Timeline 1

Entry-Level Engineer Project Timeline

Project Manager vs. Instructional Designer

“T”heresa Cline

EDU 433

Kandi Wojtysiak

07/08/2013

Timeline 2

Entry-Level Engineer Project Timeline

Project Manager vs. Instructional Designer

This client has explained his need for all “entry level engineers” to have a clear

understanding of the requirements and need to follow OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health

Administration) rules, need of the use of PPE’s (Personal Protective Equipment), and the proper

usage of PPE’s that he and/or she uses in their daily job within the first seven days of

employment. The client also wants a deliverable that can be used by the engineer team to

immediately answer questions, do refresher training, and acquire knowledge of the new

information concerning OSHA and PPE.

After the “needs assessment,” I assigned both Mark (instructional designer) and John

(web-developer) to research current OSHA and PPE that engineers use on a daily basis. OSHA is

a federally regulated organization.

Under the OSH Act, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful

workplace. I assigned this task because, as a project manager, I cannot assume

that the client is up-to-date on the current regulations concerning PPE for

engineers in their workplace. Any found related updates will be included in the

deliverables (United States Department Of Labor, (2013, para. 2).

Timeline 3

As the project manager I have chosen for Mark to use the learner analysis of Smaldino,

Lowther, and Russell approach (2009, as cited in Brown & Green, 2011). The Smaldino,

Lowther, and Russell approach (2009, as cited in Brown & Green, 2011) states, “They suggest

that the learner analysis should focus on three aspects of the target audience: general

characteristics, specific entry competencies, and learning styles,” (p. 78).

Mark was selected as a team member because I need an expert instructional designer to

develop and execute the directed learning environment. I chose John (web-development expert)

for a team member to meet the secondary deliverable. The “project sponsor”, accountant,

procurement agent, technical specialist, and the engineer trainer were selected by the client.

In conclusion, the details of the project plan can be found in the timeline I created. You

can link to it by clicking on the following link http://timeglider.com/timeline/10918d73ff0dbb42.

The evidence required from the text is in the descriptions on my timeline.

Timeline 4

References

Brown, A., & Green, T. (2011). The essentials of instructional designer: Connecting

fundamental principles with process and practice. Boston, MA:  Pearson.

United States Department of Labor. (2013). Occupational Safety & Health Administration.

Retrieved from https://www.osha.gov/law-regs.html.

Westland, J. (2007). The project management life cycle: A complete step-by-step methodology

for initiating, planning, executing & closing a project successfully. Philadelphia, PA:

Kogan Page, Ltd.