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Instructor |
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Location |
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Class No. |
Fee |
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| INSDSG601 Introduction to Instructional Design | L Poklop | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 5990 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG601:
This course provides an introduction to the cognitive and experiential content of the program, emphasizing the components of the instructional design model. Various instruction design models are analyzed and students are expected to complete, as a final project a learning module micro-design.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG601 Introduction to Instructional Design | J Buckley | Jan 31 - May 23 | H-LL-019
Healey Library, Lower Level, Room 019
| Th | 7:20 - 9:30pm | 3 | 12568 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG601:
This course provides an introduction to the cognitive and experiential content of the program, emphasizing the components of the instructional design model. Various instruction design models are analyzed and students are expected to complete, as a final project a learning module micro-design.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG601 Introduction to Instructional Design | J Buckley | Feb 4 - May 10 | Blended
Online & Healey Library - Lower Level - Room 019
| Th | 7:20 - 9:30pm | 3 | 5991 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG601:
This course provides an introduction to the cognitive and experiential content of the program, emphasizing the components of the instructional design model. Various instruction design models are analyzed and students are expected to complete, as a final project a learning module micro-design.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG602 The Adult as Learner | C Manning | Feb 4 - May 10 | Blended
Online & Healey Library - Lower Level - Room 019
| Th | 5 - 7:20pm | 3 | 5994 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG602:
Students are introduced to the body of knowledge concerning adults as learners. This course focuses on the principles of adult education, learning styles, variables that affect adult learning, motivation techniques, appropriate training methodologies, reinforcement of learning, skill transfer, and measurement procedures for identifying learner characteristics.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG604 Communication Theory for Organizations | W Braun | Jan 29 - May 21 | H-LL-019
Healey Library, Lower Level, Room 019
| Tu | 7:20 - 9:30pm | 3 | 12567 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG604:
This course focuses on the study of communication as applied to instruction design and on theories of media communication. It covers audience variables, systems of media analysis, message structure, environmental factors, and the integration of these elements into an efficient communication model.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 or permission of instructor.
Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG604 Communication Theory for Organizations | W Braun | Feb 4 - May 10 | Blended
Online & Healey Library - Lower Level - Room 019
| Tu | 7:20 - 9:30pm | 3 | 6103 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG604:
This course focuses on the study of communication as applied to instruction design and on theories of media communication. It covers audience variables, systems of media analysis, message structure, environmental factors, and the integration of these elements into an efficient communication model.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG605 Production of Media Materials | G Shwalb | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6094 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG605:
This course provides a systematic survey of a variety of media formats including visual displays, audio and visual presentations. Aspects of theory include psychological principles and research on media as a teaching mode. Students have the opportunity of applying knowledge and skills to selected areas of media production, especially as they provide solutions to instructional problems.
Prerequisite: Masters or Certificate student in Instructional Design.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG614 Writing for the Business Professional | L Andrews | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6095 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG614:
This course is designed to help participants develop effective writing. It provides both analysis of written documents and a theoretical review of professional writing techniques. Assignments emphasize the writing tasks typically required of training and development specialists in any organization. They include the design, assessment, marketing, and evaluation of instruction. Participants develop the skills for effective communication with those outside the organization, and those at all levels within it.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601. Masters in Instructional Design student or permission.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG616 Production of Computer-Based Training | F Keefe | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6096 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG616:
This is a basic course in developing eLearning programs with an emphasis on Web-based Training (WBT). The course addresses user interface design, the execution of common instructional strategies employed in training products, and techniques of graphics production. The course is project based; students work in teams to design, create prototypes, and produce CBT/WBT/multi-media programs.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 and matriculated student in Instructional Design or permission of instructor.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG618 Assessment in the Instructional Design Process | S Schatz | Feb 4 - May 10 | Blended
Online & Healey Library - Lower Level - Room 019
| Tu | 5 - 7:20pm | 3 | 6104 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG618:
This course examines assessment in all phases of the instructional design process, including needs analysis and the various stages of formative and summative evaluation. Topics include various types of data, techniques for data gathering, the construction of questionnaires, a hands-on review of computer programs, and characteristic issues in the analysis and interpretation of assessment. The course also offers practical experience in the use of representative measures and applications.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 and matriculated student in Instructional Design or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG619 Design and Instruction of Online Courses | L Beith | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6105 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG619:
This course is for instructors, teachers, trainers, or instructional designers who want to explore the critical success factors in designing and delivering online instruction. Through readings, discussion, and various activities, we will examine the pedagogical implications of technology-mediated learning, the dynamics of the virtual classroom, the elements of effective online course design, as well as the tools and technologies available to create and deliver online instruction design, and to assess student performance. Through group-based and individual project work, we will design and create online lessons. This course will use a range of interactive and collaborative instructional techniques in an effort to provide current or potential online instructors rich firsthand experience of what it is like to be a student learning in an online environment.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 and matriculated student in Instructional Design or permission of instructor.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG622 Curriculum Development for Organizations | I Yukhananov | Feb 4 - May 10 | Blended
Online & Healey Library - Lower Level - Room 3501
| Tu | 7:20 - 9:30pm | 3 | 6106 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG622:
In this course, students learn to develop curriculum used in organizations according to principles of instructional design. Students research and write a complete instructor manual/lesson plan and accompanying student folder/manual on a selected training topic. Curriculum development topics include: writing course goals and performance objectives; testing mechanism; complete lesson plan content; instructional methodologies and strategies such as role plays, group activities, case studies; creating original materials such as student handouts, prepared flipcharts, PowerPoint slide presentations, or other media as needed; equipment and technology; curriculum standards; and evaluation strategy.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 and 602.
