[Vimoutliner] Composing Troubleshooting courseware tests with VO

[Steve Litt]

Hi all,

I've recently been asked to provide my troubleshooting course in distance 
learning format. So of course I'll need chapter tests.

My thought is that when the student answers a question about troubleshooting, 
the next question will be "why did you pick that answer". So I'll have a 
hierarchy.

Course
	Chapter1
		Question 1. Why do you perform diagnostic tests?
			a. To justify your solution
				a. Because the bosses ask for it
					Read sections 3 and 5
				b. Because customers demand it
					Read sections 3 and 5
				c. Because I'm a professional
					Read sections 3 and 8
			b. To rule out part of the system
				a. Because the system contains components
					Read section 3
				b. Because diagnostic tests split interactions
					CORRECT!
				c. Because diagnostic tests correct the problem
					Read sections 3 and 14
			c. To figure out how the system is built
				a. Because troubleshooting is all about learning
					Read section 3
				b. Because systems change over time
					Read sections 3 and 9
				c. Because that's what professionals do
					Read section 3
			

VO is exactly the way to build this hierarchy because it's fast for a touch 
typist. Once the outline's the way I want it, I run a script to put it into a 
data table usable by the web app that presents the questions and runs the 
test.

Pretty kewl, huh?

SteveT

Steve Litt
Author: Universal Troubleshooting Process books and courseware
http://www.troubleshooters.com/