Master of Education in Instructional Systems Technology

Program Information

The online M.Ed. in Instructional Systems Technology (IST) is a 39-credit-hour program offered by UNC Charlotte’s Department of Educational Leadership. The program consists of foundations courses (18 hours), instructional development courses (6 hours), internship and seminar (6 hours), related coursework (9 hours) and a Capstone project. The program is aligned with the 1997 North Carolina Excellent Schools Act and the propositions of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

The M.Ed in IST prepares graduates to:

1. integrate appropriate technology into learning systems;
2. undertake instructional analyses that include task analysis, audience analysis, instructional environment analysis, and both target enabling objectives and measures;
3. identify criteria, strategies, services, and information sources for hardware and courseware evaluation, selection, and integration;
4. plan, develop, revise, and evaluate courseware using a standard planning process and accepted standards and criteria;
5. evaluate instructional technology systems;
6. work effectively as members of a design and development team that generates solutions to instructional problems; and
7. provide leadership in the field of instructional systems technology systems.

Click here for the M.Ed. in IST program planning sheet.

How are these online Courses Delivered?

Primarily by Blackboard Vista or Moodle. Blackboard Vista is described in the Distance Education Orientation at http://www.distanceed.uncc.edu/or. Moodle is described at www.moodle.org. IST instructors provide students additional Moodle information prior to the beginning of each semester.

To participate in this program, your computer must meet these Technical Specifications. Students using a high-speed internet connection (cable or DSL) report greatest satisfaction with courseware access.

Finding IST Course Information

Use the IST M.Ed. Program Course Schedule below as a guide in locating IST course information on the University Course Schedule.
IST M.Ed. Program Course Schedule

Distance Education courses are listed by semester on the University Course Schedule and have section numbers with an 8 as the middle digit (example: 080). To locate IST courses, make the following selections on the "Class Schedule Search" page:

• Subject: Educ Instructional Sys Tech (narrow the search by including a course number);
• Campus: Distance Education;
• Course Level: Graduate;
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Class Search".

CONTACT INFORMATION

Academic Advisor
Dr. John A. Gretes
jagretes@uncc.edu

Distance Education Senior Program Manager
ewingate@uncc.edu