80373 INSTRUCTIONAL SOFTWARE DESIGN

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
00	80373 	S2  	D 	INSTRUCT SOFTWARE DESIGN  	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

RATIONALE:

An increasing variety of instructional software is being developed for
use  in  classrooms. It is not expected that teachers  will  generally
become involved in development of software. However, knowledge of  the
principles of instructional software design can inform evaluation  and
selection  of  software  and  may contribute  to  its  more  effective
application. Teachers who are aware of these principles will  also  be
better  equipped to contribute to the design of software for  specific
instructional applications.

SYNOPSIS:

The unit will consider the theoretical bases of instructional software
design  and  examine the major design paradigms used in  instructional
software.  Students  will have opportunity to  compare  a  variety  of
examples  of  instructional  software. The processes  associated  with
design and development of computer- based instructional materials will
be  described and applied to project work. Examples of current  trends
in instructional software design will be examined.

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of this unit students will be able
to:

1. describe and discuss some key theoretical principles
   underlying the design of instructional software;
   
2. describe the characteristics of instructional software
   exemplifying major design paradigms;
   
3. classify examples of instructional software according to the
   design paradigms on which they are based;
   
4. apply the processes of instructional software design and
   development to the development of projects in suitable
   authoring systems;
   
5. demonstrate awareness of current trends and issues in
   instructional software design.
   

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

Computer-based   instruction  methodologies   theoretical             40.00
bases, tutorials, drills, simulations, games, tests

Development  of  computer-based instruction  preparation,             40.00
design, programming, evaluation

Trends  and  issues  interactive  multimedia,  artificial             20.00
intelligence in instructional systems

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

Course booklet.

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Coulouris, G. & Thimbleby, H. 1993, HyperProgramming: Building
interactive programs with the HyperCard, Addison-Wesley.

Flake, J, McClintock, C. & Turney, S. 1990, Fundamentals of Computer
Education, Wadsworth.

Goodman, D. 1990, The Complete HyperCard 2.0 Handbook, Bantam Books.

Hannafin, M. & Peck, K. 1988, The Design, Development and Evaluation
of Instructional Software, Macmillan.

Heinich, R., Molenda, M., & Russell, J. 1999 Instructional Media and
Technologies for Learning,6th edn, Macmillan.

Keller, A. 1987, When Machines Teach: Designing computer courseware,
Harper & Row.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	10
Tutorials/Workshops                           	14
Private Study                                 	120

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No  *F/S Marks     Due        Description                              Wtg(%)    LBL WWW
1   S    20.00     WK 6      ASSIGNMENT 1                              20.00     Y   Y
2   S    80.00     END SEM   ASSIGNMENT 2                              80.00     Y   Y

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

1    Students will be required to use appropriate software such as the
     word  processor  for  preparation of  assignments  and  tutorials
     exercises submitted for assessment.
2    Data disks may be required to be submitted with assessment work.
3    When  there  is  more  than  one marker  for  a  single  item  of
     assessment, the distribution patterns and means for the different
     markers will be compared and marks adjusted if necessary.
4    Marking   criteria  are  provided  in  unit  material   as   mark
     sheets/guides or as part of assignment specifications.
5    Ungraded summative assessment will be given either Pass, Fail  or
     Incomplete.
6    Unit Grades will be calculated by aggregating the weighted result
     or  numerical  score  for  each summative  assessment  item.  Any
     ungraded  assessment requirement will receive  a  Pass,  Fail  or
     Incomplete.
7    All  assessment  items  must  be attempted/submitted.  Assessment
     items must be passed overall.
8    If  assignments  are  submitted after the  due  date  without  an
     approved extension of time, a penalty of 10% of the mark  awarded
     by  the examiner for the assessment item will apply for each  day
     late.