LAB / WEEK 11
When the Plan Breaks
Identify dependencies invalidated by disruption, retain supported decisions and rehearse a revision without overwriting the original.
IN PERSON (PREFERRED) · ONLINE AVAILABLE
What you will learn in this lab
Identify dependencies invalidated by disruption, retain supported decisions and rehearse a revision without overwriting the original.
Keep this evidence: revised plan. Later use: The final project needs a reasoned change between contrasting rehearsals. Explain why its chosen objective remains feasible or why the team deliberately revises it.
The online environment also supports preparation and revision between classes. Campus packs specify the proposed teaching setup; physical apparatus has not been validated by this website prototype.
For online participation and revision: follow the Lab mission checklist and named controls below. Complete the practical outcome named for this week. Perform an intervention or receiving handover only when the activity requires it; other field extensions are optional. Explain and save the attempt before switching phases. Need an example first? The demonstration uses a different scenario and keeps separate practice progress.
FIELD TRAINING / 11
When the Plan Breaks
The Route That Failed. Keep recovery moving after a disruption while preserving the plan that depended on the old condition.
Version 1 no longer works. A new paragraph alone cannot reopen a passage: select and rehearse the replacement dependency before committing it.
The skill you need: Preserve the supplied plan, expose a disruption and explain a revised sequence without overwriting Version 1.
Evidence output: revised-plan. Later use: The final project needs a reasoned change between contrasting rehearsals. Explain why its chosen objective remains feasible or why the team deliberately revises it.
Learn the skill · worked example
If the east passage closes, crossing it earlier is no longer an available solution. A west-passage revision must include its extra relay check and identify who will verify it. Keep the old dependency visible for comparison.
First explain what you predict. Manipulate the apparatus, compare the observed result, then change one relevant condition. The transfer challenge changes the context so that repeating an earlier answer may fail.
Start here: read the worked example, then use the controls in Practice. The completed investigation, experiment or agreement is your practical output. The field operation is an optional narrative extension. Then try Skill check and Transfer challenge. The six rows in the lab timetable describe the whole teaching session; they are not six hidden game levels.
Scene guide · people, evidence and object placement
People and planning responsibilities
An original recovery plan followed by a published disruption.
- Your part
- The moving student avatar represents you. Inspect the scene and use the lesson controls to record and test your decisions.
- Your instructor
- Mara stands in the marked teaching bay outside the investigation area. She guides the exercise. Her presence, appearance and idle gestures are not clues about what happened in the case.
- People in this scenario
- Systems specialist and coordinator are responsibilities you assign in the revised plan. Mara does not perform a check merely because her character is present.
- What counts as evidence
- Use the disruption notice and surviving records. Preserve Version 1, identify the affected dependency, and name who will verify the replacement.
- Why the objects are here
- The operations board is a plan model. Moving or displaying a plan is not proof that its physical actions have been completed.
Operations Studio
Explore the room. Inspect its instruments. Discover the obstacle, use your skills and complete the operation.
Loads on request · all equipment also has accessible controls belowHow to move, inspect and complete the activity
Use WASD or arrow keys to walk. Press E near an instrument to examine it. Inspect means read its details; Use equipment performs the action named in its status message. The task controls let you choose exact settings and test a solution. Once verified, use the mission station to put it into effect, collect the resulting evidence or cargo, follow its checkpoints and complete the handover at the receiving station.
Scroll over the scene or use Zoom + / Zoom − for a closer or wider view. Click and drag to turn whenever the cursor is free. Choose Fullscreen mission to keep the scene, mission instructions and all task controls together. Fullscreen starts with a free cursor so you can scroll the panel and choose options. Press X or Lock cursor (X) to turn by moving the mouse. Press X again to free the cursor and return to click-and-drag turning. Tab also frees the cursor. The X shortcut stays inactive while typing or choosing a form value. Press Escape or Exit fullscreen to return to the page. On touchscreens, drag to look and use the zoom buttons. If your browser cannot enter native fullscreen, the mission expands to fill its window.
The activity below also works without 3D. Follow its objective and feedback, then save your record. Walking around the scene is optional and does not complete the lab by itself. The campus worksheet provides a printable alternative.
Optional field extension · act on your result
Your lab record does not require this transport and handover sequence. Use it to rehearse the result in the academy story.
FIELD OPERATION · Briefing
The Route That Failed
Keep recovery moving after a disruption while preserving the plan that depended on the old condition. The east passage closes; the west passage requires an extra relay check.
Version 1 no longer works. A new paragraph alone cannot reopen a passage: select and rehearse the replacement dependency before committing it.
Inspect the mission station to begin your investigation.
Nothing collected.
Mission actions become available when the activity loads.
Mission record and accessible controls
These controls perform the same actions as the marked stations in the scene. Use them with a keyboard or touch, or when graphics are unavailable. Equipment tests establish whether your intervention is supported. The final handover records a mission outcome; your explanation is assessed separately.
- No mission actions yet.
LAB MISSION / Practice
What you are trying to do
Revise a plan in response to a specific change without erasing the original reasoning.
DO THIS NEXT
Read Version 1 below. Identify its route, equipment and handover dependencies before revealing the change.
Equipment instructions for this mission
- Read the preserved plan
Read Version 1 below. Identify its route, equipment and handover dependencies before revealing the change.
- Reveal what changed
Select Publish the disruption. Read the new condition and identify which part of Version 1 it invalidates.
- Write a usable Version 2
Enter a revised sequence and its reason. Name the changed step, who checks it, and what evidence will show that the alternative works.
- Rehearse and verify the revision
Select Replacement dependency to rehearse: west relay for a passage closure, reference readings for the unavailable meter. Select Rehearse the replacement dependency, then Verify revised plan and rehearsal. Enact the verified change through Field operation above; a teacher judges the prose.
How you know you are done: Keep Version 1, rehearse a supported replacement dependency, preserve Version 2 and enact the revised route. A teacher reviews the written explanation. Save the practical record and your explanation; no package delivery is required.
Inspect means select a named object and read its finding. Use the equipment means operate the labelled controls below, then check the result. Exploring the scene does not automatically complete the task.
The apparatus and the controls below use the same model. All tasks can be completed with keyboard controls. No timer is required.
The complete worksheet below is available while the interactive lab loads.
Practice in progress
Load the controls or use the worksheet to begin.
Hint 1. Name the failed dependency before replacing the whole plan.
Hint 2. Keep decisions whose supporting evidence still holds.
Hint 3. Give the revised responsibility to a named role and confirm the handoff.
After playing · explain and save this attempt
Finish the practical attempt first. Then record what you noticed, what changed and any help you used. You can also preserve an unfinished attempt.
Recording preserves your actions and explanation. Practice feedback does not award an academic grade.
Your recent action trace
- No actions recorded yet.
Complete worksheet and explanation · works without JavaScript
Mission: Keep recovery moving after a disruption while preserving the plan that depended on the old condition.
Obstacle: Version 1 no longer works. A new paragraph alone cannot reopen a passage: select and rehearse the replacement dependency before committing it.
Task: Preserve the supplied plan, expose a disruption and explain a revised sequence without overwriting Version 1.
Optional field extension: once the equipment check passes, activate the rehearsed replacement plan. Trace the result through Replacement dependency → Handover checkpoint, then confirm the revised route is in use. Expected consequence: The rehearsed alternative becomes active. Version 1 remains in the journal so the reason for the change stays visible.
Preserved Version 1
Inspect manifest → Restore relay → Use east passage → Record handover
Practice/check disruption: east passage blocked; west passage remains available but needs an extra relay check. Transfer disruption: meter unavailable; recorded readings battery 6 V, fuse 6 V, cable 0 V, lamp 0 V remain available.
Write Version 2 separately. Assign the additional check, explain the changed dependency and state what remains uncertain. Retain Version 1 so that the effect of the new evidence is visible. Select the replacement dependency (west relay for practice/check; reference readings for transfer) and rehearse it before activating Version 2. Written length only indicates that a record exists; a human must evaluate its quality.
Reflection and example
Separate demonstration: The dispatch notice withdrew authority without closing a route. I retained the signed identity result, inserted scope and authorisation checks before sealing, and assigned their owners. Version 1 remained visible. Confirming the plan did not prove dispatch had happened.
Your output: revised-plan. Record the conditions, actions, result and what you would test next. An explanation can be defensible while differing from the example.
YOUR SKILLS PASSPORT
Keep what you learn.
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Which save or export should I use?
- Record attempt in skills passport on a lab keeps that phase's actions and your explanation. Save it before switching to a different phase.
