Coursework

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This page contains all courses required to earn a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Instructional Technology with a focus in Instructional Systems at the University of Central Florida.
Course Description
Core Classes
EME 6613 - Instructional Systems Design Systematic design of instruction including task, learner and context analyses, specification of objectives and learner assessments, instructional strategies and media selection
EME 6055 - Current Trends in Instructional Technology Survey of current trends and issues of importance to the field of instructional technology.
EME 6062 - Research in Instructional Technology Critical review and evaluation of landmark research in the areas of educational media, instructional design, and instructional systems.
EDF 6432 - Measurement and Evaluation OR EDF 6401 Statistics for Educational Data 6432: Concepts of measurement and evaluation, classroom test construction, creation and use of derived scores, selection and use of published measurement instruments, current issues.
6401: Design of educational evaluation; analysis of data, descriptive and inferential statistics, interpretation of results.
EDF 6481 - Fundamentals of Graduate Research Review and critique of research literature, use of library resources for educational research, and introduction to the concepts of research design and data analysis.

Professional Specialization
EME 6226 - Instructional Development and Evaluation Focuses on the development, including flowcharting, storyboarding and prototyping as well as the formative and summative evaluationg of instructional materials and programs.
EME 6507 - Multimedia for Education and Training Emphasis on the elements and applications of multimedia programs for use by students and teachers in PreK12 and Higher Education as well as instructional designers in business and industry settings. Includes authoring, design, delivery systems, hardware, software.
EME 6607 - Planned Change in IT In-depth study of the processes of planned change and adoption/rejection of innovations in educational settings.
EME 6705 - Administration of IS Provides opportunities for stuents to examine parameters, problems, and areas of importance in the management of instructional systems.

Electives
EME 6209 - Multimedia IS II Advanced techniques in delivery and management of Web-based multimedia instructional content. Integration of media into Web-based instruction. Discussion of delivery and management issues.
EME 6614 - Instructional Game Design Integration of instructional design and game development processes, analysis of existing instructional games and game engines and the design of an instructional game.
EME 6417 - Interactive Online and Virtual Teaching Environments Instruction and how it is delivered at a distance. Examines technologies, processes, and products of distance education with emphasis on e-learning.

Capstone
EME 6946 - Practicum/Internship Practicum/internship for ths systematic design of traning and educaitonal systems.
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