Curriculum Development
Steps:
- Determine the number of courses. If only one course, go directly to course development. If two or more courses, proceed.
- Lead faculty will design the curriculum for the program including overarching program objectives and the individual course components. (See Questions to Consider)
- The department will then approve the proposed curriculum.
Questions to Consider:
Program/Curriculum Design
- How many start dates to the program are available yearly?
- What is the designated time to complete the program?
- Will you work with instructional designers to help form your curriculum plan?
- What courses and experiences will make up the proposed non-credit program?
- Will you be able to use existing materials (for-credit or non-credit)?
- Who are your faculty? Who will deliver the content?
- Indicate all that apply:
- Lock-step program (components must be taken sequentially with no breaks).
- Program is calendared (specific start and end dates to courses/components).
- Program is self-paced (students can complete requirements as slowly or quickly as desired).
- Synchronous online time (students must meet online at a particular time).
Content Delivery Plan
- How will the content be delivered and where? (online, personal website, YouTube, LMS)
- What Learning Management System (LMS) will you use? (If non-standard LMS is chosen, ensure that all business systems and chosen technologies integrate with the LMS.)
- Does the program require any of the following face-to-face components? (lab, clinical, internship/externship, exams, instruction/courses, international experience/study abroad)
- Indicate the frequency of the face-to-face components.
- Indicate the location of the face-to-face components.
- Describe the barriers to offering the face-to-face components online.
Who is Involved:
Faculty (Initiator)
TLT (collaborator)
Process Map:
