Artifact:  Training Materials

Training Materials	Training Materials refer to the material that is used in training programs or courses to assist the end-users with product use, operation and/or maintenance.
Role:	Course Developer
Purpose Enclosed Documents and Artifacts Timing Responsibility Tailoring

Input to Activities: Create Deployment Unit

Output from Activities: Develop Training Materials

Purpose

The purpose of the training material, depending on project requirements, is to teach users how to use, operate or maintain the product. The material is intended for use in training courses.

Enclosed Documents and Artifacts

• Overhead slides for classroom teaching.
• Student notes for classroom teaching.
• Teacher's instructions.
• Example programs, databases, and so on.
• Textbooks, tutorials.

Timing

Training Materials are initially created in the Elaboration Phase as the Requirements and Use Cases evolve. They are refined in the Construction Phase.

Responsibility

The Course Developer is responsible for designing and creating the training material.

Tailoring

Training materials are needed if there will be formal education of users or system operations staff. Training material can be designed and made available over the Web. Trainees could potentially log into a training Web site and follow the course material at their own pace, as required. 

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