Course design

Course Creation at DataCamp

Kelsey McNeillie

Instructor Success Manager

 

Diagram of course creation phases focusing on Course Design

Course Creation at DataCamp

Learning objectives

 

  • Explain the steps of the course specs on GitHub
  • List the parts of the course specs that occur inside the course editor
  • Become proficient in the best practices for course creation
  • Describe what is needed for handoff
Course Creation at DataCamp

Course specs

 

Blueprint

 

GitHub logo with Mona the octocat

Course Creation at DataCamp

Course specs steps

 

GitHub Octocat logo

 

Logo of the course editor

 

  • Step 1: Brainstorming
  • Step 2: Who is this course for?
  • Step 3: Course outline
  • Step 4: Capstone exercises
  • Step 5: Build a lesson
  • Step 6: Revisit course outline
  • Step 7: Course description & prerequisites
Course Creation at DataCamp

Building the foundation

  • Capstone exercises
  • Building a complete Lesson

Course editor and preview graphic

Course Creation at DataCamp

Course handoff

Course design = course specs + specs review (by CM and CD)

  • CD review
    • Examine course scope
    • Solidify the foundation
    • Align on course vision

  Diagram of course handoff showing course moving from CM to CD

Course Creation at DataCamp

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Course Creation at DataCamp

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