Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design in Professional Practice
The Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design in Professional Practice is a 15-credit hour non-degree program designed specifically for teachers seeking to enhance their professional knowledge and skills in current educational practices.
Description of Graduate Certificate in IDPP
The Instructional Design in Professional Practice graduate certificate is designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to design and implement effective, efficient and engaging instruction, from assessing learners' needs to designing/developing appropriate materials and to evaluating instruction.
Purpose
- Students will be able to apply learning theories instructional design models and principles, and experiences gained through coursework to lead the instructional design process in diverse organizational settings.
- Students will earn a powerful career credential but also complete a significant portion of a full Master's of Education in learning and instructional design program.
| Course | Title | Credit Hours | Description |
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CI 795 |
Change, Creativity and Innovation | 3 | This course will focus on key theories and elements related to organizational change, the creative process, and innovation. Students will develop an understanding of creative thinking processes to explore how those processes can impact change and lead to innovation. |
| CI 880 | Learning Theory & Curriculum Design | 3 | This course will focus on cognitive science relative to how people learn and how instruction is designed to facilitate and optimize learning. Several different theoretical perspectives on learning, cognition, and cognitive development will be explored. By looking at current learning theories, a range of tools will be identified in understanding effective curriculum design for a variety of settings. |
| CI 884 | Inquiry into Instructional Practice: Part 1 | 3 | This course will be an introduction to the procedures commonly used in research and data analysis. Conceptual, procedural and analysis issues from a wide variety of areas will be covered, ranging from the formal research techniques to the approaches used by researchers involved in investigations in "real-life" settings. The course will also include critical analysis of selected published research in your professional area. |
| CI 885 | Inquiry into Instructional Practice: Part 2 | 3 | This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to conduct research relevant to their professional practice. The course will include elements of quantitative as well as qualitative data analysis. Students will critically analyze data-based decision making and potential implications for instructional practice. |
| CI 893 | Instructional Leadership: Professionalism and Collaboration | 3 | This course focuses on the role of the instructional leader to facilitate the implementation and sustainability of change necessary to support individual and organizational learning. Candidates will acquire the skills necessary to facilitate, nurture and maintain partnerships. |
Advising
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Notify Dr. Mara Alagic (mara.alagic@wichita.edu) and Dr. JaeHwan Byun (jaehwan.byun@wichita.edu) that you intend to seek the Graduate Certificate in IDPP.
- Apply for admission to the Graduate School for the MEd in Learning and Instructional Design. An application for admission form is available at WSU Graduate School
- The Graduate Plan of Study Form and the Application for Degree Form must be submitted no later than the 20th day of the fall or spring semester or the 10th day of the 8-week summer term when certificate completion is anticipated. The completed Plan of Study Form should be submitted to the Graduate Certificate coordinator, Dr. Mara Alagic, who will submit your plan of study to the Graduate School for their approval. These forms are available at WSU Graduate School Application Checklist.
- You are strongly encouraged to submit your plan of study before you complete 12 credit hours toward the Certificate to make certain your plan of study follows the guidelines for the Graduate Certificate.
- Students may not use credit hours transferred from another institution toward graduate certificates.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking graduate certificates must be admitted to Graduate School in a degree program or in non-degree, category A status. All Graduate School policies relative to admissions criteria apply. Students completing the requirements for a Graduate Certificate Program must submit the Graduate Plan of Study form and the Application for Degree Form no later than 20th day of the fall or spring semester or the 10th day of the eight-week summer term when certificate completion is anticipated. A $15 filing fee is required each time a degree card is submitted.
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