Barbara,

I won a diskette on pre-award from Sylvan at NCURA or somewhere several
years ago.  It is not the sort of thing (or wasn't at the time anyway) that
you would want to qualify a grants office person with, but their product
seemed useful for presenting to faculty who show interest in the whole
business.  Fairly good overview.  The CAI of it is a little primitive, however.

At 05:50 PM 5/14/96 -0400, you wrote:
>I just received a mailing from Sylvan Lake Associates, Inc. of South Padre
>Island, TX.  They provide instructional courseware for research
>administrators.  There are four basic courses (Pre-Award, Post-Award,
>Regulations, Commercialization) and 10 specialty topics (proposal prep;
>budget prep; fiscal management; managing personnel, equipment & supplies;
>IDC determination; animals & humans; intellectual property; ethical issues;
>subcontracting, and academic budgets).
>
>Has anyone out there purchased and used any of these products or know
>anything about them?  If so, are they good staff training tools?  Would they
>be helpful for training faculty in grants administration?  Would they
>provide the hands-on activities for grants administration workshops in a
>computer lab environment?  Are they accurate and inclusive enough to be
>helpful?
>
>Please rush responses to the list as the end of the fiscal year is coming
>fast and I must "use it or lose it!"  Thanks.
>
>Barbara H. Gray                           Telephone:  803-953-5673
>Director of Sponsored Programs            FAX:        803-953-1434
>University of Charleston, SC              e-mail:     xxxxxx@cofc.edu
>Charleston, South Carolina  29424
>
>
Jim
310-985-5314
xxxxxx@csulb.edu