Designing New Courses & Program Development
7.1 Identifying a curriculum planning process
There are three different Course Instructional Modes (CIM) at Algonquin College: Face-to-Face, Hybrid and Online. There is no definitive sequence to be followed in course design; however, there are certain steps that build logically from each other
- A Self Directed Guide to Designing Courses for Significant Learning
- Article: Designing Courses
- Course Development: Start Here!
- Course Instructional Modes
The Planning Process of Curriculum Design
Colleges develop and offer programs of instruction that extend well beyond the programs covered by provincial program standards. When these programs are developed, offered, and reviewed, colleges are responsible for ensuring that the programs are consistent with the Credentials Framework.
Program Development at Algonquin
Program Quality Review
The goals of the Program Quality Review (PQR) Process is to assess the program against established quality criteria in order to determine whether the program meets or exceeds College and Ontario College Quality Assurance Service (OCQAS) standards (for Ontario College Credentials) or Post-secondary Education Quality Assessment Board (PEQAB) standards (for Bachelor’s Degrees) and to establish and implement a quality improvement plan for the program, in response to the findings of the review.