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Process for the Creation of New Online Courses  

  1. The faculty member and the Academic Division Associate Vice President will consult about the need for a (new) online course offering.
    1. The Academic Division Associate Vice President may request that a course be developed to meet program needs
    2. The Faculty member may propose the development of a course that meets an unmet need of the service region or program.
  2. The Academic Division Associate Vice President will consult with the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs about new web-course development.
    1. Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs verifies whether the proposed course meets a programmatic or market need
    2. Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs verifies availability of funding for the new web-course development
  3. The instructor, the Division Associate Vice President, and the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs will sign an agreement for the production of a web-based course.
    1. This Agreement (Agreement for Production of a Web-based Course) should be completed the semester before the scheduled delivery of course
    2. $1,500 is paid to instructor upon completion of course development and successful review by a peer review team.  This (payment) is dependent upon available funding.  In the absence of funding (for that fiscal year), all agreements are retained for payment to faculty in the (chronological) order in which they were received.  
    3. This Agreement states that the faculty course developer agrees to be a peer reviewer as a part of a team for (future) course reviews
  4. The instructor will develop the course.
    1. The development of the course reflects the standards identified in the peer review rubric guidelines to assure online course quality (Peer Review Rubric).
    2. During course development, a faculty member may receive technical and pedagogical support from the Distance Education Center.
  5. The course will be peer reviewed.
    1. The course will be assigned to a Peer Review team.  The peer review team(s) follow the established process for review (Online Course Review Process)
    2. After “passing” the review, the instructor is paid for the course development and the course is offered
  6. The course will be delivered.
  7. The course will be subject to feedback or revision.
    1. Feedback from the Peer Review Process is used to make course improvements before offering.
    2. Student feedback can be used to make (future) pedagogical and technological improvements.
    3. Division Associate Vice Presidents may provide feedback about course improvements from student evaluations 

 

Policy #: CVCC0119
Effective: 02/15/2022
Last Reviewed/Revised: 12/19/2025
Responsible Dept.: Academic and Student Affairs
Other Policy References: NA