Dozens of Excel based Data Collection Forms are provided to simplify and speed offline data collection from Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).  The attributes and options within each form (Job Tasks, for example) are identical to the corresponding (Job Tasks) fields within ADVISOR.  Once completed, the data can be uploaded to ADVISOR Enterprise with a few mouse clicks.  Although the import function is fairly intuitive, to minimize errors, please read and follow the instructions.

Course Variables

To identify and collect variables that impact course costs, personnel and resources; such as instructor to trainees ratio, instructor preparation time, attrition rate and so forth. View form.

Instructional Design Factors

To identify instructional design factors that impact media selection; such as course objectives, reason for course, time and budget constraints, and so forth. View form.

Instructional Requirements

To identify typical instructional requirements for each type of knowledge, skill and attitude. This includes, complexity of learning objectives and material; image, animation, audio, video and fidelity requirements; instructional strategies; assessment and so forth. View form.

Technical Capabilities

To identify the technical capabilities of course content development teams; including ability to effectively use various authoring tools, and so forth. View form.

Transmission Costs

To identify and collect the costs of using audio, video or internet to deliver training. This includes, # of internet connections, # of audio lines, # of video lines and associated costs. View form.

Travel Costs

To identify and collect travel related costs. This includes, average trainees per-diem and travel costs, average number of travel days, percent of individuals that travel, and so forth. View form.

Administrative Costs

To identify and collect course administrative costs. This includes, average salary of administrative staff, administrative days per class, miscellaneous costs and so forth. View form.

Development Costs

To identify and collect course development time and costs. This includes, the average number of hours required to develop one hour of training, daily cost of developer, and so forth. View form.

Courseware Costs

To identify and collect off-the-shelf courseware costs; including, number of licenses, cost per license and so forth. View form.

Facilities Costs

To identify and collect facilities costs; including, annual facilities costs, availability and rental fees. View form.

Hardware Costs
To identify and collect the costs of purchasing and operating equipment, trainers and simulators. This includes, purchase cost, availability, set-up costs, operation costs, maintenance costs, and miscellaneous costs. View form.

Instructor Costs

To identify and collect instructor costs. This includes, salaries, lost opportunity, per-diem, travel, and miscellaneous costs. View form.

Management Costs

To identify and collect course management costs. This includes, average salary of management staffs, management days per class, miscellaneous costs and so forth. View form.

Material Costs

To identify and collect material costs. This includes, material cost per trainee and miscellaneous costs. View form.

Support Costs

To identify and collect support costs. This includes, average salary of support staff, support days per class, and miscellaneous costs. View form.

Course Wizard

To collect instructional design and cost data needed for the data collection wizard. This includes, audio and video requirements; instructional strategies; assessment; instructor salary; per-diem and travel costs and so forth. View form.

Course Attributes

To collect high level instructional design and cost data needed to conduct a course analysis. This includes, expected life of course; start date; target audience profile; time, budget and technology limitations; trainees and transmission costs; and so forth. View form.

Course Learning Objectives

To identify and collect the learning objectives, instructional goals or teaching points within a course; including time required to train, learning outcome, classification, and knowledge/skill level. View form.