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Educational Psychology

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Brigham Young University

Instructional design

2018

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Agile Development In Instructional Design: A Case Study At Byu Independent Study, Alyssa Jean Erickson Apr 2018

Agile Development In Instructional Design: A Case Study At Byu Independent Study, Alyssa Jean Erickson

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Agile development is a software development methodology that originated in 2001 (Beck, et al.). It has since gained wide recognition and use in the software industry, and is characterized by iterative development cycles. Organizations outside of the software industry are also finding ways to adapt Agile development to their contexts. BYU Independent Study (BYUIS) is an online education program at Brigham Young University that provides online courses at the high school and university levels. In April 2016, BYUIS implemented the Agile development process to the design and development of online courses. This thesis is a case study that looks specifically …