Learning Objectives

Learning objectives are the foundation of an effective course design and let students know what they will accomplish. Measurable and specific course and module/unit-level learning objectives must be in place before the review begins. Closely review the Learning Objectives Module to ensure you're prepared prior to completing the following steps. The QM Coordinator is available to review and provide feedback on your learning objectives.

Course Worksheet

Once you have been approved to submit a course for review, you will be required to complete a Course Worksheet. You will access this document via your login at the QM Course Review Management site. You will answer questions regarding your course type and upload your course and module/unit learning objectives. The reviewers will refer to the worksheet during the Pre-Review Meeting and throughout their review, so please be as specific as possible.

To assist you with filling out the worksheet, we have prepared an annotated version of it for your reference: Internal Review Course Worksheet, Seventh Edition_Annotated.pdf.

Course Shell

In the Course Worksheet, you'll indicate which section of your course you'd like us to copy for the review. The course must be fully built and have been taught at least once. That copy will be housed in our perpetual QM term in Canvas and is what will be used for the review. When the review is complete, the shell is yours to make amendments in as needed, and you can import the content into any future course you wish.

Textbook Access

The review team will need at least student-level access to all instructional materials used in the course. This includes any 3rd party apps or websites as well as digital versions of the textbook, if available. Publishers are generally used to providing free, temporary access to their textbooks for course reviewers. While you are filling out the Course Worksheet, contact your publisher rep about getting "reviewer access" to any necessary materials. Often, they will provide temporary codes, but if they need reviewers' contact info, please ask the coordinator for that information. If the textbook contains assignments or other activities and must be integrated into the Canvas site, make sure your publisher rep knows access must be granted in the QM Shell. This may involve copying content, so it's important content gets copied to the correct Canvas course.