Patent Document ID: 7536363
Application ID: 09868695
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising: (a) receiving information indicative of a goal, the goal being associated with a training objective of a student, the training objective corresponding to mirroring an actual work environment of the student; (b) integrating information that motivates accomplishment of the goal for use in a presentation; (c) managing information flow utilizing a table of components to provide a simulation of the actual work environment during the presentation, wherein each component encapsulates behavior and data necessary to support a related set of service through a published interface, each said component supporting activities in a plurality of development phases of the simulation that include a test phase, the components comprising: a domain component providing services for modeling a state of the simulation; a profiling component providing a rule-based evaluation of the state of the simulation; a transformation component providing services for manipulating the state of the simulation, wherein the transformation component performs at least one calculation on the domain and provides a result back to the domain for further analysis by the profiling component; and a remediation component providing services for a rule-based delivery of feedback to the student, wherein the feedback is based on profiling information from the profiling component; the test phase including functional testing, usability testing, and cognition testing, the test phase being performed to test that the simulation: functions properly as performed by the functional testing; enables the student to navigate effectively as performed by the usability test; and meets learning objectives as performed by the cognition testing; and (d) evaluating progress toward the goal and providing the feedback that further motivates accomplishment of the goal.