Appendix C - Acronyms and Definitions AMA-200.pdf

Regulatory Standards Division Instructional Services

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APPENDIX C

1.2 Acronyms and Definitions

ACRONYMS

AES Academy Evaluation System AVS Aviation Safety CO Contracting Officer COR Contracting Officer Representative FAA Federal Aviation Administration FFP Firm Fixed-Price GFP Government Furnished Property ISD Instructional Systems Design ISS Instructional Systems Specialist LDR Labor Distribution Reporting LH Labor Hour MMAC Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center NCED National Center for Employee Development PWS Performance Work Statement QMS Quality Management System SME Subject Matter Expert TO Task Order

DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS: The following terms shall have the meaning set forth below and shall be used within the context of this Performance Work Statement.

Administrative Revision: Administrative Revisions are clerical changes to an approved training course that does not impact its basic intent or content. Examples of administrative revisions are:

a) Correction of grammatical or spelling errors, typos, and formatting errors, etc.

b) Conversion of printed materials to alternate formats

c) Updates to meet QMS and/or record keeping requirements

Adult Learning Principles: Characteristics of Adult Learning Principles include but are not limited to:

a) Adults are self-directed and expect to take responsibility for decisions.

b) Adults need to know how the material is relevant to their job – why should they learn it?

c) Learning should occur within the context of tasks to be performed on the job, not just rote memorization.

d) Learners may have a wide range of backgrounds and experience with the subject at hand; the learning should appeal to learners across this spectrum.

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e) Instruction should allow learners to discover things for themselves, with help and other aids to provide direction and explanation and recovery from mistakes

Best Practices: Standardized processes/procedures/guidelines that are followed to support training delivery and maintain quality.

Class: A group of students enrolled in the same course that are scheduled to report at a particular time to a particular instructor at a particular place or a group of students enrolled in web-based training.

Also, referred to as a scheduled offering.

Contact: Actual time spent instructing in an Academy class during the time of the class, whether spent at the podium teaching or preparing for an upcoming lesson.

Contracting Officer (CO): The person authorized to act on behalf of the Government to negotiate and award contracts and modifications thereto, and to administer contracts through completion or termination. Except for certain limited authority delegated by the CO to a technical representative, the CO is the only individual with the authority to direct the work of the contractor.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR): The authorized Government representative(s) acting within the limits of their delegated authority for management of specific projects or functional activities.

Counseling: Conversational interaction between two persons for the purpose of academic guidance, problem solving, and/or referral.

Course: Organized subject matter in which instruction is offered within a given time frame and for which credit is given for successful completion.

Course Materials: Materials, to include electronic files and programs, used by instructors and/or students to revise/update/develop or conduct a class.

Customer: The Service or organization for which the Academy is providing training or functions.

DOT: United States Department of Transportation.

FAA: Federal Aviation Administration, a component agency of US Department of Transportation.

In-Country Training: Training conducted outside of the United States.

Instruct: To provide situations, conditions, or activities which are designed to facilitate the learning of knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform a specified job task; to teach.

Instructional Objective: A specification of performance that is part of a training outcome. It specifies precisely the behavior to be expected, the conditions under which behavior will be accomplished, and the minimum acceptable level of performance.

Instructional Systems Specialist (ISS): A person knowledgeable and skilled in the development revision, and presentation of knowledge, which of instructional systems utilizing the ISD process.

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Instructor: An individual whose primary responsibility is to teach and/or evaluate learning in a formal environment.

Labor: Work performed by an instructor, ISS, ISD, or SME for an assigned task.

Laboratory: A learning environment that simulates the actual job environment.

Lesson: A period of instruction devoted to a specific topic, skill, or idea.

Major Revision: A major revision occurs when one or more of the following conditions occur to an approved training course:

a) It is deemed to be major by the sponsor

b) The length of the course increases by more than 4 hours.

c) The training outcomes and/or instructional objectives are substantially modified, added, or deleted.

d) The required equipment (including software) is substantially changed, added or deleted

e) The contract tasks are significantly altered

Minor Revision: Minor revisions occur when routine revisions are necessary to maintain the currency of the course. Minor revisions, also referred to as routine course maintenance, do not require involvement of the sponsor, is not a major revision, and is not an administrative revision. Examples of minor revision/maintenance are:

a) Refinement of all course materials (i.e., spelling, grammar, references, etc.).

b) Improvement of test items based on item analysis to more accurately measure achievement of the approved instructional objectives. These changes should be discussed with AFS-500.

c) Updating of technical content, due to changes in regulation or handbook references, or an equipment change, which does not change the accomplishment of the approved objectives or require the addition or deletion of objectives or change the course length.

d) Routine maintenance of automated (i.e., database or programming) information used in courses throughout the training curriculum.

Other Required Services: Duties deemed necessary by the FAA to maintain excellence in the Regulatory Standards Division training programs, described in the Performance Work Statement.

Performance Work Statement (PWS): A document that describes the required results for essential and technical requirements for items, materials, tasks or services.

Prep: (Preparation Hours) Time spent preparing to teach a class, either prior to the beginning of or after the completion of a class. This can also refer to auditing a class for the purpose of meeting future teaching requirements including observation of a class conducted by another instructor. (Sit-Through)

Quality Assurance: Actions taken by the Government to ensure contractor compliance with the provisions of the Statement of Work.

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Quality Control: Actions taken by the contractor to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Statement of Work.

Student: A person formally engaged in learning at the FAA Academy.

Training Materials: Course materials to include automated computer files and programs, etc, equipment, and supplies used in the conduct, practice and evaluation of training.

Training Outcome: The total combination of skills and knowledge that the learner must acquire to perform a job assignment, usually derived by converting a task into measurable performance objectives.

Travel: A trip approved by the Government to a specified location to perform an assigned task. Travel includes transportation, miscellaneous expenses, and per diem which is an allowance for lodging and meals and incidental expenses (M&IE).

Year: A period of 12 months including every month within that year.