Instructional Design and Technology (ID&T)

With global trends like personalized learning and data-driven decision making, and increased opportunities for learning outside of university settings, the need to create meaningful, lasting and relevant learning experiences has never been more important.

Informed by the science of learning, the instructional design and technology concentration prepares students to design learning experiences for a broad range of settings (e.g., face-to-face and online, formal and informal, higher education, workplace, personal). This concentration prepares students to:

  • frame learning design problems by identifying learning needs from multiple and diverse stakeholder points' of view and understanding design requirements;
  • prototype, test, and refine designs for learning that are based on research on how people learn and that meet real-world learning needs;
  • thoughtfully incorporate technologies and innovations that are beneficial to learning; and
  • evaluate impacts of their designs.

Graduates typically work as ID/learning consultants and as instructional or learning designers in a range of organizations, including higher education.

The Master's degree in Organization, Information and Learning Sciences is offered under two options:

Plan III: Coursework (30 credit hours)

Plan I: Thesis (36 credit hours)

Required Core Courses (15 credit hours) Plan III

Course NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours

(OILS 535

and

OILS 536)

or

(OILS 560

and

OILS 561)

Culture and Global eLearning I1
Culture and Global eLearning II2
Ethics as Design and Reflective Practice I2
Ethics as Design and Reflective Practice II1
OILS 541The Adult Learner3
OILS 544Program Evaluation3

OILS 543

or

(OILS 546

and 

OILS 547)

Instructional Design

 

Framing Designs for Learning

 

Prototyping Designs for Learning

3

 

2

 

1

OILS 597Capstone3
Concentration (15 credit hours)
Choose from: Adult Education and Professional Development; eLearning; Instructional Design and Technology; Learning Officer; Organization Development and Human Resource Development.

 

15

Plan III Total30

Students must register for OILS 597 Capstone. The Capstone is offered as a 1 credit hour segment 5 times an academic year (Fall 1st Half, Fall 2nd Half, Spring 1st Half, Spring 2nd Half, and Summer). Students should repeat the course three times to fulfill the requirement for 3 credit hours. Students may take the 1 credit hour segments consecutively, but it is not required. For students who plan to graduate in one year, students should take the first Capstone during their second semester. For Students who plan to graduate in two+ years, students may take the first Capstone towards the second to last semester.

Required Courses for the Instructional Design & Technology (ID&T) Concentration (9 credit hours)

Course NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours

OILS 504

or

OILS 517

Instructional Use of Computer Simulations and Games

or

Applied Aesthetics for Learning Design

3

 

3

OILS 507Management of eLearning Systems I2
OILS 508Management of eLearning Systems II1
OILS 554Consulting and Project Management3

Elective Courses for the Instructional Design & Technology (ID&T) Concentration (6 credit hours)

Students may select 6 additional hours of electives from the following list selected in consultation with their advisors. Other OILS classes may be substituted as well.

Course NumberCourse TitleCredit Hours
OILS 500Contemporary Instructional Technologies: Survey3
OILS 503Digital Video Techniques for Instruction3
OILS 504Instructional Use of Computer Simulations and Games3
OILS 506Exploring Virtual Worlds and Reality in Online Learning Environments3
OILS 517Applied Aesthetics for Learning Design3
OILS 533Leadership of Online Learning Systems3
OILS 534Mobile Learning: Introduction to Mobile Learning and Mobile Learning Design3
OILS 537eLearning Course Design I1
OILS 538eLearning Course Design II2
OILS 560Ethics as Design and Reflective Practice I2
OILS 561Ethics as Design and Reflective Practice II1
OILS 571Assessment for Learning and Performance I2
OILS 572Assessment for Learning and Performance II1

Required Core Courses (12 credit hours) Plan I

Course NumberCourse TitleCredit hours

(OILS 535

and

OILS 536)

or

OILS 545

Culture and Global eLearning I

            1

Culture and Global eLearning II            2
Cross-Cultural Issues in Adult Learning            3
OILS 541The Adult Learner            3 
OILS 544Program Evaluation            3
OILS 546Framing Designs for Learning            2
OILS 547Prototyping Designs for Learning            1
Area of Focus (12 credit hours)
Students will work with their advisors to select relevant courses to strengthen their preparation in specific areas of their choosing.           12
Research Methods (6 credit hours)
Research methods courses, such as OILS 570 and/or OILS 604, with advisor permission.            6
Master's Thesis (6 credit hours)
OILS 599Master's Thesis             6
Plan I Total            36