AWOC Instructional Component

IC Core 3:   Expertise and Effective Office Warning Strategies

 

General Information

Estimated Completion Time
4 hours
Description
 The content will focus on putting together strategies which will allow the decision maker to make the best use of their skills and those of the warning team. This will include a discussion on the value of expertise, the ways in which expertise can be developed, and what expertise looks like among NWS warning forecasters . One of the primary ways in which expertise can be developed is via post event evaluations. Ways in which these evaluations can be effectively and efficiently accomplished will be presented. Examples of the uses and applications of expert strategies during significantl events will be presented.
Prerequisite(s)

IC Core 1 and 2 (Suggested)

Lessons
Lesson 1: Expertise
Description
 This lesson will discuss the value and importance of expertise to an organization. Ways in which expertise is developed as well as inhibited will be presented.
Estimated Completion Time
 1 hour
Delivery Method
Online
Resources
Exercises
None.
Review Sheets / Hand Outs
None.
Student Guide
Printed copy of presentation with speaker notes provided.
Reading Material
Required
None.
Recommended

It is recommended you complete IC Core 1 and 2 before completing this section.
Lesson 2: Cognitive Task Analysis of Expert Warning Forecasters
Description
 Following the discussion of expertise in general, this lesson will look at expertise in the domain of NWS warning forecasters. Results of a study (the Cognitive Task Analysis) which looked at several NWS expert warning forecasters will be presented. These results will present commonalities in how these experts view and do their job.
Estimated Completion Time
 30 minutes
Delivery Method
Online
Resources
Exercises
None.
Review Sheets / Hand Outs
Review of the topics are embedded in the presentation.
Student Guide
Printed copy of presentation with speaker notes provided.
Reading Material
Required
None.
Recommended
Lesson 3: Learning from Post-mortems
Description
 Lesson 3 will be presented in a live, scheduled teletraining session. The lesson will present a discussion on the process and benefits of routinely performing local event assessments, or post-mortems. One of the major benefits of performing routine post-mortems is the effect in has on developing expertise. Some pitfalls to avoid when doing these assessments will be given. The value of creating a database from these assessments will be presented. An online template for doing quick post-mortems will be demonstrated and used for exercises. In addition a discussion of root cause analysis as well as some examples from the warning domain will be shared.
Estimated Completion Time
 1 hour 30 minutes
Delivery Method
Teletraining
Resources
Exercises
This lesson will require the completion of 2 exercises.
Review Sheets / Hand Outs
None.
Student Guide
Printed copy of presentation with speaker notes provided.
Reading Material
Required
None.
Recommended
It is recommended you complete IC Core 1,2 and IC Core 3 Lesson 1,2 before taking this section.
Lesson 4: Significant Event management: Planning, Strategy, Expertise, and Innovation
Description
 Lesson 4 looks at actual signifcant events and how planning, strategy, expertise and innovation played a role. Even though the events presented are both meteorological and man-made in nature, the response of the forecast office requires the same type of process. Guest instructors Dave Andra (SOO WFO Norman) and Bill Bunting (MIC Fort Worth) will present.
Estimated Completion Time
 1 hour
Delivery Method
Online
Resources
Exercises
None.
Review Sheets / Hand Outs
None.
Student Guide
Printed copy of presentation with speaker notes provided.
Reading Material
Required
None.
Recommended
It is recommended you complete IC Core 1,2 and IC Core 3 Lessons 1,2,3 before taking this section.

IC Testing
Testing for Instructional Components (IC) is provided to the student using the NWS Learning Management System (LMS). If testing is required, the test must be successfully completed in order to complete the IC.
Pretest
No, there is no pretest No Practice Test
No, there is no test out feature No Test Out
Post Test
Yes, passing the post test is required Test is Required. Passing Score: 70 %

Contact

Email
IC Core 3 Team