This training guide has been developed for use by staff members of the U.S. Marine Corps, Office of Manpower Utilization in their preparation for Task Analysis projects, the first step in a research program aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the Marine Corps' manpower management program. The guide is designed to provide basic orientation to…

This is the first in a series of five training manuals developed for use by the U.S. Marine Corps Office of Manpower Utilization (OMU) in its Task Analysis (TA) program. It is designed for trainers of OMU staff members assigned to the TA program, a research effort requiring interpersonal and research competence. Objectives of the manual are: (1)…

The principal tasks performed by conductors, rear brakemen, and head brakemen during over-the-road freight operations are identified and described in the report. Forty-four tasks and subtasks are analyzed and grouped into six categories: basic handling tasks, prerun preparation and starting off tasks, over-the-road tasks, terminating tasks,…

The guide is designed to provide a basis for effective communication between local education agencies and local advisory committees regarding industrial plastics eudcation and to communicate national and statewide program requirements so that local advisory committees may recommend program requirements that meet local needs with due concern for…

The rate training manual is one of a series of training handbooks prepared for enlisted personnel of the Navy and Naval Reserve who are studying for advancement in the Aviation Structural Mechanic E (AME) rating. The manual is based on the professional qualifications for the rates AME1 and AMEC. Chapters are organized according to specific job…

The purpose of this handbook is to assist Job Corps Training Center staff in developing an instructional system which relates to present day occupational requirements. This is a how-to-do-it handbook which emphasizes and illustrates curriculum development techniques to assist training and management staff in establishing and updating Career…

This volume is the first of five volumes describing a systematic approach for constructing task inventories, surveying the task performance of occupations, and analyzing survey data to determine the appropriate performance content for job training. (The approach, referred to as the task survey process, is designed to be of value to both…

An instructional system design model was developed for training new employees of the American Express TRS (Travel Related Services) Company, Inc. on the Distributed Office Support System (DISOSS), an electronic mail system. The project used the Interservice Procedures for Instructional Systems Development, which consists of five phases: analysis,…