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Course Design Overview

There are 4 phrases in the design of an on-campus and/or online course. Each of these phrases need to
be carefully attended to:
i. Pre-design analysis
At this phrase, you need to identify as well as analyse your student population, the facilities and
resources available, the curricular context of the course...

ii. Determinging course goals and scope


At this phase, you need to determine the scope the course, the goals as well as the objectives of the
course, the expectations for student performance upon completion of the course...

iii. Designing course structure and content


At this phase, you need to determine the chuncking as well sequencing of the course content, the
learning activities, course materials...

iv. Determing evaluation methods


At this phase, you need to select appropriate types as well as formats of student assessment,
course evaluation...

Phases of Course Design


The following is a discussion of the various design tasks that need to be performed at each phase of the
course design process.

i. Pre-design analysis
Before actually designing the course, you need to first have a clear idea of your target students, the
resources available, and the general curricular requirements of the course. This pre-design analysis
falls into the following categories:
 Target students
 number of students
 demographic information
 student status (undergraduate/graduate)
 major
 in cohort group or not
 goals
 educational
 career
 personal
 Facilities
 size of classroom
 lab availability
 available technology
 Resources
 library
 online databases
 software
 community members and institutions
 other faculty
 Curricular context
 course level (introductory/advanced)
 prerequisites
 required/elective
 number of credit hours
ii. Determinging course goals and scope
When you have a clear idea of your students and the context of your course, you are ready to
proceed with defining the following aspects of the course:

 Content
 scope of course (depth/breadth of content)
 prerequisite knowledge
 important concepts
 Course goals
 overall purpose of the course
 knowledge and skills the course is to provide
 Instructional objectives
 higher order thinking skills
 basic academic success skills
 discipline-specific knowledge and skills
 academic enculturation
 career preparation
 personal development
 Learning objectives
 observable performance expected of students
 conditions under which student are expected to perform
 level of acceptable performance
 Expectations for student performance
 grading criteria and policies
 self-assessment tools
 samples of assignments
iii. Designing course structure and content
Once the scope and goals of the course are determined, you are ready to proceed with defining the
following aspects of the course:

 Course structure
 sequencing of readings and activities
 content organizational scheme
 linear
 cumulative
 modular
 Learning activities
 types of activities
 types of interactions
 expected outcomes
 alternative/backup activities
 Course materials
 texts
 software
 online resources
 Procedures/Course management
 turning in work
 late submission policy
 incomplete policy
 revision policy
 office hours
 contact information
 method and timing of feedback
iv. Determing evaluation methods
The final phase of the course design process is to determine both the student assessment methods
and the course evaluation methods:

 Student Assessment
 Format
 Tests and Quizzes
 Criterion-referenced
 Norm-referenced
 Portfolios
 Presentations and Demonstrations
 Observations
 Types
 Instructor
 Peer
 Self
 Course Evaluation
 Formative

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