TEC Media Alternatives for the FY 1978 - 1983 Period

Abstract : Army planners realize that the current TEC (Training Extension Course) concept may be unduly restrictive considering the wide range of delivery systems available or potentially available for Army individual-collective training at unit levels. In order to provide Army training developers with a broader base and useful aids for determining delivery systems for a variety of training requirements, three interrelated user products were deigned, developed, and documented. The first of these, a Procedure Guide (AD-A068 045), assists the developer in deciding on, selecting, and/or developing the best of Army delivery systems for both an overall training program and for each of its lesson modules. Complementing this volume is the Delivery Systems Data Base (ARI P-78-4), an expandable document which currently indexes the pertinent characteristics of 42 Army delivery systems (members), grouped into 12 'Families.' The Data Base may also serve as an independent reference document on Army delivery systems ranging from standard classroom aids, through training devices, to system-embedded training, tactical engagement simulations and command/staff battle simulations. To illustrate the combined use of these two documents for a representative set of Army training requirements, a sample application was also designed (AD-A068 047).