Master, Instruction Sci & Tech Descriptions

For catalog cycle Fall 2012 to Spring 2013

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IST 401: Technology Support

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Technology Support: Provides tutoring and support for the students who need assistance on the multimedia design and evaluation tools throughout the study. Designed to be taken with or before graduate level courses.

Units

1 to 4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

Include Graduate Level Students

IST 411: Writing Support

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Writing Support: Provides tutoring and support for the students who need help on writing skills throughout the study. Designed to be taken with or before graduate level courses.

Units

1 to 4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

Include Graduate Level Students

IST 495: Special Topic:

Effective Jan 23, 2012 View History

Description:

Studies a particular topic in IST. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. (Offered only as interest warrants.) (Credit/ No Credit Available)

Units

2 to 6 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 501: Technology Workshop

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Technology Workshop: Provides individualized workshops and tutoring to incoming graduate students in preparation for technology intensive graduate studies. Covering information, technology and communication tools such as learning management systems, information search engines, online storages, basic media design, basic web design and presentation tools. Designed to be taken with or before other graduate level courses.

Units

1 to 4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 511: Writing Workshop

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Writing Workshop: Provides individualized workshops and tutoring to incoming graduate students in preparation for writing intensive graduate studies. Covering writing strategies, academic writing skills, APA style and technologies used in writing. Designed to be taken with, or before, other graduate level courses.

Units

1 to 4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 520: Learning Theories

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Learning Theories: Introduce learning theory as the foundation for the design and implementation of instruction and training. Students learn to evaluate and select appropriate applied learning theories, apply behavioral, cognitive and constructivist learning theories. Discuss how to select appropriate pedagogy according to a specific delivery model and learner. Explore cultural sensitivities in teaching and learning in a highly connected world.

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 522: Instructional Design

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Instructional Design: Investigate, and apply instructional design models. Students engage in front-end analysis in order to identify and define an existing problem in an instructional or training environment resulting in an instructional design document. Involves problem identification and definition, content organization and development, implementation strategy and evaluation framework.

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 524: Instructional Technology

Effective Aug 27, 2012 View History

Description:

Provides an introduction to the field and profession of Instructional Science Technology. This course provides students a sense of history, current issues, future trends, and an overview of core models and theories, and how the components of the field fit together.

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 526: Interactive Multimedia Instruc

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Interactive Multimedia for Instruction : Study professional tools for media creation and select and use appropriate media tools to develop multimedia learning solutions to an instructional problem. Students build a multimedia prototype and conduct an evaluation to assess quality and usability of their project and make further revisions.

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

(Prerequisites: IST 522 And IST 524)

IST 530: Intro to Project Management

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Intro to Project Management: Covers fundamental project frameworks such as scope, time, cost, quality, human resources, communications, risk, and procurement. Discusses management skills required to lead a team to successful completion of projects. Students will select and apply project management processes throughout the project life cycle to deliver successful projects, particularly: strategic alignment, project appraisal and planning, human resource management, budgeting and control, quality and risk management, contract management and the management of change. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

2 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 531: MultimediaTools I: Audio&Video

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

MultimediaTools I: Audio&Video Production: Is intended for students who want to acquire the skills and expertise necessary to produce informational audio and videos intended for interactive multimedia projects. The emphasis will be to create media that one can incorporate into classroom and corporate training environments. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

2 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 541: Multimedia Tools II: Interactive Media

Effective Aug 27, 2012 View History

Description:

Teaches the theory and practice of interactive media through the use of new technologies. Students will gain an understanding of the production process by completing short exercises culminating in a final project.

Units

2 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 595: Special Topics

Effective Jan 23, 2012 View History

Description:

Special Topics: Specialized study of a particular topic within the School of Information Technology and Communications Design. May be repeated for additional credit when topics vary and as subjects permit. (Offered only as interest warrants.) (Credit/ No Credit Available) Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

1 to 6 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 597: Independent Study

Effective Jan 24, 2011 View History

Description:

Student and faculty member select topic of study and number of credits. (Offered as interest warrants.)

