Quality Essentials Courses
The following courses have been designed to meet or exceed the essential online course quality standards. These courses meet essential standards and are designated as NIU Quality Essentials Courses. Faculty are encouraged to include the statement and badge below in their course syllabus and/or Blackboard course.
| Course | Faculty Course Designer | Year Recognized |
|---|---|---|
| No result | ||
| ACCY 532: Financial Reporting II | Candice Hux | 2024 |
| COMS 100: Fundamentals of Oral Communication | Jessica Ebert | 2025 |
| COMS 305: Argumentation and Debate | Kerith Woodyard | 2024 |
| COMS 310: Advocacy and Critical Thinking | Kerith Woodyard | 2024 |
| COMS 361: Business and Professional Communication | Christine Cronin | 2024 |
| COMS 361: Business and Professional Communication | Jessica Ebert | 2024 |
| ENGL 103: Rhetoric and Composition I | Jennifer Justice | 2025 |
| ENGL 103: Rhetoric and Composition I | Mark Kotarba | 2023 |
| ENGL 203: Rhetoric and Composition II | Mark Kotarba | 2023 |
| ETR 520: Introduction to Educational Research | Jason Rhode | 2022 |
| ETR 431/531: Program/Performance Evaluation | Stephanie Richter | 2022 |
| ETT 329: Learning in the Digital Age | Hal Hinderliter, Jason Rhode | 2022 |
| ETT 530: Instructional Technology Tools | Jason Underwood | 2022 |
| ETT 535: Distance Education: Design and Delivery | Jason Rhode | 2022 |
| ETT 564: Human Performance Technology | Jason Rhode | 2023 |
| ETT 570: Instructional Technology Leadership | Jason Rhode | 2022 |
| FLSP 361: Spain Today | Laura Vilardell | 2024 |
| HDFS 432: Theories of Child Development | Florensia Surjadi | 2024 |
| HDFS 434: Administration and Supervision of Quality Programs for Young Children from Diverse Backgrounds | Susan Bowers | 2022 |
| HSCI 318: Medical Terminology | Kim Waldon | 2024 |
| LTLA 341: Language Arts in the Elementary School | Mary Jo Sinchak | 2024 |
| LTLA 341: Language Arts in the Elementary School | Donna Werderich | 2023 |
| MATH 101: Core Competency Math | Jeanne Padilla | 2025 |
| MEE 322: Dynamic Systems and Control I | Ji-Chul Ryu | 2024 |
| MKTG 675: Content Marketing | Jaclyn Crawford | 2024 |
| MKTG 677: Building and Managing Responsive Websites | Donnie Forti | 2024 |
| NNGO 100: Foundations of Nonprofit and NGO Studies Social Changemakers | Anna-Mary Walker | 2024 |
| PHHE 605: Biostatistics in Public Health | Rana Jaber | 2023 |
| SOCI 170: Introduction to Sociology | Canton Winer | 2024 |
| SOCI 250: Contemporary Social Institutions | Canton Winer | 2025 |
| Blackboard Ultra Transition Academy | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | 2022 |
| Online Course Design Academy | Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning | 2022 |
Course Award Statement
For courses having met NIU quality essential standards, faculty are encouraged to add the following badge and statement to the course syllabus and/or Blackboard course:
Course Awards
This course has been awarded the NIU Quality Essentials badge in YEAR. Based on the Quality Matters standards, NIU Quality Essentials is an internal peer review process designated to increase the quality of NIU's online courses by focusing on obtaining the essential "must have" standards from the Quality Matters rubric.
Additionally, courses that have met Exemplary Course Program standards and received the Exemplary Course Award can also include the Exemplary Course badge and statement.