Course Design Plans

Directions

Download Design Plan Directions

- Read these directions and watch the following video to help you understand how to fill out the Course Design Plan for your course.

Course Design Plans

Course Design Plans were designed to be flexible and can be used for Online, Online Live, & Hybrid courses. Click on the name of a plan to download it to your computer. You can then save the plan to your computer to fill it out and save it.

Here are also a few example Course Design Plans to help get your minds rolling in the right direction!

Credit Hour Workload

Each credit hour corresponds to a minimum of 3 hours of student engagement per week for a traditional 16-week course or 6 hours for an 8-week course. This time may be spent on discussions, readings, lectures, videos, study, research, exams, and completing assignments. 

Credits to be earned 8-Week course, hours per week 16-Week course, hours per week
1 credit 6 hours 3 hours
3 credits 18 hours 9 hours
4 credits 24 hours 12 hours
5 credits 30 hours 15 hours