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Please note that the presentations below may be subject to copyright restrictions of the individual presenters.
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8:00 am
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Working Breakfast (Discuss Plans for the Day)
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8:30 am
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Welcome and Workshop Goals
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Nancy Tippins, Valtera Corporation
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8:45 am
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The O*NET Content Model
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Moderator:
Richard Froeschle, Texas Workforce Commission
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Guiding Questions for the Session:
• What are the current strengths and weaknesses in the content model?
• What improvements would you suggest to provide more accurate, reliable or more current information or to make it more useful?
• Which current or potential future uses of the O*NET would these improvements support, and how would it support these uses?
• What are the potential advantages and/or disadvantages of the proposed improvements, in terms of cost-effectiveness, currency and validity?
• In general terms, how would your recommended changes be made? What difficulties might be encountered? |
8:50 am
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Critique of O*NET Content Model and Survey Methodology
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Robert J. Harvey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Presentation
Paper 1
Paper 2
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9:20 am
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Questions, Discussion
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9:40 am
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Perspectives on the O*NET Content Model
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Marilyn Silver, JBS Associates
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Presentation
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Erich Dierdorff, DePaul University
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Presentation
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10:15 am
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Questions, Discussion
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10:40 am
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Break
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10:55 am
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Perspectives on the O*NET Content Model (continued)
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Michael Handel, Northeastern University
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Presentation
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Fred Morgeson, Michigan State University
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Presentation
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11:25 am
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Questions, Discussion
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11:55 am
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Working Lunch (continued discussion)
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12:55 pm
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Methodological Issues
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Moderator:
Ann Marie Ryan, Michigan State University
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Guiding questions for the session:
• What are the current strengths and weaknesses in the survey, sampling, and data development methods?
• What improvements are planned to provide more accurate, reliable, or more current information?
• Which current or potential future uses of the O*NET would these improvements support, and how would it support these uses?
• What tradeoffs would be involved in proposed improvements, in terms of validity, usefulness, and cost?
• In general terms, how would your recommended changes be made? What difficulties might be encountered? |
1:00 pm
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Current Survey and Sampling Methods and Planned Improvements
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Michael Penne, RTI
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Presentation
Survey & Sampling Questions
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Marcus Berzofsky, RTI (by speakerphone)
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1:15 pm
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Questions, Discussion
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1:45 pm
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Data Sources: Roles of Job Incumbents and Job Analysts
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Suzanne Tsacoumis, HumRRO
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Presentation
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2:00 pm
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Questions, Discussion
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2:30 pm
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Break
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2:45 pm
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Reuse and Usability of O*NET Data
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Moderator:
Kerry Levin, Westat, Inc.
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2:45 pm
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Improving Usability of the O*NET
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Scott Butler, The Usability Team
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Presentation
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3:00 pm
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Enabling Reuse for O*NET Data
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Elizabeth Sadler, University of Virginia
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Presentation
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3:15 pm
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Questions, Discussion
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3:45 pm
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Adjourn Public Session
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