Research Note 84-82

EARLY TRAINING ESTIMATION SYSTEM (ETES)

FINAL REPORT

APPENDIX I: USER'S GUIDE: AUTOMATED RESOURCE

AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE

N Lawrence H. O'Brien, Donya Boylston and Robert Kistler

Dynamics Research Corporation

Charles Jorgensen, Contracting Officer's Representative

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Training Training Estimation

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----This report describes the research and development activities conducted under

the Early Training Estimation System (ETES) development project. The Early

Training Estimation System (ETES) is an integrated set of procedures and

automated tools for estimating training requirements during the earliest

phases of the weapon system acquisition process. The ETES has three major

components; a System Descr4ption Technology (SDT), Early Training Estimation

Aids and Procedures (TEAP), and Evaluative Technology. The SOT is a data

base management system for storina and tracking task and training-related

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*data. The data in the SDT is used in the TEAP to estimate training requirements for a new system. These training requirements include estimates of

task requirements, course requirements, and resource requirements as well as

estimates of training costs, training efficiency, and training effectiveness.

In the Evaluative Technology, the integrated impacts of training requirements

are assessed, training alternatives are evaluated,, tradeoff and sensitivity

analyses of key parameters are conducted, and the relationships between ETES

outputs and key Army acquisition documents and processes are specified.

This report provides an overview of the components of ETES, describes the

research conducted under each of the five ETES study tasks; and outlines

future directions for improving ETES.

The final report and Appendixes are published as separate volumes as follows:

Final Report: ARI Research Note 84-78 (includes Appendixes A through E)

Appendix F, User's Guide: ARI Research Note 84-79

Appendix G, User's Guide, System Description Technology: ARI Research Note

84-80

Appendix H, User's Guide, Media Selection Program: ARI Research Note 84-81

Appendix I, User's Guide, Automated Resource and Cost Estimation Technique:

ARI Research Note 84-82

Appendix 3, User's Guide, Automated Planning and Scheduling Technique for

Individual and Collective Training Plan: ARI Research Note 84-83

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PREFACE

This user's guide is part of the Early Training Estimation

System (ETES). Development of the ETES was sponsored by the

Army Research Institute (ARI) under contract No. MDA-903-80

C-0525. Dynamics Research Corporation (DRC) of Wilmington,

Massachusetts was the contractor. The contract monitor for

the project was Dr. Charles Jorgensen. The conceptual

technique framework for the Automated Resource and Cost

Estimation was developed by Dr. Lawrence O'Brien and Ms.

Donya Boylston. The Automated Resource and Cost Technique

software was developed by Ms. Boylston and Mr. Robert

Kistler.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Title Page

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1-1

1.1 Objective 1-1

1.2 Potential Users 1-2

1.3 Conceptual Overview 1-2

1.4 Procedural Overview 1-5

1.5 Overview of User's Guide 1-8

2.0 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 2-1

2.1 Hardware Requirements 2-1

2.2 Software Requirements 2-2

2.3 Documentation Requirements 2-4

3.0 RCET PROCEDURES 3-1

3.1 Identify Reference Course 3-1

3.2 Collect and Input Reference Cost Data

Into SDT 3-1

3.3 Construct Quasi - Program Of Instruction 3-7

3.4 Enter Data Into SDT 3-7

3.5 Determine Reference and New Course 3-10

Resource Factors

3.6 Copy Data Into VISICALC Input Files 3-17

3.7 Load Worksheet and VISICALC Input Files 3-24

3.8 Input Selected Resource Data 3-29

3.9 Examine Results 3-36

3.10 Conduct Sensitivity Analysis 3-36

3.11 Copy Results to VISICALC Output Files 3-37

3.12 Read Results Into SDT 3-39

Appendix A: Technical Description of RCET Algorithms A-1

Appendix B: Overview of RCET Frames and Menus B-1

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Title Page

1-1 Example of Costs Elements Estimated by RCET 1-4

3-1 Example Output From Cost Analysis Program 3-16

3-2 QPOI - Part 1 3-8

3-3 QPOI - Part 2 3-9

3-4 Input Data Worksheet for Resource Information 3-12

3-5 ExampleOutput From Manpower Staffing Systems

Standards 3-13

3-6 Student/Instructor Ratios for Instructional

Methods 3-18

3-7 Worksheet for Documenting Sensitivity Analyses 3-38

A-1 Algorithms for Determining Course Costs A-2

A-2 Algorithm for Determining Number of Instructors A-22

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Title Page

1-1 Overview of RCET Procedures 1-6

3-1 Overview of RCET Procedures 3-2

3-2 Select Option (RC-1) 3-21

3-3 Select Reference Course (RC-2) 3-22

3-4 Select New Course (RC-3) 3-23

3-5 Completed Copy to VISICALC (RC-5) 3-25

3-6 Missing Data on Reference Course Costs (RC-7) 3-26

3-7 Missing Data on New Course Methods (RC-6) 3-27

3-8 RCET Worksheet 3-30

3-9 Completed Copy from VISICALC (RC-4) 3-41

B-I Logic Among RCET Frames and Menus B-2

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SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 OBJECTIVE

This user's guide provides detailed instructions on how to

use the Automated Resource and Cost Estimation Technique.

