Please consider contributing your own course design, as an example that others can learn from. This is NOT the time to be modest; you should not decide whether your course design is a good one or not – let us decide that [and we’ll help you make it better if it needs tweaking].
To contribute your course design to this webpage, click here.
Here are some examples of course designs that have been reviewed and are considered to be good designs.
We have grouped them into four general categories, to make it easier for you find the ones you want to learn more about:
- Natural Sciences/Engineering/Mathematics
- Social Sciences/Business/Education
- Humanities/Fine Arts/Architecture
- Other
Each example includes contact information, in case you want to ask the teacher questions about the design of their course.
To access a fuller description of one of these, click on the link under “Subject Matter”.
Suggestion: For ease of opening – “right click” on the subject matter and select “Open in a new tab.”
Natural Sciences/Engineering/Mathematics
| SUBJECT MATTER: | CLASS SIZE: | MODE OF DELIVERY: | TYPE OF INSTITUTION: |
| Calculus I | 25-35 | Face-to-Face, Tech. Enhanced | Comprehensive |
| Statistics | 30-40 | Face-to-Face | Comprehensive |
| Computer Information Technology | 12-20 | Face-to-Face | 2-Year College |
| Computer Information Systems | 25 | Online | 2-Year College |
| Engineering: Sustainability Concepts | 10-15 | Face-to-Face, some blended | University |
| Nursing: Community Health Promotion | 30 | Face-to-Face, Online, Clinical | Liberal Arts College |
| Rural Health Care | 15-20 | Face-to-Face | University |
| Nutrition Education | 25 | Face-to-Face | University |
| Nursing: Research | 44-48 | Face-to-Face | University |
| Nursing: Professional Concepts | 60-65 | Face-to-Face | University |
Social Sciences/Business/Education
| Subject Matter: | Class Size: | Mode of Delivery: | Type of Institution: |
| Accounting | 15-25 | Face-to-Face | Comprehensive |
| Education: Language Arts for Special Needs | 20-25 | Hybrid | Liberal Arts College |
| Educational Technology | 25 | Face-to-Face + Major Tech Component | 4-Year College |
| Elem. Educ.: Psych. of Reading | 20-25 | Totally Online | Graduate |
| Higher Educ.: College Teaching | 15 | Technology Enhanced | Graduate |
| Psychology: Sensation & Perception | 20-40 | Face-to-Face with some Online | Graduate |
| Speech Pathology / Communication Disorders | 40 | Face-to-Face with some Online | 4-Year College / Graduate |
| Developmental Psychology | 35 | Face-to-Face | 4-Year College |
| Geog.: Urban Geography | 20-40 | Face-to-Face | 4-Year College |
| Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies | 25 | Face-to-Face | University |
Humanities/Fine Arts/Architecture
| Subject Matter: | Class Size: | Mode of Delivery: | Type of Institution: |
| European Literature | 25-40 | Face-to-Face | University |
| English: Bibliog. & Research | 5-15 | Online | Graduate |
| Introduction to Theatre | 10-40 | Face-to-Face with some Online | 4-Year Regional Comprehensive |
| Hist.: Immigrant Experience in U.S. | 10-15 | Hybrid | Graduate |
| Music/Regional Studies | 60 | Face-to-Face, some blended | 4-Year |
| Dance History | 25-30 | Face-to-Face, some Studio | Comprehensive |
Other (Interdisciplinary, Non-Discipline Specific)
| Subject Matter: | Class Size: | Mode of Delivery: | Type of Institution: |
| Freshman Seminar | 25 | Face-to-Face | 4-Year University |
| 1st Year Experience | 25 | Face-to-Face | 4-Year University |