Syllabus Sample - Kansas State University

Harper, R. & Peterson, M. (2005). Mental health issues and college students. NACADA Clearinghouse of
Academic Advising Resources. www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Mental-Health.htm
View Power Point #5: “Working with Parents”
View Power Point #6: “Working with Students in Emotional Crisis”
Paper Assignment: In a 1-2 page paper –
• Describe and discuss an ethical or legal issue you as an advising administrator have experienced relevant
to academic advising on your campus, involving parents, FERPA, students with disabilities, and/or
students in distress, describing:
o The situation and issues
o How you dealt with it
o How the situation/issue and your response to it relates to the assigned readings and/or Power
Point presentations
Paper for module 5 is due by midnight (your time) on Monday, March 28, 2011
*Be sure to submit your responses to the Module 5 discussion board topic by midnight (your time) Friday,
March 25, 2011
Module 6. Campus Environment, Campus Politics, and Funding
Advising Administrators’ Tips for Dealing with Funding Reductions. NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic
Advising Resources. www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/admintips.html
Bultman, J. E., Vowell, F. N., Harney, J. Y., Smarrelli, J., & Ames, S. (2008). Campus Administrator
Perspectives on Advising. In V. Gordon, W. Habley, and T. Grites (Eds.) Academic Advising: A
Comprehensive Handbook (2 nd edition), chapter 27.
Davis, K. J., Vallandingham, D., & Christman, P. D. (2008). Advising Administrator Perspectives on Advising.
In V. Gordon, W. Habley, and T. Grites (Eds.) Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook (2 nd edition),
chapter 28.
Funding Suggestions to Stretch Your Budget. NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources.
www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/Funding.htm
Grites, T. (2003). Determining the worth of an advising unit. The Academic Advising News, 26 (1).
www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/worth.htm
View Power Point #7: “Advising and the Campus Environment”
View Power Point #8: “The Cost of Attrition: An Economic Formula”
Paper Assignment: In a 1-2 page paper –
• Identify the stakeholders for your academic advising program
• Identify protagonists/supporters and antagonists/detractors
• Discuss how you, as an advising administrator, would include all of the above parties in gaining support
for your program