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CEIT504 INSTRUCTIONAL MESSAGE DESIGN: THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Course Code:	4300504
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Computer Education And Instructional Technology
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ZAHÝDE YILDIRIM
Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Underline ‘instructional message design’ concerned with presenting and structuring information to promote learning. Examine research-based principles of instructional message design, and how to apply these principles into using signs and symbols to create effective instructional communications in multimedia, online lessons and print materials for diverse learners, in different content areas, and in variety of contexts. Application of information processing theory, cognitive load theory, motivation theory and communication theory to the design and evaluation of instructional media.