Hybrid Course Requirements (HCR)
Required hours in the hybrid course(s) are met
- 1.1 The instructor submitted the hybrid course(s) content agreement statement
The following college-required links and resources are present:
- 2.1 Link to Student Governance Statement
- 2.2 Link to Online Student Resources
- 2.3 Link to Course Evaluations (may be hidden until evaluations are open for student submissions)
- 2.4 Link to two-week attendance requirement policy
- 2.5 Announcements Forum
- 2.6 Updated Syllabus – Requirements for the SCC course syllabus
All redundant/unused items have been removed from the course including:
- 3.1 Faculty block
- 3.2 Link to Student Governance Statement
- 3.3 Link to Online Course Resources
- 3.4 Link to Course Evaluations
- 3.5 Link to two-week attendance requirement policy
- 3.7 Syllabus template
- 3.8 Schedule of Assignments template
- 3.9 Announcements Forum
- 3.10 Outdated Orientation Assignment
- 3.11 Extra topics in the course
Faculty block is located in each course and contains:
- 4.1 Faculty Name
- 4.2 Office Location
- 4.3 Email and Phone Number
- 4.4 Office hours/Faculty availability
- 4.5 Best Method of Communication
- 4.6 Response policy for email replies and phone calls (24-48 hours)
Minimum technical skills and required hardware/software are clearly stated, as they relate to your specific class.
- 5.1 Hardware requirements unique to your course (e.g. webcam; speakers; microphone) OR NA
- 5.2 Software requirements unique to your course (e.g. access codes (MindTap); software applications) OR N/A
Block 0 includes the correct semester “Orientation Quiz”.
- 6.1 The orientation quiz provided in the Moodle course template is used to capture entry dates for students.
- 6.2 An appropriate due date is set for the Orientation Quiz to reflect the 10% reporting requirements.
Content is organized and consistent throughout the course including label headings for each subtopic.
- 7.1 Module content is organized using labels.
- 7.2 Module layouts are consistent.
- 7.3 There is a clear distinction between module resources and module assignments.
Gradebook setup aligns with grade calculations described in course syllabus.
- 8.1 Gradebook is available to students (course total may be hidden if desired).
- 8.2 Gradebook calculations match what is in the syllabus.
Audio/Video files are stored on a web server and not uploaded directly into the course, and all links are functional.
- 9.1 Web server is used to share audio/video files.
- N/A
Course materials adhere to fair use and copyright laws.
- 10.1 All material adheres to fair use and copyright laws.
Course material meets ADA accessibility standards.
- 11.1 Use a sans-serif font (Arial, Calibri, Tahoma) of at least 12 points.
- 11.2 Pages use a heading structure from large (generally heading 1) to smaller for major sections (heading 2 and below).
- 11.3 No more than two font types per page.
- 11.4 Bold or italics are used to emphasize instead of underlining.
- 11.5 Color is not used as the only identifier (use bold, italics, dotted, dashed, etc).
- 11.6 Course has no flashing or blinking text.
- 11.7 Links are descriptive and make sense when read out of context.
- 11.8 Alt-text is available for images (decorative only are marked as such).
- 11.9 Tables are formatted using headers and a caption (if needed).
- 11.10 Required videos have closed captions and/or transcripts
- Note: Content considered “once and done” need not necessarily meet all standards.
Last Updated: July 2020