Product Development Fundamentals Instructional Plan Lorraine Blalock Chavies AET/515 January 27, 2014 Randy Howell

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Needs Assessment
1. What is the learning problem or opportunity? Manufacturing companies want to hire an employee with a business degree who have taken at least one accredited course in product development, to meet the requirement for product development assistant positions. What is currently available? General business classes are available to business degree students. What should be available? Additional business courses that include specific instruction on product development should be made available.

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Needs Assessment
4. Explain the gap analysis between what is available and what should be available. Business students, interested in applying for entry level positions in manufacturing companies lack the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to meet the employment requirements. What is your recommended solution for filling the gap? I recommend that a Product Development Fundamentals course be included as an elective in the Business program, for all eligible students.

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Instructional Goal
The student will demonstrate skills to assist product design teams with the product development process from initiation through development to final approval in a manufacturing work environment.

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Performance-Based Objectives
Students should be able to do the following upon completion: The BUS 280 student will demonstrate how to effectively communicate using product development terminology. Explain how to apply administrative support skills in a manufacturing environment with 85% or above accuracy

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Summative Assessment and Learning Outcomes

Students will take a vocabulary/terminology exam at the end of the third week of class. Based on a scenario provided by the instructor, students will write a 900 1250 word paper explaining how to apply the administrative support skills required to assist with the product development process in a manufacturing facility.

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Learner Characteristics
The Product Development I college level class enrollment - 45% females and 55% males. Average student age is 21. 43% students have retail experience. 51% students have prior education in business, engineering and/or fashion design. Prerequisite skills in math, reading and Microsoft Office Able to work independently and in teams Visual and logical/mathematical are the dominate learning styles. Visual mediums and problem-oriented activities will help reinforce learning and application of knowledge and skills.
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Learning Context
Students access college online classroom portal to receive instruction, participate in discussions, access library resources, and submit assignments. Duration of course is six weeks. The intended application setting will be online. Students will be given assignments and tasks to assess their mastery of course materials.
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Delivery Modality
Asynchronous Learning
Computer-mediated collaborative learning environments enable students to learn the same course material according to their respective schedules and convenience. Students have the ability to maintain communication without having to meet at the same place at the same time .
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Instructional Strategies
Students will be taught product development terminology used in manufacturing environments. Students will be taught appropriate use of terminology in verbal and written communications and reports. Teaching method: Indirect Instruction Instructional strategies: Problem solving and writing to inform Students will need to understand how to apply terminology when communicating with senior team members.
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Plan for Implementation

Delivery Date: August 28, 2014 Course Duration: Six weeks Participants: Facilitator and adult learners Materials: Syllabus, textbook, case study and discussion questions Communication of Plan: Online Selection Process: Facilitators will be selected from qualified university staff. Open enrollment to adult learners who are business, engineering and/or fashion design majors.

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Instructional Resources
Computer
Hardware & Peripherals: 2 GHz processor or faster, 1GB RAM or greater 80 GB hard drive or larger Cable/DSL broadband connection or better 1024x768 resolution monitor or greater and supporting video card, Sound card with speakers CD-ROM drive, Inkjet or laser printer Computer microphone A web camera capable of video web conferencing and editing
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Instructional Resources
Computer
Software/Applications: Operating system: Windows XP or later OR Mac OS 10.4 or later, with Windows XP or later Microsoft Office 2007 (PC) or later, Office 2008 (MAC) Internet browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 or later, Mozilla Firefox 3.5 or later, Google Chrome 7.0 or later, Apple Safari 5.0 or later Adobe Reader 9.0 or later, Adobe Flash plug-in 10.0 or later System configured to allow installation of browser plug-ins as required Anti-virus program (updated regularly) E-mail account Broadband Internet access

Manufacturing terminology resource booklet provided by the facilitator first day of class
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Formative Assessment
Students will take weekly terminology quizzes during weeks 1 3. Answer discussion questions using terminology learned during current week. Students will submit an annotated bibliography for final paper. List and describe five to six administrative support skills. Have students submit an outline for the final paper
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Evaluation Strategies
End of course student survey to capture ratings and comments Student course completion ratio Quiz results Students percentile ranking Follow-up meeting with key personnel, executive management and design team

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Outcome Review
Scoring Guide
Advanced (90-100) Demonstrates 90% - 100% accurate usage of product development terminology in verbal and written communications Uses 9 or more explanations of how to apply administrative support skills in a manufacturing environment with 85% or above accuracy Demonstrates 80% - 89% accurate usage of product development terminology in verbal and written communications Uses 7 - 8 explanations of how to apply administrative support skills in a manufacturing environment with 80% - 84% accuracy Demonstrates 70% - 79% accurate usage of product development terminology in verbal and written communications Uses 5 - 6 examples that support explanations of how to apply administrative support skills in a manufacturing environment with 75% - 79% accuracy Demonstrates 69% or below accurate usage of product development terminology in verbal and written communications Uses 3 - 4 examples that support explanations of how to apply administrative support skills in a manufacturing environment with 70% - 74% accuracy

Proficient (80 89)

Basic (70 79)

Below Basic (64 or below)

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Recommendations
Facilitator and design team will review outcomes and identify the barriers for students at basic and below scores. If 50% or more students score proficient and advanced, design team will discuss revision and implementation of course content and goals.

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References:
Asynchronous learning (i.e. location independent learning). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.umich.edu/~elements/asyLearn/learning.htm Bilash, O. (2011). Summative assessment. Retrieved from http://www.educ.ualberta.ca/staff/olenka.bilash/best%20of%20bila sh/summativeassess.html Bonitas International. (2013). Product development assistant. Retrieved from http://www.indeed.com/cmp/BonitasInternational/jobs/Product-Development-Assistantba54232d97ad4224 International Center for Leadership in Education, Inc.. (n.d.). Planning rigorous and relevant instruction. Retrieved from http://www.edteck.com/rigor/guides/rubrics.pdf Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence. (n.d.). Whys and hows of assessment. Retrieved from http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/assessment/howto/basics/formativ e-summative.html Computer requirements. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.phoenix.edu/students/how-it-works/onlineresources/computer_requirements.html
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