If you're admitted to the full Master's program, the credit from your MasterTrack™ Certificate counts towards your degree
About this MasterTrack™ Certificate
Solve real-world educational challenges and integrate technology with today’s learning environments.
Gain in-demand skills and launch your instructional design career with an in-depth training program. Learners that devote four hours per week to this certificate program can expect to finish in approximately 4-5 months.
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100% online courses
$2,316
4-5 months to complete
Intermediate Level
Bachelor's Degree required
2 hands-on projects
English
Earn degree credit
If you are admitted to the full Master’s program, your MasterTrack™ Certificate will count towards your degree
What you will learn
Ways to conduct in-depth learner analysis to identify learning objectives
Strategies for using cutting-edge technologies to design engaging and meaningful learning activities
Methods for developing well-crafted learning assessments and evaluations
How to make data informed decisions to improve existing learning programs
Skills you will gain
Learner analysis
Learning objectives development
Instructional design model selection
Learning activities design
Learning content development
Learning outcomes evaluation
100% online courses
$2,316
4-5 months to complete
Intermediate Level
Bachelor's Degree required
2 hands-on projects
English
Earn degree credit
If you are admitted to the full Master’s program, your MasterTrack™ Certificate will count towards your degree
What is a MasterTrack™ Certificate?
We’ve split portions of Master’s programs into modules so you can earn a university-issued career credential online at a breakthrough price. Each program features a deeply engaging learning experience with real-world projects and live expert instruction. If you are accepted to the full Master's program, your MasterTrack Certificate counts towards your degree.
Master’s Degree Learning
Take an online module of a Master's degree program that features live expert instruction and feedback combined with interactive team-based learning.
Boost Your Career
Receive a university-issued MasterTrack Certificate from a top university that you can add to your resume and LinkedIn profile.
Build Your Portfolio
Demonstrate your skills through real-world projects and create work samples that help you stand out in your job search.
Start Your Degree
If you are accepted to the full Master’s program, your completed coursework counts towards your degree.
Interactive Learning Experience
You'll learn through readings, videos, graded assignments, real-world applied projects, and live global classroom sessions.
Live Global Webinars
Feedback from Instructors and Experts
Real-World Projects
2 Courses in this MasterTrack™ Certificate
Includes:
Pre-recorded videos
Live sessions and office hours
Real-world projects
Peer collaboration
Web and mobile access
Start March 11, 2019
Instructional and Training System Design
In this dynamic course you will learn key components of training system design rooted in content development and variants of learning theories behind instructional design. This course will prepare you to work with subject matter experts (SMEs) in selecting, organizing and developing effective training content. You will gain deep understanding of how people learn cognitively and emotionally so that the development of training content and design will be more tailored, meaningful and engaging....
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Industry-relevant hands-on projects to build your portfolio
4 hours per week
Instructional and Learning System Design e-Portfolio
As a senior instructional designer in your organization, you are asked to design, develop and implement an education program to fulfill the learning needs of your target audience. In this project, you will play a key role in defining the program objectives, choosing the right technologies, partnering with critical stakeholders and evaluating the outcomes. All the artifacts that you produced in this project (learner analysis report, curriculum outline, program implementation plan, etc.) will be saved to your e-portfolio and contribute to your career advancement....
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
How to implement instructional design projects from ideation to completion
Ways to define learning needs through data analysis and interviews
Methods for selecting an appropriate instructional design model and technologies based on organizational objectives and resources
How to collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop learning content
1 hour per week
Case Study Discussion and Solution Development for Instructional Design
In this project, you will be presented a complex learning system design case and asked to work on an innovative solution. You’re challenged to synthesize all the instructional design models and come up with a customized plan to address the unique organization needs. You need to optimize the learning outcomes by choosing the appropriate learning theories and technologies. This case study will bring you to the next-level of instructional design expertise and prepare you to handle large-scale projects in the future....
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Ways to apply and adapt various instructional design models to solve real-world problems
Strategies for using learning theories and technologies to create innovative learning solutions
How to make data informed decisions while evaluating and improving a learning program
Hiring Partners
Graduates of the Instructional Design MasterTrack™ Certificate will be considered for opportunities, when available, at these hiring partner organizations: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Coursera.
If you’d like to start right away, you can access all of the self-paced MasterTrack™ Certificate content right away. When your course session begins, you’ll be able to ask the teaching team your questions, get feedback on your projects, and work with your peers on group assignments.
Attendance is mandatory at the first two weekly live sessions. Live sessions typically occur on Thursdays from 6-8 pm CT. You are expected to take advantage of the weekly live sessions to interact with your peers and course instructors synchronously for an enriched learning experience. If you have an occasional conflict after the first two live sessions, you can contact the course instructor in advance for information on missed activities and how to access the recording.
You’ll get access to all courses in this MasterTrack™ Certificate program. You’ll also receive detailed feedback from the teaching team on your projects. Finally, you’ll be able to complete the group assignments by collaborating with other MasterTrack™ Certificate learners.
No. MasterTrack™ Certificate courses are only available to learners who have paid for the program.
Students who officially withdraw within a refund period receive a pro-rata refund based on the effective withdrawal date. For more information and to view the withdrawal schedule visit http://registrar.illinois.edu/withdrawal.
The total cost of the certificate program is $2,316. You will pay $2,000 in tuition fees to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and $316 in Coursera ID verification fees to Coursera.
Once you enroll in the MasterTrack Certificate Program a student account will be created and you will be billed, per course, based on the payment due dates. For more information on the payment process click here.
Financial aid is not currently available for MasterTrack™ Certificate programs.
When some or all of your tuition and fees are paid by a sponsoring organization, you and the organization may qualify to participate in Sponsor Billing at the University of Illinois. Sponsor Billing is an arrangement whereby the University invoices the qualifying organization (Sponsor) for authorized charges on your behalf. For more information please view the following link: https://paymybill.uillinois.edu/payments/sponsor_billing/
Upon completion of a course in this MasterTrack Certificate, you will receive four hours of graduate credit. If both courses are completed, you will receive eight hours of credit.
Yes, upon successful completion of the MasterTrack™ Certificate and admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduate credits earned can be transferred towards a Doctor of Education (EdD) and Masters of Education (EdM) in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership (EPOL). If admitted as an EPOL graduate student, you will have the opportunity to choose from the following concentrations: Diversity and Equity in Education, Global Studies in Education, Human Resource Development, and Learning Design and Leadership.
Yes, upon successful completion of the MasterTrack™ Certificate, graduate credits earned can be transferred towards a graduate-level Certificate in Human Resource Development, Management of eLearning for Workplace Learning and Training, or Learning Design and Leadership through the Education Policy, Organization and Leadership (EPOL) department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If you want a graduate Certificate in Human Resource Development or Management of eLearning for Workplace Learning and Training you will need to take one addition course. If you would like to pursue a Certificate in Learning Design and Leadership you will need two additional courses.
Visit our website to view the required criteria and supporting materials needed to apply. When you are ready to apply to one of our graduate programs, you can begin the process by selecting the apply button on the website.
MasterTrack™ Certificates are earned by completing a concatenation of graduate-level courses offered on the Coursera platform by some of the world's most elite universities. Those same universities may allow qualified, admitted students to apply earned MasterTrack™ Certificate credits towards related Master's degrees, leading to an affordable academic degree. Coursera does not grant academic credit, and does not guarantee that completion of a MasterTrack™ Certificate will result in academic credit; the decision to grant, accept, or transfer academic credit is subject to the sole and absolute discretion of an academic institution.
