Training Design

I am an instructional systems designer, qualitative researcher and business

developer specializing in full life cycle development of technology-

integrated training and education. I design and build e-learning. I either

manage the entire end-to-end process or just take on the role of Senior

Instructional Designer if an external team is already in place, for a

growing list of international clients from corporate, military, government,

and academic environments. I seek a diverse senior instructional

designer/management position whose role is to advance business development

strategies, build instructional design programs & teams, design training

and provide planning & vision; resulting in an industry leading team of

educators.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Texas at Austin, May 2003

Master of Education, Instructional Technology, University of Texas at

Austin, Dec. 1998

Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Texas at Austin, Dec. 1995

(Minor: Education Psychology)

WORK HISTORY:

o Lecturer The University of Texas (2001 - Present)

o Advanced Distributed Learning Consultant McCoy Multimedia (1995 -

Present)

o Vice President Training and Education, Director of Government Programs

Alelo TLT, LLC formally Tactical Language Training (2007 - 2008)

o Senior Liaison & Strategic Advisor for Distance Learning Camber

Corporation (2005 - 2007)

o Distance Learning Advisor / Senior Multimedia Instructional Systems

Designer / Senior Researcher Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (2003 -

2005)

o Multimedia Instructional Designer Advanced Micro Devices (1998 - 1999)

BACKGROUND SUMMARY:

More than 16 years of varied and increasing responsibility includes:

Project Management Proposal Capture Instructional Systems

Management Design

Team Building Business Development Education Consulting

Performance Improvement Proposal/Grant Writing Teaching/Instructing

Qualitative Research Marketing Front End Analysis

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

o ADDIE-type design process models, Adult Learning Theory

o Advanced Instructional Systems Design (ILT, CBT, WBT, IMI,

Simulations, Serious Games, Web 2.0)

o Computer Supported Collaborative Learning, Advanced Distributed

Learning (ADL) and Rapid Prototyping

o Learning Management Systems (LMS), Learning Content Management Systems

(LCMS) (Blackboard, Meridian, Moodle, Saba, SharePoint, WebCT)

o Mac & PC literate, Microsoft Office

o Multimedia Production (Adobe Products, Photoshop, Premiere, Director,

Authorware, Captivate, Articulate)

o Sharable Courseware Object Reference Model (SCORM) and section 508

compliance

o Web Publishing (XML, HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash)

PUBLICATIONS:

Northcutt, Norvell and McCoy, Danny (2003). Interactive Qualitative

Analysis: A Systems Method for Qualitative Research, Sage Publications

SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL:

Secret (expired)

ORGANIZATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Member ASTD American Society for Training & Development

Member IGDA International Game Developers Association

Member NDIA National Defense Industrial Association

Member NTSA National Training Systems Association

Member TCEA Texas Computer Education Association

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Instructional Systems Design / Project Management

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems hired me because they were new to e-

learning and wanted to grow. I performed an Organizational Assessment and

found that their process was inefficient, behind industry standards, and

the customer was unhappy and threatening to terminate the contract. I

mentored and trained the teams to improve process. I collaborated with the

client to show we were improving and involved them in the process. In short

time, I expanded the Northrop Grumman Distance Learning team from 5 members

at 1 Army installations to 45 members at 6 Army installations by

establishing a hub system, restructuring the team, and training and hiring

of new members. By working closely with the client for follow-on work and

seeking new clients I wrote proposals and won over $12 million in new

projects in one year.

A client hired a huge defense contractor to develop a new program of

instruction for their technical school. The contractor was running them

over and developing subpar page-turner courses that were loaded with ISD,

technical and grammatical errors. Storyboard and Beta lesson reviews were

taking up to 20 hours to quality check and were overwhelmingly sent back as

failed. I established a Quality Control standards matrix to evaluate common

errors with specific solutions for correction. I mentored the contractor's

designers to improve the instructional design of their work. Lesson reviews

were cut down to two hours or less and the interactively level of the

courses increased. My client launched the new program on time when

projections had them months behind.

Advanced Micro Devices hired me to design and develop web-based courses.

Courses had traditionally been classroom based and took the worker away

from their tasks in the clean room where they were making computer chips.

AMD had one web-based course when I was hired. In one year, I had developed

10 new courses and put into place a culture and system for further course

development. An audit showed the 10 courses would save AMD over a million

dollars by allowing the worker to take courses at their stations in the

facility as they had down time.

