Computer enabled training of a user to validate assumptions

• US 7,621,748 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2007
• Issued: 11/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services GmbH (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Bajer, Javier, Gbedemah, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): MOSSER, KATHLEEN MICHELE
• Application Number:
  US11/749,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20070264622A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• Field of Search: 434/118, 434/322, 434/323, 434/219, 434/350, 434/362, 434/365, 434/307.R
• US Class Current: 434/219
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/065 Combinations of audio and video presentations, e.g. videotapes, videodiscs, television systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/06 of the multiple-choice answer-type, i.e. where a given question is provided with a series of answers and a choice has to be made from the answers

Abstract

A system, method and article of manufacture are disclosed which implement a training session for training a user to validate assumptions. First, a plurality of stimuli are presented to a user in the context of a simulation. The user is then prompted to enter responses to the stimuli which are subsequently recorded. The user is then allowed to enter assumptions that form a basis of the responses. Next, the user is prompted to enter information on how to validate the assumptions which is subsequently received. Feedback is then outputted based on the stimuli and responses. Such feedback relates to appropriate assumptions and information on how to validate the appropriate assumptions. As an option, the feedback may be further based on a number of assumptions entered.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions that when executed cause a computer device to perform the steps comprising:

(a) displaying a navigation bar;

(b) positioning a first frame for displaying an image presentation;

(c) depicting a first text box for displaying questions relating to the presentation;

(d) receiving answers generated by a user and assumptions that form a basis of the answers;

(e) illustrating a second frame for displaying a transcript of a training session including the questions from the first text box and the answers generated by the user based on the questions; and

(f) displaying a second text box for illustrating comments entered by the user during the training session and for displaying the assumptions by the user and information on how to validate the assumptions, wherein the assumptions form the basis of the answers generated by the user; and

(g) providing feedback to the user about the assumptions.

2. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the image presentation is a video.

3. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the questions and answers of the transcript are displayed in the second frame in order and are enumerated.

4. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the second text box includes at least two overlaid pages in the form of a folder.

5. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the navigation bar includes a link to a page of reference material.

6. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 1, wherein the comments entered by the user during the training session are entered via a pop-up window.

7. An apparatus for providing a computer implemented training session, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored therein machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause the apparatus to perform the steps comprising;

(a) display a navigation bar;

(b) position a first frame adjacent the navigation bar for displaying an image presentation;

(c) depict a first text box for displaying questions relating to the presentation;

(d) receive answers generated by a user and assumptions that form a basis of the answers;

(e) illustrate a second frame for displaying a transcript of the training session including the questions selected from the first text box and the answers generated by the user based on the questions;

(f) display a second text box for illustrating comments entered by the user during the training session and for displaying the assumptions by the user and information on how to validate the assumptions, wherein the assumptions form the basis of the answers generated by the user; and

(g) provide feedback to the user about the assumptions.

8. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the image presentation is a video.

9. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the questions and answers of the transcript are displayed in the second frame in order and are enumerated.

10. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the second text box includes at least two overlaid pages in the form of a folder.

11. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the navigation bar includes a link to a page of reference material.

12. The apparatus as recited in claim 7, wherein the comments entered by the user during the training session are entered via a pop-up window.

13. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for providing an interface for providing a computer implemented training session comprising:

(a) a code segment for displaying a navigation bar;

(b) a code segment for positioning a first frame adjacent the navigation bar for displaying an image presentation;

(c) a code segment for depicting a first text box for displaying questions relating to the presentation;

(d) a code segment for receiving answers generated by a user and assumptions that form a basis of the answers;

(e) a code segment for illustrating a second frame for displaying a transcript of the training session including the questions selected from the first text box and the answers generated by the user based on the questions;

(f) a code segment for displaying a second text box for illustrating comments entered by the user during the training session and for displaying the assumptions by the user and information on how to validate the assumptions, wherein the assumptions form the basis of the answers generated by the user; and

(g) a code segment for providing feedback to the user about the assumptions.

14. A computer program as recited in claim 13, wherein the image presentation is a video.

15. A computer program as recited in claim 13, wherein the questions and answers of the transcript are displayed in the second frame in order and are enumerated.

16. A computer program as recited in claim 13, wherein the second text box includes at least two overlaid pages in the form of a folder.

17. A computer program as recited in claim 13, wherein the navigation bar includes a link to a page of reference material.

18. A computer program as recited in claim 13, wherein the comments entered by the user during the training session are entered via a pop-up window.