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Faculty Time: ~10 minutes

To initiate an internal or official QM course review, the course developer/representative should complete the in the ID&D Support Center.

Once the request is reviewed, ID&D will initiate the Review Application in the Quality Matters MyQM site and provide a Word template to help the course representative prepare responses needed for the Course Worksheet in step 2.

Faculty Time: ~1-2 hours

Once the course has been accepted for the internal or official QM course review, the course developer/representative must complete the detailed course worksheet to start the review process. This form is online in MyQM. It takes an estimated 1-2 hours to complete.

Tips

• Work with your Instructional Designer liaison for any questions you might have about the various information required for the Course Worksheet and for creating a copy of the course in MyClasses to be used solely for the course review.
• A course cannot move forward through the review process without learning objectives. Please check that the course has learning objectives at the course and module/unit levels prior to submitting it for review.If you have detailed activities within the course, be sure to explain the purpose, connection to learning objectives, and materials used to support the activity on the form. Without an explanation of the context and use of the activity, reviewers may miss the connection to course learning objectives.

Next Steps

After the Course Information Worksheet is complete, the SU QM Coordinator is able to assign a review team to the course and move the review to the next step. Note: A course may not move forward in the course review process until the Course Worksheet is completed and submitted online.

Faculty Time: ~30 minutes

The Chair of the review team will coordinate a brief meeting to introduce faculty to the review process, the reviewers, their roles, and what individuals can expect from the review. The review team may also use this time to ask clarifying questions about the course. This usually requires less than one hour of time.

Note: The review team will need access to the course prior to this meeting.

Next Steps

After this initial meeting, the review team will meet as a group as needed to discuss the review process and findings. The review team members will also spend individual time reviewing the course based on the QM rubric. Reviewers mark each item in the rubric as “met” or “not met.” When the review is submitted, a notification that the findings are ready for review will be sent.

Faculty Time: ~5 minutes

The time required for this step in the process varies. At this point, the course developer/representative reviews the final report.

Final Report Options

If the course meets Quality Matters review expectations, the course developer/representative can use the feedback from the review team to make any adjustments to their course design as desired.

If the course does not meet Quality Matters review expectations, the course developer/representative responds on whether (or not) they will make additions or revisions to the course. If the decision is to make revisions, the course representative has 14 weeks to make the modifications and resubmit the course for review. Working with your Instructional Designer liaison is highly recommended. The amount of time required for this step of the process varies based on the extent of the work to be completed.

Next Steps

If amendments were needed and submitted, the Team Chair reviews Specific Review Standards previously “not met”, provides feedback and an amended final report will be issued.