Methods for the assessment of applicants' knowledge/skills
The goal of the knowledge tests is to ensure that all certified experts who are going to render TRIZ-related services should have the same level of knowledge/skills ("Regulations on multi-level certification of users and on certification of experts", International TRIZ Association, par. 2.2).
The goal of the knowledge tests is to ensure that all certified experts who are going to render TRIZ-related services should have the same level of knowledge/skills ("Regulations on multi-level certification of users and on certification of experts", International TRIZ Association, par. 2.2).
Knowledge assessment goals: (Appendix 2: Requirements for the assessment of the level of knowledge of applicants for a TRIZ certification):
- to test whether the level of knowledge of the applicants conforms to the existing requirements (TRIZ topics: Key Concepts, LTSE, ARIZ, System of standards, Application of Effects, CID, TRIZ history, TCP).
- to assess applicants' skills: identifying contradictions and the Ideal Final Result, resource searching, ARIZ-based work and its application to real cases.
- to give each applicant a set of examination tasks for all TRIZ topics (normally, one task per topic) one or two days in advance of the Certification Board meeting;
- to assess the conformity of the applicant's knowledge level (based upon what is known about him/her) to MA TRIZ requirements;
- to assess the applicant's examination papers (written answers) pertaining to examination tasks;
- to here each applicant's oral presentation concerning the tasks he/she completed;
- to open a discussion between the applicant and the Board Members with the aim of further testing the his/her skill level;
- to discuss the applicant's performance at the exam, his/her knowledge and skill level;
- to decide upon compliance/non-compliance of the applicant's knowledge/skills with the requirements.
