Template:Course Overview

Overview

Course	{{{course}}}
Institution	{{{institution}}}
Instructor(s)	{{{instructors}}}
Offering(s)	{{{offerings}}}
Course Overview	{{{overview}}}
Student Characteristics	{{{students}}}
Prerequisites	{{{prerequisites}}}
Infrastructure	{{{infrastructure}}}

Course Overview Template

This template provides a consistent overview for courses. It has parameters for:

• course (name)
• institution
• instructors - name(s), contact info, homepage link(s), etc.
• offerings - semester, section, etc.
• overview
• students - typical class size, student background, etc.
• prerequisites
• infrastructure - classroom, technology, support, textbooks, etc.

It should be called like this:

{{Course Overview
|course= 
CS Seminar
|institution=
Muhlenberg College
|instructors=
Clif Kussmaul
|offerings=
Spring 2015
|overview= 
Culminating course for students in the final year of the major.
|students=
Students in the final year of the major. Most plan to work after graduating.
|prerequisites=
Varies, but typically all other required major courses.
|infrastructure=
Most students bring their own laptops to class.
}}

Notes:

• If we enable Extension:ParserFunctions we can include prompts for new or missing parameters, e.g.:

 {{#if: {{{testing|}}} | {{{testing}}} | Testing is missing. }}