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Course Descriptions - DETT (Distance Education in Teaching and Training)
DETT 607 Instructional Design and Course Development in Distance Education (3)
(Formerly OMDE 607.) An examination of the instructional design process, its history and place in today’s course development efforts, and the use of instructional design components in practice. Emphasis is on the nature of learning and the requirements for effective instruction. The theoretical underpinnings of learning are explored and applied to the design of a prototype classroom. Management issues surrounding course and curriculum development efforts are discussed and a comprehensive curriculum management plan is developed.
DETT 611 Library and Intellectual Property Issues in Distance Education (3)
(Formerly OMDE 611.) An overview of the development and delivery of digital resources for distance education. Discussion covers the intellectual property issues affecting the use of copyrighted works in distance education, developing and delivering library resources online to a faculty and student population, and the future of digital information delivery and the impact of digital rights management (DRM) technologies and social networking.
DETT 615 Assessment and Quality Assurance in Distance Education (3)
A study of quality assessment and quality assurance in distance education within the context of quality in education in general. Discussion covers the diverse meanings of quality in different contexts, the multidimensional nature of the concept of quality, personal reflections on quality and the importance of quality as an emerging leitmotiv in the educational debate. Various methodological approaches (including quality assessment techniques, quality evaluation, quality criteria and guidelines, quality benchmarks and quality management approaches) are introduced and applied to distance education. Topics also include the connection between accreditation and quality. Quality models are applied to distance education and case studies are used to reveal good practice in quality assessment and quality assurance in distance education today.
DETT 621 Training at a Distance (3)
(Formerly OMDE 621.) An examination of the role of distance training in business, nonprofit and government organizations. A wide variety of issues, problems and solutions in Web-based training are explored. Topics include the economics of distance training, distance technology in the business organization, synchronous versus asynchronous interactive tools, collaborative and problem-solving tools, authoring tools, insourcing versus outsourcing and the role of multimedia in distance training. Emphasis is on the concept of the corporate virtual university and its design and operation.