Tools and Technologies
Adobe Photoshop 5.5 was used extensively for creation of still graphics, Macromedia Flash 4 for the creation of motion graphics and Macromedia Director 7, VB 6 and MS Access for the content authoring and final integration. These titles can be used on any Operating System.

Methodology
Preproduction
To create storyboards With review cycles to establish adherence to technical and instructional standards.

Production
To create and assemble media elements according to the storyboards and course development standards.

Postproduction and Quality review
To perform technical reviews, debug, and test the programmed lessons for adherence to the storyboards and programming standards

Deliver
Deliver the course.

Benefits
We outsourced the total work related to the creation of the CBTs starting with getting the content developed and integrating the content. This has allowed the client to very cost effectively get the CBTs developed without straining their own resources.

Introduction
CBTs are substitutes for human tutors. They are convenient and flexible alternatives to traditional classroom-based training.

The following are some of the benefits unique to CBTs:

• CBT is more flexible than instructor-led training, accommodating individual learning styles — you can set the pace, lesson duration, learning frequency, and study location
• CBT is less disruptive than classroom training — your key staff can train at off-peak times or in their own time
• CBT lends itself to just-in-time learning — your students can apply their knowledge as they acquire it
• You can mix and match CBT lessons, selecting and acquiring only the skills you need
• CBT lends itself to in built pre-testing and post-testing — allowing you to monitor your progress
• CBT is usually a lot less expensive than instructor-led or classroom training
• In many instances CBT is significantly more effective than other forms of training

Situation
The client had a requirement of about 20 titles based on specialized graduate and post-graduate topics to be executed. These CBTs would the students to efficiently enhance their knowledge.

The CBTs Features are:

• underpinned by a proven educational / instructional design approach
• thoroughly researched
• professionally written, edited, and presented
• focused
• stimulating
• challenging
• highly-interactive
• intelligently illustrate

Our Process
The project development process involved domain experts who provided the learning material for each of the specialized titles. They developed the material based on the client requirements that also mentioned the topics to be covered in each of the titles. They supplied the content with illustrated examples and as many graphics as possible. They provided these based on a certain set of principles and standards for domain experts that we created.

Conclusion
The CBTs have enabled the end user to quickly learn, upgrade and revise his existing skills. It has made one’s access to specific topic a lot easier, flexible and consequently, has helped the users experience of learning become more interesting and interactive.