Air Force Modeling and Simulation Professional Development Program

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Air Force Modeling and Simulation Professional
Development Program
Dianne Parrish Chief, Prof Dev Branch (407)
208-5771 Dianne.Parrish_at_afams.af.mil
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AGENDA

• Background/Requirements
• Goals and Objectives
• Program Components
• Instructional Strategy
• Program Schedule
• Course Lesson Outline
• Summary

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Background/Requirements

• AF MS Four-Star Summit Build AF MS Expertise
• Oct 98-Dec 99 MS Education and Training Tiger
  Team (ETTT) identified requirements
• Jan 00 XOC (MG Hess) approved requirements
• Mar 01 OSD Joint ADL Co-Lab provided funding for
  development of AF MS ADL Model Program
• Target Audience AF personnel (military and
  civilian) newly assigned to an MS position

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Goals and Objectives
Improve job performance of Air Force personnel
assigned to Modeling and Simulation by providing
immediate access to MS education opportunities,
experts and pertinent job information.
Develop a non-traditional Air Force
Professional Development Program for MS
Personnel that --Leverages from existing
courses --Demonstrates Reusability --Is Web
Based --Allows Adaptive Learning
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Professional Development
Components

• Basic MS Information
• (BMSI)
• Provides basic MS
• info in useful taxonomy
• utilizing the AFMSRR

• AF MS Introductory Course
• Provides basic MS knowledge for newly assigned
  AF personnel to MS jobs

• Special Experience Identifier (SEI)/
• Civilian Job Coding
• Provides AF with effective means of tracking MS
  expertise

• Individual Development Plans
• (IDPs)
• Provides supervisor with on-line
• tool to assist in organizing and
• enhancing MS job experience

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AF MS Prof Dev Program Instructional Strategy
Diagnostic Assessment /or enrollment in AF MS
Intro Course upon assignment
With AFAMS assistance, Supervisor creates
Individual Development Plan
Centrally Managed
Supervisor works with individual to develop MS
skills
SEI awarded following 15 months in MS
position and completion of AF MS Intro Course!
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AF MS Prof Dev Program Schedule

• Course Development Completion
• Feb 03 (Version 1.0)
• Learning Mgt System
  Integration
• Nov - Dec 02
• Address Implementation
• Issues
• Oct 02 - Jan 03
• Conduct In-House and Small Field
  Pre-Implementation Tests
• Feb - Apr 03
• Begin Pilot Implementation
• Jun 03

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AF MS Introductory Course Lessons

• Lesson 1 Introduction to MS
• Lesson 2 MS Categories and Processes
• Lesson 3 MS Basic Terms and Concepts
• Lesson 4 AF MS Policy and Guidance
• Lesson 5 AF MS Organization
• Lesson 6 Analysis and Wargaming Functional
  Areas
• Lesson 7 Acquisition and TE Functional Areas
• Lesson 8 Training, Experimentation and
  Operations Functional Areas
• Lesson 9 Representation
• Lesson 10 Interoperability
• Lesson 11 AF MS Technology
• Lesson 12 MS Resources and Professional
  Development

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Summary

• Professional Development Program is for newly
  assigned AF personnel to MS jobs
• The AF MS Professional Development Program
  consists of four components
• AF MS Introductory Course
• Individual Development Plans
• Basic MS Information (BMSI)
• Tracking of MS expertise
• Demonstration