Process
Definition:
A process describes how things work.
Characteristics of Processes:
Processes
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Describe how something works (vice how to do something).
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Can be explained as a flow of stages.
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Are NOT performed by an individuals following the same steps. But individuals following different steps
(performing different complimentary functions) may play a role in a single process.
Example(s):
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Natural Processes:
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Photosynthesis
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Thunderstorm Development
Mechanical Processes:
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Storage and retrieval of digital information from a magnetic tape
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Operation of an Internal Combustion Engine
Business Processes:
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Missile Tube Gas System Data logging
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Request Chit Approval
Non-example(s):
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How to change out a magnetic tape
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Filling out your request chit
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How to replace spark plugs in an internal combustion engine
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Process
Process
Process
Fact-List
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See comment for
Procedure’s Table element.
Process element works
similar.
Staged
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Diagram
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Process
Process
Process
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Practice
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Assessment
Assessment
Introduction (Required)
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Establish the purpose of the RIO and orient learners to what they are
expected to learn.
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Keep short and to the point.
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Include Learning Objective as last paragraph.
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Do not tie to other sections, or assume that the learner has visited other
sections within an lesson.
Facts (Optional)
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Use only when needed to explain the process.
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Follow the fact block guidelines defined in the Fact guidelines.
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If there are many facts to communicate, or a fact requires a number of
blocks to describe, then escalate to a Fact.
Choose one of the following.
Staged Table
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Use an introductory sentence.
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Label columns with “STAGE … WHAT HAPPENS.”
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Begin with who or what is responsible for the action in that stage.
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Write in the third person, active voice.
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Limit each stage to one time period.
Block Diagrams
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Use an introductory sentence.
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Use a block diagram (flow chart).
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Begin with who or what is responsible for the action in that stage.
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Write in the third person, active voice.
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Limit each stage to one time period.
Cycle Charts
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Use an introductory sentence.
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If possible, begin with who or what is responsible for the action in that stage.
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Write in the third person, active voice.
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Label chart as a process.
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Use arrows to show direction.
Glossary
Glossary
A Process Section is developed when you need to teach a series of actions, changes, or functions that achieve an end or result. It often is
used when you need illustrate a flow of events that describe how something works. This type of section describes a task that involves
more than one person
and may involve many people or an entire organization.
Use a Process for the following situations:
• To teach how a system works
• To support underlying job tasks
• To teach a task that involves many persons
• To answer the questions:
o “How does it work?”
o “What happens when…?”
A Process title must:
• Be written in title case with initial caps on important words and verbs.
• Describe the process being presented.
Example
• How a Transmission Works
• Stages of Enlistment
• The Lifecycle of Aircraft Development
• How Sailors Are Trained
Non-Example
• How Does the Transmission Operate?
• What are the stages of enlistment?