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Course Development Objectives

The Course Development Process is intended to satisfy the needs of different constituents before a course is added to the library

  • Is there demand for the course?
  • Do students find the course interesting?
  • Does the course meet the SANS standard for quality?
  • Can the course run in all delivery modes?
  • Is the course easy to teach?

Course Development Process

Proposal - Check Process

  • Curriculum Lead
  • Advocates for the course idea
  • Coaches development of the Proposal
  • Curriculum Director
  • Advocates for the course idea
  • Curriculum Review
  • Reviews proposal to ensure completeness and identify gaps
  • SANS Leadership
  • Reviews proposal before next phase begins

Demonstrate Stability

Beta 1

Steady State

Course Proposal

Convert an Idea into the concept for a Course

First exposure of the course to students

  • No significant content changes (revision-level changes only)
  • 5 runs
  • Capped at 25 students paying full fees
  • Taught by both the Author and the Instructor
  • Run outside NA to test with an international audience
  • Does the course perform as expected?
  • Taught by the Author. Observed by Instructor.
  • Review by SME
  • Capped at 15 students paying 50% fees
  • Lab-by-Lab evaluations
  • Opportunity for development instructor(s) to observe
  • OLT readiness evaluation
  • Develop action plan to address issues exposed in Beta 1. Ensure all actions can be corrected before Beta 2.
  • Author works with Curriculum Lead and Curriculum Director
  • Write the course description
  • Identify the target audience and value for students
  • Create the course outline and learning objectives
  • Detail the topics covered in the course
  • Identify labs needed to support the learning objectives
  • Identify support needed during course development

12 Months

3 months

2005

2010

Begin

Writing

Decide to Release

Beta 2

Develop all the materials for the Course

Refine the course and resolve problems from Beta 1

  • Write slides and notes to support the learning objectives
  • Create the labs to support the learning objectives
  • Need detailed testing (QA testing) to ensure labs:
  • Function properly
  • Challenge students appropriately (qualitative testing)
  • Operate robustly
  • Peer review of content to check industry interest
  • Bi-weekly check-in by CL
  • Progressing along timeline toward Beta 1
  • Taught by Instructor. Observed by Author.
  • Reviewed by SME
  • Capped at 20 students paying 75% fees
  • Lab-by-Lab evaluations
  • Opportunity for development instructors to observe
  • Expect better results than Beta 1
  • Validation of corrections made
  • More fine-tuning, no major issues
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