The objective of this technique is to provide Army Training

analysts with an automated tool for estimating instructor

requirements and institutional training costs during the

earliest phases of the acquisition process.

The Automated Resource and Cost Estimation Technique is part

of the Early Training Estimation System (ETES). An overview

of the other components of ETES is provided in the ETES

User's Guide. The ETES User's Guide describes procedures

for developing a quasi-program of instruction for a new

course. It also includes procedures for estimating several

key training resource elements such as the number of

students to be trained.

The Automated Resource and Cost Estimation Technique (RCET)

is designed to use input data from the ETES data base

management system, that is, the System Description

Technology (SDT). Actual calculation of instructors and

institutional training course cost in RCET is accamplished

by using the VISICALC automated worksheet software developed

by Visicorp. The VISICALC worksheet is also used to conduct

sensitivity analyses of key parameters.

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1.2 POTENTIAL USERS

The Resource and Cost Estimation Technique (RCET) has been

designed for use by Army technical analysts who are directly

concerned with training development for new Army Weapon

Systems. The primary user organizations are expected to be:

(1) the Training Development Directorates in the Army

schools associated with development of new systems, (2)

Program Manager's Office for new systems, particularly those

individuals concerned with training development components

of Integrated Logistics Support, (3) the TRADOC System

Manager (TSM), (4) other Army organizations concerned with

training development such as the TRADOC Systems Analysis

Activity (TRASANA) and PM TRADE, and (5) contractors who

must develop training requirements for new systems. It is

assumed that RCET users are femiliar with the basic Army

training development terminology and processes.

1.3 CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW

The Resource and Cost Estimation Technique has three

components:

(1) SLr Interface Software - this software is used to

select and remove data from the SDT and to format

the data for use in the VISICALC program. In

addition, it is used to copy the results of the

VISICALC program back into the SDT.

(2) Tailored VISICALC Worksheet - this worksheet

contains the equations for determining the number

of instructors and course costs. In addition, it

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contains all of the ccmmands needed to load and

unload the SDT input file, and to conduct

sensitivity analyses. This tailored worksheet

saves the user from the somewhat tedious process

of setting up a VISICALC worksheet and command

structure.

(3) Manual Procedures - these procedures describe how

to develop input data and how to use the SDT

interface software and the tailored VISICALC

worksheet.

There are two major products of RCET: (1) a listing of the

number of instructors required in the course and (2) a

listing of projected costs for the course. An example of

the cost elements estimated by RCET is listed in Table I-i.

These are the same cost elements used in the Cost Analysis

Program of the Army TRADOC Resource Management (ATRM)

system.

1.3.1 Calculation of Course Costs

Costs for a new course are estimated by identifying a

comparable existing course, obtaining cost data from this

course from the ATRM system, and then modifying this data to

reflect the differences in key resource requirements (for

example, number of students and number of instructors)

between the comparable course and the new course.

This procedure provides estimates of course costs that are

(1) empirically based and (2) suitable for the types of high

level analyses which are conducted during the early phases

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of the acquisition process. A technical description of the

algorithms used to estimate course cost is provided in

Appendix A.

1.3.2 Calculation of Number of Instructors

The number of instructors required in a course is calculated

by an automated version of the algorithm listed in the

Staffing Guide for U.S. Army Service Schools (DA Pam 570-

538). This algorithm is listed in Appendix A.

1.4 PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW

An overview of the procedures in the Resource and Cost

Estimation Technique is provided in Figure 1-1.

The f irst step in the application of RCET is the

identification of the "reference" course or the comparable

existing course which most closely resembles the task and

target population requirements of the new course.

Procedures for identifying a reference course are contained

in the ETES User's Guide. Once the reference course has been

identified, cost data for this course are obtained from the

Cost Analysis Program (MOS Training Cost) and entered into

the SDT.

Reference course information is also used in the

construction of the quasi-program of instruction (QPO1) for

the new course. Included in the QP01 is a description of the

methods to be used in each module in the course, and the

student-instructor* ratio and ins truc to r contact hours

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Cost Estimation Technique (RCET).

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associated with each method. Procedures for constructing a

QPOI are contained in the ETES User's Guide. This same

guide contains procedures for de'-rmining the number of

students to be trained. This value is a critical factor in

the determination of course costs.

Once the QPOI has been constructed for the new course,

information from the 0POI on instructional methods, student/

instructor ratios, and contact hours must be entered into

the SDT. Once this is completed, the user must enter the

SDT, enter the Applications mode, select the Resource and

Cost Estimation Techniques (RCET), and copy the reference

cost data and new course QPOI data onto files which can be

read into the VISICALC program.

Once the VISICALC input files have been developed, the user

must remove the SDT software diskette, put in the VISICALC

software diskettes, and enter the VISICALC program.

Once into the VISICALC software, a few simple commands may

be used to load the SDT input files and RCET worksheet into

the VISICALC. When this is completed, a small, selected set

of resource data for the reference and new course must be

entered into the SDT. Course costs and instructor requirements are then calculated automatically.

After examining the initial estimates of course costs and

instructor requirements, the user can use a few commands

built into the RCET worksheet to conduct sensitivity

analyses of key parameters. When these analyses are

complete, the final set of costs for the new course can be

copied onto a VISICALC output file. The user can then exit

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the VISICALC software, enter the SDT software and copy the

output file into the SDT data base.

1.5 OVERVIEW OF USER'S GUIDE

The remaining portion of this user's guide is divided into

two sections. Section 2 describes the hardware and software

that are required to use the program. Section 3 provides a

detailed description of each of the twelve steps of the

RCET. A technical description of the RCET algorithms and

procedures is provided in Appendix A.

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SECTION 2 - HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

This section describes the hardware, software, and documentation needed to use the Resource and Cost Estimation

Technique (RCET). This section is divided into three

subsections. Section 2.1 describes the hardware required to

use the RCET. Section 2.2 describes the software required

to use the RCET. Section 2.3 describes the documentation

that is required for successful application of the software.

2.1 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

To use the RCET Software, you must have an Apple III

computer with:

o 128K Bytes of RAM memory.

o A video monitor. The monitor can be black and

white or color. However, the program does not

produce color images.

o A 5 megabyte Profile hard disk.

o An additional floppy disk drive (that is, over and

above the disk drive built into your Apple III).

This drive is needed to make a local floppy disk

copy of an SDT data base, to load the System

Description Technology (SDT) software which

contains the SDT data base management system and

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SDT-RCET interface software, and to run the

VISICALC program.

o A printer. A printer is needed to get hard copy

output.

If you are using the Apple III for the first time, be sure

to follow the APPLE III Owner's Guide for instructions on

how to connect the canputer, the monitor, and an extra

floppy disk drive. Also, follow the manufacturer' s

instructions on how to connect your PROFILE hard disk to

your system.

2.2 SOFTWARE REQU IR4ENTS

To use RCET, you will need the following software:

o SDT Program Diskettes. These diskettes contain

software for both the SDT and the Media Selection

Program.

o SDT Boot Diskette - This diskette is used to boot

(that is, activate) the SDT software.

o SDT Backup Diskette (Optional) - These backup

diskettes are used to make a local copy of an SDT

data base.

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In addition, to run the VISICALC portion of RCET, you will

need the following:1

o VISICALC Loader Diskette

o VISICALC Program Diskette

o RCET Worksheet Diskette

o General Instructions for Handling Diskettes

To insert a diskette, open the disk drive and slip the

diskette into the slot with the label facing upward. The

edge of the diskette with the oval cutout should enter the

drive first; the edge with the label should enter face up

and last. Gently push the diskette into the drive; do not

bend it. Close the drive door firmly.

To remove the diskette, open the door and pull the diskette

straight out of the slot. If you leave the diskette in a

drive for long periods of time without use, it is a good

idea to open the door so the read/write head does not rest

on the diskette. NEVER REMOVE A DISKETTE WHILE THE RED

LIGHT UNDER THE DOOR IS ON. This can permanently damage the

diskette and is almost certain to destroy the information on

it. You may be able to reuse such a diskette, but you will

not be able to recover the lost data.

1 For information on obtaining SDT and RCET software,

contact Dr. Lawrence O'Brien, Dynamics Research Corporation,

7 Lopez Road, Wilmington, MA 02187.

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2.3 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

To successfully use the software associated with RCET, it is

recommended that you have the following documents on hand

throughout your analyses.

o RCET User's Guide

o SDT User's Guide

o VISICALC Advanced Version Manual

The RCET User's Guide is not intended to be a substitute for

the SDT User's Guide or the VISICALC Manual. It is also

recommended that you have the ETES User's Guide on hand

since many of the procedures for creating the input data for

the RCET are contained in the ETES User's Guide.

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SECTION 3 - RCET PROCEDURES

This section contains a detailed description of each of the

RCET procedures. An overview of the RCET procedures is

presented in Figure 3-1. More detailed descriptions of

these procedures are provided in the sections which follow.

3.1 IDENTIFY REFERENCE COURSE

The reference course is the comparable existing course which

most closely matches the task and target population

requirements of the new course. Detailed procedures for

identifying a reference course are described in Section

3.1.6 of the ETES User's Guide.

3.2 COLLECT AND INPUT REFERENCE COURSE DATA

Once the reference course is identified, cost data for this

course must be obtained and entered into the SDT. Cost data

for institutional courses is contained in the Cost Analysis

Program - MOS Training Costs (RCS ATRM-159RI). Outputs from

this program may be obtained fran the Resource and Econanic

Analysis OPC, ATRM-R, in the GCS Resource Management-ATRM at

TRADOC Headquarters.

An example output frm this program is provided in Table 3-

1. Once the cost data for the reference system is obtained,

it must be entered into the SDT. To do this you must (1)

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load the SDT software, (2) enter the Input Mode of SDT, and

(3) enter the cost data. More details on these three steps

are prvided in the sections which follow.

3.2.1 Load SDT Program

The software which contains the SDT program must be stored

on your PROFILE hard disk.

If you have not already done so, you must load the SDT

program into your hard disk, using the following procedures:

o Load the SDT Boot Disk into the built-in drive.

Turn the computer off and then on again using the

switch at back left of the Apple.

o Follow the instructions which appear on the

screen, and load the SDT Program Diskettes into

the additional floppy disk drive.

Once the SDT Program Diskettes have been loaded into your

PROFILE hard disk, you will not have to enter the SDT

Program Diskettes again.

3.2.2 Enter the Input Mode of SDT

To enter the Input Mode of the SDT you must perform actions

on four SDT frames or menus.

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Action 1: Examine SDT Introduction Frame (SDT-l)

The SDT introductory frame will appear on the screen after

you have loaded the SDT Program Diskettes and SDT Boot

Diskette. The frame will describe instructions for using SDT

menus. Unlike many camputer programs, you do not have to

know a computer language to use the SDT. Instead, you can

make canmands and move through the program by selecting

options from a series of menus.

To select a menu option, you must highlight it with the

cursor and press the RETURN key.

You can move the cursor by hitting the up or down arrow

keys. You actually select a highlighted option when you

press the RETURN key.

Moving the cursor to a menu option causes no action to take

place. To select a menu option, you must move the cursor to

the option and press the RETURN key.

Some menus in the program may have so many items that not.

all of these items will fit on the screen at any one time

(such menus will have the word more at the top and/or the

bottom). To see these additional items, you must scroll the

menu up or down. To scroll down, move to the bottom of the

menu by hitting the down arrow key. Continue to hit this

key and the menu will move up showing you the additional

items in the menu. You can then scroll back up by hitting

the up arrow key. After you have finished examining the

instructions for using SD? menus, move the cursor to the

option Skip to Start of Program, then hit RETURN.

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Action 2: Select System (SDT-2)

If your data base is configured with more than I system, a

menu will appear on the screen asking you to select the

system to be examined. Move the cursor to the system you

want to work with and hit RETUlRN. (See the SDT User's Guide

for instructions on setting up an SDT data base for your

weapon system.)

Action 3: Examine System Description (SDT-3)

A description of the data base you selected will appear on

the screen. Read the description, then move the cursor to

Continue and hit RETURN.

Action 4: Select SDT Mode of Operation (SDT-4)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select one of

the seven SDT modes of operation. Move the cursor to Input

and hit RETURN.

3.2.3 Enter Data into SDT

Once in the Input Mode, there are five actions you must

perform to enter cost data for reference courses.

Action 1: Select Input Entity (I-1)

A menu will come on the screen asking you to select one of

the seven entities in the SDT for data input. Move the

cursor to the entity Courses and hit RETURN.

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Action 2: Select Input Mode (1-2)

A frame will appear on the screen asking you to select which

SDT input mode you would like to use. Move the cursor to

Create New Courses and hit RETURN.

Action 3: Select Course Attributes (1-3)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select the

attributes to be input. Move the cursor to Course Costs and

hit RETURN. Finally, move the cursor to No More Attributes

and hit RETURN.

Action 4: Select Course Costs (1-3)

A message will appear on the screen asking you to select the

course costs attributes you would like to enter. Move the

cursor to All Attributes, hit RETURN, then move the cursor

to No More Attributes and hit RETURN.

Action 5: Enter Data (1-6)

Frames will appear on the screen asking you to enter course

titles and cost data. Enter this information for each

reference course you have identified. When you have entered

all the information for the last reference course you wish

to enter, abort the entry of course cost data by making no

entry on the space provided for course title, and then

selecting the option for aborting course input.

More detailed descriptions of procedures for entering data

into the SDT are described in the SDT User's Guide.

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3.3 CONSTRUCT QUASI-PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION

If you have not already done so, you must construct a quasi

program of instruction for the new course. Procedures for

constructing a quasi program of instruction are contained in

Section 3.1.6 of the ETES User's Guide. Tables 3-2 and 3-3

display the information contained in a QPOI. Information

included in Part 1 of the QIPJI (methods, contact hours) is

particularly crucial since it is used directly in the

calculation of the number of instructors in the RCET.

