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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
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5003 Foundations of Instructional Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
This introductory course provides an overview of the field of Instructional Technology. Course content and activities will help students develop an awareness and understanding of the history, theories, and philosophies driving the field. In addition, this course will introduce common technologies utilized across fields of study.

5011 Technology Skills and Abilities
(1-0) 1 hour credit.
The ever-changing body of knowledge and requisite skills needed for competency in instructional technology necessitates ongoing technical development. This course provides an orientation to specific skills and abilities for students who require updating, for students who may want to add to current skills, or for those students whose skills may be lacking. May be repeated for credit when specific skills vary.

5313 New Media Design
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: C&I 5003 or consent of instructor.
An overview of assessment and measurement techniques, tools, and philosophies as they apply to current and developing applications of technology in learning environments. (Formerly C&I 5313. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 5313 and C&I 5313.)

5323 Concepts of Teaching and Learning
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
A study of technologies, pedagogies, and theories as they relate to the design of instruction and practices that support effective teaching and learning. Investigation of how theories of knowing and learning are reflected in and supported by technology. Focus on current and emerging learning theories and how these relate to applications in technology-delivered and -supported learning environments.

5343 Instructional Design Theory
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: C&I 5003 or consent of instructor.
An investigation of theories, principles, and processes of instructional design including their application to instructional product development. (Formerly C&I 5343. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 5343 and C&I 5343.)

5353 Instructional Technology and Learning
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Investigation of how theories of knowing and learning are reflected in and supported by technology. Focus on current learning and detaching theories and how these relate to applications in technology-delivered and -supported learning environments.

5363 Distance Learning
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
Examination of the application of tools, resources, and strategies to support, deliver, and enhance technology-supported curriculum. Students actively engage in online activities as they identify and plan a curriculum.

5383 Technology Training and Management in Educational Systems
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
The dynamic nature of technology development and innovation requires strategies to ensure service populations are informed and skilled. This course will review models of technology, professional development, issues of change and technology adoption, and policy issues.

5703 Technology and Learning Cultures
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An examination of technology-delivered and -mediated instruction as it interacts with the learners’ views of the world and themselves. Course activities explore the implications of culture on the design, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. (Formerly EDU 5703. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 5703 and EDU 5703.)

6353 Multimedia Production
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
The design and development of interactive materials and resources for information retrieval, learning, and performance support. Course activities include the use of specific technologies to develop multimedia/new media prototypes. Can be taken in addition to MUS 6353. (Formerly C&I 6353. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 6353 and C&I 6353.)

6373 Analysis of Instructional Technology Trends
(3-0) 3 hours credit.
An overview of evaluation approaches, techniques, tools, and philosophies as they apply to current and future applications of technology in education.

6503 Advanced Topics in Instructional Technology
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: IST 5323 or consent of instructor.
Course develops skills in instructional technology related to and derived from the characteristics of the topics.

  • Action Research
  • Technology Systems in Education
  • Distance Learning
  • Leadership, Project Management and Assessment

May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Formerly C&I 6503. Credit cannot be earned for both IST 6503 and C&I 6503.)

6951,3 Independent Study
1 or 3 hours credit. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission in writing (form available) of the instructor and the student’s Graduate Advisor of Record.
Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. For students needing specialized work not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.

6973 Special Problems
(3-0) 3 hours credit. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
An organized course that offers graduate students the opportunity to engage in specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the program’s regular course offerings. Special Problems courses may be repeated for credit when topics vary, but not more than 6 hours regardless of discipline, will apply to the Master’s degree.

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