Department of Education Masters Degree in Instructional Design [Note: This page should answer most of your questions about the degree. For even finer print, check out
the WTAMU catalog, which is the official final word on everything.] Core Courses Around the Department
You'll need to take these as part of your program. They are always offered in the Summer and sometimes Spring
and Fall | CATALOG | TITLE | CONTENT | | EDPD 6303 | EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | How to draw conclusions from numeric and verbal data | | EDPD 6304 | MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION | How to teach and learn from members of other cultures | | EDAD 6308 | SERVICE LEARNING | Learn by work working on an educational community project | | EDAD 6311 | EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND GROUP DYNAMICS | How to function effectively as a member or leader of a team. | Instructional Design and Technology Core Courses
All IDT Students also take these: | CATALOG | TITLE | CONTENT | | EDT 6305 | COMPUTER PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS | Skills beyond the basics in spreadsheet, database, word
processing, and presentation software (MS Office) | | EDPD 6310 | TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN | Models for great teaching and how to use them with technology | | EDT 6350 | DIGITAL GRAPHICS | Web graphics and animation with Adobe Fireworks (an awesome
software application!) | | EDT 6380 | DESIGNING EFFECTIVE INTERNET SITES | Building Web sites with Adobe Dreamweaver. Teaching/Learning
sites are stressed, but all sites are really Teaching/Learning sites! | | EDAD 6395 | INTERNSHIP IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN | Strut your skills in the real world! | If you enter the program without minimal skills in Microsoft Office, you may also need to take EDT 6300,
Introduction to Instructional Technology. This course covers entry-level skills in MS Office. Two Tracks To Finish Up – Business/College or Grade School
At this point, you have two choices, if you ARE NOT a Kindergarten-Through-Grade12 schoolteacher seeking
certification as a School Computer Specialist, you take these courses plus one approved elective. The elective is
often a final project called a Capstone: | CATALOG | TITLE | CONTENT | | EDT 6382 | ADVANCED WEB DESIGN | Professional-level Web skills including interactivity, roll-overs, and
Cascading Style Sheets | | EDAD 6384 | ADVANCED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | Microsoft Office pushed to the max! You'll learn the high-level
creative stuff that only 10% of users know. |
If you ARE a Kindergarten-Through-Grade12 schoolteacher seeking certification as a School Computer Specialist,
you take these courses plus one approved elective. The elective is often a final project called a Capstone: | CATALOG | TITLE | CONTENT | | EDT 6355 | VIDEO TECHNIQUES | Movie-making for the classroom | | EDT 6375 | SURVEY OF WEB RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS | Finding great resources available free on the Web and using them
in the classroom. | | 
