Agreements
Steps:
- If the department decides to use a 3rd party vendor, procurement will review the agreement received by the vendor.
- The department head and/or dean and the executive director of Purdue Online sign the agreement.
- Procurement signs the agreement on behalf of the university.
- 3rd party vendor signs the agreement.
- The signed agreement is shared with all parties.
Questions to Consider:
3rd Party Agreements
- Will you be working with an OPM (online program manager)? MOOC/non-credit course platform?
- Will you make any other formal written agreements. If so, with who and for what service?
Corporate Partnerships
- Develop memos of understanding for discounted rates to corporate or organizational partners.
- Develop a compelling value proposition (program, skills, speed to degree, price) for clients.
- Support B2B business development teams.
- If you have a prospective program, approach Diana Hancock, Director of Commercialization, email: hancockd@purdue.edu.
- If you wish to commercialize this product – note the IP agreement for commercialization. To learn more, click here.
- Will the department be able to duplicate the efforts of a 3rd party vendor if they are not interested in working with one?
- What services are expected from a 3rd party vendor?
Intellectual Property
- Procurement of faculty intellectual property agreements for instructional content may be necessary.
- Will any third party content or platform be involved? If yes, what content and from whom (third party)?
- After a decision is made on creating the course in Purdue Online, an onboarding form is completed with the professor that defines rates charged for enrollment fees, course to be created, and identifies the lead/co-lead for development.
- After five years of a signed agreement, the agreement will be eligible for any revisions regarding royalties. For example, in the first five years the royalties go to the original professor. If a revision is made after the fifth year, the royalties could be split among multiple faculty members.
- Any rebranding that takes place after the initial launch of the course/program will require a revision form to the contract.
- Amanda Reddick will add an onboarding form and at completion/before go live, need disclosure of 3rd part of content, contributions of grad or other faculty.
- New role in Blackboard – content owner has revision access, instructor has grader access.
- Course instruction acknowledgement will be needed by those planning on delivering the course content. Docusign will be utilized prior to course launch to outline expectations and gather necessary signatures.
Who is Involved:
Procurement (Initiator)
Department (Collaborator)
Purdue Online (Collaborator)