Development and Validation of an Interactive Teaching Module for Teaching Industrial Security Management

This study aimed to design an instructional material using Rapid Application Development (RAD) based on the identified features; design lesson exemplars in Industrial Security using the instructional material; and conduct a formative evaluation of the instructional material through a content review of a pool of experts, try-out of the target users to gather feedback for revisions; and revision of the instructional materials using the results of the evaluation. The respondents of the study were composed of 52 second year students enrolled in Industrial Security Management course who did a tryout of the interactive module, professors and instructors handling professional or major subjects in the College of Criminology and Law Enforcement who did a content evaluation of the material, and IT experts who evaluated the portability and maintainability of the interactive module. Results revealed that the developed interactive module caught the interest of the learners and made them more participative in the different modes of the learning environment. It also helped lessen the burden of monotonous conventional form of teaching among learners because of its different features and design. It has specific topics that helped students understand the course easily. The interactive module also helped them grasp the subject matter at their own pace and enabled them to have enough time to understand the topic through the different interactive activities. Likewise, the faculty evaluators were convinced that the interactive module can encourage the learners to focus their attention on the operation of application and become more attentive to the module. They agreed that the lectures presented are attainable and measurable as it provided detailed information to what the students should be learning. The interactive module can also allow the learners to be more creative and imaginative through the interactive activities presented. Meanwhile, the IT experts believed that the interactive module is easy to understand and has the capability to demonstrate the actual task for the user to perform. They also agreed that the IM has the capacity to handle large amount of data necessary to deliver the lectures required. The software is also capable of guiding the learners to avoid mistakes and provide pleasing interactions to its users. Furthermore, they are convinced that the software is suitable and functional because it provides information for the students to learn and understand the topics more. It is recommended that the interactive module be used as teaching material of the teachers handling Industrial Security Management. As it is found an effective tool for teaching, other professors should also develop similar materials for other professional subjects such as Criminalistics.