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The mission of the Organization, Information, and Learning Science (OILS) program is to provide
quality education for individuals interested in improving the learning experiences of adults in schools,
businesses, government, military, healthcare, and none profit organizations through the application of
instructional practices and organizational technologies that advance individual, group, and
organizational learning
The OILS Program focuses on the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of training,
organization development, knowledge management, distance education, e-learning, and instructional technology systems,
methods and strategies with the intent of improving human performance. The program can best be described as one that
is both theory-based and practitioner oriented.
Upon graduation from the OILS Program, depending on individualized Program of Studies,
students will be able to:
- Undertake life long learning, developing in concert the cognitive and affective domains to think critially,
reflect on practice, and solve problems effectively within organizations.
- Design learning environments that promote the growth and learning of individuals from diverse cultural and
linguistic backgrounds, including those with special learning needs.
- Address the cultural issues that influence the design, delivery, and evaluation of instruction within
diverse social and linguistic contextss.
- Integrate the scholarship of adult learning throughout their professional lives.
- Design and develop effective instructional experiences based on a variety of models and design and
evaluation (systems, constructivist, socio-constructivist).
- Apply multimedia and distance learning theories, technologies and practices in the design, delivery,
and evaluation of instruction.
- Address professional standards for instructional technology applications.
- Develop learning communities in real and virtual environments based on the theoretical foundations of
xommunities of practice (Content and Nature).
- Conduct research and evaluation studies.
- Administer and manage a variety of learning systems.
- Innovate and manage organizational knowledge.
- Facilitate individual and team processes, and communication.
- Lead individual, group, and organizational learning, and change.
- Engage in human resource development within local, national, and global organizations
- Mentor and coach individuals through the process of their personal and professional development.
- Lead strategid planning and evaluation in a variety of policital and social contexts.
- Balance inquiry and advocacy while respecting the individual or group within the social context.
- Model ethical practices in their work
p> To ensure that these objectives are met, the content of the program's courses are grounded
in theoretical and empirical research and the extant literature, and are taught by experienced faculty using new
and emerging technologies to facilitate activities, discussions, lectures, exercises, reading, simulations, and
collaborative projects with other institutions in the U.S. and oversears.
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Hooded by OILS Chair
December 16, 2016
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