Course Auditing Guidelines
Thank you for auditing this ARELLO Certified Course. By doing so, you are helping ensure the integrity of
distance education courses taught for professional education. While this is not an official review but a general
audit we would request that you adhere to the guidelines below in regard to the course audit.
General Guidelines
1. Course Timing
Please keep detailed records in regard to precisely how much time it takes (minute increments) for you
to complete the distance education course. We recommend keeping a clock by your side and
recording the precise start and completion time. This time should be recorded as actual clock hours of
instruction time not fifty-minute instructional hours. Course time should not include the following: a)
installation of the course software, b) time spent reviewing documentation in order to connect or
access the course, c) breaks, or d) other activities not directly related to completing the course.
Instructional quizzes, tests or other assessments should be included in the time it takes to complete the
course. If you must stop for a break or other reason during the course, please stop the clock until you
return to continue the course.
2. Course Content
ARELLO only examines content in light of delivery. However, if you notice issues during the audit
that pertain to the content not coinciding with the course objectives or that is contrary to laws or
practice in jurisdictions where the course will be offered, please make a note in the applicable portion
of the audit form.
3. Auditor’s Information
In order to accurately gauge the appropriate number of clock hours for the course you are auditing, it
will be necessary to provide a general description of your abilities and technical resources. Please
attempt to answer each of the questions on the audit form as accurately as possible.
4. Auditor Affiliation
Auditor’s of ARELLO Certified courses shall not be affiliated with the primary or secondary course
provider in any way representing a conflict of interest. Auditors may not be relatives of providers,
direct commercial competitors, other stakeholders in the course and/or other parties deemed by
ARELLO to have a conflict of interest.
ARELLO Course Number_____
Provider___________________
Hours/Credit Prescribed by Provider ____________
ARELLO Use Only
ARELLO Course Audit Form
Auditor’s Information
Name: _____________________________________________________
Occupation and Employer: _____________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________
City: ____________________________________
State: ___________________________________
Zip: _____________________________________
Phone with area code: ______________________
Fax with area code: ________________________
Email Address: ____________________________
1.
Please attach a resume of your professional background and experience relative to subject matter
and/or delivery method of the course being audited. If you hold a real estate license, please indicate
your license experience including type license and current status, name of jurisdiction(s) where
licensed as well as real estate education completed on your resume. If you are involved or have been
involved in real estate education, please give details.
2. Provide a general description of technology used to complete the course:
a) Hardware specifications? (Please fill in the blank.) CPU speed ______ RAM______
b) Internet connection? (Please check one if the course is Internet based.)
1. 56k dialup modem_____
2. Broadband Cable_____
3. DSL_____
4. T1, fractional T1 or other type of direct connection_____.
3. On a scale from one to five with five being very proficient, how do you rank your ability to navigate
and perform general computer operations such as web browsing and emailing?
4. Given your experience in the subject matter do you feel you are familiar with the material prior to
taking the course?
Course Information
Course Provider: __________________________________________________________________
Course Name: __________________________________ Delivery Method:____________________
Date(s) course was audited: ________________________
Total Time to Complete the Course (do not include time spent on other activities mentioned in the Auditor’s
Guidelines):
__________hours and _________ minutes.
Course Report and Comments
(Use additional sheets for your responses as necessary)
1. Was this course mastery-based? In other words, did you have to successfully complete a quiz or
assessment after each appropriate interval such as chapter, unit or module, before proceeding to
subsequent portions of the course?
Comments:
2. Were the assessments/quizzes/tests designed adequately to determine whether or not you learned the
material offered in the course? Or, did you find assessment/quiz/test questions too easy? Too
difficult? Just right?
Comments:
3. Do you feel that hours prescribed by the course provider is accurate for the “typical student” that
would take this course? If no, why?
Comments:
4. Keeping the target audience in mind, what is your opinion of the difficulty level of this course
____________Beginning
___________Intermediate
_______________Advanced
Comments:
5. Other general comments pertaining to this course.
I attest that all of the information provided in this document is true and correct.
Signed (Auditor’s Name):__________________________ Date:____________________