Master of Science in Secondary Education
Concentration: Instructional Design & Technology
Graduate Program Requirements
The Instructional Design & Technology program is designed to meet the needs of professionals interested or involved in the design, development and delivery of instruction. The courses are appropriate for a variety of venues, including preK-12, military, and business. In this specialization, students select 24 to 30 credits in instructional technology plus the problems paper or seminar research option. Working with an advisor, students select courses that complement their backgrounds and professional goals.
All courses in the Core and Elective blocks plus ECI 635/636 will be offered in distributed format, via 2-way video conferencing or web-based..
Problem Paper Option: Area I (24 hrs); Area II (7 hrs)=31 hours total
Seminar Option: Area I (30 hrs), Area II (7 hrs)=37 hours
Area I: Emphasis Courses (24 - 30 hours chosen from below courses)*

  Skills Courses (all but 530 may be applicable to degree)
 
 

ECI 430/ 530-Instructional Technology and the Classroom
  (This course is recommended for preK-12 educators returning for degree work)
Note: ECI 430/530 has numerous campus sections but will be moving online spring 2003 for students more than 50 miles from campus.)
 

ECI 475/ 575-Web Development for Educators
  If you have web development skills, you do not need to take this course. See the basic competencies for this course to determine whether or not you should enroll.)
Course is taught online.
  ECI 648-Digital Media for Educators
  If you have adequate digital media skills, you do not need to take this course. See the basic competencies for this course to determine whether or not you should enroll.)
   
  Note: This course is an elective
  Core courses for ID&T Concentration
 
  ECI 617-Foundations of Instructional Technology
  ECI 660-Cognition and Instructional Design
  ECI 749-Instructional Systems Design (649 became 749 Fall 2004)
  ECI 761/ 861-Applied Instructional Design
  Elective Courses for ID&T
 
  ECI 646-Distance Education
  ECI 647-Online Learning
  ECI 632-Visual Communication and Design
  ECI 748/ 848-Assessment and Evaluation
  ECI 731/ 831-Media Trends in Education
  ECI 734/ 834-Advanced Demonstration Seminar in Instructional Design and Technology
Graduate electives approved by the Graduate Program Director may be substituted when those courses complement personal and professional goals.
Area II: Research Core Courses Required
  Problem Paper Option (31 graduate hours):
 
  ECI 600 Introduction to Graduate Research in Curriculum & Instruction (1-hour; should be taken during the first semester)
  ECI 635 Research Methods in Education (3 hours)
  ECI 636 Problems in Education (3 hours)
  Seminar Option (37 graduate hours)
 
  ECI 600 Introduction to Graduate Research in Curriculum & Instruction (1 hour)*
  ECI 635 Research Methods in Education (3 hours)
  ECI 639 Seminar in Education (3 hours)
* Should be taken during the first semester.

Dr. Amy Adcock (757) 683-5491
Dr. Gary Morrison (757) 683-4374
Dr. Richard C. Overbaugh (757) 683-4733
Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA 23529-0161
ID&T Home page: http://www.odu.edu/educ/idt
ID&T email: idt@odu.edu

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