EDCI 572
Dr. Buckenmeyer
Individual Deliverable #1
Revised: 10/20/2004
AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PROJECT
FOR THE
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE, MICHIGAN CITY
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN ACTIVITY
DELIVERABLE ONE:
PROBLEM DEFINITION
Instructional Designer: Steve Mitchell
Prepared for
Dr. Janet Buckenmeyer
EDCI 572
Fall, 2004
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EDCI 572
Dr. Buckenmeyer
Individual Deliverable #1
Revised: 10/20/2004
System of Analysis
Ivy Tech State College, Michigan City, IN
Context of Analysis
With 23 campuses statewide, Ivy Tech State College is Indiana's third largest public higher
education system. An open-access, two-year technical college, Ivy Tech offers courses,
degree programs, training leading to certifications and continuing education. The College
also provides customized training opportunities for businesses and industries.
Along with the Valparaiso Campus, the Michigan City Campus (LaPorte County) serves the
eastern most area of Ivy Tech State College Northwest’s region. It is the newest campus
added to the Northwest Region. Major cities in its district are Michigan City and LaPorte and
the smaller surrounding towns and communities to the south and east.
The campus provides the LaPorte County area with health care, business administration,
culinary and technology programs.
Additional profiling (extant internal and external) information is available on-line at
http://www.ivytech.edu/about/ including the following:
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State/Region Curriculum Guide:...... http://www.ivytech.edu/about/policy/academic/
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College Mission Statement: ........................... http://www.ivytech.edu/about/mission/
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Accreditation data: ......................................... http://www.ivytech.edu/about/accredit/
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Student Enrollment and Graduation rates: ............ http://www.ivytech.edu/oir/adhoc/
Elements or Levels of Analysis
Institutional levels of analysis include Ivy Tech State College, Michigan City campus
Facilities, Faculty, Students, Student Organizations, and key staff. Key staff positions
include; department chair position and campus network administrator. Currently, there is no
staff position for technology director at the Michigan City campus.
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Dr. Buckenmeyer
Individual Deliverable #1
Revised: 10/20/2004
Hypothetical Instructional Context
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Ivy Tech College offers a series of online options for faculty members to conduct online
instruction or to utilize as an online supplement for traditional instruction.
Statement of the performance problem:
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The Ivy Tech’s Michigan City campus is not adequately preparing faculty to utilize the
available elearning resources as a supplement to traditional instruction as provided by Ivy
Tech College statewide.
Performance problem indicators:
Multiple supporting performance indicators have been identified.
Item 1: Currently no adjunct or full time faculty at the Michigan City campus utilizes
Blackboard (or any online alternative such as the Faculty web, or the Internet)
to support traditional course instruction.
Indication: Instructors do not successfully utilize or integrate available technology
resources in the design and delivery of classroom based instruction.
Item 2: Students comment that it would be helpful to have web location where class
information was made available.
Indication: Students may not be receiving the support needed to maximize learning
opportunities outside the classroom (e.g. homework exercises).
Item 3: Adjunct faculty members comment that they would like to make course
information available and readily accessible to all students from any machine
with internet access.
Indication: Instructors are not able to devote the optimum amount of schedule course
time and student homework time to academic learning.
Item 4: Students comment that it is very difficult to meet with adjunct faculty outside of
scheduled class time.
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