Catalog Description:
Taken as one of the first courses in the Master’s specialization, CIT 0502 begins a process that continues throughout the student's program of study, emphasizing research skills and development of an applied research project. Prerequisite/s: None Course Rationale: This course begins a process that emphasizes theoretical and practical research skills utilized by education and training practitioners. Two purposes of the course are to transform practitioners into savvy consumers of educational research and to improve a problematic situation in a workplace. The course also emphasizes research related to distance education. This course is designed for designers, teachers, consultants, and leaders.
Course Objectives:
1) Identify a real-world problem in the work place.
2) Conduct a literature review to identify causes and solutions for such a problem.
3) Conduct a needs assessment and collect data to document the nature and extent of the problem.
4) Develop a plan of action as a basis for improving the problem.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Identify and describe an educational/training problem or situation, with an emphasis on Curriculum, Instruction, Technology or distance education.
2. Describe those aspects of the present or anticipated organization that are relevant to the problem or situation being studied.
3. Plan a needs assessment related to the organization, situation, groups, or individuals being studied.
4. Plan how to collect information to document the problem or situation being studied.
5. Generate a literature review of causes and solutions (theory and practice) related to the problem or situation being studied.
6. Propose a plan of action as a basis for improving the problem being studied.
Assignment #1
To search for community and company data, use library databases like PolicyMap, Sage Data, and Statista. These databases can be found by searching databases by name from the library homepage, or by searching databases by subject and Statistical Sources. More statistical and demographic information can be found online at websites like data.gov and data.un.org.
Assignment #3 and #4
To search for scholarly articles for your assignments in this course, refer to the Library Resources tab and the class presentation slide deck to see how to access the recommended databases for Education, Business, and Psychology/Behavioral Sciences. Top recommended databases include Education Source, ERIC, Business Source Ultimate, and APA PsycArticles.
For information on formatting and citation help, please refer to the Library Resources tab and the APA Citation Help tab.