3.4 ENTER DA~TA INTO SDT

To enter the data on methods and contact hours into the SDT

you must ( 1) enter the Input Mode of the SDT and (2) enter

the data on instructional me thods and contact hours.

Procedures for entering the Input Mode of the SDT are

described in Section 3.2.1. Once in the Input Mode, four

actions are required to enter data on methods and contact

hours.

Action 1: Select Input Entity (I-1)

A menu will come on the screen asking you to select one of

the seven entities in the SDT for data input. Move the

cursor to the entity Courses and hit RETURN.

Action 2: Select Input Mode (1-2)

A frame will appear on the screen asking you to select which

SDT input mode you would like to use. Assuming that you

have already entered the new courses, move the cursor to Add

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Table 3-2.

QUASI POI (PART 1)

UOURSE NUMBER:

TITLE:

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IODULE METH-1 S/I ICH METH-2 S/I ICH HIETH-3. S/I ICH

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Attribute~s Giving Me Option When Already Present and hit

RETURN (see SDT User's Guide for more detailed instructions

on input modes).

Action 3: Select Input Format (1-7)

This frame will allow you to select an input/output format

to guide your input, thereby avoiding the task of selecting

the attributes to be entered. Move the cursor to QPOI-Part

1 and hit RETUJRN.

Action 4: Enter Data (1-6)

Frames will cane on the screen asking you to enter

information on course module titles, instructional methods,

student/instructor ratios, and contact hours. Enter this

information for each new course you have identified. when

you have entered all the information for the last reference

course you wish to enter, abort the entry of course data by

making no entry on the space provided for module title and

then selecting the option for aborting course input.

3.5 DETERMINE REFERENCE AND NEW COURSE RESOURCE FACTORS

During this step, eight items of training resource

information must be identified: (1) number of graduates

required per year for the new courses for both steady-state

and phased years, (2) the expected attrition rates for the

new course, (3) the class size and the total nonacademic

hours for the new course, (4) the number of norm graduates

per year for the most recent year of the reference course,

(5) the total number of instructor contact hours for the

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most recent year of the reference course, (6) the course

length of the reference course, and (7) selected

student/instructor ratios for the new course. For the new

course Table 3-4 displays a worksheet that cjan be used to

document this information. Procedures for developing these

six training resource elements are provided in the sections

which follow.

3.5.1 Determination of Number of Graduates for New Course

Algorithms for calculating the number of students to be

trained are described in Section 3.2.2 of the ETES User's

Guide. Algorithms are provided for both the steady-state and

phased situations.

3.5.2 Determination of Attrition Rate for New Course

Procedures for determining attrition rates for the new

course are listed in Section 3.2.1 of the ETES User's Guide.

3.5.3 Determination of optimum Class Size and

Nonacademic Hours for New Course

optimum class size and nonacademic hours for the new course

are determined in a two step process. First, the optimum

class size for the reference course is obtained from the

Manpower Staffing Standards System available from the

Resource and Economic Analysis, OPC A'rRM in the IXCS Resource

Management-ATRM at TRADOC Headquarters and information on

the nonacademic hours for the reference course is obtained

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Table 3-4. Input Data Worksheet for Resource Information (RME).

Number of Graduates Required

(b)Phased Requirements

(a)Steady State FY FY FY FY

Resource Parameters

Parameter Name New Course Reference Course

(c)number of grads required

(d)expected course attrition

(e)number of norm graduates

(f)instructor contact hours per year

(g)course frequency

(h)course length (in days)

(i)class size

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Besseler Cue See 20

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Second, the class size and nonacademic hours for the

reference course is reviewed and modified to reflect the

differences in content and method between the reference

course and the new course.

3.5.4 Determination of Number of Norm Graduates for

Reference Course

The number of norm graduates for an existing course can be

obtained directly from the Cost Analysis Program which is

available frcm the Resource and Economic Analyses, OPC

ATRR-R in the DCS Resource Management-ATCM at TRADOC headquarters. Example output from this program is provided in

Table 3-1.

3.5.5 Determination of Instructor Contact Hours for

Reference Course

The total number of instructor contact hours for the

reference course can be obtained directly from Manpower

Staffing System maintained by the Resource and Cost Analysis

OPC, ATRM-R in the DCS Resource Management - ATRM at TRADOC

headquarters (see Table 3-5).

3.5.6 Determination of Course Length for Reference Course

Course length for an existing course is available from a

variety of sources including the POI for the course and the

Cost Analysis Program (see Table 3-1 for example output).

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Table 3-f displays the common instructional methods used in

institutional Army training courses and the student/

instructor ratios which are specified for these methods in

TRADOC Cir 351-12, Format for Program of Instruction. As

Table 3-6 indicates, student/instructor ratios for some

methods are determined by an appraisal at the local school.

