Technical Quality Checklist

Copyright clearance was obtained for all materials inside the course that do not fall under the TEACH Act or Educational Fair Use. more...

All web pages and media components function correctly on major operating systems and different browsers supported by ITS. more...
All necessary plug-ins or software to run video, animation, audio, presentations, and / or course content files are easily accessible and usable on all student computer systems supported by ITS. more...
Links to external URL's outside of the course connect to the intended pages without errors and open in a new window. more...
Printed materials are easily read.
The web pages require minimal scrolling using a standard 1024 x 768 screen resolution. more...
For media or other elements that exceed a 30 sec. download time, clearly state the file size and expected download time at your learners' lowest connection speed. more...
Graphics and video are compressed and/or sized for optimum web delivery and images are not stretched and distorted. more...

All Images have "alt" or "longdesc" tags. more...
Images may be used to complement text, but should not be used to replace it.
The "longdesc" tag is used to describe graphs and charts.
Images that are linked will have "alt" tag text that is brief and describe where the link will take you.
The web page uses relative sizes for text height versus an absolute unit. more...
Line by line reading of a table makes sense. more...
Cascading Style sheets (CSS) do not reduce usability in a browser that does not support them. more...
When frames are used a complete NOFRAMES alternative is provided to the user.
All information conveyed with color is also available without color. more...
All foreground and background color combinations provide sufficient contrast when viewed by someone having vision difficulties or when viewed on a black and white screen. more...
Client-side scripting languages (i.e., Javascript) used on web page do not detract from the page's accessibility when viewed in browsers not supporting this feature.
An equal alternative, equivalent, and accessible (across browsers and accessibility devices) web page is provided when the author was not able to create an accessible web page. more...
All web pages checked and validated with W3C validator. more...

Sans serif font is used in paragraph text for readability. more...
CSS Style sheets are used correctly for all presentation aspects of the web page. more...
Distracting background images are not used on pages containing textual information. more...
Active and Visited Links are clearly identified with a unique color. more...

Site navigation is clear with a consistent hierarchy and is easy to understand. more...
The heading levels are easy to identify. more...
Custom navigation complements the built-in navigation. more...
Information is not too deeply buried. more...
Long documents with more than three pages (1000 words of text) have internal navigation. more...