C636 - MED, Instructional Design Capstone
Course of Study
This course supports the assessment for the Master's of Education, Instructional Design
Capstone. The course represents 6 competency units.
Introduction
The capstone is the culminating assessment of your WGU master's degree program.
This capstone project presents you with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery in all
four of the primary areas of this degree program: design, evaluation, problem-solving,
and leadership. You will be required to identify an instructional problem in your
setting that is measurable and can be addressed with an 8-10 hour instructional unit.
Then you will conduct an action research project that will help shed light on a possible
solution to this problem. A fundamental component of this action research project will
be a unit of instruction that is designed to address the identified problem. This unit of
instruction will act as the "intervention" that is used to address the problem.
You will be required to "test" this intervention on a student population, gather the
appropriate data, analyze those data, and draw conclusions about the intervention
based on those data.
Getting Started
Welcome to the MED, Instructional Design Capstone! In this course, you will
demonstrate competency by completing a capstone research study that includes a
prospectus, attainment of IRB approval, a written report, and a multimedia
presentation. Begin by familiarizing yourself with the resources, task instructions, and
templates within this Course of Study. You will not be able to access the tasks in your
course until you have completed your Academic Action Verification (AAV) call with
your mentor who will lock the Capstone Project assessments into your term. Once you
are enrolled in your capstone course, you will be assigned a Course Instructor who will
guide you through the process of completing each task.
Capstone Requirements
The instructional unit must be 8-10 hours long and will include the
presentation of information, practice, feedback, and assessment
components.
The instructional unit must be 80% of your own original work - materials from
other sources cannot be the primary source of content and exercises.
Technology may be incorporated as a tool for learning.
The instructional unit must incorporate recent curriculum and instructional
strategies to support student learning.
The capstone requires that you write academically at the graduate level, adhering to
APA and Articulation standards. Please bear in mind that your capstone is the
culminating project of your degree program. Thus, it should represent your best
writing. To meet these standards WGU has prepared aGuide to Academic Writing. Use
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, the 6th editions of the APA Publication Manual for formatting guidance.
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Course of Study
This course supports the assessment for the Master's of Education, Instructional Design
Capstone. The course represents 6 competency units.
Introduction
The capstone is the culminating assessment of your WGU master's degree program.
This capstone project presents you with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery in all
four of the primary areas of this degree program: design, evaluation, problem-solving,
and leadership. You will be required to identify an instructional problem in your
setting that is measurable and can be addressed with an 8-10 hour instructional unit.
Then you will conduct an action research project that will help shed light on a possible
solution to this problem. A fundamental component of this action research project will
be a unit of instruction that is designed to address the identified problem. This unit of
instruction will act as the "intervention" that is used to address the problem.
You will be required to "test" this intervention on a student population, gather the
appropriate data, analyze those data, and draw conclusions about the intervention
based on those data.
Getting Started
Welcome to the MED, Instructional Design Capstone! In this course, you will
demonstrate competency by completing a capstone research study that includes a
prospectus, attainment of IRB approval, a written report, and a multimedia
presentation. Begin by familiarizing yourself with the resources, task instructions, and
templates within this Course of Study. You will not be able to access the tasks in your
course until you have completed your Academic Action Verification (AAV) call with
your mentor who will lock the Capstone Project assessments into your term. Once you
are enrolled in your capstone course, you will be assigned a Course Instructor who will
guide you through the process of completing each task.
Capstone Requirements
The instructional unit must be 8-10 hours long and will include the
presentation of information, practice, feedback, and assessment
components.
The instructional unit must be 80% of your own original work - materials from
other sources cannot be the primary source of content and exercises.
Technology may be incorporated as a tool for learning.
The instructional unit must incorporate recent curriculum and instructional
strategies to support student learning.
The capstone requires that you write academically at the graduate level, adhering to
APA and Articulation standards. Please bear in mind that your capstone is the
culminating project of your degree program. Thus, it should represent your best
writing. To meet these standards WGU has prepared aGuide to Academic Writing. Use
1/6
, the 6th editions of the APA Publication Manual for formatting guidance.
2/6
