{"id":5411,"date":"2024-10-17T15:39:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.valpo.edu\/cital\/?page_id=5411"},"modified":"2025-08-29T10:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:45:42","slug":"quality-matters-course-review-faculty-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/teaching-learning-resources\/design-your-courses\/quality-matters-course-review-faculty-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Matters Course Review Faculty Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These are resources for faculty interested in pursuing Quality Matters (QM) online or hybrid course certification. There are two basic QM course review types: 1) unofficial and 2 ) official.  CITAL staff are certified course reviewers and are available to conduct unofficial course reviews.<a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/10\/QMHigherEducationRubric7thEd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <\/a>Once successful with an unofficial course review, you could go on to request and apply for an official QM course review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The resources below will describe these two types of QM reviews and processes in more detail. All course reviews use the Specific Review <a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/10\/QMHigherEducationRubric7thEd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Standards from the QM Higher Education Rubric 7th Edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">FAQ on Quality Matter Course Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-eae98869-be85-406a-bece-a4c52449d727 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#331a00;color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:#331a00;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#f5b80a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#f5b80a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What is the difference between types of QM Course Reviews?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;color:#331a00;border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:#331a00 !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p><strong>Unofficial Reviews&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unofficial course reviews<\/strong>&nbsp;are managed by the member institution and do not lead to QM Certification of a course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Self-Reviews<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 A Self-Review conducted to review one\u2019s course. This unofficial review can be done to become familiar with the QM Higher Education Rubric Specific Review Standards or assess a course before an official review. Individuals have the ability to email a copy of the completed Final Report. You can watch a video here on how to use the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bB5t4E71jlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QM Confidential Unofficial Self-Review Tool.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internal Reviews&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Unofficial, collaborative course reviews managed by a member institution.&nbsp; No specific team composition criteria must be met, although it is encouraged that institutions follow the Official Course Review Requirements as closely as possible. Reviewers do not need to be QM Peer Reviewers, but it is highly recommended that they have taken the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualitymatters.org\/professional-development\/workshops\/higher-ed-appqmr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applying the QM Rubric<\/a>\u201d workshop. Contact CITAL@valpo.edu for more information about the dates for the next sessions to be held at Valpo on campus and online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official Reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official QM course reviews<\/strong>&nbsp;are managed by Quality Matters (QM) staff and\/or designees or a member institution with a Full or System membership in compliance with QM Course Review Requirements such as Valparaiso University. Official reviews may lead to QM Certification of a course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>official QM course review<\/strong>&nbsp;process consists of three QM-certified course peer reviewers, one of whom must be a subject matter expert, one member must be external to the institution hosting the review, and one member is the review team chair. Therefore, having your course officially reviewed is similar to having your article reviewed before it can appear in a peer-reviewed journal. Only courses that have been through the official peer review process can be QM certified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Full Review&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 Course review in which a course is reviewed in its entirety against all Specific Review Standards in the Higher Education Rubric.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>QM Peer Review Team RequirementsCriteria:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All reviewers are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/qualitymatters.org\/index.php\/qm-membership\/faqs\/qm-reviewer-eligibility-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>eligible QM-Certified Peer Reviewers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Team Chair must be a QM-Certified Master Reviewer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least one review team member must be a Subject Matter Expert (SME).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least one team member must be external to the institution hosting the review. Reviews that only require a single team member must use a Master Reviewer who is external to the institution and also a Subject Matter Expert (SME).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewers from affiliate institutions within a System are considered \u201cexternal.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#331a00;color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:#331a00;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#f5b80a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#f5b80a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What are the steps and process of a QM Unofficial Course Reviews?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;color:#331a00;border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:#331a00 !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact CITAL team members to start the QM evaluation process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CITAL will review your course using the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/10\/QMHigherEducationRubric7thEd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/10\/QMHigherEducationRubric7thEd.pdf\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">QM Higher Education Rubric 7th Edition<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Depending on the point of time in the school year, the review could take approximately 3-4 weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will receive a Final Report that will document the following for each of the rubric standards:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Points possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Points awarded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suggestions for Improvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decision\/Result (Standard Met or Not Met)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#331a00;color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-color:#331a00;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#f5b80a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13h-4v4h-2v-4H7v-2h4V7h2v4h4V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#f5b80a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M17,13H7v-2h10V13z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">What are the steps, expectations, and process of an Official QM Course Reviews?<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;color:#331a00;border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:#331a00 !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The online Course Review Application is completed and submitted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete\u00a0 and submit the Course Worksheet 7th Ed (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Course-Worksheet-Seventh-Edition-2.docx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Course-Worksheet-Seventh-Edition-2.docx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Example Course Worksheet\u00a0<\/a><\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete and submit&nbsp; a Course Alignment Map&nbsp;<em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/MapYourWayToAQualityCourse_HandoutCMAs__ApodacaForsythe_0-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Example Course Alignment Map<\/a>) or visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursemapguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course Mapping Guide Online<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participate in the Course Review process\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Pre-Review Conference Call with the Course Representative and Chair is&nbsp;<strong>mandatory<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The entire review team must hold a&nbsp;<strong>mandatory&nbsp;<\/strong>Post-Review Conference Call<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The review confirms \u201cMet\u201d for all three-point Essential Standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The review resulted in a total overall score of 86 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No more than 14 weeks between the submission of the Final Report and the final amendment, if needed. Two rounds of amendments may be submitted (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Course-Review-Timeline-2.pptx\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Course-Review-Timeline-2.pptx\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Example Course Review Timeline<\/a><\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/intra.valpo.edu\/cital\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/10\/QMHigherEducationRubric7thEd.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Specific Review Standards from the QM Higher Education Rubric 7th Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>QM Rubric 7<sup>th<\/sup> Edition Scoring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The QM Rubric consists of 44 Specific Review Standards that are assigned different points depending on their level of importance. The maximum number of points is 101. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To meet QM Review Expectations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The review confirmed &#8220;Met&#8221; for all 22 of the 3-point Essential Standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The review resulted in a total overall score of 86 or higher out of 101 points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-advgb-table alignleft advgb-table-frontend is-style-stripes\" style=\"max-width:500px\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"border-top-color:#000;border-right-color:#000;border-bottom-color:#000;border-left-color:#000;background-color:#331a00;color:#ffffff\"><strong>Standards<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#331a00;border-right-color:#331a00;border-bottom-color:#331a00;border-left-color:#331a00;background-color:#331a00;color:#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"#331a00\"><strong>Points<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"border-top-color:#331a00;border-right-color:#331a00;border-bottom-color:#331a00;border-left-color:#331a00;background-color:#331a00;color:#ffffff\" data-border-color=\"#331a00\"><strong>Relative Value<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>Essential<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>Very Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td data-border-color=\"#331a00\">9<\/td><td data-border-color=\"#331a00\">1<\/td><td data-border-color=\"#331a00\">Important<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>44<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>101<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These are resources for faculty interested in pursuing Quality Matters (QM) online or hybrid course certification. There are two basic QM course review types: 1) unofficial and 2 ) official. CITAL staff are certified course reviewers and are available to conduct unofficial course reviews. 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