A Guide to Course Success

A Guide to

Course Success

Reflect on your course design, identify small improvements, and discover practical ways to enhance student learning.

Whether you're starting from scratch or refining an existing course, this guide helps you take the next step — at your own pace.

Start with a self-review

A quick self-assessment that helps you identify priorities and get personalised suggestions.

Explore the guide

Browse six key areas of course success and dip into what matters most.

Six areas of course success

You can follow these in order, or jump to what matters most right now.

Area 1

Course Planning and Structure

Review how your course is organised before teaching begins, including the clarity of learning outcomes, alignment between activities and assessments, and how easily students can navigate the course.

Area 2

Supporting Student Learning

Review how effectively your course design supports students throughout the teaching period, including the guidance, resources, and learning activities that help them stay engaged and on track.

Area 3

Instructor-Student Interactions

Review how you will communicate with students and create opportunities for interaction, guidance, and feedback throughout the course to support engagement and learning.

Area 4

Student-Student Interactions

Review how the course design creates opportunities for peer interaction, collaboration, and discussion to support student learning with and from one another.

Area 5

Materials and Media Accessibility

Review how accessible your course materials, media, and learning resources are accessible to all students, including those with diverse learning needs and accessibility requirements.

Area 6

Assessment and Feedback

Review your assessment activities and feedback practices to ensure they are inclusive, clearly communicated, and designed to support student learning and improvement.