EDU 500 - Curriculum and Instructional Design

(3) Examination of curriculum and instructional design with respect to psychological, sociological, philosophical, pedagogical, and foundations of andragogy. Instructional Design is the intentional, systematic, and reflective process of developing principles of learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials, activities, information resources, and evaluation. Emphasis is on application to curriculum development, as well as teaching and training settings. Students will learn how to apply multiple research approaches to diverse field-specific settings. The final project in this course will be a proposal that will be completed in the EDU 651 Capstone course.

Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in all major coursework.