Getting Started

Where do I find Niagara College Course Outlines?

For most courses, a course outline has been previously developed and shared among all faculty members teaching a specific course. Instructors can access the most up-to-date course outlines for all courses offered at Niagara College through the retrieve a course outline tool in the My Apps section of Blackboard.

Students, staff, and external stakeholders can also readily access all course outlines — including Vocational Learning Outcomes, Course Outcomes and Objectives — through the Course Outline Look-up page on Niagara College’s website.

What essential information is included in the Course Outline?

All course outlines at Niagara College contain the following standard course information:

• the course name.
• catalogue number.
• a short description.
• associated course outcomes and learning objectives.
• a breakdown of evaluation mechanisms.

Let’s take a quick tour of a sample course outline. Scroll through the interactive booklet below to familiarize yourself with each component of the course outline.

Additional course information is included in the course outlines located on the Course Outline Look-up webpage. Once you have selected the subject, course catalogue number, and term you will be directed to a page that summarizes the pertinent information auto-generated from academic logistics.

You will be given the options to either Print (1) or Save as a PDF (2). 

Select Print to retrieve the most comprehensive version of the course outline; then save accordingly.