Modeling & Simulation Education for the Acquisition and T&E Workforce: FY07 Deliverable Package

This report was prepared for CAPT Mike Lilienthal, PhD, CPE, and funded by ASN (RDA) CHENG and the Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office (MSCO).This technical report presents the deliverables for calendar year 2007 for the "Educating the Modeling and Simulation Workforce" project performed for the DoD Modeling and Simulation Steering Committee. It includes the results for spirals one and two. Spiral one is an analysis of the educational needs of the program manager, systems engineer, and test and evaluation workforces against a set of educational skill requirements developed by the project team. This is referred to as the 'learning matrix'. Spiral two is a set of module and course matrices, along with delivery options, that meets the educational needs indentified in spiral one. This is referred to as the 'learning architecture'. Supporting materials, such as case studies and a handbook, are included. These documents serve as the design framework for spirals three and four, to be completed in CY2008, and which involve the actual production and testing of the courses in the learning architecture and their longitudinal assessment. This report includes the creative work of a seven university consortium and a group of M&S stake-holders, together comprising over 60 personnel.ASN (RDA) CHENG and the Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office (MSCO).This report was prepared for CAPT Mike Lilienthal, PhD, CPE, and funded by ASN (RDA) CHENG and the Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office (MSCO)

Leveraging the DoD M&S Education Project for Specialized Army M&S Education

This paper describes our efforts to develop, deliver, and sustain two specialized courses, developed by faculty from Systems Engineering Department at the Naval Postgraduate School as part of a larger DoD M&S Education Project, on the topic of simulation for active Army and civilians. First, the “Advanced Simulation Course,” sponsored by the Simulation Proponent Division, office of the Army Modeling & Simulation Directorate, provides a non-technical M&S perspective that covers the significant M&S issues and M&S activities throughout the Acquisition Life Cycle. The second course is “M&S in Engineering Product Design and Development.” This course is intended for engineers at the Army Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and focuses on the role of M&S in the product development process. Students complete this course with a thorough understanding of the overall capabilities of M&S in supporting their product design from within the construct of an appropriate process that allows for problem formulation, analysis, and interpretation

Advanced Simulation Course for Army Simulation Management Professionals (presentation)

Prepared for 12th ANNUAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, “Achieving Acquisition Excellence Via Effective Systems Engineering”, San Diego, CA, 26 - 29 October 200

Advanced Simulation Course for Army Simulation Management Professionals [Gene Paulo & Stephanie Few, Presentation]

Presentation explains: NPS tasked by the Army Simulation Proponent Division to develop, deliver, and sustain an executive level course. Course sponsored by the Simulation Proponent Division, office of the Army Modeling & Simulation Directorate for the US Army. Course Developed & Delivered by the Naval Postgraduate School

Modeling and simulation education for the Acquisition and T&E Workforce: final report

Modeling and Simulation (M&S) is used throughout DoD system development and acquisition to improve and lend confidence to the decisions made by program developers and leadership. In order to realize the benefits of M&S, the DoD acquisition workforce must understand the available tools. The DoD Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office recognized a need to educate the acquisition workforce. To meet this need, the Naval Postgraduate School partnered with six universities recognized for their prominence in M&S education. We developed 16 full academic courses, two resident short courses, ten online courses, 11 standalone case studies, an updated Acquisition Managerâ s Guide to M&S, and a longitudinal assessment plan for evaluating the courses over the long term. All of these materials are intended for broad distribution in the public domain to maximize their usefulness. This report describes these products in detail