This article presents guidelines designed to assist instructional developers in improving their performance in workload estimates for prospective training development projects. Also provided is a description of an instructional systems development model for estimating, which includes front end analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation. (LRW)

Enumerates, in a checklist form, the characteristics of well-developed, effective instructional programs for the purpose of providing criteria for the review of environmental education programs, the quality of individual program objectives, and the technical characteristics used in meeting the objectives. (eight references) (Author/MCO)

An instructional system design model was developed for training new employees of the American Express TRS (Travel Related Services) Company, Inc. on the Distributed Office Support System (DISOSS), an electronic mail system. The project used the Interservice Procedures for Instructional Systems Development, which consists of five phases: analysis,…