Catalog description and prerequisites
State the audience, level, prior knowledge and what the course does not qualify a learner to do.
Adoption and quality standard
Course-design, review and credential boundaries
Use this standard before describing a Keep ’Em Coming Back framework as an institutional course, employee qualification or formal certificate program.
Sixteen required elements
Minimum course-completeness standard
Measurable learning outcomes
Use observable verbs and align every major assignment to at least one outcome.
Workload and contact-hour calculation
Record reading, instruction, practice, assignment and capstone time separately; do not imply academic credit awarded by KECB.
Weekly instructional sequence
Move from foundations to application, integration and defense rather than presenting a resource list.
Required and supplemental readings
Record author, title, edition, publisher or official source, link where appropriate and review date.
Lecture, discussion and case materials
Provide questions that require evidence, comparison and judgment rather than recall alone.
Assignments and grading rubrics
Publish criteria before work begins and distinguish accuracy, usefulness, ethics, integration and communication.
Knowledge checks
Use low-stakes checks for definitions and high-stakes evaluation for application and defense.
Applied projects
Require artifacts that could be used or tested in a real operating environment.
Midpoint assessment
Review progress early enough to remediate weak foundations before the capstone.
Final capstone
Require integration, documented assumptions, stakeholder analysis and oral or written defense.
Academic bibliography
Add peer-reviewed and official sources beyond KECB; record editions and replacement dates.
Accessibility and accommodation plan
Use semantic documents, captions, keyboard access, alternative formats, flexible demonstration methods and an accommodation process.
Instructor guide
State preparation, timing, facilitation notes, sensitive topics, answer boundaries and escalation routes.
External subject-matter review
Document reviewer qualifications, scope, findings, corrections and next review date.
Credential and legal boundaries
Distinguish participation, completion, workplace observation, state-required credentials, licensure, academic credit and accreditation.
Recommended review record
- Course title, version and review date
- Reviewer name, role and qualifications
- Sections reviewed and excluded
- Factual, legal, safety and pedagogical findings
- Corrections completed and unresolved questions
- Next scheduled review and responsible owner
Completion language
Use precise statements such as “completed the six-hour workshop and produced an incident-response packet.” Avoid “certified,” “licensed,” “college-level,” “approved” or “qualified” unless a named authorized body has actually granted that status.