Not offered in 1996. 16.7 Twelve 3-hour lecture/seminars. On completion of this subject students should be able to:

• investigate current research on instructional design techniques;
• specify the advantages to both students and teachers of specifying desired learning outcomes;
• understand the different types of learning and instructional strategies;
• describe the major modes of human communication and their personal strengths and limitations in a teaching and learning situation;
• describe a systematic framework for designing effective instruction;
• select media appropriate to specific instructional purposes; and
• use television studio production and computer-assisted instructional techniques or other media production techniques.

Instructional design; instructional design systems including mastery learning and programmed learning; media in instruction; computers in teaching and learning situations. A minor assignment of 1,500 words (30 per cent); a major assignment of 3,000 words (70 per cent).