Guide to Online Course Design and Development
Version 1.0
Suggested 24-week study schedule:
Week
1–2
Topic
Unit 1 Title of Unit
2–3
Unit 2 Title of Unit
Task
 Familiarize yourself with course materials; complete readings,
study questions, and self-test quiz for Unit 1.
 Complete readings, self-assessment exercise, and study
questions for Unit 2.
4
5–6
Assignment 1: Name of
Assignment
Unit 3 Title of Unit
6–7
Unit 4 Title of Unit
 Complete and submit Assignment 1 to your course tutor.
 Complete readings, study questions, and self-test quiz for Unit
3.
 Complete readings, self-assessment exercise, and study
questions for Unit 4.
8
Review
 Review materials from the first four units in preparation for
the take-home mid-term test.
 Contact your tutor to send you the mid-term test.
9
10–11
Assignment 2: Mid-term
Take-home Test
Unit 5 Title of Unit
Assignment 3: Name of
Assignment – select a topic
 Test Complete and submit Assignment 2 to your course tutor.
 Complete readings, study questions, and self-test quiz for Unit
5.
 Select a topic for your research paper. Contact your course
tutor for topic approval.
 Start your research.
12–13
Unit 6 Title of Unit
 Complete readings, study questions, and self-test quiz for Unit
6.
14–15
Unit 7 Title of Unit
 Continue research for your paper.
 Complete readings, study questions, and visual art project for
Unit 7.
16
17–18
19–24
Assignment 3: Name of
Assignment
Unit 8 Title of Unit
 Continue research for your paper.
 Complete Assignment 3 and submit it to your tutor.
 Complete readings, study questions, and visual art project for
Unit 8.
Assignment 4: Name of
Assignment
 Begin working on your final written assignment.
Assignment 4: Name of
Assignment
 Complete and submit the research paper to your course tutor.
1