ABSTRACT 

In this high-level one-day course we will review the fundamentals of T&E which are covered in the CTEP Foundational exam. The course includes an introduction with a short history of T&E in the Federal Government and an overview of the DoD Acquisition Process (with a few references to DHS and FAA acquisition processes). The class then focuses on the CTEP Body of Knowledge (BOK) including the four subject domains: Test and Evaluation Planning (Requirements Analysis, T&E strategy, Evaluation approach, Test Planning, T&E Cost Management, Contracting for T&E, Organizational planning, Risk identification and management, Specialized Types of testing); T&E Design (Test Adequacy and Scientific Test and analysis techniques); Test and Evaluation Execution (Test Control Management, Data Management, and Test Safety / Certification); and Test Data Analysis, Evaluation and Reporting (Data Verification and Validation, Validation of Test Results, Evaluation, Reporting, Cyber Resilience / Cybersecurity Analysis, Model Validation, and Data Analytics). The course will cover the first two domains, Test Planning and Test Design, and will be covered in the morning. Test & Evaluation Execution and Test Data Analysis and Reporting will be covered in the afternoon.