We Use MailWasher Pro
Click here to find out why

Home

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Interservice Procedures for Instructional Systems Development :
Executive Summary and Model (Continued...)
by Robert K. Branson, Gail T. Rayner and J. Lamarr Cox

is a reduction in time. Knowing these requirements will prevent the developers from possibly designing into the course less costly but more time consuming activities for the trainees.

Management Information System

One of the major functions needing direct management attention in IPISD is the development and organization of the management information system. Because management information for IPISD instruction differs significantly from management information for more traditional instruction, it must be developed and presented in a usable way. Further, inducement must be provided to others to respect and use the data which is gathered. One planned expectation of the IPISD effort is the reduction in the number of decisions which have to be arrived at by guessing and an increase in the number of decisions arrived at based on reasonable conclusions which are based on carefully collected data.

The kinds of information that can be most valuable to management include the information gathered about the job, the task list, the criteria used to select tasks for training, the data used to select the setting of training, the performance of the trainees in each of the subsections or subunits of the course, etc. If these data are collected and properly interpreted, this can vastly increase the precision with which one can manage schools.

Training Setting Cost Model

Fundamental to training setting decisions and also to media decisions is reliable and accurate cost information. Because there are so many variables which affect the cost of training in any setting or

continued...

Page 128 of 130