How to Implement RETO (A Review of Education and Training for Officers) at the United States Army Command and General Staff College

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to recommend a method to implement RETO. This method entails an Army managed, contractor assisted, application of Instructional System Development concepts and principles to solve the problem of curriculum management. The paper includes a detailed Statement of Work which specifies the contractor deliverable items by phase. The Statement of Work is a stand-alone document which can be extracted from this paper and used as necessary by Army program managers. The paper recommends contractor assistance rather than an in-house effort because: (1) While necessary array of resources required by this effort exists within the Army, it is doubtful that the Army could or would commit those resources to this system in the required quantity and quality at the right time; (2) A contractor provides continuity, flexibility, and credibility; (3) Since certain system components are purchased, there is a reduced likelihood that the system would be subverted through whimsical decisions, intuition, or trial and error.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 08, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073423

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  • William B. Mack

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  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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  • Human Systems

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  • California
  • Contracts
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Employment
  • Instructional Materials
  • Instructions
  • Management Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Systems Approach
  • Training

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