EDU777: Instructional Design

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
15

Overview

Instructional Systems Development (ISD) covers the principles and practices of using a
systems approach model for the analysis, design, development, implementation and
evaluation of instruction for adult education programs. It provides the knowledge, skills and
abilities to accurately and completely apply an instructional systems development model to
adult education programs. The course blends two instructional strategies. First, the
student explores the basic principles and related practices for the elements of a systems
approach model. Second, the student applies the learned principles and practices in a
sponsored synthesizing project applying a systems approach model to meet a training need
in an actual organization.

The course project, An Instructional Systems Development Project, is designed to
demonstrate mastery of the course objectives. The instructional systems development
process will be conducted for one of the sponsoring organizations adult education programs.
A final written report chronicling the outcomes of the application of the instructional systems
development process will be the synthesizing course project.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify, evaluate and apply the process of a systems approach model to the development of instruction.
  • Plan and conduct a front-end analysis to identify goals and plan and conduct a goal analysis.
  • Identify, evaluate and classify subordinate and entry level skills, and plan and conduct a learner and learning context analysis.
  • Formulate learning objectives.
  • Compose instruments to assess learning and performance.
  • Design and create an instructional strategy synthesized from the goal analysis, the subordinate and entry skill analysis, the learner and learning context analysis and the learning objectives.
  • Develop and prepare instructional materials.
  • Plan and implement formative and summative evaluations.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Required Texts
EDU777 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore