TRAIN

1. TrainingResourceAnd Information Network TRAIN CS410 Green Team November 28, 2012

2. Outline • Who we are • Introduction • Societal Problem • Case Study • Our Solution • Functional Component Diagram • Train Milestones • Interface Milestones • Site Maps • Web Mockups • Database Milestones • Database Schemas & Flowcharts • Algorithm Milestones • Search Algorithm • Course Creation Algorithm • Feedback Algorithm • Competition • Risk Analysis • Conclusion

4. Introduction Education vs. Training

5. Education- "The act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself“ Training- "To teach so as to make fit, qualified, or proficient“ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/education http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/train Introduction:Education vs. Training

6. Education vs. Training: • Education emphasizes principles first and focuses on building the mind. • Training emphasizes application and the building of skills Training: • Required for every job • Typically not offered in higher education • Lack of training results in lost productivity

7. Education vs. Training: College

8. Education vs. Training: Career

9. There is difficulty in developing quality training, delivering it efficiently and implementing reliable feedback mechanisms. Societal Problem

10. Ph.D. from Old Dominion University Major: Engineering Management M.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Majors: Materials Engineering Naval Architecture Marine Engineering B.S. from Rutgers University Major: Ceramic Engineering Case Study: Dr. Kevin Adams

11. Case Study: NCSOSE National Centers for Systems of Systems Engineering Mission: “Develop and disseminate theory, methodologies, and technologies to effectively respond to system of systems problems.

12. What is a system of systems? A system is an interrelated group of components with a common goal (system of systems = a group of systems) DMV NCIC DHS

13. Case Study: Process Flow

14. Case Study: Current Method Request: Building a system of rings NCSOSE researches & determines learning objectives Lord Customer “One Customer To Rule Them All” Each topic is combined into a course notebook and printed for delivery to the client Topics are hand picked from Access database or created if not in existence

15. Case Study: Current Method Single Point of Failure • Entire system is run by Dr. Adams, would take a long to teach new employee system Time Consuming • Determining learning objectives to meet customer request • Selecting/Creating topics that cover learning objectives • Data is not easily searchable • Analyzing feedback from clients and students

16. Our Solution: TRAIN • Eliminates Dr. Adams as the single point of failure • Identifies and stores relationships between learning objectives and assists in topic selection/creation • Organize and present optimal courses based on customer request • Powerful search based on keyword with built in ranking system • Intelligently analyzes feedback to suggest improvements for future courses

17. Our Solution: TRAIN CAN NOT: • Teach the materials for you • Read the customers mind • Replace a trainer CAN: • Eliminate the single point of failure • Provide ranking for training elements • Give an appropriate list of relevant and related topics • Suggest improvements for current and future courses

18. Our Solution: TRAIN

19. Our Solution: The Benefits • TRAIN eliminates the single point of failure • It saves timeand consistently produces high quality courses • Improves ROI for clients • Provides feedback and improvement suggestions

20. Functional Component Diagram

21. TRAIN Milestones Hardware Software Database Interfaces Workstations Algorithms Server

22. Interface Milestones Software Algorithms Interfaces Database Manager Instructor Admin Student

23. User UI Site Maps Manager Employee Feedback Personnel Student Course Request Course Confirmation Feedback Form Dashboard Course Ratings

24. Instructor UI Site Maps Admin Instructor Dashboard Add/Edit Feedback Feedback/Course History Course Management Course Confirmation Add/Edit Resources Customer Request Course Approval

25. Course Request Mockup UI one

26. Course Creation Mockup

27. Student Feedback Mockup UI three

28. Database Milestones Software Algorithms Interfaces Database Course Metadata Users Course Structure Feedback

29. Database Flowchart

30. Database Schema (Course)

31. Database Flowchart

32. Database Schema (User)

33. Database Flowchart

34. Database Schema (Feedback)

35. Database Flowchart

36. Algorithm Milestones Software Algorithms Interfaces Database Feedback Search Selection/ Creation Confidence Factor Confidence Factor Optimization Priority/ Prerequisites

37. Search Algorithm

38. Course Creation Algorithm

39. Feedback Algorithm

40. Competition

41. Risk Matrix Customer Risks C1 - Ease of Use C2 - Accessibility C3 - Extensibility C4 - Feedback Technical Risks T1 - Security T2 - Compatibility

42. Customer Risk

43. Customer Risk

44. Technical Risk

45. Conclusion • TRAIN eliminates the single point of failure • Consistently produces high quality training, but it cannot replace any trainer • TRAIN saves time, delivers training efficiently and provides and implements reliable feedback

46. Vedantam, Shankar. "Most Diversity Training Ineffective, Study Find" The Washington Post. 20 June, 2008. Website, 20 Oct., 2012 http://rapidlearninginstitute.com/ Dr. Kevin Adams (During interview) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/education http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/train References