Exemplary Online Course Samples

The courses listed below exemplify diverse types of online course design. All of the courses strive to integrate Quality Matters (QM) course design standards, while some have obtained QM certification already. Please refer to these courses to gather ideas on the kinds of course materials you can use, how the materials can be laid out and sequenced, and instructional and learning activities possible in online or hybrid courses.

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Kelly Powers

NURS 6302 Trends and Issues in Nursing Education

This five week summer course achieved the Quality Matters (QM) course design certification. Creative group assignments are used to assist students to apply material to realistic situations. See how group assignments can be done in a short summer semester.

  • Faculty Name: Kelly Powers
  • Faculty Title: Assistant Professor
  • Faculty Department: School of Nursing
  • Instructional Designer: Lynn Wahl
  • Course Format: ONLINE 5-week
  • Course Introduction: NURS 6302 Introductions
Amy Peters

SOWK 6171 Early Childhood Mental Health

This five week summer course shows how a course can be taught without requiring a textbook. Check out diverse types of engaging assignments and learning activities.

  • Faculty Name: Amy Peters
  • Faculty Title: Assistant Director, Senior Lecturer, & Coordinator of Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate
  • Faculty Department: School of Social Work
  • Instructional Designer: N/A (Amy took QM Teaching Online Certificate)
  • Course Format: ONLINE 5-week
  • Course Introduction: SOWK 6171 Introduction
Meredith Troutman-Jordan

NURS 4420 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum

This QM certified practicum course shows how a course can be taught in a hybrid format. Students learn both online and in classrooms including off-campus practicum sites.

  • Faculty Name: Meredith Troutman-Jordan
  • Faculty Title: Associate Professor
  • Faculty Department: School of Nursing
  • Instructional Designer: Jaesoon An or Lynn Wahl
  • Course Format: HYBRID 15-week
  • Course Introduction: NURS-4420 Introduction
Cindy Gilson

SPED 6124 Methods of Instructing Gifted Students

This course obtained the Quality Matters (QM) course design certification. It shows a course design that is different from that of the QMCD Course Template provided by CTL. Pick up ideas on how you can design courses creatively while meeting QM standards.

  • Faculty Name: Cindy Gilson
  • Faculty Title: Assistant Professor
  • Faculty Department: Special Education and Child Development
  • Instructional Designer: N/A
  • Course Format: ONLINE 15-week
  • Course Introduction: SPED 6124 Introduction
Stella Kim

RSCH 6110/8110 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

This course shows how a STEM course can be designed to integrate QM course design standards. It shows how the instructor can help students to engage in a semester-long group project while obtaining statistics problem-solving skills individually.

  • Faculty Name: Stella Kim
  • Faculty Title: Assistant Professor
  • Faculty Department: Educational Leadership
  • Instructional Designer: Jaesoon An
  • Course Format: ONLINE 15-week
  • Course Introduction: RSCH 6110/8110 Introduction