During this step, student/instructor ratios for the methods

without standardized ratios must be determined. (Student/

Instructor ratios for the other methods are built into the

program.) To determine student/instructor ratios for these

methods, comparable existing courses at the school where the

new course will be taught should be identified and the

ratios used in these courses should then be used for the new

course. Of course, if the local school has its own

standardized ratios for these methods, these ratios should

be used.

3.6 COPY SDT DATA TO VISICALC INPUT FILES

To copy the SDT data to VISICALC input files, you must (1)

enter the applications mode of the SDT and (2) apply the

RCET applications software. More details on these two

procedures are provided in the steps which follow.

3.6.1 Enter Applications Mode of SDT

To enter the applications mode of the SDT, you must perform

actions in four SDT frames or menus.

Action 1: Introductory Frame (SDT-l)

This frame introduces you to the SDT. Move the cursor to

Continue with Program and hit RETURN.

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Action 2: Select System (SDT-2)

If your data base is configured with more than 1 system, a

menu will appear on the screen asking you to select the

system to be examined. Move the cursor to the system you

want to work with and hit RETURN. (See the SDT User's Guide

for instructions on setting up an SDT data base for your

weapon system.)

Action 3: Examine System Description (SDT-3)

A description of the data base you selected will appear on

the screen. Read the description, then move the cursor to

Continue and hit RETURN.

Action 4: Select SDT Mode of Operation (SDT-4)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select one of

the seven SDT modes of operation. Move the cursor to

Applications and hit RETURN.

Action 5: Select RCET (AP-1)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select which

applications program you would like to apply. Move the

cursor to Resource and Cost Estimation Program and hit

RETURN.

3.6.2 Apply RCET Applications Software

Copying SDT data to a VISICALC input file requires actions

on four RCET menus or frames. An overview of the logic

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Appendix B.

Action 1: Select Option (RC-l)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select from

two options for either (1) copying data to VISICALC input

file, or (2) copying VISICALC results to SDT (see Figure 3-

2). Move the cursor to 'Copy Resource and Cost Data to

VISICALC Input File and hit REIURN.

Action 2: Select Reference Course (RC-2)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select a

reference course (see figure 3-3). Move the cursor to the

desired course and hit RETURN. If all of the courses cannot

fit on the screen at once, the word more will be listed on

the bottom of the screen. To view the additional courses,

scroll the screen up by hitting the down arrow key. You can

scroll down by hitting the up arrow key.

Action 3: Select New Course (RC-3)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select a new

course (see Figure 3-4). Move the cursor to the desired

course and hit RETURN. If all of the courses cannot fit on

the screen at once the word more will be listed on the

bottom of the screen. To view these additional courses,

scroll the screen up by hitting the down arrow key. You can

scroll down by hitting the up arrow key.

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SELECT OPTION

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- RETURN TO SDT

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- COPY RESOURCE AND COST DATA TO VISICALC INPUT FILE

- COPY VISICALC RESULTS TO SDT

Figure 3-2. Select Option (RC-l).

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RESOURCE AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE

SELECT REFERENCE COURSE

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COURSE Y

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COURSE B

Figure 3-3. Select Reference Course (RC-3).

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RESOURCE AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE

REFERENCE COURSE SELECT NEW COURSE

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- COURSE Y - COURSE X

- COURSE Z - COURSE Y

- COURSE A - COURSE A

- COURSE B - COURSE B

TRANSFERRING DATA TO VISICALC

Figure 3-4. Select New Course (RC-3).

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Action 4: Completed Copy (RC-3)

At this point, the program will copy cost data from the

reference course and QPOI data (methods and contact hours)

from the new course to VISICALC input files. When these

files have been completely copied, the message listed in

Figure 3-5 should appear on the screen. However, if there

is cost data missing for the reference course, you will get

the message listed in Figure 3-6, before the copy complete

message and if there is QRJI data missi;g for the new

course, you will get the message listed in Figure 3-7 before

the copy complete message. If you have data missing, you

should either, (1) terminate your session or (2) return to

the Select Applications Program menu where you can exit back

to the SDT and examine and/or analyze the data for the

courses.

Once you obtain the message listed in Figure 3-5 indicating

that you have successfully created the VISICALC input files,

you must remove the SDT Boot Diskette and insert the

VISICALC Loader Diskette and Program Diskette. More details

for using the VISICALC software are provided in the next

section.

3.7 LOAD WORKSHEET AND VISICALC INPUT FILES

To load the RCET worksheet and input files generated by the

SDT into VISICALC you must (1) insert -' VISICALC

diskettes, (2) load the RCET worksheet ir-o memory, -,d (3)

load the reference course cost and new course methods and

contact hour files into memory. More details -.:. these three

steps are provided in the sections which follow.

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RESOURCE AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE

DATA SUCCESSFULLY COPIED TO VISICALC FILES. REMOVE SDT BOOT DISKETTE

FROM BUILT-IN DRIVE AND INSERT VISICALC LOADER DISKETTE. CONSULT RESOURCE

AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE USER'S GUIDE FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS.

PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE.

Figure 3-5. Completed Copy to VISICALC (RC-5).

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SOME DATA MISSING FROM REFERENCE COURSE.

DATA SUCCESSFULLY COPIED TO VISICALC FILES. REMOVE SDT BOOK DISKETTE

FROM BUILT-IN DRIVE AND INSERT VISICALC LOADER DISKETTE 1. CONSULT

RESOURCE AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE USER'S GUIDE FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS.

PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE.

Figure 3-6. Missina Data On Reference Course Costs (RC-7).

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NO METHOD HOURS IN SDT FILE FOR SELECTED NEW COURSE.

DATA SUCCESSFULLY COPIED TO VISICALC FILES. REMOVE SDT BOOT DISKETTE

FROM BUILT-IN DRIVE AND INSERT VISICALC LOADER DISKETTE 1. CONSULT

RESOURCE AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE USER'S GUIDE FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS.

PRESS RETURN TO CONTINUE.

Figure 3-7. Missing Data On New . irse Methods (RC-6).

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3.7.1 Inserting VISICALC Diskettes

To insert the diskettes needed to run the RCET worksheet in

the VISICALC, you must perform the following:

o Turn the computer off.

o Load the VISICALC Loader Diskette into your builtin disk drive.

o Load the VISICALC Program Diskette into your

external disk drive.

O Turn the camputer on. At this point, the VISICALC

copyright information should appear on the screen

indicating that you have successfully entered the

VISICALC program software.

3.7.2 Load RCET Worksheet

To load the RCET worksheet, you must perform the following:

o Remove the VISICALC Loader Diskette from the

built-in drive and insert the RCET worksheet

diskette.

0 Hit the following keys:

- S

- L

- Re tur n

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At this point, the upper lef t hand portion of the RCET

worksheet should appear on your screen.

3.7.3 Load Input Files

To load the files containing information on the reference

course costs, new course methods, and contact hours you must

do the following:

o While holding the CONTROL key down, press the K

key,

o Then, hit the L key.

At this point, the input files will be loaded from~ your

PROFILE into the VISICALC program. rt will take 10 to 50

seconds for this loading to be canpleted. When the loading

is complete, the cursor (or highlighted area) will be highlighting the first data element in the student/instructor

ratio column which requires input. These data elements will

be indicated by an underline (See Figure 3-8).

3.8 INPUT SELECTED RESOURCE DATA

Before calculating course costs and number of instructors

you must enter data on ( 1) student instructor' ratios for

those methods which do not have a standard student/

instructor ratio, and (2) additional resource data on number

of graduates required per year for the new couirse, the

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for the new course, the number of norm graduates per year

for the most recent year of the new reference course, the

total number of instructor contact hours for the most recent

year of the reference course, and the course length for the

reference course. This information should have been

generated by the procedures described in Section 3.5 and

should have been documented in the worksheet listed in Table

3-4. During this procedure, you should be simply entering

this data into VISICALC. More details on entering these two

sets of data are provided in the sections which follow.

3.8.1 Enter Student/Instructor Ratios

Student/Instructor ratios must be entered for those methods

which do not have standard student instructor ratios. These

methods will be indicated by an underline in the

student/instructor ratio column in the worksheet (see Figure

3-8).

To enter these ratios, move the cursor to the appropriate

row in the student/instructor ratio column, enter the

student/instructor ratio, and hit the Return key. You can

move the cursor in VISICALC by hitting the up, down, left

and right arrow keys. You should enter ratios for all

methods which have an underlined space in the student/

instructor ratio column. Even if the course you are

estimating does not use a method, you must still enter a

student/instructor ratio for that method. In the latter

case, you should enter a ratio of one. (The program will

later ignore this method. This avoids an error caused by

division by zero later in the program.)

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If you make a mistake and you notice it before hitting the

Return key you can correct it by hitting the Escape key and

then typing in the corrected number. If you make a mistake

and you notice it after hitting Return, you can correct it

by moving the cursor back to the item and retyping in your

an swe r.

3.8.2 Enter Other- Resource Data

To enter the remaining resource data you must move to the

Resource Parameters section of the worksheet. To do this,

hit the right and up arrow keys until you reach this

section. Then enter the remaining resource data in the

spaces provided on the RCET worksheet. This information

should be obtained directly fran the input data worksheet

listed in Table 3-4. For the item requiring information on

the number of graduates required in the new course enter the

steady state number. You will have an opportunity to

examine the impacts of phased requiremients in the

sensitivity analyses described in Section 3.10. The

attrition rate you enter must be a decimal number between

.00 and .99. You must enter the decimal point and at least

one but no more than two digits. At this point, the program

has all of the information needed to calculate numbers of

instructors and course costs. It will estimate these

numbers as soon as you have entered the last resource data

element. The cursor will disappear frcii the screen while

the VISICALC program is computing.

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3.9 EXAMINE RESULTS

The eitimate of instructor requirements for the new course

will be listed in the Resource Parameter section of the

worksheet (see figure 3-8). Course costs will be listed in

the New Course Spreadsheet section of the worksheet (see

figure 3-8). To get to the latter section, hit the right

arrow key.

3.10 CONDUCT SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

One of the most powerful features of VISICALC is the ease

with which it can be used to conduct sensitivity analyses.

More specifically, using VISICALC you quickly change a

number of parameters or input values and immediately observe

the impact of the changes.

In RCET, there are two major variables which can be used to

assess the overall results of the RCET analyses: (1) number

of instructors and (2) total cost per graduate (see figure

3-8). The RCET worksheet has built-in canmands which will

allow you to fix these two variables in a permanent "window"

at the bottom of your screen. This window will remain in

place while you move about the worksheet and change any of

the other values on the worksheet. Using this window, you

can instantly see the impact that changes will have on these

two key variables.iTo create the window, you must:

o While holding the CONTROL key down, press the K

key

IBecause of a flaw in the VISICALC program logic, it may be

necessary to enter the data element to be changed twice

before the impact will be assessed. You should thoroughly examine the VISICALC manual before conducting sensitivity

analyses.

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0 Then, hit the A key.

To remove the window, you must:

o Hit/,

o Hit W,

o Hit 1 (one)

One set of impacts that you will definitely want to assess

is the impact of the phased student input requirenents.

Other likely areas for impact or sensitivity analyses are

changes to the student/instructor ratios, number of

instructors, and reference course costs. A worksheet for

documenting the results of the sensitivity analyses is

listed in Table 3-6.

It should be noted that there are many additional things you

can do with the VISICALC program. (For example, create new

algorithms, modify existing RCET.algorithms). You should

consult the VISICALC User's Guide to learn more about these

features.

3.11 COPY RESULTS TO VISICALC OUTPUT FILE

Once you have completed your analysis, you should copy the

costs which were estimated for the new course back into the

SDT. To do this, you must first copy these costs into a

permanent file on your PROFILE disc.

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Table 3-7. Worksheet for Documenting Sensitivity Analyses (RCSEN).

Parameter

Values No. of Instructors Total Cost/Grad. Other

Parameter

Values* No. of Instructors Total Cost/Grad. Other

Parameter

Values No. of Instructors Total Cost/Grad. Other

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This can be accomplished by:

o Hitting the CONTROL key, and

o At the same time, hitting the K key

o Then, hitting the S key.

To complete the transfer of the course to the SDT, you must

exit the VISICALC program and enter the SDT. To exit the

VISICALC programs, remove the RCET Worksheet and VISICALC

program diskette from the disk drives and put the SDT Boot

Diskette into the built-in drive.

3.12 READ RESULTS INTO SDT

To read the new course costs generated by the VISICALC

software back into the SDT, you must (1) enter the

applications mode of the SDT and (2) apply RCET applications

software. More details on these two procedures are provided

in the sections which follow.

3.12.1 Enter Applications Mode of SDT

Procedures for entering the applications mode of the SDT are

described in Section 3.6.1.

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3.12.2 Apply RCET Software

To copy the new course costs generated by VISICALC back into

the SDT you must perform actions on two frames or menus.

Action 1: Select Option (RC-1)

A menu will appear on the screen asking you to select from

two options for either (1) copying data to a VISICALC input

file or (2) copying VISICALC results to SDT (see figure 3-

2). Move the cursor to Copy VISICALC Results to SDT and hit

RETURN.

Action 2: Copy Complete (RC-4)

At this point, cost data for the new course should be copied

to the SDT. When the data has been completely copied, you

should get the message listed in Figure 3-9.

A 3-40
RESOURCE AND COST ESTIMATION TECHNIQUE

DATA SUCCESSFULLY COPIED FROM VISICALC FILES TO SDT DATA BASE FOR

COURSE: XXXX

Figure 3-9. Completed Copy From VISICALC (RC-5).

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APPENDIX A

Technical Description of RCET Algorithms

A.1 ALGORITHMS FOR RETURNING COURSE COSTS

The algorithms for determining course costs are listed in

Table A-1.

A.2 ALGORITHM FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS

The number of instructors is determined using the algorithm

listed in Table A-2. The algorithm is derived from the

procedures listed in the 'Staffing Guide for U.S. Army

Service Schools (DA Pam 570-558).

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TABLE A-2 ALGORITHM FOR DETERMINING

NUMBER OF INSTRUCTORS

1. Determine the number of Instructor Contact Hours

(ICH) per class.

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class student/instructor ratio for method i

where NM is the number of methods.

2. Determine the number of instructors.

number of = ICH per x course frequency

instructors class 1250

A 7 

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APPENDIX B

Logic Among RCET Frames and Menus

An overview of the logic among RCET frames and menus is

provided in Figure B-i.

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