Course Development Process
New F2F Course
Existing F2F Course to Online
Present change proposal at faculty meeting for approval
Present change proposal at faculty meeting for approval
Present new course proposal at faculty meeting for approval
Existing F2F Course to Hybrid
Approved by faculty, proceed to submit request to EPC
Not approved- make necessary revisions, then bring back to faculty for approval
Not approved- Cannot proceed
Approved by faculty, proceed to notify EPC of change
Not approved- make necessary revisions, then bring back to faculty for approval
Not approved- Cannot proceed
Approved by faculty, proceed to notify EPC of change
Not approved- make necessary revisions, then bring back to faculty for approval
Not approved- Cannot proceed
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Submit Course for Quality Matters Review -(recommended to teach course at least once before submitting for review)- QM Approval needed to teach course online
See QM Workflow Process Diagram
Currently, hybrid courses do not need Quality Matters Approval
3) Challenge
A small group of faculty are APPQRM trained to review courses. Additionally, this handful of faculty also carry a full-time course load, causing a major backlog of courses waiting to go through the review process.
2) Challenge
There is no requirement for faculty to attend the institution's Quality Matters - How to Use the QM Rubric to Design Your Online course live workshop, also available as an on-demand asynchronous workshop, or Use the QM Online Syllabus or Use the QM LMS Template; thus, courses when forwarded to review, are not even close to meeting the standards which valuable time is wasted.
1) Challenge
Courses sent to EPC for approval only require course description, prereq/co-req, and topical outline. It is common to discover that the completed course activities/assessments may not meet the end-of-program outcomes or align with the accreditation essentials.