Resources on how to break down course objectives to component objectives

Methods of breaking course objectives to component objectives:

There are multiple ways to break course objectives to its subordinate objectives.  Choose the one that best applies to your instruction design. 

1. Task Analysis (Jonassen, Tessmer, & Hannum, 1999 Links to an external site.)
Here is a summary of some popular task analysis methods mentioned in the book  Download Task Analysis.docx

 
2. Instructional Curriculum Mapping (Wager, 1976)

The strategy of diagramming the interrelationships among objectives from different domains of learning: a. intellectual b. cognitive strategies c. verbal information d. motor skills, and e. attitudes.  Here is an article by Walter Wager on this technique with examples. "Instructional Curriculum Mapping" Links to an external site.