Nash Community College
Quality Course Development Agreement
Part-time Employees
Effective Fall 2010
Nash Community College provides a one-time salary supplement for development of online and
hybrid (combination of online and traditional delivery) courses. The following guidelines apply:
1. The developer and supervisor must agree in advance that the course merits compensation.
2. The developer must be Blackboard proficient. The Distance Education Coordinator will assess
the instructor’s prior online teaching experience and prescribe an individualized Blackboard
training plan.
3. The development must have the approval of the Dean of Instruction.
4. A developed course is defined as one that satisfies or exceeds all items on the NCC Online
Course Checklist.
5. Courses must be ready for release to students at least six weeks prior to the course start date
and submitted to the Distance Education Coordinator.
6. Course sites and content will be the property of Nash Community College. The developer
agrees to grant to NCC a perpetual license to use any part of the course.
7. Course compensation is available for course development according to the payment chart on
page 2. Course payment is based on the type of development and the number of semester
credit hours. No instructor will be paid for revisions to a course previously developed at NCC,
since revising or refining a course is an implicit task of all online instructors.
8. Developer will receive a one-time payment which is payable on the last date of the month
following verification of number 4 above. All payments are subject to taxes.
9. This course may not be used by the developer at an institution other than Nash Community
College. Developer may not take the developed course for use at other educational
institutions.
10. The developer certifies that the material used will not infringe on existing copyrights and that
any copyrighted material will be licensed for use.
11. Developers are strongly encouraged to use Virtual Learning Community (VLC) courses. A
review of the comparable VLC course is required by the developer and the supervisor prior to
beginning development of a course that has a VLC version. VLC courses should be reviewed
based on, but not limited to, the following criteria: currency of content, completeness of
content, and media-rich content. This review should result in a decision to use or not use the
VLC resource. If it is decided that the VLC course will not be used, the guidelines for original
development should be followed. Compensation available for courses developed using the
VLC will be determined by the Dean of Instruction and will be based on assessment required
for development. In both instances, the developer should communicate in writing with the
supervisor, Dean of Instruction, and Distance Education Coordinator as appropriate regarding
the use or non-use of VLC content.
12. Original Online Development
Defined as a fully interactive online course that is created and delivered within a learning
management system, such as Blackboard. Compensation is available only for courses that
have not been previously developed online at NCC. To receive compensation, developers
must create courses that adequately fulfill or surpass all requirements in the NCC Online
Course Checklist. The development must not begin until approval is granted in writing by the
Dean of Instruction.
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13. Hybrid Development
Defined as a course in which 50% or more of the course delivery is online, but students are
required to meet for traditional face-to-face instructional sessions. The online course elements
must be developed within a learning management system, such as Blackboard. Compensation
is only available for courses that have not been previously developed in online or hybrid
formats at NCC. Most, if not all, items in the NCC Online Course Checklist must be
adequately addressed in the course site. The development must not begin until approval is
granted in writing by the Dean of Instruction.
Payment Chart
Type of Development
Online Original
Minimum
Maximum
Calculated by
$300 per
$1,000
Total number of
credit hour
credit hours
Hybrid Original
$150 per
$500
Total number of
credit hour
credit hours
Note: Compensation will only be granted for courses completely satisfying or exceeding
the NCC Online Course Checklist
To be Completed by the Developer and Supervisor
Course To Be Developed ___________________________________________
Course Prefix and Number/Course Title
Development Will Occur _____________________
Semester/Year
The Course Completion Date (6 weeks prior to course start date) ____________________
Month/Day/Year
Total Number of Credit Hours _________
Type of Development:
___ Original Development
___ Hybrid Development
___ Modification of Existing Online Course
Compensation Request
___ Salary Supplement
Amount of Compensation $__________.________
Compensation in One Installment (Payable on the last date of the month after verification of number 4
above.)
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I have read and agree to all guidelines outlined in this document. I am not being paid for this course
development by any other institution or organization other than NCC. I understand the course will be
the property of Nash Community College and grant to NCC a perpetual license to use any part of the
course.
Developer’s Signature
Date
Datatel ID Number
Approval required
Supervisor’s Signature
Dean of Instruction’s Signature
Date
Date
Budget Code
All items on the Online Course Checklist have been successfully fulfilled or surpassed for the
above course.
Distance Education Coordinator
Date
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