A Description and Analysis of the Consortium Process in the Development of the American Government Telecourses for National Distribution

• Main Author: Lynch, Eileen M. (Eileen Mary)
• Other Authors: DuChemin, Roderic C.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: North Texas State University 1980
• Subjects: telecourses; college credit by telecourses; consortium process; telecourse development; Television in social science education.; Television in higher education.; Television > Production and direction.; United States > Politics and government > Study and teaching > Audio-visual aids.
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331766/

The problem of this study is a description and analysis of the process used by a consortium in the development of college credit courses by television. The purposes of the study are to delineate objectives for the development by a consortium of the American Government telecourses, to describe the process used, to analyze that process relative to the objectives stated, to make recommendations for reformation of the process, and to develop a guideline model for future consortium produced telecourses. The description, analysis, and recommendations for reform are based on the experience of the author as the content editor-writer for the project. Analysis is also based on the related instructional design and telecourse development literature. Further analysis is based on the process evaluation observations of other key consortium team members involved in the development of the American Government telecourses.