Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Organizations: Online Courses in Education

Looking to develop additional competencies in a specific field of education? Kaplan University’s master’s-level certificate programs in the School of Graduate Education are designed for motivated educational professionals like you. Earning a certificate could help you meet the qualifications to advance within your field, or pursue a career in a new field of education.*

The Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Organizations is designed to prepare you to design, develop, and evaluate instructional programs, materials, and media in corporate and military environments.

The certificate program includes four courses from the Master of Science in Higher Education and Master of Science in Education in Instructional Technology curricula. Courses focus on analyzing learning needs, designing and developing instructional programs and materials, and evaluating the effectiveness of training interventions.

The program consists of a minimum of 21 quarter credit hours. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be awarded a certificate.

| Curriculum | Tuition and Fees

Program Highlights

The Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design for Organizations provides you with the opportunity to:

Design, develop, and implement instructional materials and solutions that integrate learning technology and align with learning outcomes
Analyze learning contexts to develop appropriate, workable instructional solutions
Plan, manage, lead, and evaluate instructional design and technology projects and programs
Apply research and theory to instructional design and learning technology integration

What are the Career Opportunities?

A graduate certificate from Kaplan University could qualify you for a number of careers in the field, including instructional coordinator, curriculum specialist, and training positions in corporate and military settings.^†

Prepare for Future Studies

Qualified credits earned in fulfillment of this certificate may be applied toward the requirements of certain Kaplan University degree programs. When the time is right, come back and earn your degree online at Kaplan University.

Curriculum for the Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design

Course #	Course Title	Credits
IX 520	NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING	5 NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING This course presents the knowledge and skills necessary to identify training and/or instructional problems and potential solutions. Students explore the advantages and disadvantages of multiple techniques for performing a needs assessment. Students develop skills and collect resources related to the selection and use of analysis methods. They will conduct a needs analysis and submit a report in an education or training context. Evaluation of educational and training programs is addressed. Students consider evaluation taxonomies and models, tools, and techniques. They develop an evaluation strategy for an instructional program.
IX 535	DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS	5 DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS This course provides the knowledge and skills required to develop instructional materials for an instructor-led training scenario as approved by the instructor. This training scenario will provide the context and focus for the materials. Each student will create a series of print-based instructional materials for this scenario considering best practices and design and development guidelines.
IX 536	DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS	5 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TOOLS In this application-based course, students will discuss trends and issues of e-learning content development and explore similarities and differences among e-learning authoring tools and methods. They will learn how to develop original content with a variety of authoring tools and software applications and to repurpose existing material with reusable learning objects (RLOs) and content repositories. Interface layout standards, accessibility and SCORM/AICC compliance, and collaborative environments are explored. Students will consider technical and development requirements for e-learning delivered through multiple learning channels including online and mobile platforms. Students will create a design document and instructional module in this course.
IX 564	DESIGN OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS	6 DESIGN OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS This course presents activities related to the design of a learning application. Students explore advantages and disadvantages of multiple learning environments and content delivery technologies. They will develop a plan for an individualized learning project that includes a template for design of a specific environment. Course topics include education and communication theory, course and content delivery methods, asynchronous and synchronous technologies, multimedia design, usability testing, and integration of multimedia objects within instructional programs and systems.

Total Program Requirements	21 Total Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
Total Program Requirements

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Credit for Prior Learning

If you already earned course credits at another institution, you may qualify for transfer credit that can be applied toward your program requirements at Kaplan University. Qualifying transfer credit may reduce your total costs for graduate programs. Refer to the University Catalog for our transfer of credit policy.

Students in the Military

Kaplan University is proud to support our military and veterans in their educational pursuits by offering significantly reduced tuition. Undergraduate program tuition is reduced up to 55 percent for active-duty servicemembers and up to 38 percent for veterans. In addition, Kaplan University participates in the Yellow Ribbon program for all of our graduate programs, and both active-duty servicemembers and veterans are eligible for special tuition rates for these programs. A 10 percent tuition reduction is also available to spouses of active-duty servicemembers. For more information, call 866.583.4412 (Toll Free) to speak to a military Admissions Advisor or visit the Kaplan University military site.

Tuition and Fees

Cost per credit hour	$385.00
Total program requirements Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design	21
Total cost of tuition	$8,085.00
This program requires a $100 technology fee per term (online students only). A nonrefundable application fee, depending on your program and as described in the Tuition and Fees Supplement, may be required at the time of enrollment. We encourage you to explore the availability of financial aid and scholarships.

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This program is not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid.
*Kaplan University makes no representations or warranties as to whether the program meets the specific requirements for any individual state or school system for pay increase purposes or career advancement. Kaplan University encourages its students to independently research the requirements in any state or school system in which they intend to seek a pay increase or a promotion. This certificate will not lead to a teacher certification or an endorsement in any field.
^†Kaplan University's programs are designed to prepare graduates to pursue employment in their field of study, or in related fields. However, the University does not guarantee that graduates will be placed in any particular job, eligible for job advancement opportunities, or employed at all. Additional training or certification may be required.