Development of a User's Guide for the Civil Engineering Work Information Management System

摘要

This study investigated the need for and produced a manager-oriented user's guide for the USAF Civil Engineering Work Information Management System (WIMS) computer. This guide is not meant to be a teaching device but is a reference book which contains information to help a manager better use the WIMS as a management tool. The contents of this guide are directly related to the WIMS functions which civil engineering managers needed or wanted to use the most. A survey of those managers was made to determine their desires for such a manual and what specific data it should contain. A random sample of 24 managers from USAF major commands was completed and data gathered from these and other expert WIMS users. Once the data was gathered, the final step was to compile the user's guide. The data was grouped and answers and solutions to the problems presented by the sample group were then formulated and tested. Keywords: WIMS, Civil engineering, Computer manuals, Computer users, Information management systems, Theses. (JES)