Business Development

Alelo, a young company, recruited me as a Vice President to bring my

instructional design credentials and ability to establish a business

development pipeline. Alelo had no formal system for tracking and winning

new business. They relied on follow-on work from their first and only

contract. I established a capture plan, business development tracking

system and multi-year strategic plan. I wrote core proposal materials when

none existed. I improved their instruction design process and documented it

for proposals. The result was Tactical Iraqi won the 2007 I/ITSEC Serious

Games Showcase & Challenge and began winning new work with different

clients. The company name was changed as well since I moved the company

from being a narrow language-learning designer to a broader serious games

designer.

Camber Corporation hired me as a Distance Learning and Business Development

manager. Camber was a young growing team who had a sound Instructional

Design process and was capable of producing advanced (game based) e-

learning but had no plan for the future. Teams were spread around the

country and autonomous. I developed Camber's 5-year strategic business

development plan for the Training and Technology Division to unite multiple

company sites and teams. I used my expertise as an Instructional Designer

to streamline process and increase efficiency. I created an extensive

marketing plan and materials. I wrote winning proposals. We won new work

and Camber more than doubled revenue each year.

Organizational Assessment

A client contacted me because they wanted help in learning how to price e-

learning. They had had the same client for 20 years and e-learning was a

side item on a larger contract. I was hired to perform an Organizational

Assessment and Functional Area Analysis using interviews, documentation

review and observations. The analysis indicated that they had worked in a

vacuum for so long that there process, employee skills and organization

structure was hindering their ability to compete, not just pricing. I

developed a plan to hire new key people with up to date specialized skills,

reorganized the division and revised the design process. My client won a

new client 3 months later.

Front End Analysis

A client contacted me when they were handed a Front End Analysis as part of

a larger contract. The Government fired the previous contractor and my

client had never performed an FEA. I developed the FEA plan and an

Integrated Master Plan complete with detailed process descriptions and

protocols. My client successfully completed the project, won follow-on work

and has won similar work with new clients.

Qualitative Research

I recognized graduate students were confused because there was no clear

method on how to do research for a dissertation. Rigor was not applied to

qualitative research. I relied on Instructional Design skills and wrote the

innovative research methods book, Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA),

outlining a system approach to qualitative research. IQA provides detailed

process and protocols for doing research. As a result, I was hired to teach

a graduate level advanced course at the University of Texas. In an

unprecedented 2000 man-hours of development, I again applied my ISD skills

to develop the course. The course utilizes text, an interactive CD-ROM

tutorial, lesson plans, practice exercises, online resources and discussion

boards. The purpose of the course is to provide the student with the

background, tools, and methodology needed to perform an interactive

qualitative research project and to analyze the results of the

study. Students actually write a full dissertation in one semester. I have

graduated nearly 100 PhDs who have used my methods.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

The University of Texas, Department of Educational Administration, College

of Education (Austin, TX.) Lecturer

(2001 - Present)

Responsibilities: Teaching Doctoral students in the Advanced Qualitative

Research course Interactive Qualitative Analysis (IQA) with the purpose to

provide the student with the background, tools, and methodology needed to

perform an interactive qualitative research project and to analyze the

results of the study. Using a large range of multimedia and collaboration

tools (Blackboard) to produce an interactive collaborative classroom

learning experience. Using Instructional design to track learning outcomes

and modify course materials. Providing detailed, constructive feedback on

student homework through close attention to detail, the objective

assessment of student performance, the consistent application of subjective

criteria, and the ability to articulate deficiencies and suggest

improvements with diplomacy and tact to improving learning. Member of

dissertation committees, advising students on research methods and results.

Providing instruction and consultation to South African students using IQA.

McCoy Multimedia (Austin, TX.)

Advanced Distributed Learning Consultant

(1995 - Present)

Responsibilities: E-learning, instructional systems design and multimedia

production. Developed or produced over 53 secondary, graduate, or private

industry course titles. Developing confidential corporate training. Aiding

in the selecting of appropriate delivery media and strategies. Providing

technical and project management expertise and team building. Freelance and

contract web development, multimedia authoring, network design, technology

and education integration. Courseware review for Quality Control/Quality

Assurance. Proposal writing to scope and bid projects in excess of $2.5

million. Qualitative research study design, focus group facilitation,

fieldwork data collection, interviewing, creative workshops, analysis,

report writing and presenting findings/recommendations using Interactive

Qualitative Research.

