CNATRAINST 1550.6E
14 October 2003
CHAPTER 7
HOW TO WRITE AND SUBMIT AN ACADEMIC TRAINING
INSTRUCTION (ATI) AND INSTRUCTOR GUIDE (IG)
700. Purpose. To establish policies and guidance for the
planning, analysis, design, development, implementation, and
control of academic training instructions in accordance with
NAVEDTRA 130/135.
701.
Background
a. Academic Training Instructions (ATIs) consist of
Student Guides and Workbooks. The Student Guide or Workbook is a
series of instruction sheets which collectively provide the
student with the supplementary material (in addition to technical
manuals) needed for successful completion of a course of study.
They are prepared in coordination with the course instructor
guide. Instruction sheets contain pages such as note-taking
guides, reading assignments, homework study questions, problem
analysis exercises, diagram sheets, and other special units of
additional or amplifying information. The Student Guide/Workbook
consists of all front matter and instruction sheets assembled
into a binder. The Student Guide/Workbook should NOT duplicate
existing documents and manuals. Student Guides/Workbooks are
designed to be used in conjunction with existing manuals as
software training materials for a course. At times, however, it
is more efficient to duplicate a few pages from a manual if, for
example, the manual is very large or has classified sections.
b. Instructor Guides (IGs) are those prepared publications
the instructor uses to teach a given academic course. The IG
consists of three parts: Front Matter, Lesson Plan, and Outline
of Instruction. The IG provides specific definition and
direction to the instructor by providing information concerning
learning objectives, equipment, media, and the conduct of the
course. It should be detailed sufficiently to ensure consistency
of instruction provided by different instructors yet allow the
instructor to interject his/her own experience and knowledge into
the course. Existing documents may be referenced and used by the
instructor and students but the guide should be specific as to
what the course is to include.
702.
Policy
a. Reference (b) is the curriculum development standard
guide by which NATRACOM training materials will be produced. The
manual is divided into six phases to match the Instructional
System Development (ISD) model. Phase I is titled Plan; Phase
II, Analyze; Phase III, Design; Phase IV, Develop; Phase V,
Implement; and Phase VI, Control.
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