Course Name:
Leadership and Personal
Development
Course Prefix: MILS
Course Number: 1010
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):
Georgia Gilbert,
ggilbert@weber.edu
Current Date:
11/2/2009
College: Social &
Behavioral Sciences
Department: Military
Science
From Term: Fall
2009
Substantive
change
|
Current Course Subject
MILSCI
Current Course Number
1010 |
MILS 1010. Leadership and
Personal Development (2) F, S Establishes a
foundation for self and team development through
participation in adventure training and
team-building activities. Among the subjects
presented are: land navigation, rappelling, physical
fitness, first aid, leader behavior and unit
effectiveness,effective time management and Army
branches. A three-hour weekly leadership lab is
required (MILS 0000) as well as a one weekend field
training exercise during the semester. Participation
in weekly physical fitness training is recommended
(MILS 2400).
New/Revised Course
Information:
Course
Title: Leadership and
Personal Development
Abbreviated Course Title:
Credit
Hours: 3
or if variable hours:
to
Contact
Hours: Lecture
2 Lab
3 Other
1-2
Repeat Information: Limit
0 Max
Hrs 0
Grading
Mode:
standard
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
Course
description (exactly as it will appear in the
catalog, including prerequisites):
MILS 1010. Leadership
and Personal Development (3)F Establishes a
foundation for self and team development through
participation in adventure training and
team-building activities. Subject matter includes
land navigation, rappelling, physical fitness, first
aid, leader behavior and unit effectiveness,
effective time management and Army branches. A
three-hour weekly leadership lab is included, as
well as one weekend field training exercise during
the semester. A $75 lab fee is required.
Participation in weekly physical fitness training is
expected and should be taken as MILS 2400.
Students in MILS
1010, a foundational course in Military Science,
currently participate in a three-hour weekly
leadership lab (MILS 0000), which is uncredited.
Students at this level spend two hours weekly in
classroom instruction, three hours weekly in the lab
and approximately 1-2 hours in outside preparation
for the lab. The Military Science department
proposes to merge the lab with the instructional
course (MILS 1010) and increase the credit hour
assignment from 2 to 3 credits. The department
believes this change accomplishes both efficiency
and an appropriate credit hour increase for actual
student effort expended without requiring any
content changes in the present program. Although the
course is not a component of the Military Science
minor, the course is foundational for enrolling in
upper division courses required for the minor.
INFORMATION PAGE
for substantive proposals only
1. Did this course receive
unanimous approval within the Department?
true
If not, what are the major
concerns raised by the opponents?
2. If this is a new course
proposal, could you achieve the desired results by
revising an existing course within your department
or by requiring an existing course in another
department?
This is not a new
course proposal but a revision of an existing course
through merging of the leadership lab with the
instructional course (MILS 1010).
3. How will the proposed
course differ from similar offerings by other
departments? Comment on any subject overlap between
this course and topics generally taught by other
departments, even if no similar courses are
currently offered by the other departments. Explain
any effects that this proposal will have on program
requirements or enrollments in other department.
Please forward letters (email communication is
sufficient) from all departments that you have
identified above stating their support or opposition
to the proposed course.
MILS 1010 and the
leadership lab are unique to the Military Science
department and essential to the Army ROTC program
leading to cadets' commissioning. There is no
overlap with or effects on other departments.
4. Is this course required
for certification/accreditation of a program?
yes
If so, a statement to that
effect should appear in the justification and
supporting documents should accompany this form.
5. For course proposals,
e-mail a syllabus to
Faculty Senate
which should be sufficiently detailed that the
committees can determine that the course is at the
appropriate level and matches the description.
There should be an indication of the amount and type
of outside activity required in the course
(projects, research papers, homework, etc.).