Recent Clients: Appliedinfo Partners, Inc (D2 Creative and D2 TEAM-Sim),

Jobe Consulting Group, Delan Associates, Inc., Universal Technical

Institute (UTI), SCCI, Craig Technologies, Tactical Language Training, LLC,

Hindera Law Firm, Northrop Grumman, Anaxos, Inc., GE Financial Assurance,

Trilogy Consulting, The University of Texas at Austin Distance Education

Center Continuing & Extended Education, Aperian, Agillion, Viviance New

Education, Fresno City College

Alelo TLT, LLC formally Tactical Language Training (Los Angeles, CA)

Vice President Training and Education, Director of Government Programs

(2007 - 2008)

Responsibilities: Developed and managed new business tracks. Grew company

business by marketing the team's core serious games capabilities and

general Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) skills. Provided guidance

for expansion of team capabilities. Provide a credentialed instructional

design process to new opportunities. Project management and overall

instructional quality assurance/quality control. Developed serious games

based training and education. Produced virtual environments and social

simulations to provide the learner with an opportunity to interact with

virtual characters and apply the knowledge they have acquired in dynamic

scenarios. Used sound instructional design principles and advanced

technologies and artificial intelligence to ensure quality learning occurs.

Designed serious games as unique training solutions, which use virtual-

world simulations of real-life social communications. Tactical Iraqi won

the 2007 I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase & Challenge. Alelo TLT is best

known for language and culture training, but helped them apply their

capabilities and technologies to a much broader set of training, simulation

and interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) situations.

Camber Corporation (Huntsville, AL, Newport News, VA, Fayetteville, NC,

Orlando, FL)

Senior Liaison & Strategic Advisor for Distance Learning

(2005 - 2007)

Responsibilities: Distance Learning & Technology Manager. Strategic

business developer reporting to Division VP. Developed strategic business

plan and marketing strategy in excess of $100M each for Language & Culture

training, Maintenance Training, Serious Gaming Initiative and Air Force Air

University Center for Excellence Initiative. Attending industry meetings,

conferences, tradeshows and seminars for marketing, intelligence gathering

and generate leads for business development. Reading industry publications

and research to maintain understanding of current markets and predicting

future trends. Liaison between multiple site managers to shape capabilities

and past performance into a strategic marketing package. Searched

information systems online to identify strategic opportunities (ex: INPUT,

Centurion, FedBizOpps) and tracked requests for proposals in pursuit of new

work and contract vehicles. Building strategic partnerships (Raytheon,

Lockheed, IDSI, Aegis MEP, D2Creative, Virtual Heroes), establishing non-

disclosure and teaming agreements. Freedom of Information Acts requests,

competition research, commissioning market reports (Frost & Sullivan) and

client intelligence gathering to analyze opportunities of interest.

Corporate proposal writing exceeding $1.5B. Member, Camber Technical

Council responsible for incubation of new technologies and oversight of the

Camber Independent Research and Development (IR&D) and Bid and Proposal

(B&P) Program. Established the Camber Education Training and Technology

Advisory Council a team of PhD education experts who seek to promote

excellence in the thoughtful integration of technology into teaching and

learning.

Job Description

o Accountable for multiple projects within a business area representing

multiple task orders, delivery orders or individual contracts

o Authoring technical proposals and supervising the development of the

technical components of proposals

o Comprehending pricing strategies

o Coordinating inputs from technical, program and executive management to

align with trends

o Coordinating with division and corporate business development executives

o Cultivating relationships and identifying, researching and managing a

customer portfolio

o Develops and maintaining status including forecasts and plans

o Focal point for the development of new business for technology and

learning solutions

o Focus on identification of distance learning, training and technology

contracts within federal and defense markets

o Identifying and understanding customer funding lines and acquisition

strategies

o Maintaining contacts while expanding the customer network to determine

and document market trends, associated call plans, and innovative

approaches to maturing opportunities into contracts

o Making recommendations for strategic hires to pre-position against known

opportunities

o Managing and achieving business area growth and new business targets

o Managing bid/pursue activities and the executive proposal review process

o Monitoring/controlling program performance to include earned value

management, milestones, trade-offs, recovery plans

o Performing competitive analysis and maintaining understanding of

incumbency for future acquisitions

o Performing Return On Investment (ROI) analysis

o Preparing and presenting continuing program status against the executing

program baseline plan and providing forecasts and projections to

demonstrate realistic progress against the pre-established metrics

o Preparing and validating marketing literature while associating past

performance against new opportunities

o Responsible for ultimate program revenue, profitability, hiring of

qualified personnel, resource application, cost control, and project

performance and customer satisfaction

Projects

o 18E Special Forces Communications Sergeant Courseware for US JFK Special

Warfare Center and School

o Advanced Distributed Learning Business Development Initiative

o Advanced/Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course Career Management Field

