MVS Course Pre-Flight Checklist

Instructor Name: Name of Course: Date:

The following is a checklist of what should be included in each course. Most of the items below are part of the course shell and only need
verification. The other items, such as instructor name, email address, contact information, etc. may need to be changed or updated by the
instructor.

A. Announcements: Have you updated your announcement section to include:

1. (check all that apply) text welcome audio welcome video welcome
2. Instructor’s photo (encouraged)
3. Deleted outdated announcements

B. Course Check In: Have you updated your course check in section to include:
1. Introduction, including end dates
2. The course format
3. What I expect of you (the student) in this course
4. What you may expect of me (the instructor) in this course
5. Success strategies for this course
6. General questions
7. Technical support, including phone number and email address

C. Course Info: Have you updated your course info section to include:
1. Syllabus: general course information and course policies
2. Schedule: weekly pacing guide (in accordance with semester, trimester or summer course)
3. Checklist of assignments (if different from 3b)
4. Grading information (percentage-based)
5. MVU policies regarding drops and cheating)
6. Late assignment policy (instructor-determined)
7. MVU acceptable use policy

D. Instructor Info: Have you updated your instructor info section to include:
1. Instructor name
2. Instructor photo (encouraged)
3. Email address (MVU email address only)
4. Office hours (if offered)
5. Notes

E. Getting Help: Have you updated your getting help section to include:
1. Instructor contact
2. MVS help desk information
3. Your school mentor information

F. Course Content: Have you previewed the course content, which may include:
1. Assignments
2. Units
3. Exams
4. Quizzes
5. Tests
6. Edited or deleted outdated materials

G. E-text: Have you updated your e-text section (if applicable) to include:
1. E-text link and login information
2. Deleted all previous e-text user information
3. Checked to make sure all external links are functioning
4. Prepared new passwords, as needed
5. Text technical support phone number, email address & website

H. Discussions: Have you reviewed your discussion board to include:

1. Posted a welcome message
2. Deleted outdated discussion forum postings
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