This self-instructional learning packet is one part of a competency-guided program for instructional supervisor preparation developed by the Special Education Supervisor Training (SEST) project. This training packet is intended to teach supervisors how to generate well-organized, thorough job descriptions. Given information on the budget,…

This handbook is intended for use in preparing persons from education, business, industry, and government for the role of DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) facilitator. An introduction discusses the following: what DACUM is, why it is unique, why it should be used, what the DACUM facilitator does, who uses DACUM, when it should be used, and its…

Originally created in the late 1960s, DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) is a method for conducting an occupational analysis that identifies the tasks that must be performed by persons employed in a specific job or occupational area. As a result of the occupational analysis, a profile chart is developed that identifies the duties and tasks associated…

This Technical Committee Report prepared by industry representatives in Idaho lists the skills currently necessary for an employee in that state to obtain a job as a business systems specialist, retain a job once hired, and advance in that occupational field. (Task lists are grouped according to duty areas generally used in industry settings, and…

To help develop a curriculum program for technical writers, Cincinnati Technical College used the Developing a Curriculum (DACUM) method to produce a technical writing skills profile. DACUM develops an occupation analysis through a modified brainstorming process by a panel of expert workers under the direction of a qualified coordinator. This…

A curriculum outline is presented for a competency-based program in electronics with an option in the emerging field of alternative energies. It begins with a list of common tasks performed by electronics technicians. Course descriptions are provided for nine courses in an electronics technology curriculum. The list of related tasks is included…

Intended to provide a base for vocational office education instructional programs at secondary and postsecondary levels in North Dakota, this task listing describes the skills needed to be performed by program completers, from the viewpoint of workers in office occupations. A listing of task validators (name, occupation, employer, business city,…

The Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology Program (MAST) is a geographical partnership of six of the nation's best two-year colleges located in the six states that have about one-third of the density of metals-related industries in the United States. The purpose of the MAST grant is to develop and implement a national training model to overcome…

This Technical Committee Report prepared by industry representatives in Idaho lists the skills currently necessary for an employee in that state to obtain a job in applied welding technology, retain a job once hired, and advance in that occupational field. (Task lists are grouped according to duty areas generally used in industry settings, and are…

This Technical Committee Report prepared by industry representatives in Idaho lists the skills currently necessary for an employee in that state to obtain a job in printing and graphic arts technology, retain a job once hired, and advance in that occupational field. (Task lists are grouped according to duty areas generally used in industry…

This Technical Committee Report prepared by industry representatives in Idaho lists the skills currently necessary for an employee in that state to obtain a job in electronic technology, retain a job once hired, and advance in that occupational field. (Task lists are grouped according to duty areas generally used in industry settings, and are used…

This Technical Committee Report prepared by industry representatives in Idaho lists the skills currently necessary for an employee in that state to obtain a job in dental assisting, retain a job once hired, and advance in that occupational field. (Task lists are grouped according to duty areas generally used in industry settings, and are used as…

The DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process has helped Daytona Beach Community College (DBCC) resolve several important issues in competency-based instruction. DACUM involves expert workers in defining and describing their jobs. A panel of workers and supervisors identify general areas of competence required in their jobs; specify skills within…

A study was conducted to develop a performance-based instructional program in electronic data processing (DP) and to identify the DP tasks within various occupational titles. In order to meet these objectives, task lists from various sources were sorted and merged into a final detailed list of tasks and subtasks, under the guidance of an advisory…

This catalog provides a worker-based description of duties, tasks, performance objectives and guides, and related data for physical therapy occupations. Duties covered include the following: (1) performing administrative/clerical functions; (2) communicating information; (3) providing patient care services; (4) performing support service; (5)…