Piloting the Case Study

DOE-STD-1058-93

FACILITY ACTIONS

Maintain high standards

Station fire watches during spark

housekeeping and cleanliness.

or flame producing activities.

Obtain the proper permits for

Notify the control room of casualty

cutting, welding, or flame producing

conditions and location.

operations.

into the lesson plan, the instructional developer should write clear instructions to the

instructor on how to administer the case study. The instructions should include guidance on

what materials to hand out to the trainees, some questions the instructor could ask to "set the

mood" for the case study, and a summary at the conclusion of the case study.

When developing a lesson plan that will use the case study method, the instructional

developer will want to build in extra time to allow for the discussion the case study will

generate.

4.8 Piloting the Case Study

Pilot (i.e., test) the case study! This is a very important step, because the pilot will

check the case study for consistency, completeness, and acceptability. The pilot will ensure

that the desired answers to the questions develop logically during the discussion of the case

study and represent the terminal behavior required of the trainees. The pilot will also

determine if the directions for administering the case study are adequate. It is best to use a

sample of the trainee population for whom the case study was written. If this is not feasible,

allow other instructors to read it and discuss their interpretation of the case study materials.

4.9 Review and Approval of the Case Study

Once the case study has been developed, reviewed for technical and editorial

accuracy, and piloted, it should undergo a final review and approval process by facility

management. The training manager, should provide the final review. Managers of other

facility departments, especially those departments the case study will affect, should also

review and approve (or concur with) the case study. This review and approval process is

required by Criteria 8.4 of the Training Program Manual, (TAP 1).