Open your page in the browser or use the template you received from your coordinator.

1. Check whether all properties (course load, language) are filled in correctly. You may not be allowed to make changes to some elements as per instructions from your coordinator.

Read your current course description and try to answer the following three questions. 
If you can’t, your description is incomplete and you can complete it with step 2b.

1. Does the course description describe what you actually teach in this course?
2. Is it clear for students why it is important to follow this course in their study programme?
3. Is it clear how you teach students? Which overall learning activities do students take part in?

No course description yet or want to re-write your text? Write down three sentences in answer to each of the three questions below.

1. How would you summarise what you teach in this course in keywords?
2. Why is it important for students to follow my course in their study programme?
3. How are you going to teach your students? Which overall learning activities do students take part in?

Keep in mind your audience: current and future potential students!

You can structure your course description along different storylines.

• Zoom-in

   

  General field/big problem

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  (Research) area/specific problem

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  Content and practice of course

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  Zoom-out

   

  Content and practice of course

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  Solving a specific problem

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  Relation to big problem

Question-driven

Relevant question to answer in the field

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How course helps students answer that question

Chronological: What is the timeline of the course; what do they learn and apply when?

Read your draft with your audience in mind: would you be excited to follow this course?