Select a frequently asked questin (FAQ) t skip t its answer. Hw is the curse rganized? Wh shuld take this curse? Hw d I get credit fr this curse? What d all the navigatin buttns d? Hw d I knw what t click? When I click a link r a graphic, nthing happens. Why? What d I d if the page desn t lad prperly? Can I skip the questins in the curse? When I entered the curse tday, the lessns I did yesterday weren t marked as cmplete? Why wasn t my prgress saved? Hw d I find ut the resurces used in the curse? Hw d I find ut the meanings f the terms used in the curse? What resurces are available t help me study fr the final exam? I have questins abut the infrmatin in the curse. Is there smene I can cntact? Page 1 f 7
Hw is the curse rganized? The Intrductin t Life Cycle Risk Management distance learning curse is rganized int 7 mdules: 1. Basics f Life Cycle Risk Management 2. Steps Cmmn t Risk Management Methdlgies 3. Air Frce LCRM Risk Planning 4. Air Frce LCRM Risk Identificatin 5. Air Frce LCRM Risk Analysis 6. Air Frce LCRM Risk Handling / Mitigatin Planning 7. Air Frce LCRM Mitigatin Implementatin and Tracking Each mdule is made up f ne t three lessns. In additin each mdule ends with a game-style quiz called a Prgress Check that will help yu review the cntent in preparatin fr the final exam. Anther study tl available t yu is a printable mdule summary, accessible frm the last page f each mdule. Page 2 f 7
Wh shuld take this curse? The target training audience fr the SYS 118 LCRM curse includes all acquisitin and sustainment wrkfrce that cnsists f military and federal civilian persnnel. The curse will be particularly helpful fr persnnel with the fllwing jb titles: Prgram / Prject Managers Engineers Lgisticians Financial Analysts Cntracting Officers / Buyers Item Managers Equipment Specialists Scientists / Researchers Manufacturing Specialists Maintenance Planners There are n prerequisites fr the curse, and participants are nt expected t have prir knwledge f LCRM befre taking the curse. Hw d I get credit fr this curse? Once yu have cmpleted all units, including the Prgress Checks, yu will be eligible t take the Final Exam. Yu can receive credit fr the curse by passing the Final Exam. Page 3 f 7
What d all the navigatin buttns d? Next: Takes yu t the next page. Back: Returns t the preceding page. Repeat: Refreshes the page, resets questins, and replays any animatin r audi elements. Hme: Takes yu t a list f lessns in the current mdule and allws navigatin t ther lessns within that mdule. Help Menu: Displays a PDF f frequently asked questins (FAQs) abut the curse, including: Navigatin help Audi transcript General AFIT questins Curse credit Glssary: Displays a PDF f terms and acrnyms used thrughut the curse with their definitins. Resurces: Displays a PDF that cntains references, resurces, and cntact infrmatin, alng with links t the websites where the plicy and guidance can be fund. Exit: With cnfirmatin, clses the curse and tracks yur lcatin. Hw d I knw what t click? Selectable graphics are indicated by the use f a hand icn in the crner f the graphic. The cursr will change t a pinting hand when psitined ver a selectable graphic. Als, bld text is generally selectable and allws yu t view mre infrmatin abut a tpic. Always read the instructins in the prmpt area at the bttm f each page t ensure that yu dn t miss any infrmatin. Page 4 f 7
When I click a link r a graphic, nthing happens. Why? Yu may need t set yur brwser t allw ppups in rder fr sme infrmatin t appear. If yu are using the Ggle tlbar in yur brwser, yu may hld the Ctrl key and select the item at the same time, which allws the ppup windw t pen. In Internet Explrer, yu can adjust the settings fr blcking ppups by selecting Internet Optins frm the Tls menu, then clicking the Privacy tab. Many f the graphics in the curse are nt selectable. Selectable graphics are indicated by a hand icn in the crner f the graphic. The cursr will als change t a pinting hand when psitined ver a selectable r rllver graphic. Yu may need t click the Repeat buttn t refresh the page. If the prblems persist, try exiting the curse by selecting the Exit buttn. Then reenter the curse. What d I d if the page desn t lad prperly? If all elements f the page haven t laded prperly, click the Repeat buttn in the curse t refresh the page. If an animatin r Expert audi wn t play, yu may nt have the Adbe Flash Player installed. Obtain apprval and/r install the Adbe Flash Player n the cmputer. Yu can find infrmatin abut the Adbe Flash Player at www.adbe.cm. Page 5 f 7
Can I skip the questins in the curse? N. Yu must answer all f the questins presented thrughut the curse. Yu will be given three attempts t answer the questin crrectly. Yu will be given feedback after each incrrect attempt, and after the third attempt yu will be shwn the crrect answers alng with feedback. When answering an pen ended questin, yu will cmpare yur respnse t a sample crrect respnse which is prvided. Yu may, at any time, use the Back buttn t review the cntent assciated with a questin, in rder t answer any f the questins presented thrughut the curse. When I entered the curse tday, the lessns I did yesterday weren t marked as cmplete? Why wasn t my prgress saved? Make sure yu always exit the curse by clicking the Exit buttn, lcated n the left side f the screen. Simply clsing the brwser windw will NOT save yur data. If yu prperly exit the curse but still experience prblems, cntact the AFIT Curse Administratin by email at afit.lscursemanagers@afit.edu. Hw d I find ut mre infrmatin abut Life Cycle Risk Management? Several helpful resurces are included in the resurce PDF, accessible at any time by clicking the Resurces buttn n the left side f yur screen r at the bttm f the lessn menu screen. Page 6 f 7
Hw d I find ut the meanings f the terms used in the curse? Yu may access the glssary PDF at any time thrughut the curse by clicking the Glssary buttn n the left side f yur screen r at the bttm f the lessn menu screen. What resurces are available t help me study fr the final exam? At the end f each mdule, a printable summary is available fr yu t print and use as a review f the cntent that was presented in that mdule. Yu may print this summary r save an electrnic cpy fr future reference. The Prgress Checks, which are game-style quizzes, are als designed t help yu prepare fr the final exam because they prvide practice, in additin t the questins inside each lessn, that are similar t the questins yu ll see n the exam. These study tls will reinfrce the cncepts yu ve learned in the curse s yu can implement effective risk management practices in yur prgrams. I have questins abut the infrmatin in the curse. Is there smene I can cntact? Fr questins, cncerns, r cmments related t the SYS 118 Life Cycle Risk Management curse, send an email t the fllwing address: afit.lscursemanagers@afit.edu. Fr cntent-related questins, please first check the Cmmunity f Practice, prvided n the Resurces page. Page 7 f 7