AN E-LEARNING PROJECT
The scope- 5 steps for preparing a scope
1. Conduct a needs analysis
The first step to scope an eLearning project is to conduct a needs analysis. Before you begin
work on any training project, eLearning or otherwise, you want to make sure training is the right
answer to the performance issue you’re trying to solve. By taking the time to conduct a proper
needs analysis, it can begin to help you understand the nature of the performance gap, what’s
causing it, and the level of effort that might be required to fix it. What you don’t want to do is
waste time with your stakeholders to scope an eLearning project, only to discover that it’s not
the right solution.
2. Design a proposed training solution
The second step to scope an eLearning project is to design a proposed training solution. Once
you determined that training is the answer to the issue you’re trying to solve, you then want to
spend some time designing that solution.
3. Define the requirements and constraints
The third step to scope an eLearning project is to define the requirements and constraints. At
this stage, your job is to define what is and is not included within the total scope of the project.
For example, when I am scoping the requirements and constraints of my eLearning projects, it
includes everything from identifying what eLearning authoring tool or tools I may be using (i.e.,
Articulate Storyline vs. Rise), whether or not I’ll be creating custom graphics or using stock
images, whether I’ll be including audio narration or creating a text-based course, how I’ll obtain
the raw training content, how many review cycles will be included during the project, how the
final course will be delivered to the learners, and anything else that may affect the project in any
way.
4. Define the tasks, responsibilities and due dates
The fourth step to scope an eLearning project is to define the tasks, responsibilities, and due
dates. After you’ve done all of the upfront work of designing a proposed training solution, you
want to make it actionable by breaking everything down into its individual tasks.
5. Document everything in a project plan
The fifth and final step to scope an eLearning project is to document everything. After you’ve
spent a ton of time scoping your project, the worst thing you can do is fail to document it! And
trust me, when one of your stakeholders or subject matter experts tries to ask for something
that’s outside the scope of the project (and they will), you want to have all of your
documentation to fall back on.
SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT
S
STRENGTHS
Students: Excitement about the technology based online
learning environment online flexibility learning and technology
navigational independence
Lecturers: Customized and structural e-learning teaching
sessions May experience better and faster communication
towards Students
W
WEAKNESSES
Students: Insufficient capability to link technological design
Unstable Internet connectivity Interaction of students during
Online Classes. Lack of online equipment (laptops, pc’s,
android mobile phones)
Lecturers: May receive better classroom evaluations in the
face-to-face classroom than online teaching May encounter
difficulty in mastering online teaching because of several
technology based advancement.
O
OPPORTUNITIES
Students: Increase of digital market share expansion available
Lower costs and reuse content for any E-Learning online
courses
Lecturers: May gain competitive edge over traditional face-toface colleagues May offer departments scheduling flexibility
when trained
T
THREATS
Students: Lack of motivation of the students because of
multiple study options
Lecturers: Have doubt about the integrity and effectiveness of
online teaching and e-learning towards learners or students.
Reduced teacher and students’ physical engagement