SIMS Project

A MASTER’S CAPSTONE DESIGN

DOCUMENT
Welcome to the SIMS Project

▪ Project Development
▪ Face-to-face Concept
Training to Online
Modules
▪ Simulation Information
Management System
(SIMS)
Dick and Carey Systems Approach Model for
Designing Instruction

Six to Eight Hour Session

Maximum of 8 Participants

Full-Time Clinical Providers

Time Constraints
Dick and Carey Systems Approach Model for
Designing Instruction
Dick and Carey Systems Approach Model for
Designing Instruction

Identify Analyze
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Evaluate 03 Write &

& Deploy Develop
 The Evaluations
Small Group Evaluations
Evaluator: 8 Participants
Evaluation Type: Small Group
Evaluation Method: In person
Evaluation Date: 04/16/2018
Evaluation Length: 60 Mins for course, 45
mins for Q&A and feedback.
Evaluator to Review: Entire Program
Remarks/Results/Suggestions:
Questions Asked:
Selection: The small group consisted of three sim center technicians and
five previous instructors. The technicians were selected because they
don't regularly work within the SIMS system and they would represent a
new instructor to the facility. The former instructors were individuals who
had fallen off our instructor roster and needed to be retrained. English is
not the first language for two of the five instructors. This group was ideal
for evaluation purposes.
Activity: We began the session with a roundtable discussion on the
mission, expectations for the course, objectives, and provided materials.
The next phase we walked through each portion of the program; at the
end of each section, we stopped for a Q&A session.
Remarks/Results/Suggestions: We timed each section as we went
through the training. During the Q&A session, each learner expressed
their opinions and suggestions regarding the course. There was a strong
feeling from each learner that the create an account section needed to
have more time. Also, the consensus was that the additional requested
time could be taken from objective 4 create a learner profile/account.
The process for the two is the same.
Action: The course was modified to combine the two account/profile
creation modules. The change afforded a total of 20 minutes for the
section as opposed to the original ten mins.
1. Was the instruction interesting?
2. Did you understand what you were supposed to learn?
3. Were the materials directly related to the objectives?
4. Did you have enough time to grasp the content/materials?
One-to-One Evaluations
Evaluator: SME - SIMS Support Specialist
Evaluation Type: One-to-One
Evaluation Method: Virtual eMail
Evaluation Date: Virtual beginning 04/08/18 content accuracy, sequencing, flow and ease of use.
Evaluation Length: N/A
Evaluator to Review: Instructional Materials
Questions Asked:
Evaluator: Instructor
Evaluation Type: One-to-One
Evaluation Method: In-Person
Evaluation Date: 04/10/18
Evaluation Length: 35
Evaluator to Review: Entire Program
Questions Asked:
Evaluator: New Employee in Sim Center
Evaluation Type: One-to-One
Evaluation Method: In-Person
Evaluation Date: 04/13/18
Evaluation Length: 30
Evaluator to Review: Instruction and
Instructional Materials
Questions Asked:
Selection: The SIMS support specialist was selected because she knows
the SIMS system inside and out. She has also written documentation for
the system, so it would be easy to spot missing portions of my
documentation. Activity: I requested that she review the materials for
Suggestions: Allow more time to for the create account/ profile section.
Action: I've rearranged the timeline to allow more time to cover the
create account/profile section.
1. Is the documentation missing any key points?
2. Is the time frame to complete this module realistic?
3. Should the content be presented in a different order?
Selection: I selected this instructor because I consider him an SME on
educational processes. He obtained a Ph.D. in education and is very
familiar with the ID process.
Activity: I provided the instructor with all materials for the course and
requested that he provide feedback.
Suggestions: Focus more on the "R"(Relevance) of the ARCS. Instructors
need to understand how and why this is relevant to them fully.
Action: Add additional details on the relevance of this process.
1. Are the objectives clear?
2. Is the documentation missing any key points?
3. Is the time frame to complete this module realistic?
4. Should the content be presented in a different order?
Selection: I selected our new employee because he is a complete novice
on the system and will review the material from the target learner's
perspective.
Activity: I explained the purpose of the evaluation, described the course
materials, allowed the learner to review the documents, then conducted
the class. As we completed each section, we stopped and did a Q&A for
accuracy, ease of understanding and use, timing, and murky content.
Suggestions: Combine the create account/profile sections. Allow
additional time for the create account section.
All of the questions asked above.
SIMS Project Modules

▪ Module 1 – Create and Activate an Account

▪ Module 2 – Generate a Course Request

▪ Module 3 – Create a Learner Profile/Account

▪ Module 4 – Assign Learners to Course

Module 2
GENERATING A COURSE REQUEST
Project Goal

At the end of the modules, Simulation Center

faculty will use the Simulation Information
Management System (SIMS) to create and activate
an account, create a student profile, generate a
course request, assign learners to a course, view
and export course rosters before conducting a
simulation.
Module Objective
Using SIMS, user ID, and password,
populate the blank fields with the required
information to request permission to
conduct a course in the Simulation Center
without getting an error message/failed
attempt prompt.
SIMS Generate a Course Request Video
SIMS Project
Shelita Kimble

Email: Shelita.Kimble@gmail.com