(CMF) for AMEDD

o Air Force Air University Center for Excellence Business Development

Initiative

o Civil Affairs Qualification Course (CAQC) for US JFK Special Warfare

Center and School

o Language & Culture Business Development Initiative

o Psychological Operations Officer Course for US JFK Special Warfare Center

and School

o Research & Development Business Development Initiative

o Simulations and Serious Games Business Development Initiative

o Special Operations Forces (SOF) Capabilities Course, John F. Kennedy

Special Warfare Center and Special Operations Language Training I & II

(SOLT I & II) for US JFK Special Warfare Center and School

o Terrorism Awareness Courseware for US JFK Special Warfare Center and

School

o Training and Performance Support System (TPSS) Program Evaluation for

Veterans Benefit Administration

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (Ft. Hood, Knox, Leavenworth, Benning,

Leonard Wood, Sill) Distance Learning Advisor / Senior Instructional

Systems Designer / Senior Researcher

(2003 - 2005)

Responsibilities (Team Building): Produced a detailed organization study

and developed a plan to build the team. Established a hub system to

leverage the best talent of team member distributed around the country by

established communication and information sharing between the various team

sites with the goal of working together on IMI and other projects resulting

in winning new contracts. Helped shape vision and informed team of future

trends in training by attending conferences and conducting research

resulting in the team becoming competitive possible leaders in the future.

Prepared the team in order to be in position for future gaming and

simulations projects by growing a specialized team with understanding and

desire to develop gaming skills needed to be competitive in the next

training paradigm Lead proposal writer, personally winning over $12 million

in contracts with an addition $10 million in residual effects. Opened up 4

new installations where the team had no presence, growing the team size

nearly 10 fold.

Responsibilities (Instructional Design): Provided high-level instructional

design expertise to individual projects. Project manager on several

projects. Performed skills and doctorate level training sessions to build

team instruction design capabilities. Designed efficiency tools that will

save more than 2000 man-hours in the typical IMI project in removal of

redundant work processes. Developed partnerships with the education

departments at the University of Texas, Texas A&M, the Delphi Center at the

University of Louisville as well as the University XXI project.

Responsibilities (Research): Lead writer on Law Enforcement Functional Area

Assessment (FAA) proposal that so overwhelmed the client they were forced

to choose us over their desired contractor. Senior researcher on the United

States Army Military Police School (USAMPS) FAA. Performed an international

study of the Military police with over 700 survey responses (70,000 data

points) and nearly 400 interviews conducted at 15 installations in the US

and around the world. Designed and developed a web based surveys and online

database for efficient use of data organization and retrieval. Trained a

team of Subject Matter Experts to perform doctorate level research. The

research design produced more than twice the data expected by any,

impressing the client and making the Commandant of the MP school look good.

The results of the study are being used to reshape the MP Corps for the

next 20 years. Delivered the MP study in short time, below budget and with

high acclaim by the client.

Produced a half dozen multimedia-based, Army Research Institute projects,

in contrast to typical paper-based research or white papers.

Projects

o 19K Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course (BNCOC) Distance Learning for

USAARMC (Ft. Knox)

o Armor Captains Career Course (AC3) Distance Learning for USAARMC (Ft.

Knox)

o Army Research Institute (ARI) projects (Think Like a Commander (TLAC),

Realistic Methods for Automated Coaching (RMAC), Feedback to Improve Team

Training (FITT), Manage and Implement Future Force Exercises (MIFF),

Joint Training in a Multinational Environment (JTIME), Land Warrior CBT,

Objective Force Warrior Training, Full Spectrum Warrior, Future Force

Warrior Training)

o Battle Command and Battle Staff Training and Integration Center (Ft.

Leavenworth)

o Battle Command Training Center for III Corps including AFATDS, FBCB2 and

Future Combat Systems FCS (Ft. Hood)

o Caspian Sea Common Scenario

o Law Enforcement Functional Area Assessment for USAMPS (Ft. Leavenworth)

o Omnibus Training Research Support for ARI (Multiple installations)

o Task and Training Analysis for the Future Combat System program

o Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Distance Learning (DL) XXI Program

Advanced Micro Devices (Austin, TX.)

Multimedia Instructional Designer

(1998 - 1999)

Responsibilities: Project Management. Responsible for design, development

and implementation of CD-ROM and Web-based training. Working closely with

clients and subject matter experts to determine a client's needs. Selecting

appropriate delivery media and strategies. Developing graphics, audio and

video for multimedia instruction. Using HTML to build web based training.

Software review. Instructional Design. Training of instructors. Lecturing

to industry leaders on trends in education and technology integration.

SUMMARY OF INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN QUALIFICATIONS:

Project Management

o Accountable for multiple projects within a business area representing

multiple task orders, delivery orders or individual contracts

o Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interact

effectively with varying audiences

o Helping team members to make decisions on priorities, manage people and

crisis, motivate people, talk comfortably to different roles in the team

using their languages (professional jargon), focus on ultimate objectives

and have big picture in mind, detail-oriented

o Leading distributed teams (sites located in multiple cities across the

US) in the development of ADL products in conformance with Government

Training Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

o Managing employee development processes, providing performance

improvement consulting to business management to assist with employee

development

o Planning, execution, control, monitoring, and reporting for all

program/project activities/tasking

o Responsible for ultimate program revenue, profitability, hiring of

qualified personnel, resource application, cost control, and project

performance and customer satisfaction

o Single point of contact for the contracting officer and the contracting

officer's technical representative (COTR)

o Solid background in project management of multimedia teams and process

design

o Well versed in managing contracts, having been responsible for personnel

assignments, managing contractual deliverables, and providing status

reports as delineated by contract

Instructional Design

o Designing and developing curriculum for a wide array of programs,

courses, workshops and seminars using instructional design models and

principles

o Designing in support of new product programs; developing advanced product

concepts and realize them in formats (prototypes, storyboards, documents)

suitable for use in usability tests

o Expert in needs analysis, instructional design, development, delivery and

evaluation of training, organizational development and performance

improvement initiatives

o Knowledge of human-equipment interface design, product/process design,

evaluation and development, human factors/ergonomics and behavioral

science related to human factors

o Solving significant problems facing educational systems and communities

to ensure a quality education for all learners. Conducting research and

development, evaluation, and policy studies; develops cutting edge

products; and delivering professional development and technical

assistance to educators

o My PhD exceeds Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP)

or similar Instructional Design Certifications

Using Instructional Systems Design (ISD) / Systems Approach to Training

(SAT) process that ensures that learning objectives are linked to

mission/job content, the target audience is defined, and training

requirements are assigned to effective methods and media for delivery.

Grounded in learning theory of Gagn , Bloom and Kirkpatrick. Employs and

understands the five phase (ADDIE) ISD/SAT models. In summary, these stages

include:

o Analysis-the process of defining the training requirements and what is to

be learned

o Design-the process of specifying how it is to be learned

o Development-the process of authoring and producing the materials

o Implementation-the process of installing the project in the real-world

context

o Evaluation-the process of determining the efficacy of the instruction

Development of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) courseware which

complies with mandates or guidelines imposed by DoD governance and various

military branches to include Department of Defense Directives (DoDD),

Department of Defense Directives Instructions (DoDI), Air Force

Instructions (AFI), Air Force handbooks (AFH), Air Force manuals (AFM),

TRADOC Pamphlet 350-70 series and MIL-HDBK-29612.

