World Campus Course Management

World Campus courses at IST are managed by the Office of Learning Design. Individual course sections are copied from the course’s master Course Template and each course has an instructional designer assigned to support it.

Who Supports Your Course?

Every IST World Campus course has a learning designer assigned to support it (and a backup, just in case). If you have questions or comments about a course, use this link to find out who to contact. If you have a concern about a course not listed below or something that is not course specific, please contact ISTLearningDesign@psu.edu and someone will get back to you.

Course Template Model

World Campus courses at IST are managed using a course template model. One master course template is developed and maintained, and each semester all sections of that course being taught are copied from the course template.

This method eliminates the development burden for instructors while teaching and ensures a consistent curriculum for all students taking the course.

Request a World Campus Course Template

See the Course Template Model diagram below.

world campus course template model