I'm designing an 8-week product management fundamentals course for an online academy. Target students are engineers and designers who want to transition to PM. Need to cover discovery, prioritization, roadmapping, stakeholder management, and metrics -with real-world case studies and a capstone project.
Plan for: Create a Product Management Fundamentals Course (8-Week Program)
Including too much content, exceeding the 4-6 hours/week student commitment.
Strictly timebox recorded videos to 1-2 hours max per week, leaving remaining time for readings, case studies, and capstone work.
Video recording and editing takes significantly longer than anticipated.
Batch record videos. Use text-based video editors like Descript to speed up the editing process.
Capstone project is too vague, leading to inconsistent grading by TAs.
Develop a highly specific grading rubric with clear examples of 'Excellent', 'Satisfactory', and 'Needs Improvement' for each criterion.
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