Wayne State University Instructional Technology
Masters Degree
with Emphasis in
Performance Improvement & Training
Minimum
Number of Hours: 36
This emphasis is designed for:
-
Those interested in working as instructional designers or performance technologists in business, industrial, health care, higher education, military and government settings.
Background:
- Relevant undergraduate degree in an area such as Business Administration, Nursing, Psychology, Education, or Speech are common.
- Students may also have experience in training design, but now wish to learn more about non-training interventions to solve performance problems.
Specializations:
- Students may choose to enhance their competencies and job opportunities by constructing plans of work with a double emphasis that combines Performance Improvement with Interactive Technologies.
Plan of Work
A Plan of Work documents your strategy to complete the degree requirements. It is usually created during IT 7100; it must be submitted prior to completing 12 credit hours. Plan of Work form (Word 6.0 format)
Required IT Core (13 hours)
| Course Number | Title |
Cr. |
Semesters |
|
IT
7100 |
Introductory Graduate Seminar in Instructional Technology |
2 |
Each term |
| IT 8100* | Background,
Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology *May be used as a substitute for students with previous experience in the field, with consent of an advisor. |
4
|
Winter
|
|
IT 6110 |
Foundations of Instructional Systems Design |
4
|
Each term |
|
IT 7150 |
Educational Product and Program Evaluation |
4
|
Fall, Winter |
|
ED 7999 |
Terminal Master's Seminar |
3
|
Each term |
Required Performance
Improvement and Training Core
(minimum of 11 hours)
| Course Number | Title |
Cr.
|
Semesters |
|
IT 7320 |
Performance Technology |
4
|
Spring |
| IT 8150 | Needs Assessment | 3 | Fall, 13-wk Spr/Sum |
|
IT 8320 |
Performance Consulting & Analysis |
4
|
Winter |
Performance Improvement
and Training Elective
(One course required)
| Course Number | Title |
Cr.
|
Semesters |
|
IT 7110 |
Advanced Instructional Design Tools and Techniques |
4
|
Winter |
| IT 7115 | Understanding the Adult Learner | 4 |
Alternating
Summer
|
|
IT 7120 |
Project Management |
3
|
Alternating Summer |
| IT 7130 | Facilitation of Learning | 3 | Alternating Fall |
|
IT 7420 |
Knowledge Management |
4
|
Alternating Fall |
|
IT 7920 |
Strategic Planning for Training and Organization Improvement |
4
|
Alternating Winter |
|
IT 8120 |
Internship and Practicum in Instructional Technology |
3
|
Each term |
Technology Elective
(one course recommended for those with limited technology skills or experience)
| Course Number | Title | Cr. |
Semesters |
| IT 7140 |
Web-based Courseware Development |
4 |
Fall, 13-wk Spr/Sum |
| IT 7220 | Multimedia for Instruction | 4 |
Winter, 13-wk Spr/Sum |
| IT 7210 | Foundations of Distance Education | 4 | Spring |
| IT 7410 | Performance Support Systems | 4 | Alt. Fall |
General Professional
Core Courses
(minimum of six hours needed — one course from each area)
| Course Number | Title |
Cr.
|
Semesters |
|
AREA I. EER
7630 |
Fundamentals of Statistics (preferred) |
3 |
Fall,
Winter, |
|
EER 7610 |
Evaluation and Measurement |
2-3 |
Fall,
Winter, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AREA II. EDP 7350 |
The Learning Process |
2-3 |
Fall,
Winter, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
AREA III. |
One course from outside the college such as... |
|
Check department for schedule |
|
THE
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
|||
|
BA 6020 |
Management Principles & Organizational Process |
2-4 |
|
|
BA 7040 |
Managing Organizational Behavior |
3 |
|
|
Information Systems and Manufacturing |
|||
|
ISM 7500 |
Business Information Management |
3 |
|
|
Management and Organization Sciences |
|||
|
MGT 6060 |
The Process of Management |
2 |
|
|
MGT 7620 |
Complex Organizations |
3 |
|
|
MGT 7630 |
Organizational Change and Development |
3 |
|
|
MGT 7640 |
Management of Human Resources |
3 |
|
|
MGT 7700 |
Leadership and Management of Innovation and Technology |
3 |
|
|
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
|||
|
LIS 6080 |
Information Technology |
3 |
|
|
LIS 6210 |
Organization of Knowledge |
3 |
|
|
COLLEGE
OF FINE, PERFORMING AND COMMUNICATION ARTS |
|||
|
SPC 6250 |
Organizational Communication |
3 |
|
|
COLLEGE
OF LIBERAL ARTS |
|||
|
ANT 7700 |
Seminar in Business and Industrial Anthropology |
3-9 |
|
|
English |
|||
|
ENG 5830 |
Introduction to Technical and Professional Writing |
3 |
|
|
Political Science |
|||
|
PS 7320 |
Organizational Theory and Behavior |
3 |
|
|
PS 7350 |
Managing Public Organizations and Programs |
3 |
|
|
EUGENE
APPLEBAUM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES |
|||
|
OEH 7110 |
Occupational Ergonomics |
2 |
|
|
COLLEGE
OF SCIENCE |
|||
|
PSY 5540 |
Motivation and the World of Work |
3 |
|
|
PSY 5750 |
Engineering Psychology |
3 |
|
|
PSY 6540 |
Organizational Staffing |
3 |
|
|
PSY 6550 |
Training and Employee Development |
3 |
|
|
PSY 7080 |
Human Cognition |
3 |
|
| PSY 7090 | Theories of Learning | 3 | |
| PSY 7550 | Psychological Analysis of Organizations | 3 | |
|
PSY 7560 |
Theory and Research on Leadership and Executive Development |
3 |
|
|
PSY 7570 |
Theory and Research on Motivation and Morale |
3 |
|
|
PSY 7580 |
Theory and Research on Organizational Change and Development |
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