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Course Orientation [template book format]

Where to Start

[Change this list according to your course design.]

To begin this course, please complete the following steps:

  1. Read every page of the Course Orientation
  2. Read every page of the Syllabus.
  3. Review the Course Schedule so that you know when assignments and activities are due.
  4. Read the overview for Week 1.
  5. Read/view the Learning Materials for the first week of the course.
  6. Complete the Activities for the first week.
  7. Repeat steps 4-6 every week according to the course schedule.

If you have any course-specific questions, please ask them in the Course Q & A Forum.  For any other questions (i.e. personal issues, grades), please email the instructor. Instructor contact information is on the course syllabus.

Course Structure

[Update based on your design and course language.  Keep in mind the value of consistency between online courses for students.]

This course is broken into weekly modules.  The modules start on Monday and end on the following Sunday.  Every week is broken into three sections: Overview, Learning Materials, and Activities.

Overview

Each week includes an overview page that should be read before reviewing the resources and completing the assigned activities. The overview will include an introduction to the week's topics, a list of the week's learning outcomes, a list of required learning materials, and activities.

Learning Materials

Learning Materials may include links to online articles, text listing offline reading assignments, PDFs, PowerPoints, videos, interactive presentations, or additional file types.  Resources are required unless they are specifically marked as optional. 

Activities

Activities may include written assignments, video assignments, forums, quizzes, exams, interactive simulations, wikis, presentations, or other participatory activities. Activities are required unless they are specifically marked as optional.

Optional

Take a deeper dive into the course Supplemental Materials. Supplemental resources are suggested if you want to get additional information about a topic and are not required.