

Canvas - Adding Your Syllabus to Canvas [UW-Madison]

This document explains various ways for instructors to add a syllabus to their Canvas course.

There are several options for making a syllabus available in a Canvas course. Below are some of the ways to do this as an instructor or staff member.

Preparing your syllabus

UW-Madison’s Course Syllabus resources can help you get started with crafting your syllabus. The Division of Teaching and Learning offers this resource:

  • Course Syllabi at UW–Madison: This webpage offers information on the core components to include in your syllabus, and a Microsoft Word document you can use as a template.

   

Using a course page or module for your syllabus

Some instructors choose to create their syllabus as a page in Canvas and set it as the course homepage. You could also add this to a module, such as a welcome module. 

Setting your syllabus as the course homepage 

  1. Create a new page in your Canvas course.

    1. Type or paste your syllabus into the content editor (see the Add Content section of the “Create a new page” instructions in step 1).

    2. Add your syllabus to the page as a PDF.

  2. Set the page as your course homepage.

Adding your syllabus to a module

  1. Create a new module in your course.

  2. Add your syllabus to the module as a PDF.

Using the Syllabus tool

Some instructors may choose to use the built-in Canvas Syllabus tool to deliver syllabus content. 

There are three parts to the Syllabus tool: Syllabus description, Course Summary, and the sidebar.

  • The Syllabus description area has space for syllabus content, welcome content, and so on. You can expand your entire syllabus file in that section or you can include it as a link. 

  • The Course Summary section is automatically generated based on course assignments and course calendar events.

  • The sidebar displays the course Calendar as well as information pertaining to grade weighting. Clicking the date will take you to the corresponding location in the Course Summary.



Keywords:
canvas course summary syllabus weighted weighting syllabi assignment list description calendar 
Doc ID:
91844
Owned by:
Learn@UW Madison in Learn@UW-Madison
Created:
2019-05-18
Updated:
2024-08-26
Sites:
DoIT Help Desk, Learn@UW-Madison