CAL POLY HUMBOLDT POLICIES
A compliance-focused onboarding course designed to help new employees understand required university policies, reporting responsibilities, and workplace standards.
Higher Education • Employee Onboarding • Compliance Training • HR Policies • Risk Management




MY ROLE
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
E-LEARNING DEVELOPER
SCRIPTWRITER
STORYBOARD DEVELOPMENT
VISUAL DESIGN
PROCESS ANALYSIS
MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER
LMS PUBLISHER
CLIENT
INTERNAL HUMAN RESOURCES
AUDIENCE
NEW EMPLOYEES
DURATION
5:01 MINUTES
TOOLS
ADOBE CAPTIVATE
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
ADOBE AUDITION
Business Challenge
New employees needed a clear introduction to numerous university policies and legal responsibilities within their first days of employment. The challenge was presenting complex regulatory and compliance information in a way that was understandable, engaging, and easy to reference without overwhelming new hires.
Learning Solution
I designed and developed an interactive e-learning course that organized policy information into manageable learning segments. Rather than presenting lengthy policy documents, the course used branching interactions, clickable content, and concise explanations to introduce Equal Opportunity, Title IX, mandatory reporting requirements, workplace safety policies, ADA accommodations, whistleblower protections, and collective bargaining information while directing learners to official university resources for additional guidance.
Project Highlights
- Organized multiple compliance topics into a structured onboarding experience.
- Designed interactive knowledge exploration using clickable content sections.
- Simplified complex legal and policy language for new employee audiences.
- Integrated links to official university policy resources for continued reference.
- Presented mandatory reporting responsibilities through role-based interactions.
- Balanced compliance requirements with learner engagement and usability.
Impact
The course provided new employees with a consistent introduction to the university’s most important workplace policies while reducing reliance on lengthy policy documents during onboarding. By organizing information into logical sections and interactive activities, learners could more easily understand their responsibilities and locate additional resources when needed.
From a learning design perspective, the project demonstrates the ability to transform highly regulated compliance material into an accessible learning experience that supports both institutional requirements and learner confidence during the onboarding process.
Core Competencies
- Information Architecture
- Compliance Learning Design
- Content Simplification
- Regulatory Communication
- Learner Engagement
- Interactive Learning Design
- User Experience Design
- Knowledge Organization
- Adult Learning Principles
- Accessibility Considerations