Applications of Instructional Design Mapping Strategies in the Development of Complex Integrated Courses

Abstract

Courses that attempt to integrate information from multiple disciplines are often difficult to design and implement. Such courses may tend to become an unorganized conglomerate of content that satisfies the needs of discipline specific faculty rather than the learning needs of students. By using a course mapping strategy that is grounded in instructional systems design theory, faculty from different disciplines can work together to design complex courses that facilitate successful learning and accomplishment of pre-determined curricular outcomes. This article will present an approach to course mapping and examples of its application to several integrated courses developed by faculty at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

Keywords

pharmacy education integrated courses curriculum curricular design curricular mapping

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