GEMS General Examination Management System EAMTC Athens ASTech

GEMS General Examination Management System EAMTC, Athens ASTech Unit 2, Business Innovation Centre, Galway, Ireland May 2008 © Copyright 2006 -2007 ASTech

Industry Sectors & Product Groups Manufacturing Edu. &Training System Simulation & Specialised Software EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech Power Utility Web-Based Training including Simulation Aviation Personnel Assessment & Exam Tools

Contents Problem Addressed ASTech Solution General Features Demo – User Friendliness Sample Reports and Statistics Concluding Remarks EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Are these Problems familiar ? Company policy, NAA (National Aviation Authority) and EASA Data on different computers, different formats (Word, EXCEL, etc. ) Record Keeping Compliance Concerns Resource Constraints Personnel not available for training due to exam workload Problems in a Part-66 Training Org. Security Quality Issues Questions, exam papers, feedback, reports etc. EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech High Costs Manpower to maintain and conduct exams Unauthorised access to questions, exam papers, results etc.

GEMS - A Fully Integrated Solution Comprehensive Question Bank Manager Extensive Reporting Facilities EASA compliant. Life-cycle of exam Controlled Access. Different Privileges Central Database GEMS Intuitive User- Interface EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech Flexible Deployment Including Web On-Line & Paper-Based Exams

GEMS (General Examination Management System) Manages MCQ question banks Used in both paper-based and on-line exams Used for both ‘official’ and practice exams Schedules exams, comprehensive record keeping and statistical analysis Import and export questions in variety of formats including JAA data bank Customisable for: n JAR-BASIC and TYPE n JAR-FCL and PPL EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Database Monitor Keyboard Mouse Computer running Windows/Unix OMR Reader (Optional) Printer 2000 2001 EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech 2006

Location 2 Location 1 Clients Windows NT/ 2000/X P Clients Windows NT/ 2000/XP WAN Firewall (with optional VPN Tunnel) RAS Server Modem Bank odem. Bank M VPN Gateway Location 3 PSTN Internet Mobile User 2000 Web Server Database Server Windows 2000 Server, 2003 Server. Windows or 2000 Server, 2003 Server or Linux platforms Apache or IIS Web Server Oracle 8 i through 10 g Database Server 2001 EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech Clients Windows NT/ 2000/XP 2006

Access Control – Login EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

User Characteristics GEMS has varying access privilege for different types of users. Typical arrangement: Administrator with unlimited access including the Utilities section. Examiner: Create new questions Validate questions Edit (correct) questions Schedule exams Publish exams Print examinations documents Mark examinations Marker: Mark examinations Print examination results. Exam Manager (Reviewer): View scheduled exams View published exams View- examination results EAMTC, Athens 2008 ASTech

Drop Down Menus and Quick Links EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Drop Down Menus and Quick Links EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Drop Down Menus and Quick Links EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

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One Step Exam Generation EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

One Step Exam Generation EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

One Step Exam Generation EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Publish Exam EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Scanner Ready Answer Paper Note: Separate answer papers are generated for each applicant taking the exam. EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Recognised answers automatically annotated – confidence builder EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Reporting & Statistics Exam Schedule Question Paper (Long Form, Short Form etc. ) Question Listing (including Revisions) Individual Trainee – Single Exam Individual Trainee – All Exams Single Exam - Item Analysis Single Exam – Summary Client Specific Reports EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Reporting & Statistics Exam Schedule Question Paper (Long Form, Short Form etc. ) Question Listing (including Revisions) Individual Trainee – Single Exam Individual Trainee – All Exams Single Exam - Item Analysis Single Exam – Summary Client Specific Reports EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Reporting & Statistics Exam Schedule Question Paper (Long Form, Short Form etc. ) Question Listing (including Revisions) Individual Trainee – Single Exam Individual Trainee – All Exams Single Exam - Item Analysis Single Exam – Summary Client Specific Reports EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Importing Questions Media: • Paper Based • Electronic Postscript / pdf Raw text Word processing n WORD n Quicksilver markup text n XML n HTML n DOCBOOK n Latex csv EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Electronic Format (contd) Spread Sheet e. g. Excel Database n Oracle n MS SQL Server n Postgres n Access Convert operating systens e. g. Windows, Unix, Mac Different versions on Windows! EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Graphic Images All usual types including BMP GIF JPG PNG DXF SVG PIC EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Other Data Import MINT for course schedules SAP for personnel records In-house and other 3 rd party Only a single official source for information EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Duplicate Question Identification Description of the Problem Approaches to Solution Selected Approach Algorithm Implementation EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Similar Question Search Results EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Applications of MC-SQSE Identify ‘similar’ questions in existing databanks and use in pruning Identify similar questions before they are added to the databank EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Summary The key features of GEMS include: w Easy management of all aspects of the examinations – questions, trainee records and exam papers for both Basic & Type Part 66 Examinations w Support for both paper-based (i. e. printable) and online examinations w Automated correction of both on-line examinations and paper-based examinations w Detailed reporting of a variety of aspects of the system’s operation, including statistical analyses w GEMS solution has been shown to yield significant cost savings EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech

Contact Details ASTech Address: Unit 2, Campus Innovation Centre, Upper Newcastle, Hil. Co Address: Ewiges Wegli 12, Address 8302 Kloten (Zurich) Switzerland Galway, Ireland. Phone: +41 (0)44 814 1027 Phone: +353 -91 -522316 Email bhilderbrand@flyaway. ch Fax: +353 -91 -522328 web www. hilco-aviation. com E-Mail: contact@astech. ie www: http: //www. astech. ie EAMTC, Athens 2008 - ASTech