Course Outline Check up

Course outlines document the essence of a given course for an academic year. All parts of a course outline contribute to the definition of a course. This Course Outline Check-up provides a guide for reviewing an outline with a view to strengthening and improving the outline because it is the foundation for the design, modification, and updating of delivery plans.The Peer Review element emerges from the realization that our outlines regularly find themselves in the hands of third parties who need to be able to answer questions about curriculum coverage and equivalency.

SELF ASSESSMENT / Yes / In Progress
  1. The Course Description is written from the perspective of the student/learner

  1. The Course Description refers to the content, and the activities and evaluations

  1. The VLOs and EES apply to this course in terms of both content and evaluations

  1. All CLRs complete the phrase "… you will have demonstrated the ability to”

  1. All CLRs are written with active verbs that lead to clear assessments of performance

  1. All EKS provide clarification and elaboration of the associated CLRs

  1. All EKS are a continuation of the phrase "… you will have demonstrated the ability to

  1. The Learning Resources apply to all sections of the course that are offered

  1. The Learning Activities are related to the CLRs and EKS and independent of delivery mode

  1. The evidence for Evaluation/Earning Credit lists evaluation components individually

  1. The evidence for Evaluation/Earning Credit outlines the nature of the evaluation component

  1. The evidence for Evaluation/Earning Credit is independent of delivery mode

  1. The validation section in Evaluation/Earning Credit has a manageable number of choices

  1. The validation section in Evaluation/Earning Credit lists performances that can be assessed by the evaluation component being used

  1. The PLAR section is complete and provides a clear indication of the requirements

PEER REVIEW / Yes / In Progress
  1. Reading the Course Description, a clear picture of the course comes to mind

  1. Given the Course hours, the mapped VLOs and EES are reasonable

  1. Reading the CLRs and EKS, a picture of the teaching/learning comes to mind

  1. The evidence for Evaluation/Earning Credit aligns with the performances in the CLRs

  1. The validation section in Evaluation/Earning Credit is reasonable given the weighting