- Export backup JSON downloads a backup you can bring back with Restore backup.
- Export learning record creates a readable account for your portfolio. Print record prepares the same kind of evidence for printing.
- Export assessment record inside a mission keeps that trial's decisions and debrief. Keep your written assessment explanation with it.
These controls keep your work; they do not submit it to an institution. Export a backup before changing browser, clearing browser data or resetting the passport.
Preparing your saved progress…
Your mission, in plain language
Your task: An agreed plan loses a dependency. Decide what must change, what remains valid and whether the objective is still defensible.
What you will produce: Keep both versions, affected-dependency table, retained decision, two candidate responses, replacement test, owner and stopping condition. Label supplied evidence you did not measure.
Start here: in-person attendance is preferred. Read the briefing and In-person lab instructions. If you cannot attend, use the Online lab with the same learning record. The 3D environment also supports preparation and revision.
Before you arrive
Bring one earlier diagnostic record and one communication record (15 minutes). Read IM-01 and write a baseline plan before opening IM-02 (15 minutes). Direct entrants may use the labelled sample.
Read the briefing. All starting rules and data are supplied here, so you can begin directly even if you missed an earlier lab. For the preferred in-person route, read the campus pack. The online route is available when you cannot attend. Both assess the outcomes below.
What you will learn
- Classify earlier decisions as retained, requiring retest or invalidated.
- Compare a minimal revision with an alternative and explain objective changes.
- Rehearse a replacement, assign responsibility and preserve Version 1.
Supplied case file and rules
Where to find the named materials: These labels identify the supplied material on this page and in the combined campus pack; they are not separate files you need to locate. IM-01 is the four-step baseline recovery plan. IM-02 supplies the east-passage disruption and the transfer case with an unavailable meter and labelled reference readings. Keep separate plan versions.
- Baseline plan: Inspect manifest → Restore relay → Use east passage → Record handover.
- The initial plan is preserved as an immutable original in the activity.
- Practice/check disruption: east passage unavailable; west passage open but requires an additional relay check.
- Transfer disruption: the meter is unavailable. Supplied reference readings for battery/fuse/cable/lamp are 6/6/0/0 V; document their provenance and limits.
- Create a revised plan and rationale naming the failed dependency, replacement action, verification and responsibility.
- The activity prompts reflection; it does not assign a grade to the quality of open-ended reasoning.
From example to independent challenge
Worked example: use the alternate scenario to learn the method. Its completed decisions cannot be copied into your assigned case.
Practice: use prompts and hints, recording help. Make the prediction or choice before checking.
Skill check: begin from the objective and evidence. Decide which test or action matters before consulting the optional explanation.
Transfer: inspect the changed condition. Decide what it invalidates and what remains supported; a justified unchanged decision can be correct.
The two-hour lab
These are the teaching session’s time blocks, not six compulsory game objectives. Adjust timing as needed; reasoning matters more than speed.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 0–10 minutes | Mark the conditions behind the baseline and preserve dated Version 1. |
| 10–30 minutes | Inspect the alternate authority disruption and identify retained findings. |
| 30–60 minutes | Publish the route disruption and map affected dependencies before proposing responses. |
| 60–80 minutes | Rehearse a replacement and obtain read-back from the changed role. |
| 80–105 minutes | Address unavailable measurement equipment and distinguish reference evidence from new measurement. |
| 105–120 minutes | Compare versions, one retained decision and a stopping condition. |
In-person lab · preferred route
Equipment: Baseline and disruption cards, role cards, previous lab records and two labelled plan sheets. Physical props from earlier sessions are optional.
Setup: Publish the disruption cards as course material. Have teams complete and date their baseline before selecting one. Provide a clearly labelled baseline for students entering directly.
What you do together: Preserve Version 1 and map dependencies affected by a disruption. Compare two responses, rehearse the replacement, retain valid decisions and obtain responsibility read-back.
The printable facilitator pack includes rules, prompts and explanation. Campus apparatus is a proposed teaching design; physical construction and handling have not been validated by browser tests. Use the paper model when equipment is unavailable.
Keep the same prediction, changed-condition attempt and explanation as the online route. A dated observation, test, agreement or route sheet serves as the action record. Add acknowledgement where a handoff is part of the task; an additional browser run is not required.
