Users Guide to Accompany the Computerized Training Requirements and Cost Evaluation System for the U.S. Marine Corps

Abstract

This users guide accompanies Decisions and Designs, Inc. technical report, Development of a Computerized Training Requirements and Cost Evaluation System for the U.S. Marine Corps (TR 80-5-315.3). This guide describes the computer software implementation of the Marine Corps Training and Cost Evaluation System (TRACES) known as CTRACES (or Computerized TRACES). TRACES has been designed to function as the resource allocation component of the Marine Corps' training resource management system at the battalion level. The evaluation component of that system is the previously developed Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation System (MCCRES). CTRACES is used in conjunction with MCCRES Software Application (MCCRESSA) to assist battalion commanders in developing cost-effective strategies for allocating funds for remedial training based upon their unit's MCCRES scores. In addition, battalion commanders will be able to evaluate the expected benefit and cost of particular training packages that they, or others, have proposed for consideration. The computer used for implementing CTRACES is the IBM 5110 portable computer and can be operated in either APL or BASIC programming languages.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092680

Entities

People

  • John F. Patterson
  • Michael L. Donnell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Combat Readiness
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Hierarchies
  • Keyboards
  • Language
  • Machines
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Corps Training
  • Programming Languages
  • Resource Management
  • Standards
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation