Conceptual design of a computational environment for analyzing tradeoffs between training and aiding

This paper presents a methodological framework for representing tradeoffs among alternative combinations of training and aiding for personnel in complex systems. A wide variety of methods, tools, and models are reviewed. These approaches are evaluated in terms of their advantages and disadvantages when used to analyze training/aiding tradeoffs. The use of the proposed framework and its component methods, tools, and models is illustrated by analysis of a realistically complex example. The conceptual design of a support system that embodies this framework is presented.