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Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
With this question, the interviewer is gauging your qualities as an instructional designer. Valuable factors in the instructional design process include the learner, the delivery, the goals which the business aims to achieve, and the instructor, to name a few. When crafting your answer, think about the first few steps you take when ideating for course design. Talk about the different considerations you take and how you see each one impacting the outcome of the course. The interviewer will want to hear that you have a holistic view of the process and are not focused on a single element.

Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
"There are two main factors that I consider when designing instructional materials. One is that my design is learner-focused. All the courses I design have SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-Bound) objectives. I think that all other factors may be categorized under these two. First, I always put myself in the learners' shoes to understand their challenges, needs, and goals. In my experience, determining the best delivery method, instructional materials, and other factors comes easily this way. Second, I set objectives for every course that align well with business goals by following the SMART format. Objectives have to be specific to the content and relevant to the learner. Its success should be measurable and attainable. Lastly, I have to ensure that the course delivery time, as well as the time to achieve the set goals, are established, whether those are learner performance goals, business performance goals, or both."

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