SELECTING A CBT PROVIDER FOR CUSTOMIZATION CHECKLIST

This checklist helps you decide what you should look for in selecting a provider to customize a computer-based training product or develop a new, totally customized computer-based training program for you.

Instructions

  1. Place the names of the CBT providers you are reviewing at the top of the four right-hand columns.
  2. Place a check mark in the "Your Firm" column for each of the traits that is important for your company's CBT program. (There are likely to be fewer important traits when a provider is customizing an existing CBT program than when it is developing a new, totally customized CBT program.)
  3. For each CBT provider you evaluate, place a check mark in the appropriate column for each important trait the provider has. Be sure to evaluate the providers only against the important traits selected during step 2.
  4. Total the number of check marks, and insert these numbers, along with the providers' costs, into the "Analysis" checklist in order to select the best total computer-based training package.

 

 

Your
Firm

       
Course Content
Provider is knowledgeable about the issues to be taught.          
Provider can customize the course to meet the company's training requirements and instructional objectives.          
Provider understands the current skill level of intended trainees.          
Course Delivery
Provider has a history of developing reliable courseware.          
Provider is skilled in developing appropriate instructional formats.          
Provider is skilled in developing appropriate training features.          
Provider develops user-friendly courseware.          
Course Implementation
Provider can complete the course in time to meet company needs.          
Provider can develop an easy-to-use student management system to trach student progress, print records, and prescribe instruction.          
Provider can develop a system that accomodates multiple trainees simultaneously.          
Provider can develop a system that accomodates security needs.          
Course Design
Course will be field tested before it is released.          
Course will be bias free.          
Provider can develop additional courses the company may need in the future.          
Instructional Support
Provider can develop supporting materials.          
Provider can develop a train-the-trainer program.          
Provider can develop course updates and at a reasonable cost.          
Technical Support
Provider can develop documentation.          
Provider will supply a maintenance agreement.          
Technological Compatibility          
Provider can develop a course compatible with the company's existing platform.          
Provider can develop a course compatible with the company's existing storage capacity.          
Provider can develop a course compatible with the company's existing memory capacity.          
Provider can develop a course compatible with the company's existing peripherals.          
Review Option
Previous work is available for review and is satisfactory.          
References are available and satisfactory.          
Resumes of designers are available and satisfactory.          
TOTAL          

 


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