IDT 9000 Instructional Design and Performance Improvement 3 credit hours
This course is designed to provide candidates with an overview of the field of instructional design and performance improvement/technology, related literature, issues that have affected it in the past and those trends and issues likely to affect it in the future. This course provides a sense of history and an explanation of how the components of the fields fit together. This introduction to the fields of instructional design and human performance improvement/technology includes definitions, theories, histories, trends and issues, and career opportunities. Candidates will apply a framework for understanding human performance by working with scenarios and case studies to analyze performance problems, determine the level and type of intervention required, and make recommendations for a set of solutions that will achieve the desired outcomes.
IDT 9001 Design Principles for Instructional Design and Performance Technology 3 credit hours
This course presents candidates with an overview of design thinking, message design and user interface design as applied to instructional design and performance improvement. This course will address design-thinking skills and the application of a design-centered approach to develop innovative solutions, understand clients, create buy-in from colleagues and co-workers and create successful solutions. Message Design refers to the manipulation and planning of signs and symbols developed for the purpose of modifying cognitive, affective or psychomotor behavior. Candidates will apply perception theory, learning theory, communication theory, systems theory and visual literacy theory to the design and development of media.
IDT 9002 Project Management 3 credit hours
This course provides an overview and study of project management models and methodologies, including PMI, PMP, LEAN, Six Sigma and Agile (Scrum). This course addresses the elements that are essential to assuring the success of learning and performance projects including principles for managing relationships as well as project management tools and techniques. Students will study the principles of managing complex projects and teams to achieve results within project parameters in various organizational settings.
IDT 9003 Instructional Models and Tools for Online Learning 3 credit hours
This course provides an overview of online models of training/delivery and the tools used to support them. Developed for professionals involved in the design, development and management of e-learning projects and products, this course reviews the basic concepts of e-learning with a focus on adult learning, and introduces the various activities and roles involved in an e-learning project. The course also covers methodologies and tips for creating interactive content and for facilitating online learning, as well as some of the technologies used to create and deliver e-learning.
IDT 9004 Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting 3 credit hours
This course explores the methods, designs and procedures used in assessing instruction, evaluating instructional design and training programs, and reporting of results. Candidates will explore evaluation models and theories, create a learner satisfaction survey, create criterion-referenced tests, create grading rubrics, and work with a data set to interpret data and make recommendations to improve a course or unit of training. In addition, candidates will explore the use of big data and analytics and use data analysis and visualization tools to report results.
IDT 9005 Informal Learning Environments 3 credit hours
This course examines informal learning environment design and assessment for training and development with practical lessons on realizing the potential of informal learning for organizations. Much of what individuals learn in life and at work is acquired informally and socially. Some of the most critical skills to workplace success—communication, collaboration, teamwork and technical skills—are cultivated through ongoing informal workplace learning. Candidates will design and develop informal learning solutions such as mentoring, coaching, peer reviews, job shadowing, social media, learning communities and performance support materials and systems.
IDT 9006 Systems and Process Mapping 3 credit hours
This course is a study of systems and complexity theory, and how process mapping can assist organizations in becoming more efficient, assuring that all processes are aligned with the organization’s values and capabilities. Process mapping depicts the detailed nature of processes and workflow in order to design improvements. Using the systems and process mapping approach, candidates will discover how processes interact in a system, locate process flaws that are creating systemic problems, evaluate which activities add value, identify processes that must be redesigned, construct and analyze process flow charts, create strategies to streamline and improve processes, and leverage technology to effectively automate and redesign processes.
IDT 9007 Leadership, Motivation and Change Management 3 credit hours
This course is a study of organizational leadership, motivation of learners/co-workers, and change management within an organization. Candidates will explore the major theories and perspectives concerning organization motivation, development and change, apply the theories and perspectives concerning managing change and organization development in the context of human service organizations, community settings and large and small systems, diagnose the need for organizational change and interventions, formulate the strategies and tactics for organizational change and intervention, understand why people resist change and the dynamics and issues in implementing and executing a change strategy and apply techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of change and organization.
IDT 9008 Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Performance Technology 3 credit hours
This course provides candidates with an overview of emerging national/international trends and issues in the fields of instructional design, training/development and performance improvement/technology. Presentations and discussions will be devoted to broadening an understanding of these fields as they relate to learning and performance in the workplace as well as in schools and other organizations.
DED 9010 Statistical Analysis 3 credit hours
DED 9011 Methods of Inquiry and Research 3 credit hours
DED 9900 Dissertation Development 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 20+ credit hours
DED 9030 Field Experience I 2 credit hours
DED 9031 Field Experience II 2 credit hours
DED 9032 Portfolio Presentation 2 credit hours
Dissertation Completion and Defense 0 credit hours
Total Program Credit Hours: 59+
Note: The university reserves the right to modify and resequence the core curriculum as necessary.