Mastering the Instructional Design Process: A Systematic Approach » (4th Edition)

William J. Rothwell is associate professor in charge of Workforce Education and Development in the Department of Learning and Performance Systems at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the coauthor of Improving On-the-Job Training and Practicing Organization Development, and author of The Action Learning Guidebook, all from Pfeiffer.

H.C. Kazanas is professor emeritus in the College of Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and now resides in Naples, Florida.

Rothwell (learning and performance systems, Pennsylvania State U.) and Kazanas (U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) guide professionals, trainers, and students step-by-step through all aspects of the instructional design process. The third edition incorporates the most recent International Board of Standards for Training and Performance Instruction (IBSTPI) standards, addressing the professional foundations of design, planning and analysis, design development, management skills, and current trends and developments, including breaking new technologies, rapid change, outsourcing of internal instructional designers, knowledge capital, speed in market change, and globalization and diversity. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR