During the Design phase, you will investigate the following topics:

• Topic 1: Instructional Objectives
• Topic 2: Objectives, Activities, and Assessment
• Topic 3: Scope, Sequence, and Pacing

By the conclusion of this phase, you will be able to

1. Provide a rationale for preparing well-stated instructional objectives
2. Write instructional objectives that include the components of audience, behavior, condition, and degree of mastery
3. Explain the importance of relating objectives to different cognitive levels
4. Relate instructional objectives to teaching, learning, and assessment activities
5. Create a course content outline taking into account the positive and negative factors of the online environment
6. Determine course sequence and pacing appropriate for the online environment