Prior to submitting a course for review, instructors should contact their instructional designer to ensure their course meets the DePaul Guidelines for Online Course Review. The review process consists of the following steps:
Step 1: Create an Account
First, please follow the Creating an Account instructions. Once your account has been set up, a course review application can be submitted. Please see Submitting a Course Review Application for instructions.
Step 2: Completing a Custom Worksheet
After the application has been submitted, users will receive an email titled "Quality Matters - MyCr Custom Worksheet Created." Please see Filling out the Custom Worksheet for instructions on what to do once the email is received. It is very important to fill out the worksheet as soon as possible because the review cannot begin until the worksheet is submitted. It is strongly advised to fill out the worksheet with an instructional designer.
Step 3: (Course Reviewers) Conducting the Review
Upon receiving the custom worksheet, the QM admin will assign reviewer(s) to conduct the review.
Step 4: Receiving a Review Report
As soon as the chair of the review team submits the final review report, users will receive an email notification with the report. If the course passes the review, the Office of Online Learning and Global Engagement sends a congratulatory message to the instructor and their chair or program director. Payments are then processed by the Office of Online Learning and Global Engagement.
Step 5: Conducting Course Revisions (for courses that did not pass the DePaul Internal QM Review)
In the case that a course does not meet the standards in the first review, users will be able to see reviewer comments and have the opportunity to make the appropriate changes to the course site. An Outcome Response Form will need to be completed, and the appropriate changes will need to be made to the course site. Then, an Amendment Form can be submitted. The revised course will be reviewed again and a new score will be issued to the items that did not pass the review during the first round. Please see Responding to a Course Review for instructions on submitting the faculty response form and the amendment form.