1. Master of Distance Education — 42-credit Program Regulations
 
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MDE Course Offerings (2010-2011)

Courses may be cancelled due to insufficient registrations. Refer to online course descriptions. Please note that MDDE 660, MDDE 696, MDDE 697, MDDE 698, and MDDE 699 are available to MDE program students only.

A Téluq equivalency indicates the opportunity for students to register in the equivalent course in French offered by Télé-université du Québec through Athabasca University. Refer to Learning Services Collaborations for details.

Fall Session (Sept. 13 to Dec. 10, 2010)

   
MDDE 601 Introduction to Distance Education and Training
(3)
MDDE 602 Research Methods in Distance Education
(3)
MDDE 603 Foundations of Instructional Design: Systems Analysis and Learning Theory
(3)
MDDE 604

Instructional Design in Distance Education

(3)
MDDE 605 Planning and Management in Distance Education and Training
(3)
MDDE 610 Introduction to Current Distance Education Technologies (3)
MDDE 611 Foundations of Adult Education (3)
MDDE 613 Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (3)
MDDE 617 Program Evaluation in Distance Education (3)
MDDE 619 Trends and Issues in Instructional Design (3)
MDDE 621 Online Teaching in Distance Education and Training (3)
     
  Special Topics for Independent Studies  
  These courses are not class based. They will be offered as individualized study with an instructor.  
MDDE 661 Seminar Topics in Educational Conferencing (3)
MDDE 663 Emerging Issues in Distance Education Technologies (3)
MDDE 690-691 Independent Study (3)
     
  Thesis  
  Students enrolled in the MDE program prior to September 1, 2007.  
MDDE 697 Second element of thesis work
(3)
MDDE 698 Third element of thesis work (3)
MDDE 699 Fourth and final element of thesis work (3)
  Students enrolling in the MDE program as of September 1, 2007.  
MDDE 701 Advanced Research Methods (3)
MDDE 702 Research Proposal Writing (3)
MDDE 703 Third Element of Thesis Work (3)
MDDE 704 Fourth Element of Thesis Work (3)

 

 

Winter Session (Jan. 10 to April 8, 2011)

   
MDDE 601 Introduction to Distance Education and Training (3)
MDDE 602 Research Methods in Distance Education (3)
MDDE 603 Foundations of Instructional Design: Systems Analysis and Learning Theory (3)
MDDE 604 Instructional Design in Distance Education (3)
MDDE 605 Planning and Management in Distance Education and Training (3)
MDDE 612 Experimental Learning (3)
MDDE 614 International Issues in Open and Distance Learning (3)
MDDE 617 Program Evaluation in Distance Education (3)
MDDE 618 Instructional Project Management (3)
MDDE 620 Advanced Technology for Distance Education and Training (3)
MDDE 651 Gender Issues in Distance Education (3)
     
  Special Topics for Independent Studies  
  These courses are not class based. They will be offered as individualized study with an instructor.  
MDDE 661 Seminar Topics in Educational Conferencing (3)
MDDE 662 Seminar Topics in Evaluating Conferencing Software (3)
MDDE 690-691 Independent Study (3)
     
  Thesis  
  Students enrolled in the MDE program prior to September 1, 2007.  
MDDE 697 Second element of thesis work (3)
MDDE 698 Third element of thesis work (3)
MDDE 699 Fourth and final element of thesis work (3)
     
  Students enrolling in the MDE program as of September 1, 2007.  
MDDE 701 Advanced Research Methods (3)
MDDE 702 Research Proposal Writing (3)
MDDE 703 Third Element of Thesis Work (3)
MDDE 704 Fourth Element of Thesis Work (3)
     

 

 

Spring/Summer Session (April 25 to July 22, 2011)

     
MDDE 601 Introduction to Distance Education and Training
(3)
MDDE 602 Research Methods in Distance Education
(3)
MDDE 603 Foundations of Instructional Design: Systems Analysis and Learning Theory
(3)
MDDE 604 Instructional Design in Distance Education
(3)
MDDE 605 Planning and Management in Distance Education
and Training

(3)
MDDE 610 Introduction to Current Distance Education Technologies (3)
MDDE 611 Foundations of Adult Education (3)
MDDE 612 Experiential Learning (3)
MDDE 613 Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (3)
MDDE 615 Human Factors in Educational Technology (3)
MDDE 617 Program Evaluation in Distance Education
(3)
MDDE 621 Online Teaching in Distance Education and Training
(3)
MDDE 650 Tutoring and Student Support in Distance Education and Training (3)
     
  Special Topics for Independent Studies  
  These courses are not class based. They will be offered as individualized study with an instructor.  
MDDE 690-691 Independent Study (3)
   
  Thesis
  Students enrolled in the MDE program prior to September 1, 2007.
MDDE 697 Second element of thesis work (3)
MDDE 698 Third element of thesis work (3)
MDDE 699 Fourth and final element of thesis work (3)
   
  Students enrolling in the MDE program as of September 1, 2007.
MDDE 702 Research Proposal Writing (3)
MDDE 703 Third Element of Thesis Work (3)
MDDE 704 Fourth Element of Thesis Work (3)

 

 


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