Quality Matters: Certification InformationQuality Matters has been a recognized organization that "certifies" online and blended courses, since early 2000.
This web page represents some of the experiences and resources I encountered while going through the process of getting my "Business Analytics" course QM certified, in 2019.
Quality Matters Higher Education Rubrics, Sixth Edition (this is a link to the Quality Matters website.)
QM Directory of Certified Courses
Before the full review began...
Create a course shell. It did not have students in it.
Bloom's via Quality Matters. My first Bloom's verbs. Another example of Bloom's.
There were times that I thought nothing was happening.
I did not pass. I achieved a 79 out of 100. Standards NOT MET. More importantly, I had five 3-point standards that were NOT MET. I also had three 2-point standards NOT MET. I lacked (5x3 + 3x2) 21 points.
Syllabus (course objectives)
Course Alignment Table (i.e., course map, a mapping of objectives to specific course activities)
Quality Matters allow you to fix problems from the Full Report, if you wish to do so. I decided to do so, providing support for items with issues, and passed.
Final Email from Quality Matters - MBA8150 Certified
QM Final Report (My amendments begin after the words " TOTAL POINTS AWARDED: 79")
QM Course Review Details (summary).
Final Email from Cal Scheidt, the QM Review Team Chair
Rick's instructional video example. This is an example of teaching students to use a software product, Excel.
Ch02 Excel: Graphing Techniques (26 minutes)
