University of Puerto Rico

Rio Piedras Campus

College of Business Administration
Business Communication Department

SYLLABUS

TITLE : xxxx

CODE : xxxx xxxx

HOURS/CREDITS : 45 hours / 3 credits

PREREQUISITES:
: xxxx

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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This course will be offered in one of the three instructional modalities: Live, Hybrid or
Online.
{Nota: La descripción del curso no puede exceder los 1,000 caracteres}

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 (Deberá redactar objetivos de aprendizaje que sean observables, medibles y pertinentes al

curso, centrados en el estudiante.)

CONTENT OUTLINE & TIME DISTRIBUTION:

Time Distribution
Topic
Live Hybrid Online
I. Tema 1 3 horas 3 horas 3 horas
(live)
II. Tema 2 4 horas 4 horas 4 horas
(online)
III. Tema 3 11 horas 11 horas 11 horas
(live)
IV. Tema 4 24 horas 24 horas 24 horas
(23 online y 1 live)
V. Evaluación final 3 horas 3 horas 3 horas
(live)
Total Contact Hours 45 hours 45 hours 45 hours
(18 live = 40% y
27 online = 60%)

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES:

The course will use some of the following instructional techniques:

LIVE HYBRID ONLINE

 Lectures
 Readings
 Group projects
 Individual Assignments
 Measurement activities
 Hands on activities
 Oral Presentations
 Online instructional modules
 Online readings: Academic Journal
 Instructional Videos
 Group projects
 Individual Assignments
 Measurement activities
 Hands on activities
 Oral Presentations
 Live online and recorded
videoconferences
 Interactive instructional
modules
 Online readings: Academic
Journal
 Instructional Videos
 Group projects
 Individual Assignments
 Measurement activities
 Hands on activities
 Oral Presentations
 Live online and recorded
videoconferences

COURSE RESOURCES AVAILABLE OR/AND REQUIRED:

Resources/Equipment Live Hybrid Online

Institution Institution Institution
Institutional Learning Management System (e.g.
Moodle, MS Teams, Google Meet)
Organizational email (upr.edu) Institution Institution Institution
Computer, Tablet or Smartphone with high- Student Student Student
speed access to the internet or data plan.
 Student Student Student
Software (MS Office, Google
Suite)

Speakers NA Student Student

Webcam AND Microphone or Smartphone with NA Student Student
camera and data plan

EVALUATION TECHNIQUES: (Sample eval techniques)

Live Hybrid Online

Homework.........................xx% Homework........................xx%
Exams…...........................xx% Exams…...........................xx%
Portfolio..........................xx% Portfolio..........................xx%
Oral Presentations.............xx% Oral Presentations.............xx%
Reflections….....................xx% Reflections….....................xx%
Research Group Projects Research Group Projects
..........................................xx% ..........................................xx%
Online discussion forum
participation ……………..xx%
Electronic Portfolio…............xx%
Reflections…........................xx%
Oral Presentations.................xx%
Online Oral Presentations …xx
Total….......................100%
Total…..............................100% %
Homework ..........................xx%
Exams…...........................xx%
Portfolio..........................xx%
Oral Presentations.............xx%
Reflections….....................xx%
Research Group Projects
..........................................xx%
Online discussion forum
participation ……………..xx%
Electronic Portfolio…............xx
%
Reflections…........................xx
%
Live- online meetings ….xx%

Total…..........................100%

REASONABLE ACCOMODATION ADA LAW:

Our Department complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and is committed to providing equal
educational opportunities to all students, regardless of disabilities. Students with
disabilities must seek assistance for accommodations specific to their conditions
from the disability resource center (“Oficina de Asuntos para las Personas con
Impedimento), preferably prior to the start of classes, or as soon as the disability
becomes known. The disability resource center (OAPI) determines eligibility and
specific accommodation requirements based on verification of disability and
assessment of student’s educational need. Students who have a documented
special need that require academic support services must contact the professor the
first week of class so these accommodations can be met.
Students who have a documented disability that requires academic support or
special needs should approach the professor immediately. The Business English
Department
Complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Law 51

According to the Law of Integral Educational Services for Persons with

Disabilities, students who require reasonable accommodation should notify the
professor the first day of class.

Students who receive VR services should contact the professor at the

beginning of the semester to plan the reasonable accommodation and assistive
equipment required by recommendations of the “Oficina de Asuntos para las
Personas con Impedimento” (OAPI) of Dean of Students. The student with
special needs contact the professor.

Certification # 99 (01-02) of the Academic Senate, Act 51 of 1996 (Act Integral

Educational Services for People with Disabilities) and certification 130 (1999-
2000) of the Board of Trustees.
SEX AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION POLICY
“The University of Puerto Rico prohibits sex and gender discrimination in every modality,
including sexual harassment. According to “la Política Institucional contra el Hostigamiento
Sexual en la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Certificación Núm. 130, 2014-2015 de la Junta de
Gobierno”, if a student is being or has been affected by the behavior or conduct related to
sexual harassment, s/he can contact the Oficina de Procuraduría Estudiantil, thel Decanato
de Estudiantes or the Coordinadora de Cumplimiento con Título IX for orientation or to
report a complaint.”

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

“The University of Puerto Rico promotes the highest standards of academic and
scientific integrity. Article 6.2 of the UPR Students General Bylaws (Board of
Trustees Certification 13, 2009-2010) states that academic dishonesty includes,
but is not limited to: fraudulent actions; obtaining grades or academic degrees
buy false of fraudulent simulations; copying the whole of part of the academic
work of another person: plagiarizing totally or partially the work of another
person; copying all or part of another person answers to the questions of an oral
or written exam by taking or getting someone else to take the exam on his/her
behalf; as well as enabling and facilitating another person to perform the
aforementioned behavior. Any of these behaviors will be subject to disciplinary
action in accordance with the disciplinary procedure lain down in the UPR
Students General Bylaws.”

To safeguard the integrity and security of the user data, every hybrid and online
course will be offered through one of the institutional Learning Management
Systems, which use secure connection and authentication protocols. The LMS
systems verify your identity by using your institutional username and password
(your upr.edu account). It is the user’s responsibility to protect their account by
not sharing their username or password.

GRADING SYSTEM

Por ejemplo: A, B, C, D, F

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Referencias electrónicas:

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{Nota: Se deberán incluir al menos cinco referencias actualizadas (de cinco años o menos). Se
debe incluir, además, otros materiales disponibles para el curso como programados,
referencias
electrónicas, entre otros. Los portales electrónicos no constituyen referencias electrónicas y
se pueden colocar en una lista separada. En los cursos híbridos y en línea deberá asegurarse
que los recursos estén disponibles de manera remota. Acceso remoto incluye, entre otros, las
bases de datos del Sistema de Bibliotecas o de las demás unidades institucionales de
información, la Internet con los debidos permisos o con licencias de acceso libre o de dominio
público. Libros de texto requeridos deben proveer opción de uso, lectura o compra digital.}

Enero 2020