Accessing+the+Google+Doc


 * Accessing the Document**

Here is the link to go to our Standards and Competencies working document. It is in Google Documents (a.k.a. GoogleDocs).

@https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AtU0jTkfCh-gdFBCamdnMXZnajRCcjVzXzNDMjFPNVE&hl=en&authkey=CJvH_OYG

If you click on this link, you should be able to go straight to the document. Because I set it up this way, the document will not be able to keep track of who added what so **I recommend that we each place our initials parenthetically (TR) behind each entry we make.** That way we can keep track and know who to ask if we have questions. The "Discussion" forum on this page could be a good place to ask such questions.


 * Here are a few notes that may be helpful to you as you work on the worksheet.**

For the most part, this document should behave similarly to, but not necessarily exactly the same as, a regular Excel document. I recommend that you use the Help menu from the menu bar if you are unsure of how to do something.

Please note that the document will automatically save itself (Look for the word "Saved" in the upper right hand corner). You can also manually save by clicking on File in the menu and select "Save."

In the relatively unlikely event that more than one person is working in the worksheet at the same time, each person can make changes without interfering with the other EXCEPT we cannot work on the same cell at the same time. You can tell if someone else is working ona a cell because that cell will be highlighted differently than the others.

I have "frozen" the the header rows and the columns that include the old (current) standards and competencies. This is so that we can easily tell what columns we are working in and the referent original competency as we do our work. If this is bothersome because it gives you less screen area in which to work, simply select tools from the menu bar and then select freeze rows or columns and choose freeze 0 rows/columns.

I don't think we should get too caught up in formatting or "word-smithing" the document just yet. Instead, it seems most important that we capture the concepts of what //beginning// SAP team members need to know (content) or be able to do (process) as a result of the training. We can "pretty it up" later.


 * A reminder of the logic of the worksheet.** It progresses from left to right as follows:
 * Old (current) standards & competencies (orange or white cells...remember the color change just represents a transition from one original standard to another);
 * Non-negotiables & Essentials of SAP - relevant notes from the July 2010, March 2011, April 2011 meetings (also orange or white cells);
 * Transitional notes (yellow columns) - a place for us to "draw a map" or leave a "trail of breadcrumbs" for ourselves; indicating notes about how something might be changed, combined, etc. in the development of new, fewer, more effective competencies;
 * New standards & competencies (mostly white columns) where we will develop new DRAFT standards and competencies (indicating if they were more process or content in orientation; then
 * Training components & methods of competency demonstration. While I personally see these as Phase II (a.k.a. not our focus right now), I think we should feel free to park ideas and notes there for future development.

I see the most of our work taking place beginning in the yellow columns (J-M) - Transitional Notes and then in the DRAFT proposed new standards & competencies (Columns O-S), I see Columns J-M as optional but potentially helpful as we refine our work.

According to my notes, we have divided the work as follows: Margie - Standards 3 & 8 Susan - Standard 5 Steven - Standards 6 & 7 Donna - Standard 2 Terry - Standard 1 & 4
 * Who's Doing What?**

While these are our primary assignments, I think anyone should feel free to offer ideas and suggestions for the other sections if they like.

Happy Googling!