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SYLLABUS
MILITARY SCIENCE MS 2AC
ADVANCED LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS III
Spring Quarter, 2008
Instructor: Lieutenant Colonel Elious E. Zenon II
Office: Room 112, Building 451 (Military Science)
Office Hours: Walk-in or by appointment
Phone: 893-2769/3042
Email: eezenon@milsci.ucsb.edu
Class Meeting Times: Tuesday 0900-0950 (See lab schedule for lab times)
Meeting Place: Military Science Classroom, Building 451
Course Description and Objectives
MS 2AC explores military leadership applications from various levels. It will begin by explaining the time management approaches which are at foundational level of Army leadership management. It will then turn to exploring some tactical aspects of Army leadership tasks such as terrain analysis and navigational methods and route planning in order to prepare you for the field training exercise that will take place this quarter. The course will also touch on terrorism awareness to give you some knowledge of one of the military’s most critical contemporary operational considerations. Finally, the course resumes its emphasis on leadership with sessions on transformational and situational leadership as well as adaptive leadership fundamentals. Students should leave this class with a good foundation of leadership knowledge upon which they can continue to build in the Military Science advanced course in the future. Leadership lab is required for scholarship and contracted cadets. Other students are highly encouraged to participate in labs. The instructor will provide students with a lab schedule for the quarter.
Discussions are an integral part of the course and your grade will depend on your active participation in class. The instructor will lead exercises and/or lecture for a portion of class periods, but a part of each class will be dedicated to discussion among students. You are encouraged to raise questions as they occur to you, even during lecture. Asking questions is not an interruption, rather it is an essential part of learning.
Your Responsibilities
Your primary responsibilities, in addition to completing the required assignments, are to attend all classes. If you must miss a lecture, make sure you coordinate your absence with the instructor prior to the class.
- Students are required participate in a weekly discussion on current events. You should prepare for this by reading a national news paper such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, etc. Be prepared to discuss and analyze stories of major national and international significance. There will be two unannounced news quizzes in the course of the semester.
Attendance and Make-up Exams/Quizzes
Being an active member of the class will determine part of your participation grade, and attendance is a prerequisite to participation. You are allowed two absences before your grade will be affected. If you cannot make it to the quizzes or exam you must let me know in advance so that I can make other arrangements. Otherwise there will be no make-up.
Grading
Grades in this course will be based on in-class participation (15%), a take-home mid term exam (25%), two news quizzes (15% each), and a comprehensive final examination (30%).
Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: If I suspect that you have plagiarized a paper or cheated on a quiz or exam, I will follow university procedures to the letter. Dishonesty has no place in the classroom, especially ROTC. If you are not sure what constitutes plagiarism or a violation of academic honesty, consult the student handbook or ask!
Plagiarism is defined as the “use of another person’s ideas or expressions in your writing without acknowledging the source. Plagiarism constitutes intellectual theft.”
Readings and Resources
There is no text book assigned for this class. Any readings for this class will be assigned by the instructor in the preceding week of class. They are either contained in the ROTC CD ROM, Cadet Command blackboard or they will be provided by the instructor.
SCHEDULE of CLASSES
3 April Course Overview, Effective Army Briefing
10 April Team Goals and Time Management
17 April Advanced Time Management
24 April Intro to Terrain Analysis
1 May Navigational Methods and Route Planning
(Take Home Mid-term)
8 May Terrorism Awareness
15 May Operations Orders I
22 May Operations Orders II
29 May Adaptive Leadership
5 June Final Exam
LAB SCHEDULE
(Wednesday 1400-1700)
2 April FTX Lanes Walk
Camp SLO (Seniors Only)
9 April Change of Command / Awards Presentation / FTX Prep / PCI’s
BN Area
16 April Fire and Maneuver
BN Area
23 April Land Navigation
Devereau
30 April Platoon Ambush
Elwood
7 May Patrol Base Operations
Omaha Beach
14 May Platoon Zone Recon
Elwood
21 May Land Navigation
Elwood
28 May Platoon Raid/ Night Land Navigation (Seniors Only)
Elwood
4 June Platoon Movement to Contact
Elwood
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