Language: English language should be used for lecturing, discussions, exams, and all verbal and electronic communications.

Course Syllabus: Each course syllabus should contain: course objectives, textbook, outline, material, assessments, grading policy, and outcome. Outline should contain sections covered every week with reference to chapters/sections in the textbook. Instructor should give the course syllabus to students in the first class. The syllabus serves as a contract between instructor and students.

Textbook: Instructor is free to select/recommend a textbook but it should be international and available. Textbook information should be provided to student in the first class of the course.

Attendance: Take attendance in lecture and tutorial classes. You may assign percentage for attendance based on the grading policy. Students should not be allowed to enter the class after 5 minutes from the scheduled time. No eating, drinking, or mobile use in the class. If the student wants to leave the class for any reason, he/she will not be allowed to come back to the class. Student's attendance should not be less than 75 % during the course. Otherwise, the student should not be allowed to attend the final exam.

Assignments: Give assignments every week (spell out in the course syllabus), preferably from the textbook. You are allowed to drop the least assignment from the grade. Collect the assignment at the end of the tutorial period of the next week. You may grade only selected problems from the assignment. Return the graded assignment and discuss with the class.

Quizzes: Give unannounced quizzes in the tutorials to force students to study and be ready all the time. These quizzes should constitute 10% of the total grade. Give the quiz at the end of the session for up to 15 minutes. Give up to 6 quizzes and drop the least one from the grade. Return the graded quiz and model answer the following tutorial and discuss with the class.

Midterm Exam(s): Give one or two midterm exams for students enrolled on old bylaw and only one midterm exam for those who enrolled on new bylaw. Indicate midterm exam(s) date in the course syllabus. For students enrolled on old bylaw, give the first exam the 4^th – 5^th week and the second exam the 9^th – 10^th week. These exams will be held during lectures/tutorials based on course progress and will constitute 25% – 30% of the grade. On the other hand, for students enrolled on new bylaw, the midterm exam should be in the 6^th – 7^th week with a weight of 25% of the grade. In all cases, return the graded midterm and model answer and discuss with the class. Instructor can arrange for a bigger or more suitable room for the midterm exams.

Final Exam: Final exam constitutes 40% of the grade. It should be a comprehensive exam covering all material. The student fails the course if he/she gets less than 30% of the final exam's total grade. You may select to have exams to be open- book or closed-book.

Cheating Policy: If a student is caught cheating during midterm exams or quizzes, he/she will get zero in this exam. If the student is caught cheating one more time he/she will fail the course. Cheating during final exam is strictly prohibited and faculty policy will be strictly applied.

Office Hours: For each group, instructor should have two office hours per week. Office hours will be determined in the first class and must be posted on instructor's office door.

Electronic Communication: Students can send e-mails to instructors to ask questions or request information. Instructor should answer students within 72 hrs.

Grading Policy: Instructor should detail in the syllabus the course grading strategy and provides it to students in the first class. The CHEP grading policy for students enrolled on the old bylaw is as follows:

On the other hand, for students enrolled on the new bylaw, the grading policy will be:

Grades: For students enrolled on the old bylaw, the letter grades for the course are as follows:

Student should get at least C– to pass courses that are pre-requisites to other courses

For students enrolled on the new bylaw, the letter grades for the course are as follows:

Course Outcome: Instructor is encouraged to use NARS outcome criteria. Moreover, CHEP may request additional measures for certain programs that are being prepared for ABET accreditation.

Course File: Instructor should submit a course file to the CHEP quality office by the end of the semester. Course file should contain: course syllabus, assignments and model answer, quizzes and model answers, exams and model answers, and highest and lowest sample answers of students quizzes and exams. Additional deliverables may also be requested by the CHEP for certain programs that are being prepared for ABET accreditation.

Students' Course Evaluation: Students will fill in a course evaluation form at the end of the semester. They will evaluate instructor's course delivery, course content, grading and textbook. CHEP administration will pay unplanned visits to the classroom to evaluate delivery.

Class Time and Place: All classes (lecture, tutorial, or labs) should take place in the assigned room and time slot based on the published class schedule. Instructor can arrange for a different room for exams if the assigned room is not suitable for that.

Cancelled Classes: If a class is cancelled for emergency or any reasons, students should be notified and a compensation class should be arranged with them.

Add, Drop, and Withdraw: Student can add/drop the course within the first two weeks (first week in summer semester) of classes without any penalty. No add/drop is allowed after the second week (first week in summer semester). Student can withdraw the course no later than the 8^th week (4^th week in summer semester), where the course fees will not be deducted, but no academic penalties will be imposed.