National Ice Center National Ice Center Training Initiatives Computer Based Training Paul Seymour Operations Technical Assistant November 2001.

National Ice CenterNational Ice Center

National Ice Center Training Initiatives

Computer Based Training

Paul Seymour Operations Technical Assistant

November 2001

NIC Training GOALSNIC Training GOALSfrom IICWG IIfrom IICWG II

• DEFINE PRODUCT STANDARDS

• UPDATE JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (JQR’S)

• REDUCE TRAINING PIPELINE FOR ICE ANALYSTS

• TRAINING MANAGER/DEPT TRAINING TEAMS

• TRAINING INSTRUCTION

• TRAINING PLANS

AchievementsAchievements

• DEFINE PRODUCT STANDARDS

•Preliminary Work Done

•Work Progressing Through the CBT Design

• UPDATE JQR’S

•Analyst JQR Updated to Reflect 3 CBT Modules

•Ice Recognition, RADARSAT, Ice Physics

AchievementsAchievements

• REDUCE TRAINING PIPELINE FOR ANALYST

•JQR Shortened

•CBT Incorporated Into Analyst Training

• TRAINING MANAGER/DEPT TRAINING TEAMS

•AGC Bill Rathell Replaced AGC Mike Butcher

AchievementsAchievements

• TRAINING INSTRUCTION

•Issued April 2000

• TRAINING PLANS

•Implementation is ongoing

TRAINING OUR ICETRAINING OUR ICEANALYSTS AT NIC TODAYANALYSTS AT NIC TODAY

• Comprehensive Job Qualification Requirements

• Rigorous On The Job Training With Mentor

• Present and Planned CBTs Replacing JQR Items

• Climatology Database

• Science Team Lectures Targeting JQR Items

CONSOLIDATE ICE ANALYSTCONSOLIDATE ICE ANALYSTTRAINING IN CBTTRAINING IN CBT

• Document Corporate Knowledge And Analysis Process Through Computer Based Training (CBT)

• Collaborative project with CIS

• Produced by NOETIX Research Inc.

• Modules Completed •Ice Recognition•RADARSAT•Ice Physics (Under Final Review)

•Modules Funded•Remote Sensing (AVHRR, OLS, SSMI)•Climatology•Geography

•Modules Proposed•Interactive Ice Analysis•Special Products

CONSOLIDATE ICE ANALYST CONSOLIDATE ICE ANALYST TRAINING IN CBTTRAINING IN CBT

Ice Tutor Module Pricing

$1,000DMSP SSM/I (1st qtr 2002)

$1,000DMSP OLS (1st qtr 2002)

$1,000NOAA AVHRR (4th qtr 2001)

$2,500Ice Physics

$2,500RADARSAT Interpretation

$2,500Visual Ice Recognition

Price (USD)Module

Special Offer to the IICWG Members :

IICWG Pricing

40%> 15 modules

33%11 to 15 modules

25%6 to 10 modules

10%1 to 5 modules

DiscountGroup Purchase :

• Offer open until 31 January 2002

• Applies to group purchase in a single order

Future Module Development

• Objective is to encourage IICWG to partner and leverage expertise, interests, and cash.

• To be eligible :

i) attend review meetings and provide expert(s) to add and review content, and

ii) provide materials when appropriate, and

iii) provide a cash contribution.

• Active participants will influence the structure and content .

• Result is better suited to their training needs.

• Agency wide distribution license.

Future Module Development

Future modules under consideration (CIS/NIC meeting) :

• Geography

• Ice Climatology

• New sensors as they come on-line.

• Operational ice analysis – case studies using multi-sensors)

• Ice forecasting (short and long range)

• Oceanography

• Special projects

• CBT enhancements

Ice Physics CBT DemoIce Physics CBT DemoQuestions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

Ice Physics CBT DemoIce Physics CBT DemoQuestions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

•CBT Demo During a Break - To Be Announced

* Student receives basic introduction to Ice Types, Ice formation, and visual recognition

* Student receives introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radartheory and interpretation of Ice features in SAR imagery

* Sample page from Visual Ice Recognition

CBT Schedule for UpcomingCBT Schedule for UpcomingModulesModules

MASTER SCHEDULE FOR NIC CBT MODULES

2000 2001 2002Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

ModuleICE PHYSICS KOF PDR CDR BETWP 1000 2Oct-10Nov KOF 101100WP 2000 16Oct - 2 Feb PDR 112700WP 3000 27Nov - 20Feb CDR 022701WP 4000 27Feb - 27Apr BET 052401WP 5000 30Apr- 11 MayICEBERGSWP 1000 Dec-5 Jan KOF Dec00 (date to be confirmed)WP 2000 27Feb-9Mar PDR 022701 (at NIC)WP 3000 12-16Mar CDR 032101 (telecon)WP 4000 22-30Mar BET 052401WP 5000 31Mar-11MayAVHRR RS KOF PDR CDR BETWP 1000 19-27Feb KOF 022801WP 2000 PDR 042501WP 3000 CDR 061901 NICWP 4000 BET 080601WP 5000 OLS RS KOF PDR CDR BETWP 1000 KIF 050801WP 2000 PDR 061901NICWP 3000 CDR 080601CISWP 4000 BET 092401WP 5000 SSMI RS KOF PDR CDR BETWP 1000 KOF 080601 CIS WP 2000 PDR 091001 NIC WP 3000 CDR 110501 NIC WP 4000 BET 121701 WP 5000 GEOGRAPHY KOF PDR CDR BETWP 1000 KOF 092401 WP 2000 PDR 111501 NIC WP 3000 CDR 011402 NIC WP 4000 BET 040902 WP 5000

KOF = Kick-off Meeting to be conducted via Telecon with Noetix and CISPDR = Prelim Design Review Meeting to be conducted in person at NIC or CISCDR = Critical Design Review Meetings to be conducted in person at NIC or CISBET = Beta Test Review will be conducted via Telecon with Noetix and CIS( 8 of the 10 in person PDR and CDR meetings are funded in the contract for Noetix travel to NIC)