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Academic Information:
Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG640 Planning and Design of Educational Multimedia Programs | C Manning | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6107 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG640:
This course helps students become familiar with the current uses of the video disk and other multimedia, as well as with such delivery platforms for multimedia as SonyViewSystem, IBM M-motion, IBM’s DVI, Philips CDI, and with the planning, budgeting, and logistics of video production. Participants learn the range of authoring tools that exist for these systems and their relative advantages. They apply principles of instructional and courseware design and study the practical considerations involved in the production of visual media, as well as writing a design proposal and a multimedia project budget. Using this general design document, students produce specifications for the video, computer program flow, graphic screens, video disk layout, and other effects that translate the original instructional design into a usable program. They also achieve basic proficiency in the use of a popular project management software program.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601 or permission of instructor.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG650 Assessment of Educational Technologies | S Schatz | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6112 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG650:
This course on formative and summative evaluation brings the students’ practical experience in computers and multimedia together with the study of the ways these technologies get used in the classroom. Students examine the formative evaluation process for technology-based programs in corporate training programs and school curricula. By obtaining feedback from representatives of the target audience in the early stages of a product’s development, the developer can assure that it meets goals while staying within its budget. Formative evaluation plans are now required by most funding sources and corporations. Summative evaluation-the evaluation of an educational product at the end of its development process-is a way to determine whether the project has met its goals. Students learn to apply these assessment procedures in a project based on a real-world application.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601. Masters in Instructional Design student or permission.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG655 Project in Multimedia | I Yukhananov | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6113 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG655:
Students work with UMass Boston faculty, teachers in cooperating schools, or sponsoring corporations to make a prototype multimedia application or to produce a planning document for multimedia implementation in the client organization. Students may participate in projects pre-arranged by the instructional technology staff or may generate their own, working individually or in a team.
Prerequisite: INSDSG 601, 616 and 640. Instructional Design grad student or permission.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG690 Capstone Seminar | S Schatz | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6114 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG690:
The course provides guidance and a structured environment in which students develop advanced instructional design skill in the context of their capstone project. Based on the nature and complexity of the students’ projects, the course deals with such topics as: component display analysis; needs assessment data, analysis and reporting techniques; cognitive flexibility theory; competencies modeling; and self-directed/ learner-centered strategies. Students who have completed eight or more requirements for the Instructional Design MEd should enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: Permission of department required (617.287.5980).
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG690 Capstone Seminar | B Bateman | Jan 28 - May 24 | by arrgt | - | by arrgt | 3 | 6115 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG690:
The course provides guidance and a structured environment in which students develop advanced instructional design skill in the context of their capstone project. Based on the nature and complexity of the students’ projects, the course deals with such topics as: component display analysis; needs assessment data, analysis and reporting techniques; cognitive flexibility theory; competencies modeling; and self-directed/ learner-centered strategies. Students who have completed eight or more requirements for the Instructional Design MEd should enroll in this course.
Prerequisite: Permission of department required (617.287.5980).
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG696 Independent Study | Staff | Jan 28 - May 24 | by arrgt | - | by arrgt | 3-6 | 6116 | $TBA | |
Description for INSDSG696:
The comprehensive study of a particular topic or area in instructional design, as determined by the needs of the individual student. The student works under the guidance and supervision of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of department required (617.287.5980).
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Credits: 3-6 |
| INSDSG696 Independent Study | J Erdman | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 13197 | TBA | |
Description for INSDSG696:
The comprehensive study of a particular topic or area in instructional design, as determined by the needs of the individual student. The student works under the guidance and supervision of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Permission of department required (617.287.5980).
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG697 Special Topic: Designing Blended Learning Environments | B Bateman | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 12564 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG697:
With blended learning, educators seek to maximize learning benefits by making the best use of traditional and technology-supported strategies. The focus of this course is on defining different types of blends and evaluating the evidence from the literature in the field regarding the efficacy of different types of blends. A "theory-to-practice-in-context" model will enable students in the class to design a blended unit of instruction for adult learners. Elective course.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG697 Special Topic: Using Primary Research for Evidence Based Practice | L Poklop | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 12565 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG697:
This elective course examines how understanding data, research methodology and research reports can contribute to informed evidence-based practice. Emphasizing research relevant to the field of instructional design, students will be introduced to the processes and vocabulary of quantitative and qualitative research designs, including the questions, methodologies and standards of validity relevant to each. Students will learn to locate, critically read and evaluate research reports and to synthesize research findings to inform a question of practice. Students will also learn to apply APA standards in written reports and use technologies to support research, including online library resources and reference management software.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG697 Special Topic: Project Management for Instructional Design | S Schatz | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 12743 | $1425 | |
Description for INSDSG697:
Project management is an essential tool for instructional designers. Rarely will you be the only person working on a project. The success or failure of the intervention depends on the work of many people and you will often be in charge of managing the process. Traditional project management methods can be used for building anything from buildings to software. In this course, we will explore strategic project management, including goal setting, diffusion of innovations, the interaction of social and technical interventions and the arc of project implementation.
Note: There will be three REQUIRED synchronous online course meetings.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor required.
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Credits: 3 |
| INSDSG698 Internship | S Schatz | Feb 4 - May 10 | Online | - | - | 3 | 6117 | $1425 | |
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