Registration Reminders

Is your Canvas course website published? If your site is not published, students will be unable to view it as they are deciding on their classes this semester. Even if your site is not completely ready, we recommend that you publish it so that students can view it.

You can continue to work on your site after it is published. Alternatively, after registration is complete, you can unpublish your site and continue working on it until a time closer to the start of term. 

All FAS Canvas sites include a tool called the AI Policy Wizard, which makes it easy to publish a generative AI policy for your course. More information can be found on the Office for Undergraduate Education's AI Guidance & FAQs page. 

The AI Policy Wizard is set to automatically display in each Canvas site's navigation menu. If it is not appearing on your Canvas site, you can re-add it from the Settings menu by clicking the Navigation tab. Scroll to the bottom of the page until you see a menu item called AI Policy. Click and drag it into the top (visible) section of the menu, then scroll back down and click Save. The Policy Wizard will now be visible in your Canvas site's navigation menu.

To help students make informed course choices, all Canvas sites have been pre-populated with a standard course information template. If this content was erased or overwritten during site setup, you can use the text below to replace it. 

To do this, copy the text below (beginning with "Course Goals"), then navigate to your Canvas site, click the EDIT button, and paste the content at a location of your choice. You can then input your responses by over-writing the field description below each bolded heading. 

Consult the IT Help knowledge base or reach out to FAS Academic Technology at atg@fas.harvard.edu for assistance.

Course goals:

Describe the specific knowledge, skills and abilities that students will learn or develop in your course.

Course format:

In what format is the course conducted (ex: lecture and required discussion section). How is class time spent?

Typical enrollees:

Who is this course primarily designed for?

When is course typically offered?

fall; spring; both semesters; occasionally; one time only

What can students expect from you as an instructor?

What is your teaching style?

Assignments and grading:

Describe principal assignments and assessments. Provide a provisional percentage-based breakdown of how each requirement will factor into the overall grade. Indicate the end-of-term assessment.

Sample reading list:

(optional) Indicate your sample reading list or upload the document to your course files and link to the file in this space.

Enrollment cap, selection process, notification:

(Optional--for limited enrollment courses) What is your selection process? Will certain students be prioritized or (e.g., concentrators; upper-level students; first-years only)? How will students be notified of their admission? If there is a website that describes your controlled enrollment application and selection process, please provide the link.

Past syllabus:

If the course will be taught in the same manner it has been, please post an example syllabus; if not, explain how it will be different. To post a syllabus document, upload the file to your course files and link to the file in this space.

AI policy:

Click the AI Policy link in the navigation menu at left and follow the instructions to select your course's AI policy. Once complete, students will be able to view your finalized policy by clicking the same navigation item..

Course policies:

Your Canvas site has been pre-populated with a page called Course Policies that contains select policy information from the Harvard College Student Handbook. You can edit that text and/or add your own policy information to it, including Absence and Late Work policies. Once complete, link to your policy page here in the syllabus so that students can quickly access your policy information for your course.