NETC Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) Roadmap 20 August 2014

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NETCAuthoring Instructional Materials (AIM)

Roadmap

20 August 2014

Bruce Bare

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Agenda

Enterprise Training Management Framework (ETMF) ETMF Integration between AIM-CPM and CeTARS AIM and CeTARS Data Exchanges (As-Is) AIM and CeTARS – Courses of Action Future Workgroups Other Items of Interest Questions

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AIM and CeTARS As-Is

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Current AIM and CeTARS Data Exchanges

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The Course Master Schedule (CMS) provides a detailed sequential period-by-period course structure outlining learning topics for each Course Outline of Instruction (COI). CeTARS and AIM maintain CMS at the CDP level. Two methods are currently in place for input of the CMS into CeTARS:

Manual Input by the Learning Center or Learning Site using user input forms in JCERS. A direct one-way AIM I/II to CeTARS web service. NETCINST 1510.1A (18 Feb 2010) identifies CeTARS as the Authoritative Source for Course Information.

The Resource Requirements List (RRL) is maintained in AIM I/II as part of the TPP and TCCD. Course RRL data is maintained in AIM and can be provided to LC via a PDF file. LC manually input RRL data, with the exception of Publications, into CeTARS using AIM PDF file. CNATT used ATEM for RRL minus Pub data. This produced an ERL – Equipment Requirements List. CNATT ERL is manually downloaded via a flat file from CeTARS and uploaded into AIM for RRL updates.

Assessments

No current interfaces exist between AIM and CeTARS for Assessment data. A data output capability from AIM II to export test items is maintained in AIM in a “.csv” format compatible

with direct import to CeTARS testing. This function has been used by CNATT to transfer test items between AIM II and CeTARS.

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AIM and CeTARS – Notional Course of Action

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COA #1: This shows AIM-CPM providing the RRL to the CeTARS eTEM module and the CMS to the CeTARS CERS module.

AIM does not currently version the RRL for a specific CDP CeTARS eTEM module is at the CIN level and can not accept CDP RRL from AIM-

CPM CeTARS applies versioning to the CMS once it is received from AIM II

COA #2: This is the opposite of COA #1 as it shows CeTARS providing the RRL and the CMS to AIM-CPM.

This COA will significantly make changes the TPP and TCCD process in regards to RRL development

CeTARS eTEM will still be required to re-program from CIN to CDP Level AIM-CPM will receive PDF version of RRL and CMS from CeTARS

Workgroups: The selection of either COA will require the formation of several workgroups and a project management strategy for implementation.

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Courses of Action

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Future Workgroups

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CMS Working Group: Database differences between CPM and CeTARS indicate a deep dive into the requirements of CeTARS and CPM for the Course Master Schedule (CMS).

COA #1: As the data density of CPM increases, current CMS Web Service from AIM II will need to be revisited for inclusion or revision of data elements from CPM.

COA #2: A structural change will be made to AIM and CeTARS to accommodate the original CMS in CeTARS and transfer it in PDF formatted to CPM.

RRL Working Group: Currently, CNATT has exclusive equipment data sharing with AIM II via a downloadable Equipment Resource List (ERL). However, the ERL does not contain all data elements of the RRL: specifically, Publications and IETMS.

COA #1: An RRL interface will need to be made for other CDPs and include all remaining RRL data elements. Also, AIM-CPM does not currently have the programming capability to designate the final approved RRL as “Approved”: versioning will need to be incorporated through programming of AIM.

COA #2: Major structural changes will be made to CeTARS eTEM to house the original RRL by CDP. AIM will receive the RRL from CeTARS where needed in PDF format.

Workgroup Team Make-up:Project Manager Database Steward

eTEM Analyst and Developer CERS Analyst and Developer

Course Analyst and Developer AIM analyst and Developer

TPP/TCCD Process Owner

Jim Ferrall

I have no idea why there’s any concern over database differences (whatever that means) between CPM and CeTARS (it isn’t about database, it’s about supporting the curriculum structure/taxonomy). “Also, AIM-CPM does not currently have the programming capability to designate the final approved RRL as “Approved”: versioning will need to be incorporated through programming of AIM.”: This is incorrect. The current CNATT/ERL import design requires that the ERL for the Course matches the ERL file imported from CeTARS/eTEM (once it is imported, it of course can’t do this for those places that don’t import). Thus, it treats the imported ERL as being the final word on the Course. Now, there is no way to know that the data being fed to AIM is the ‘approved’ data, nor is there a way to keep users from editing the ERL files from eTEM that feed into AIM. But neither of these are the fault of AIM as much as lacking an automated way to feed data from eTEM to AIM. There’s also no mention of what ‘versioning’ means here. Are they saying that a Course might have multiple versions of an RRL? That an approved ERL might be made for the course, and then later, a new version might be made for said course? (One wonders of the point of approving it if it is going to change before the course is finished). Note that for COA #2, having an ‘approved’ ERL is meaningless. If all we are going to receive is a PDF, there will be no way to correctly control what resources a user cites within in his Course/CDP and uses within his RIAs and Sheets.Note 2 for COA #2: I’m not sure what we are supposed to do with a PDF of the RRL and/or CMS of the Course. If it needs to print with the Course, it may require anything from additional software required to generate an AIM output all the way to completely re-doing much of the printing within AIM.per Steve Wicinski

OCCSTD – JTA – JDTA Impact SIPR and NIPR Analysis and Development Testing – Test Item Analysis – Assessments – Advancement Exams Enterprise AIM Performance Training Policy Capacity of Internal Storage MACROS and Outside Systems – Internal Text Generation Non NETC Commands using AIM

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Other Items of Interest

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Questions

Backup Slides

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Documents

NETC Authoring Instructional Materials (AIM) Roadmap 20 August 2014