Instructional Technology

o Identifying and addressing issues relating to identifying alternative

training techniques or technologies best suited for enhancing learning in

a complex environment

o Knowledge of emerging technologies

o Complete understanding of the inter-relationships of design and

technology including knowledge of the diverse and extensive range of

interface design, graphical, video, audio, authoring, editing software as

well as HTML

o Review, develop, implement various training technologies including

computer-based training (CBT), CD-ROM, Intranet, Internet to be used firm

wide or within specific business units

SUMMARY OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT QUALIFICATIONS:

Business Development Skills

o Ability to think creatively and perform with flexibility

o Willingness to accept new challenges with little supervision

o Outstanding research and analysis skills

o Ability to express complex ideas in simple language. This means

keeping technical jargon to a minimum so that all readers, regardless

of technical knowledge, will understand the proposal.

o Strong writing, communication and presentation skills

o Exceptional relationship development skills

o Ability to collaborate effectively with customers (senior government

staff) toward goals

Proposal Management

o Capture and Proposal Management managing all proposals and business

development efforts

o Enhancing business development staff accomplishments and competence by

planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural

questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved

processes; mentoring

o Establishing non-disclosure and teaming agreements

o Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) requests

o Protecting organization's value by keeping information confidential

Opportunity Analysis

o Demonstrated track record of capturing Federal Services contracts in

areas of Defense Department by discovering and evaluating

opportunities, proposing long range business plans and win strategies

o Tracking requests for proposals in pursuit of new work and contract

vehicles by searching information systems online to identify strategic

opportunities (ex: INPUT, Centurion, FedBizOpps)

o Commissioning market reports (Frost & Sullivan)

o Identifying defense industry-related trends and opportunities by

researching industry and related events, publications, and

announcements

o Examining risks and potentials

o Screening business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal

requirements, financials and examining risks and potentials

Proposal Writing

o Proposal writing, editing and formatting for Corporate proposal

efforts valued from $1M to $1.5B

o Craft needs assessments supported by evidence, chart measurable goals

and demonstrate a clear link between the proposed project and the

client's needs

o Understanding procurement approaches, technical requirements, future

investments, client capabilities & technology, and discriminators

o Designing matrix to ensure RFP compliance

o Identifying budgets and completing a detailed account plan

o Performed all roles in the "Color Team" Proposal Writing Process- Pink

Team (pre-writing strategy review), Blue Team (proposal writing),

Green Team, (pricing review), Red Team (formal draft review), Gold

Team (final review)

Partnerships

o Building strategic partnerships, estimating partners' needs and goals

and locating or proposing potential business deals by contacting

potential partners

o Recommending strategic acquisitions and equity investments

Customer/Competition Research

o Analyzing client's initial strategy and evaluating competitors'

strengths & weakness

o On the offensive to ghost incumbent weakness and win new business

o Client intelligence gathering to analyze opportunities of interest

o Competition research

Marketing

o Developing marketing strategies

o Production of marketing materials including:

o Brochures, fliers, and handouts

o Whitepaper on team capabilities, skills and design process

o Power Point Briefs

o Compressive DVD and website

SUMMARY OF RESEARCH QUALIFICATIONS:

o Co-author qualitative research textbook with multimedia CD and supporting

course materials

o University instructor graduate level advanced qualitative research since

2001

o Supporting subject matter experts in the planning, development and

implementation of research methodologies and statistical analysis plans

to test and evaluate various training strategies and assessing the

training effectiveness

o Researching and analyzing large amounts of information to build cognitive

and crucial arguments

Research Design

o Developing methods for evaluating the effectiveness of learning

interventions, including evaluation of external resources, internal

program development, and transfer of learning support

o Conceptualization and design of research projects

o Qualitative research study design

o Quantitative research study design

o Experimental designs

o Identifying, collecting and summarizing research literature on specific

topics

o Research proposals

o Developing instrumentation

Research Methods and Data Collection

o Designing questionnaires, interviews, or other data collection tools

based on models from previous research studies

o Implementing data collection procedures

o Interviewing

o Fieldwork

o Focus group facilitation

o Survey generation

o Creative workshops

Data Results and Analysis

o Analyzing, interpreting and communicating findings of in-depth analyses

of qualitative and quantitative data

o Developing models to analyze activity

o Building predictive models of behavior

o Presenting findings/recommendations by preparing written reports,

graphic, and tabular materials summarizing research findings for

publication

o Making PowerPoint presentations

o Recommending additions/changes to products and programs based on research

and analysis

Front End Analysis

Analyzing, synthesizing, and producing solutions for instructional products

to include training devices and equipment, databases and documentation,

training programs, courseware and curricula, and distributed learning based

on evaluation of requirements to include:

o Task and Skills Analysis

o Learning Objectives Analysis

o Learning Hierarchy Analysis

o Media Fidelity Analysis

o Training Systems Alternatives

o Cost-Benefit Analysis

o Front End Analysis Plan

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