SAR Fundamentals/Scheduling
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Over the years we've evolved requirements for our schedule. | Over the years we've evolved requirements for our schedule. | ||
| + | * The mock search (Evening 5) be on a day that is during standard time (not daylight savings) so that a night search experience can be generated. Or base on time of sunset, comparing with previous courses. | ||
* The course be run as two weekends (Fri-Sun) to minimize the number of conflicts the students have to schedule around. | * The course be run as two weekends (Fri-Sun) to minimize the number of conflicts the students have to schedule around. | ||
* None of the weekends are long weekends. People tend to be away. | * None of the weekends are long weekends. People tend to be away. | ||
* The weekends are not back to back, to allow the instructors to recuperate. | * The weekends are not back to back, to allow the instructors to recuperate. | ||
* The weekends are not more than 3 weeks apart to keep the learnings fresh in the students minds. | * The weekends are not more than 3 weeks apart to keep the learnings fresh in the students minds. | ||
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* schedule first weekend at least 1 week after regular training night in month to allow last minute registrations | * schedule first weekend at least 1 week after regular training night in month to allow last minute registrations | ||
* plan to have two days of "burn-out" after each weekend. | * plan to have two days of "burn-out" after each weekend. | ||
| + | * check phase of the moon for mock search | ||
| + | * verify availability of instructors and people to organize mock search | ||
Current revision
Over the years we've evolved requirements for our schedule.
- The mock search (Evening 5) be on a day that is during standard time (not daylight savings) so that a night search experience can be generated. Or base on time of sunset, comparing with previous courses.
- The course be run as two weekends (Fri-Sun) to minimize the number of conflicts the students have to schedule around.
- None of the weekends are long weekends. People tend to be away.
- The weekends are not back to back, to allow the instructors to recuperate.
- The weekends are not more than 3 weeks apart to keep the learnings fresh in the students minds.
- schedule first weekend at least 1 week after regular training night in month to allow last minute registrations
- plan to have two days of "burn-out" after each weekend.
- check phase of the moon for mock search
- verify availability of instructors and people to organize mock search
