Course Design Analysis Document Responsibility : SME & ID

Course Information:

• What do learners need and/or want to know about the Module?

• What pre-requisites exist?

Instructor Information/Course Owner Information: Responsibility : SME

• What do learners know about the Instructor?
• What is his or her interest in the discipline?
• What is his or her teaching philosophy?

Course Description: Responsibility : ID & SME

• What content will the course address?
• How does the course fit in with other courses in the discipline?
• Why is the course valuable to the students?
• How is the course structured?

• Large lecture with discussion sessions

• Large lecture with hands on assignments

• How are the major topics organized?

Course Objectives: Responsibility : SME

• What will the learners know and be able to do as a result of having taking this course?
• What levels of cognitive thinking does the instructor want the learners to engage in?
• What learning skills will the learners develop in the course?

Instructional Approaches: Responsibility : ID & SME

• Given the kind of learning the course owner would like to encourage and foster, what kinds of
instructional interactions need to occur?

• Instructor-learner,
• learner-learner,
• learner-peer

• What kind of instructional approaches are most conducive to helping learners accomplish set learning
objectives?
• How will classroom interactions be facilitated?

Course Requirements Assignments: Responsibility : ID & SME

• What will learners are expected to do in the course?
• What kind of assignments, tests do most appropriately reflect the course objectives?
• Do assignments and tests elicit the kind of learning the course owner want to develop?
 o Assignments (frequency, timing, sequence)
o Tests
o Quizzes
o Exams
o Papers
o Special projects
o Learning logs
o Presentations
o Research on the web
o Electronic databases

• What kinds of skills do the learners need to have in order to be successful in the course?

• Research skills
• Writing skills
• Communication skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Familiarity with software

Course Policies: Responsibility : SME and PM Curriculum

Committee
• What is expected of the learner? (Verifiable Outcome)

• Attendance
• Participation
• Learner responsibility in their learning
• Contribution to teamwork
• Missed assignments
• Late work
• Extra credit

Grading Evaluation: Responsibility : ID, SME and PMC Committee

• How will the learners’ work be graded and evaluated?

• Number of tests
• In-class
• Take-home
• Point value
• Proportion of each test toward final grade
• Grading Scale

• How is the final grade determined? Drop lowest grade?

 • How do learners receive timely feedback on their performance?

• Instructor
• Self-assessment
• Peer review
• Peer tutors
• Opportunities for improvement
• Ungraded assignments

Texts/Resources/Readings/Supplies: Responsibly : SME

• What kinds of materials will be used during the course?

• Electronic databases
• Electronic Course Reserve
• Course Webpage
• Course updtion based on feedbacks from the curriculum committee.

• What kinds of instructional technologies will be used?

Course Calendar: Responsibly : Training Dept

• In what sequence will the content be taught?
• When are major assignments due?
• Are there any guest speakers?

Learning Resources: Responsibly : PMO

• How will the learner be most successful in the course?
• What resources are available?

• Online quiz generator

• Study guides
• Lecture notes online
• Lecture notes on reserve in library
• Instructor to explain/demonstrate online resources
• Peer tutors
• Study groups
• Evaluation of online resources

Student Feedback on Instruction: Responsibly : Training Dept

• Anonymous suggestion box on Intranet? E-mail?
• Learner feedback at midterm for instructional improvement purposes?
• End-of-term learner feedback?
• Supplement to departmental learner feedback form?
Miscellaneous Information: Responsibly : ID and SME
• Instructor biography?
• Instructor Vision?
• Learner Information Form?

Additional questions to consider: Responsibly : ID and SME

• How detailed, explicit should the syllabus be?
• Will there be some flexibility built into the syllabus?
• How to word the syllabus so that it is learner centric?