Abstract: The complexity of design for Web-based course requires the incorporation of instructional design principles. However, majority of the existing models were not adequate to address the needs of Web-based learning. This project therefore stems from the fact that a specific Instructional Design model is needed to guide designers in developing Web-based courses. A study was conducted in a multimedia course offered by Multimedia University, Malaysia to investigate the scaffoldings for Web-based learning. The finding from the study conforms to the components in which the SWLing instructional design model was developed.