Competencies

Reflecting on Instructional Designer Competencies

George Mason’s Instructional Design and Technology program is built around standards defined by the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (IBSTPI). This is my self-assessment of competencies I have acquired towards proficiency as an Instructional Designer, as defined by the IBSTPI and based upon the course syllabi. 

Key to Evaluation:
Info = Informational Knowledge: Knowledge learned by reading textbooks or listening to lectures and memorizing the material.
Prac = Practice Experience: Knowledge gained through doing things; based on real-life endeavors and tasks.
Comp = Full Competency: Having the ability to perform a specific role gained by a combination of practical and theoretical knowledge, cognitive skills, behavior and values. 

Key to Competency/Performance Statements:
(E) = Essential 
(A) = Advanced
(M) = Managerial

Competencies that are blank are those I do not have any knowledge in at present as based upon course syllabi. These competencies appear to be skills only obtainable through actual work experience in the Instructional Design field.

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Issac Asimov

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PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS
1. Communicate effectively in visual, oral and written form. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 710, EDIT 590, EDIT 526-001, EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 706, EDIT 732, EDIT 752
Work
2. Apply research and theory to the discipline of instructional design. (A)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 710, EDIT 590, EDIT 752
Work
3. Update and improve knowledge, skills, and attitudes pertaining to the instructional design process and related fields. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 575-DL1
Work
4. Apply data collection and analysis skills in instructional design projects. (A)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 590, EDIT 732
Work
5. Identify and respond to ethical, legal, and political implications of design in the workplace. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 590, EDIT 526-001
Work
PLANNING AND ANALYSIS
6. Conduct a needs assessment in order to recommend appropriate design solutions and strategies. (A)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 710, EDIT 706, EDIT 732
7. Identify and describe target population and environmental characteristics. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 526-001, EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 732
Work
8. Select and use analysis techniques for determining instructional content. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 732
Work
9. Analyze the characteristics of existing and emerging technologies and their potential use. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 526-001, EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 730, EDIT 732
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
10. Use an instructional design and development process appropriate for a given project. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 730, EDIT-752, EDIT 567-DL1
11. Organize instructional programs and/or products to be designed, developed, and evaluated. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 730, EDIT 752, EDIT 567-DL1
12. Design instructional interventions. (E)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 730, EDIT 732
13. Plan non-instructional interventions. (A)
X
EDIT 705, EDIT 526-001
14. Select or modify existing instructional materials. (E)
X
EDIT 705, EDIT 567-DL1
15. Develop instructional materials. (E)
X
EDIT 705, EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 526-001, EDIT 575-A01, EDIT 567-DL1
16. Design learning assessment. (A)
X
EDIT 705, EDIT 575-DL1
EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
17. Evaluate instructional and non-instructional interventions. (A)
X
EDIT 704, EDIT 705, EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 752
18. Revise instructional and non-instructional solutions based on data. (E)
X
EDIT 752
19. Implement, disseminate, and diffuse instructional and non-instructional interventions. (A)
X
EDIT 567-DL1
MANAGEMENT
20. Apply business skills to managing the instructional design function. (M)
X
EDIT 706
21. Manage partnerships and collaborative relationships. (M)
X
EDIT 706, EDIT 752
22. Plan and manage instructional design projects. (A)
X
EDIT 575-DL1, EDIT 706, EDIT 752