Online lab · equivalent participation and revision
Do these actions in order
- Select Practice. Read Version 1 and its sequence from manifest inspection through relay, passage and handover. This original remains preserved for comparison.
- Select Publish the disruption. Identify which step depends on the unavailable passage and which earlier findings still hold.
- Write a revised plan in the supplied field. Name the replacement passage, its extra check, who performs that check and what confirms readiness.
- Write the revision rationale, select the supported Replacement dependency to rehearse, then Rehearse the replacement dependency. Select Verify revised plan and rehearsal. The dependency must work; a teacher evaluates the written reasoning.
- Before switching, select Record attempt in skills passport. The field extension is optional; save the learning record after each phase. Try Skill check, then Transfer challenge. In transfer, the meter is unavailable: use the labelled reference readings and state what you did not personally measure.
- After playing, compare the original and revised plans. Explain one change and one retained decision; do not rewrite Version 1 as though you knew the disruption all along.
Optional field extension
Your investigation, experiment, agreement or revision is already the practical output. You may also stage its consequence in the scene; this extension is not required for the learning record. In Field operation, first Inspect mission station. Once your skill check is verified, select Activate the rehearsed replacement plan. The scene and mission record now show the consequence: The rehearsed alternative becomes active. Version 1 remains in the journal so the reason for the change stays visible.
Collect the named result or record, follow the checkpoint controls in order (or visit the marked stations in the scene), and select Confirm the revised route is in use at the receiver. The optional extension displays Mission accomplished after that acknowledgement; your learning record does not require it. Keyboard and touch controls perform the same actions. If you change the underlying model, the dependent intervention must be verified again.
Keep any field-extension actions separate from the evidence supporting your practical decision. Neither its completion nor its absence determines an academic grade.
Finish and keep your work
After each practical phase, open After playing · explain and save this attempt, write a brief reflection and select Record attempt in skills passport before switching phases. Keep the attempts and changed-condition evidence you discuss; an unfinished attempt can still be useful if you explain its limit. Export a backup using the passport tools.
For an uninterrupted view, choose Fullscreen mission. The Mission & controls panel contains the task and lesson controls. Scroll over the scene to zoom, click and drag to turn with the cursor free. Press X to lock the cursor for mouse-look; press X again (or Tab) to free it for scrolling and choosing options. Esc or Exit fullscreen returns to the page. Touch and keyboard controls remain available.
What leaves the room
revised-plan
Keep both versions, affected-dependency table, retained decision, two candidate responses, replacement test, owner and stopping condition. Label supplied evidence you did not measure.
Include scenario and assistance. Preserve a failed attempt if it explains a useful revision. Add approximately 100 words connecting result to decision.
The final project needs a reasoned change between contrasting rehearsals. Explain why its chosen objective remains feasible or why the team deliberately revises it.
Feedback and explanation
Optional explanation and separate exemplar · open after an attempt
Select Replacement dependency to rehearse: the west relay under the passage closure, or supplied reference readings under the meter failure. Select Rehearse the replacement dependency before Verify revised plan and rehearsal. An unsupported choice leaves the intervention unavailable; the computer checks the dependency, while a teacher reviews the explanation.
The route disruption changes transport readiness and adds a relay check; it does not invalidate manifest inspection. Reference readings can support a conditional diagnosis, but are not measurements you personally took. A strong revision distinguishes retained evidence from new assumptions.
Worked reflection from the separate demonstration: The dispatch notice withdrew authority without closing a route. I retained the signed identity result, inserted scope and authorisation checks before sealing, and assigned their owners. Version 1 remained visible. Confirming the plan did not prove dispatch had happened.
Inspect this example’s complete record. Use your own assigned scenario and observations for your reflection.
How to judge the response
A strong response makes a decision the instructions did not supply, supports it with evidence and explains an alternative or limit. A model check establishes its published conditions only; a facilitator judges reasoning. Text length and game endings are not academic grades.
Keep both versions, affected-dependency table, retained decision, two candidate responses, replacement test, owner and stopping condition. Label supplied evidence you did not measure.
Closing reflection
Which part of the original plan did you keep, and what evidence allowed you to keep it?
Afterwards
Export your record and keep a backup. It contributes to Weekly Fieldwork, with the best ten of twelve counting. Continue to the assessment brief and consult policies for access, collaboration and extensions. Exporting does not submit coursework.
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