Computerized training management system

• US 5,788,504 A
• Filed: 10/16/1995
• Issued: 08/04/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Capital Analytics, Inc. (Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Government of the United States of America)
• Inventors: White, Kenneth, Maugeri, Terry, McNair, Robert C., Rice, Harold B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Apley, Richard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROVNAK, JOHN EDMUND
• Application Number:
  US08/543,298
• Time in Patent Office: 1,023 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/219, 707/100
• US Class Current: 434/219
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0069 Engineering, e.g. mechanical, electrical design computer engineering G09B19/0053

Abstract

A Computerized Training Management System (CTMS) for providing a procedurally defined process that is employed to develop accreditable performance based training programs for job classifications that are sensitive to documented regulations and technical information. CTMS is a database that links information needed to maintain a five-phase approach to training-analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation independent of training program design. CTMS is designed using R-Base®, an-SQL compliant software platform. Information is logically entered and linked in CTMS. Each task is linked directly to a performance objective, which, in turn, is linked directly to a learning objective; then, each enabling objective is linked to its respective test items. In addition, tasks, performance objectives, enabling objectives, and test items are linked to their associated reference documents. CTMS keeps all information up to date since it automatically sorts, files and links all data; CTMS includes key word and reference document searches.

Claims

1. A Computerized Training Management System operable in a multiple relational databases environment for creating and maintaining at least one computerized training material database having a plurality of training data and documents, the computerized training material database being correlated to at least one related reference manual database having a plurality of identified reference documents, the System comprising:

means for creating at least one computerized training material database having a plurality of training data and documents arranged into a plurality of training phases; and

means for creating at least one computerized reference manual database having a plurality of identified related reference documents;

computerized means for serially linking and correlating said plurality of training phases and for directly linking all of the training phases in parallel to the reference manual database, said computerized means being operable to enable a user working with any of said training phases to select menus that allow for inputting, editing or browsing items in each selected menu thereby to systematically enhance features facilitating the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of the training management system performance and its content validity while simultaneously updating existing materials in all of the other training phases to assure validity of the resultant data throughout the training management system;

computerized means for searching said training material database using a correlated reference document code for thereby determining related training data and documents; and

computerized means for automatically updating all of said linked and related training data and documents and said reference manual database of reference documents, responsive to a change being made in any one of said data and documents.

2. The Computerized Training Management System according to claim 1, including means that includes a Task database.

3. The Computerized Training Management System according to claim 1, wherein said means for creating at least one training material database includes a Performance Objective table.

4. The Computerized Training Management System according to claim 1, wherein said means for creating at least one computerized training material database includes an Enabling Learning Objective table.

5. The Computerized Training Management System according to claim 1, wherein said means for creating at least one computerized training material database includes a Test Item table.

6. The Computerized Training Management System according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of training phases are respectively designated;

Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate, with all of the training phases being conformable to a systematic approach to learning to ensure the validity of data and documents in all training phases of the System for determining the necessary skills, knowledge and elements for entry level trainees through their training and final training certification.

7. The Computerized Training Management System according to claim 1, wherein said means for creating and searching at least one computerized training material database includes a MAINTAIN data base and application.

8. A method of maintaining a computerized training material database having a plurality of training data and documents, the computerized training material database being correlated to at least one related reference manual database having a plurality of identified reference documents, the method comprising the steps of:

providing at least one training material database having a plurality of training data and documents arranged into a plurality of training phases;

providing at least one reference manual database having a plurality of identified related reference documents;

linking said plurality of training phases in series to one another and each of the training phases in parallel to the reference manual database, said linking step allowing a user working with any of said training phases to select menus that allow for inputting, editing or browsing items in each selected menu thereby to systematically enhance features facilitating the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of the training management system performance and its content validity while simultaneously updating existing materials in all of the other training phases to assure validity of the resultant data throughout the training management system;

searching said training material database using a correlated reference document code thereby determining related training data and documents; and

updating all of said linked and related training data and documents and said reference manual database of reference documents responsive to a change in any one of said data and documents.