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Delivering a short course: a toolkit for staff

Information and guidance for UCL staff on how to design, develop, and deliver short and continuing professional development (CPD) courses.

Overview

Systems Thinking. Run by the UCL Centre for Systems Engineering within UCL's Department of Space and Climate Physics (Mullard Space Science Laboratory (MSSL) on 7 April 2017

Discover the steps involved in planning and designing a short course and where to start.

Course planning

Learners taking the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ). Run by the UCL Centre for Systems Engineering (UCLSe) on 12 May 2017.

Research the market for your course, decide how to deliver your course, work out how much to charge, and get your new course approved.

Course design

Learner on the Bartlett Summer School. Run by the The Bartlett School of Architecture in July 2017.

Set learning outcomes for you course, design engaging activities, decide how you’ll assess learners, and ensure your course is accessible.

Legal

Learners on the short course: Masterclass in Vestibular Rehabilitation. Run by the UCL Ear Institute on 5 April 2017.

Ensure your course meets the rules on advertising and copyright.

Marketing and advertising

Learner on the UCL Slade School of Fine Art's Summer School Foundation course on 13 July 2017.

Create a marketing plan and materials, and make your course easy to find online.

Course review

Consumer Neuroscience

Conduct quality assurance checks before your course goes live.

Course launch, bookings and payments

Leaners taking part at the Bartlett Summer School. Run by the The Bartlett School of Architecture in July 2017.

Decide how to collect payments from your learners well before your course starts.

After the course has finished

Learners on the short course: Essential Lab Skills and Molecular Biology Techniques Workshop: from Theory to Bench July 2016.

Send out certificates, improve your course based on feedback, and measure the impact of your course.