Credit toward graduation from LS&A. The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts does not grant credit toward graduation for any courses offered through the Officer Education Program except for those courses which are cross-listed in other academic units (effective September 1, 1971). These latter courses count as non-LS&A course work if the cross-listed offering falls outside LS&A academic departments or programs.
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101. The U.S. Air Force
Today I. Not for credit toward LS&A degree. (1).
Examines the growth and development of the United States Air Force;
covers Presidential, Secretary of Defense, and JCS roles in the
defense posture, and the national and U.S. military strategic
concepts; studies the Air Force contribution to strategic offensive
and defensive and General Purpose Forces and Air Force supporting
forces. Compares the dynamics and interaction of all U.S. military
forces in the General Purpose role and their cooperative efforts
in the national security posture. Grades are based on four examinations
and written and oral presentations.
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201. U.S. Aviation History
and its Development into Air Power. Not for credit
toward LS&A degree. (1).
The central themes of the development of aviation from the Montgolfier's
balloon through the 1990s are outlined. Primary emphasis is placed
on the roles of technology, economics, and military necessity
in the evolution of aviation equipment, doctrine, and strategy.
Texts are provided. The class format is informal lecture. Grades
are based on three examinations and oral and written presentations.
(Daniels)
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310. Air Force Leadership
and Management I. Not for credit toward LS&A
degree. (3).
The concepts, principles, and techniques of leadership are presented
within the framework of behavioral theories. Emphasis on the leader, group, situation, and their interaction as dynamic factors in
an organizational environment. Historical overview of managerial
development throughout recorded history with emphasis on the social
and physical setting in which the manager operates. The curriculum
includes effective communications, decision making, planning, and strategic management. This course is a combination of lecture
and seminar. Grades are based on oral presentations, a term paper, and three examinations. (Reimann)
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410. National Security
Forces in Contemporary American Society I. AFOEP
310. Not for credit toward LS&A degree. (3).
Focuses on the Armed Forces as an integral element of society.
Provides examination of a broad range of American civil-military
relations, and the environmental context in which defense policy
is formulated. Special themes include: societal attitudes toward the military; the role of the professional military leader-manager
in a democratic society; the fundamental values and socialization
processes associated with the Armed Services; the requisites for
maintaining adequate national security forces; policy, economic, and social constraints on the national defense structure; the
impact of technological and international developments on strategic
preparedness; the manifold variables involved in the formulation
and implementation of national security policy. The course will
be both in a seminar and lecture format. (
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101. Introduction to
Officership and Leadership. Not for credit toward
LS&A degree. (1).
The objective of the course is to develop proficiency in a critical
military skill. The student will learn to use a military map and lensatic compass to navigate over unfamiliar terrain. The course
will emphasize map reading skills and terrain association techniques
and will include two outdoor practical exercises. Specific topics
include terrain features, the military grid reference system, determining and plotting azimuths, measuring route and straight
line distances, methods of intersection and resection, and the
use of polar coordinates. Student evaluation is based upon quizzes, practical exercises, and examinations. (Lunt)
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201. Military Leadership.
Not for credit toward LS&A degree. (1).
The focus of this course is to develop the students' basic understanding
of military leadership. The course focuses on current military
leadership theory and its organizational application. It will
include discussions of leadership styles, principles of leadership, human behavior, principles of motivation, ethics, counseling, communications, and the military problem solving process. It also
incorporates leadership assessment training and discussions of
how leadership influences the achievement of organizational goals.
(Lockett)
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301. Leading Small Organizations
I. Permission of chairman. Not for credit toward
LS&A degree. (2).
Series of practical opportunities to lead small groups, receive
personal assessments and encouragement, and lead again in situations
of increasing complexity. Uses small unit tactics and opportunities
to plan and conduct training for lower division students both
to develop such skills and as vehicles for practicing leading.
Two hours and a required leadership lab, plus required participation
in three one-hour sessions for physical fitness. Participation
in one weekend exercise is also required. (Doyle)
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401. Leadership Challenges
and Goal Setting Permission of chairman. Not for
credit toward LS&A degree. (2).
Plan, conduct and evaluate activities of the ROTC cadet organization.
Articulate goals and put plans into action to attain them. Assess
organizational cohesion and develop strategies to improve it.
Develop confidence in skills to lead people and manage resources.
Learn/apply various Army policies and programs in this effort.
Two hours and a required leadership lab, plus required participation
in three sessions for physical fitness. Participation in one weekend
exercise is also required. (Lucier)
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101. Introduction to
Naval Science. Not for credit toward LS&A degree.
(2).
An introduction to the structures and principles of naval organization
and management. Practices and the concepts behind naval organization
and management are examined within the context of American social
and industrial organization and practice. The course is a combination
of lecture and class discussion. Grades are based on quizzes, two hourly exams, and a final examination. (Godsil)
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301/Astro. 261. Navigation.
(3).
The purpose of this course is to educate students in all aspects
of marine navigation, from getting a vessel underway from port through open ocean navigation using both celestial and electronic
means. The content of the course is divided into three major areas.
The first section focuses on piloting, emphasizing the safe navigation
of vessels in coastal waters. This section provides an introduction
to navigational instruments and aids to navigation. The second
section concerns celestial navigation, the ability to determine
position through observation of celestial bodies. Students learn
how to determine position based on the use of the sextant and various almanacs and mathematical tables. The third section of the course considers electronic navigation. The course consists
of two ninety minute lectures a week. Grading is done on the basis
of homework, quizzes, a project, and examinations. The primary
textbooks for the course are Marine Navigation I and Marine Navigation II by Richard R. Hobbs. (Roper)
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401. Leadership and Management
I. Not for credit toward LS&A degree. (2).
An introduction to basic leadership principles, management principles, and ethics with emphasis on U.S. Navy application. Exercises for
self-analysis are presented to help the student develop his/her
own leadership style. (Johnston)
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