The students will gain the following abilities:
- Discuss key elements of the instructional systems development process, including:
- the rationale for using a systematic and systemic approach
- instructional development models and comparing/contrasting their emphases
- rationale and procedures for formative evaluation and revision
- approaches to successful implementation of the instruction or intervention
- Demonstrate competence in doing instructional systems development, specifically:
- analyze performance problems to determine the need for instruction
- analyze necessary inputs (characteristics of learners, learning environments and learning tasks) in order to make good instructional design decisions
- specify appropriate objectives and measures for given learning tasks and learners
- select appropriate instructional strategies and formats
- design and develop course outlines and small lessons
- use effective message design in the creation of instructional materials
- produce quality instruction using a variety of media
- conduct formative and summative evaluations of instruction
- plan for effective implementation and organizational change
- use group-process skills to work productively in a team
- use computers effectively in the instructional system development process
- show sensitivity to ethical issues and concerns