The Associate of Science in Instructional Design and Technology (ASIDT) is a pre-baccalaureate program, which aims to equip students with a broad foundation of knowledge and skills necessary for further study and/or immediate employment. The program is intended to enable the students to enter the world of education work in Instructional Design without compromising their opportunity for further higher studies at the baccalaureate level. The program emphasizes instructional design of learning experiences within organizational contexts. This allows the ASIDT graduate to join the workforce as entry-level instructional design assistants, training associates, members of a performance management team, and other similar occupations. The ASIDT Program can be “ladderized” towards baccalaureate programs such as the two existing programs in the UPOU – Bachelor of Education Studies (BES) and Bachelor of Multimedia Studies (BAMS).
Objectives
The program aims to:
- Exhibit knowledge and skills that are mainly theoretical and/or abstract with significant depth in some areas together with wide-ranging, specialized technical, creative, and conceptual skills
- Perform work activities demonstrating breadth, depth, and complexity in the planning and initiation of alternative approaches to skills and knowledge applications across a broad range of technical and/or management requirements, evaluation, and coordination
- Demonstrate personal and professional ethical responsibility and inclusive citizenship
- Demonstrate effective communication skills
- Integrate different knowledge domains to form multifaceted interpretations of social and living systems.
- Evaluate information in the context of digital or networked problem domains
- Generate creative and appropriate solutions through effective and respectful collaboration with diverse groups
In addition, graduates of the ASIDT program should be able to:
- Apply knowledge of instructional theories and concepts when providing solutions to authentic and non-authentic instructional design problems
- Analyze the characteristics and appropriateness of use of the existing and emerging technologies in designing instructional environments and materials
- Integrate the contexts for learning and users’ needs in designing learning spaces and instructional materials
- Collaborate with team members and stakeholders
- Create text and multimedia instructional materials based on learning experience design
Mode of Instruction
All courses are taught online following the principles of guided independent study and collaborative inquiry.
Admission Requirements
The following applicants can apply to the program:
1. High School or Sr. High School graduates who have never enrolled in college
2. Passers of the DepEd’s Alternative Learning System Accreditation and Equivalency (ALS A&E) Test for secondary level;
3. Passers of UPCAT with a minimum score of 2.800;
4. Transferees (with college units); and
5. Graduates of other undergraduate degrees.
Admission is through UgAT but passers of UPCAT, applicants who meet the transfer requirements, and degree holders may no longer be required to take the UgAT. To be admitted to the program, the applicant must:
1. have submitted the complete documentary requirements for admission before the application deadline;
2. have taken and passed the UgAT, if needed. Details about the exam will be emailed by the Admission section of the Office of the University Registrar;
3. have completed the UPOU Distance Education (DE) Readiness Module. Link to the DERM will be emailed by the Admission; and have submitted an admission essay
Curriculum
The curriculum of ASIDT program consists of 72 units of academic courses, (8) units of PE and (6) units of NSTP:
- Required GE courses – 21 units
- Elective GE courses- 9 units
- Common courses – 12 units
- Mandated course – 3 units
- Concentration courses – 27 units
- PE courses – (8) units
- NSTP courses – (6) units
| Required GE Courses (21 units) | ||
|---|---|---|
| KAS 1 | Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
Ang pampulitika, pang-ekonomya, panlipunan, at pangkalinangang pagsulong ng Pilipinas. |
3 units (prescribed) |
| WIKA 1 | Wika, Kultura at Lipunan
Pagsusuri sa ugnayan ng wika, kultura, at lipunan. |
3 units |
| ETHICS 1 | Ethics and Moral Reasoning in Everyday Life
The nature and development, sources and frameworks of ethics and moral reasoning and their application to various issues and contexts. |
3 units |
| ARTS 1 | Critical Perspectives in the Arts
A critical study of the experience, language, and context of art. |
3 units |
| SCIENCE 11 | Living Systems: Concepts and Dynamics
Principles, interactions, and contemporary issues concerning living systems. |
3 units |
| STS 1 | Science, Technology and Society
Analyses of the past, present and future of science and technology in society (including their nature, scope, role and function) and the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental factors affecting the development of science and technology, with emphasis on the Philippine setting. |
3 units |
| MATH 10 | Mathematics, Culture and Society
Appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics through the examination of its nature, development, utility, and relationship with culture and society. |
3 units |
| Elective GE courses (choose 3 courses only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| SAS 1 | Self and Society
Understanding the self by examining the interaction of biological, psychological, and socio-cultural dimensions and appreciating human agency and the emergence of the self in different social contexts. |
3 units |
| COMM 10 | Critical Perspectives in Communication
Theories and frameworks of communication in various contexts. |
3 units |
| PHILARTS 1 | Philippine Arts and Culture
Approaches to Philippine Arts and Culture |
3 units |
| SOC SCI 2 | Social, Political, and Economic Thought
A survey of social, economic, and political thought from classical to contemporary times. |
3 units |
| ENG 11 | Literature and Society
The study of various literary genres as a dynamic interaction between the individual and social and cultural forces. |
3 units |
| Common Courses (12 units) | ||
|---|---|---|
| COMM 2 | Communication Skills 2
The development of more advanced language skills in critical thinking and effective reading and writing. |
3 units |
| ENG 157 | English for the Professions
Theory and practice of writing in the professions. |
3 units |
| COMP ED 10 | Critical Digital Literacies
Understanding, using, and producing digital content, products, and services. |
3 units |
| COMP ED 20 | Introduction to Analytics
Fundamental concepts and principles in analytics and its techniques and applications. |
3 units |
| Mandated course (3 units) | ||
|---|---|---|
| PI 100 | Philippine Institutions 100
The Life and Works of Jose Rizal and other Philippine Institutions |
3 units |
| Concentration Courses (27 units) | ||
|---|---|---|
| IDT 101 | Foundations of Instructional Design and Technology
Introduction to Instructional Design concepts, strategies and methodologies, learning space and environment, technologies used for teaching, and effective use and application of technology to support learning. |
3 units |
| IDT 102 | Psychology of Instructional Design & Technology
The course delves into the human perspective and the human factors that go with it as applied to the practice of instructional design and technology. It focuses on performance, technology, learning, and change as the psychological foundations of instructional design and technology. It advances the practice of design psychology. Corequisite |
3 units |
| IDT 111 | Instructional Design Models
The course provides a brief overview of the standard instructional design models and learning theories to aid instructional designers in creating a design, project management, and objective determination. Prerequisite |
3 units |
| IDT 121 | Context Analysis for Instructional Design
The course explores the significance of context in determining how instructional design projects are conceptualized, designed, implemented, and managed. It advances the notion of starting each instructional design project with context analysis of where it is to be applied. Prerequisite |
3 units |
| IDT 122 | User Needs Analysis for Instructional Design
User needs analysis theory, tools, and methods for user-centered instructional design Prerequisites |
3 units |
| IDT 131 | Introduction to Learning Experience Design
The course is an introduction to the practice of designing learning experiences, solutions, and interventions based on organizational and individual performance, technology, learning, and change needs. Prerequisites |
3 units |
| IDT 141 | Digital Learning Space & Online Technologies
Introduction to Digital Learning and Technologies, its history, etymology, significance, and different forms. Prerequisite |
3 units |
| IDT 151 | Storyboarding & Scripting in Instructional Design
This course aims to introduce the fundamentals of scripting and storyboarding in Instructional Design. The course focuses on using technical writing and basic design principles in creating a storyboard for video and e-learning development and creating learning materials used in the classroom, virtual, and blended learning setup. Prerequisite |
3 units |
| IDT 152 | E-learning and Multimedia Tools
This course aims to produce designers who can use different e-learning and multimedia tools in designing for different learning environments. Prerequisites |
3 units |
| Physical Education courses (8 units) |
|---|
| PE1 | Foundation of Physical Fitness
Components, principles, and methods of physical fitness. |
2 units |
| PE 2 | Walking for Fitness
Physiological concepts, proper practice, and techniques of walking for fitness. |
2 units |
| PE 2 | Hatha Yoga
The principles and practice of hatha yoga. |
2 units |
| PE 2 | Fundamentals of Chess
Basic chess concepts, strategy and tactics. |
2 units |
| National Service Training Program (6 units) |
|---|
| CWTS 1 | Civic Welfare Training Service 1
Citizenship and community service course 1 |
3 units |
| CWTS 2 | Civic Welfare Training Service 2
Citizenship and community service course 2 |
3 units |