Course Development Process
Professional Role
Competency Profile
Design
Curricular Purpose
Curricular Sequence
Pedagogical Process
Validation Research
Recruitment
Strategies
Assessment
Continuous
Improvement
Program Assessment
Mentoring/Coaching
Content Development
Philosophy
Support
Instructional
Design Support
Timel ine: 1 YearNeed
Assessment
Market
Analysis
Graduate
Profile
Competitive
Analysis
Program Implementation
Pro gram Imp rov eme n ts Base d on As sessm entsThe following is an example of an internal process used by the Division of Continuing Studies Educational Innovation Program Development Team. For more information about the internal process, please contact Katy Duren - 608- 263-5114.
PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR POST-BAC DEGREES/CERTIFICATES: PROGRAM REVENUE
Pre-Planning Brief Curriculum Narrative Outputs: Market Analysis Worksheet Pre-Planning Meeting Pre-Planning Continues Operational Budget Proposed Timeline Outputs: New Course Approval Program Approval Curriculum Development Outputs: Program MOU (if DCS supports) Academic Approval Process Individual Course Development Formal Program Proposal Finalized Operational Budget Implementation Meeting Letters of Support 12 – 18 MonthsNew Course Syllabus Development Budget Outputs: PR Tuition Setup Outputs: Program Manager Assigned Campus Level Check-Off Meeting Websites updated with new program
Lessoned Learned Implementation Plan (if DCS supports) Outputs: Instructional Design Plans Program Implementation REVISED 2/28/2013 Marketing Assessment (if DCS supports)
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS FOR POST-BAC DEGREES/CERTIFICATES:
PROGRAM REVENUE
A. Pre-Planning
1. Initial conversations
a. Tentative Program Manager/Director assigned and committed b. Assign Market Assessment worksheet for department to complete 2. *Proposed program curriculum brief narrative describing:
a. Credential level/# of credits b. Target audience
c. Three to four program objectives d. Modality
e. Time necessary to complete f. Cohort or other model? g. Program/cohort size
h. General plan for # of conversion/adaptation of existing courses vs. # of creation of new courses
i. New degree? Named Option within a degree? 3. Market analysis conversation
a. * Market Analysis Worksheet: Proposed target audience size and interest b. Competitive landscape
c. Specific questions re: credential level, modality, necessary skills/knowledge for employment
d. Where needed and warranted, more complete Market Analysis conducted by Continuing Studies
PRE-PLANNING MEETING : program manager/director, department chair, KMD, (S/C EI point person/Associate Dean; Jocelyn where warranted; L&S requires: Maria, NWJ)
Program idea discussed in broad strokes, departmental commitment confirmed, school/college commitment confirmed; plan created for getting organized for campus-level check-off meeting
F2F – KMD Primary Blended - varies Online – StB Primary
4. Initial budget planning
a. *Operational budget – broad strokes b. *Development budget – broad strokes 5. *Proposed Timeline: Identify target dates for :
a. Academic planning
a. Individual course approval (where applicable) b. Program approval
b. Development (where applicable)
a. New courses (online or otherwise)
c. Launch
a. First recruitment /admissions b. First instruction
*Documents needed for check-off meeting and MOU. Summarized in *Program Planning checklist
CAMPUS-LEVEL CHECK-OFF MEETING (Required): Campus-level approval to develop program as a PR program. Approved from budget standpoint (Tim), academic standpoint (Jocelyn), appropriate S/C Associate Deans (budget and academic), program “director”, department chair, KMD
IF PROGRAM WITH DCS SUPPORTS AND/OR DEVELOPS: MOU drafted and signed (KMD); requires finalization of development budget; development dollars transferred.
B. Curriculum Development
1. Curriculum fleshed out, tested, and finalized d. A. Program Director identified
e. Professional profile/competency profile fleshed out f. Mapped to courses – existing or new
g. Curriculum checked against market (validation research)(where applicable)
h. Where online: overall online pedagogy, engagement, and instructional design plan, including community of practice plan
2. Course development started (where applicable)
(but note that this process shouldn’t get too far ahead of academic approval)
F2F Blended Online
Faculty time buy-out (where
applicable) Faculty buy-out DCS Online Development Process
Course Map
Faculty buy-out
DCS Online Development Process (where applicable) Course Map
ISD
C. Academic Approval Process
1. Brief program narrative developed into formal program proposal i. Draft circulated early to Associate Deans, Jocelyn, and Kelly 2. Departmental and school/college approval process
3. Jocelyn and Kelly notified of intent to bring before GFEC and UAPC; get date on agendas 4. *Program proposal finalized; suitable for submission to GFEC
i. Letters of support 5. Individual courses approved
i. Department
ii. School/college APC or curriculum committee iii. UAPC
i. Department ii. School/college APC iii. GFEC
iv. UAPC
7 . Operational Budget finalized
a. Finalize any tuition issues with Tim b. Finalize 104/131
D. Program Implementation
1. Academic Implementation
2. Academic Codes Assigned (RO – Phil Hull)
i. Includes effective implementation and admit dates 3. E-applications revised to reflect new programs
i. *Capstones – DCS ii. Masters – Grad School
4. New programs added to campus websites i. *If Capstone, - added to DCS website 5. Capstones into DARS
i. Implementation form into KB ii. DARS contact with RO
IF CAPSTONE: IMPLEMENTATION MEETING(required): Finalizing details of program implementation including DARS, admissions/enrollment, student services, program websites. KMD, Jane Schimmel, Program Director, Student services director
6. PR Program Budget Implementation
PR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION MEETING (required): Finalizing implementation of budget processes for PR programs. Need codes and UDDS for this meeting. Tim Norris, Ann Bourse, KMD, Jocelyn, Program Director, S/C budget Officer, Craig Stevens, Cathie Easter, Tip Vandall
7. Online Program Implementation E. Debrief Meeting (recommended)
