Instructional design/Component Display Theory/CDT Checklist

Lesson Scenario Two
Financial Example Classify the content within a lower-division financial college course, we review the curriculum content to determine how we can classify the content to build instruction:

Fact: Annual financial reports are required to be completed by Local governments.

Concept: Financial information can be used to determine the “health” of a community. Principle: GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), State laws, and local ordinances.

Process: The process of adopting a Budget from setting policy to appropriation (enacting the budget into law).

Procedure:


 * 1) )	Prepare the budget calendar
 * 2) )	Prepare and distribute budget instructions
 * 3) )	Prepare revenue estimates
 * 4) )	Prepare departmental expenditure requests, Interfund transfer requests & capital outlay request summary
 * 5) )	Consolidate departmental requests, revenue estimates and submit to CEO for review and revision
 * 6) )	Prepare the budget document
 * 7) )	Present the document to the legislative body
 * 8) )	Hold public hearings
 * 9) )	Record the approved budget in the accounts

Now you try it
{Which of the following represents a FACT in a budgeting process? + There are 365 days in a year. - All departments of an organization must participate. - The budget document must be printed. Newspaper and online publication are both acceptable. - First copy last year’s dates, then adjust for the day of the week as needed, then determine who must be in attendance, then publish a newspaper announcement.
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 * Except for leap year, it is a fact that there are 365 days in a year.
 * Not all departments have budgets, so they don't need to participate in the budget process.
 * Although budget documents must be published, the form of publication varies by organization.
 * This is an example of a procedure.

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