Units

1 to 4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 622: Assessment & Evaluation

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Introduce the theoretical framework of assessment as it applies to learner performance, effectiveness of curriculum design, and effectiveness of instructional delivery. Explore and develop real-world methods of assessment through the use of psychometric techniques. Students develop techniques for judging the performance of instructional delivery and conduct appropriate usability, reliability, and efficiency tests of instructional and learning management systems.

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

(Prerequisites: IST 524)

IST 624: Research Design & Methods

Effective Jan 1, 2011 View History

Description:

Survey, analyze and apply qualitative and quantitative research methods; study the difference between them. Learn to read, analyze and critic research papers; select appropriate techniques to design research in an educational and training context. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 626: Advanced Instructional Design

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Advanced Instructional Design: Students work on authentic instructional design projects individually or in small groups. Students engage in real world projects and integrate knowledge and skills from previous courses, including instructional design process, principles, multimedia for instruction, learning theories, and assessment and evaluation. Adding a real world design experience means dealing with and balancing numerous additional variables, including project management, effective communication with clients, time management, application of professional knowledge and skills, and producing professional level products. Students are equally responsible for technology use, design decisions, client requirements, and are also required to produce original work for all aspects of each project.

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

(Prerequisites: IST 522 And IST 526)

IST 630: Project Mgmt Practicum

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Project Management Practicum: Provides hands-on practice with industry-level PM software and covers several case studies. Students take a real world project and apply the knowledge and skills as the project manager of the project. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

2 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 660: Leadership for Knowledge Org

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Leadership for Knowledge Centered Organizations: Covers the theories, philosophies, and concepts of leadership through the examination of the difference between management and leadership, organizational culture, and the leader-follower relationship. Emphasize on multicultural, diverse and knowledge centered organizations such as high-tech corporations or higher-ed institutions. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 665: Tech for Language Learning

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Technology for Language Learning : Investigate technology used for language teaching and learning. Experiment and evaluate different types of authoring, delivery, practice and assessment tools in language acquisition. Hands-on projects and case studies are included. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 675: Design & Teach E-Learning

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Design and Teach E-learning Courses: Covers design and delivery online and hybrid instruction. Discuss teaching strategy for online environment and how it differs from traditional methods. Survey, apply, and evaluate advanced communication tools used in e-learning, such as learning management system, online collaboration tools, and media authoring tools. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 695: Special Topic:

Effective Jan 23, 2012 View History

Description:

Specialized study of a particular advanced topic, usually beyond master degree level, within the School of Information Technology and Communications Design. May be repeated for additional credit when topics vary and as subjects permit. (Offered only as interest warrants.) (Credit/ No Credit Available) Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

1 to 6 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 696: Directed Research Development

Effective Jun 1, 2010 View History

Description:

Directed Research and Development: Provide a framework for a substantial research and development effort beyond a typical capstone project: ideation, proposal writing, project management, presentation, documentation and/or evaluation. IST 696 provides one-on-one guidance on students? research and development effort within the School of Information Technology and Communications Design disciplines. Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

1 to 6 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 697: Independent Study

Effective Jan 24, 2011 View History

Description:

Student and faculty member select advanced topic of study and number of credits. (Offered only as interest warrants.) Level: Graduate (Elective)

Units

1 to 6 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

None

IST 699: Graduate Capstone

Effective Jun 1, 2011 View History

Description:

Graduate Capstone: A capstone contributes to the disciplines or the professions by adding to technical/professional knowledge or by providing an original application of technical/professional knowledge in the professional field. Examples include a field study, a project, applied research, or a professional article of publishable quality. Prerequisite(s): IST622 & IST626

Units

4 Units

Prerequisites, Corequisites, and Registration Restrictions:

(Prerequisites: IST 622 And IST 626)