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Syllabus

Course
57.550 Instructional Design
On-Line Graduate Program in Instructional Technology
Bloomsburg University

Instructor
Dr. David A. Falvo
Department of Instructional Technology
dfalvo@bloomu.edu
(570) 389-4506

On-line Office Hours
10-Noon, Tuesday through Thursday and by appointment.

Attendance
Attendance is required and reflected in the grading rubric.

Text
Designing Effective Instruction (3rd Edition) (2000)
Jerrold Kemp, Gary Morrison, Steven Ross
Prentice Hall, Publishers
Available at the Bloomsburg University Bookstore by phone order: Call (570) 389-4102. Also, Web-based information will be provided.

Materials
Two Zip disks (100MB)

Course Goal
This course serves to introduce and provide experience with the systems approach to the design of instruction and training. The major components of instructional design models, along with their respective functions will be presented. This is an applications course that provides both introductory information and application of skills and techniques necessary in the design, development, and evaluation of sound instructional products. These skills are particularly pertinent for efficient and cost effective development of effective solutions to novel instructional problems.

Course Objectives
At the end of the course, each student will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the instructional design process.
  • Identify and summarize the major elements commonly included in instructional design models.
  • Define terms used in the instructional design process.
  • Demonstrate the following competencies in the completion of an instructional design project:
      • plan an instructional needs assessment
      • identify an instructional problem
      • conduct an instructional task analysis
      • analyze the learner and instructional context
      • specify terminal and enabling learning objectives
      • design criterion measures
      • select and design appropriate instructional strategies
      • select and design appropriate instructional media
      • construct a prototype product
      • prepare appropriate testing instruments and procedures


Grading

A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
F
93-100
90-92
88-89
83-87
80-82
78-79
73-77
70-72
68-69
63-60
0-59

Grading Rubric
On-line Discussion/Participation
10%
Weekly Individual Assignments 20%
On-Line Instructional Design work
Peer review and feedback
20%
Individual Projects 50%

On-line Discussion/Participation (10%) Students will contribute to the scholarly dialog by preparing a list of issues, reflective statements, and/or responses to assigned reading materials and on-line presentations of their work. Additionally, students will participate in on-line chats and Centra lectures/discussions.

Weekly Individual Assignments (20%) Each week students will complete homework assignments, which are posted on Blackboard.

On-line Group Projects (20% total) As a part of a team, each student will collaborate on one on-line project, which will be posted for review by peers.

Individual Projects
Students will develop a Instructional Design Project based upon a topic assigned by the instructor. The project will entail the major aspects of an instructional design project as indicated in the grading rubric above. Students will post their project work on their web site for peer and instructor review.

Student Responsibility
Students will be held to high standards of academic excellence and to codes of behavior outlined in the college handbook including guidelines for plagiarism and academic honesty.

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Department of Instructional TechnologyBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
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