Course Name:  Leadership in Changing Environments 
Course Prefix: MILS
Course Number: 3020
             Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):  Georgia Gilbert, ggilbert@weber.edu

Current Date:  10/14/2009
College: Social & Behavioral Sciences
Department:   Military Science                              
From Term: Fall  2009 

Substantive

change 

Current Course Subject MILSCI
Current Course Number 3020

 

MILS 3020. Leadership in Changing Environments (3) S Focuses on theory and application of small unit tactics, leadership and land warfare. Subjects include preparing and issuing combat orders, organizing for combat, unit and individual movement techniques, communications and security. A three-hour weekly leadership lab is required (MILS 0000) as well as five, one-hour physical fitness sessions per week (MILS 4400) and one weekend field training exercise during the semester.

New/Revised Course Information:

Subject:  MILSCI            

Course Number: 3020

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Course Type:  LEL

Credit Hours:  4  or if variable hours:    to

Contact Hours: Lecture 3  Lab 3   Other 7-8

Repeat Information:  Limit 0   Max Hrs 0 

Grading Mode:  standard

This course is/will be: a required course in a major program
a required course in a minor program
a required course in a 1- or 2- year program
elective

Prerequisites/Co-requisites:

Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):

MILS 3020. Leadership in Changing Environments(4) S Focuses on theory and application of small unit tactics, leadership and land warfare. Subjects include preparing and issuing combat orders, organizing for combat,unit and individual movement techniques, communications and security. A three-hour weekly leadership lab is included. A $75 lab fee is required. Students must participate in up to five, one-hour physical fitness sessions per week, which may be taken as MILS 4400, to satisfy requirements of the Military Science minor. One weekend field training exercise is required during the semester.

Justification:  Weekly leadership labs are currently required of all students in the Military Science/Army ROTC program as part of the U.S. Army Cadet Command curriculum, leading to commissioning of second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. Labs currently are co-requisite with MILS 3020 and require separate registration as MILS 0000. However, the labs are awarded no credit, even though student time spent more than meets the contact hour/outside study ratio for credit assignment. In addition to the 3-credit hour classroom instructional component of MILS 3020, students spend three contact hours weekly in outside field training in the lab course. Students at the MILS 3020 level also spend approximately 7-8 hours weekly in outside study and preparation for lab, in addition to supervising 6-8 cadets. The Military Science department proposes to drop the MILS 0000 designation as a separate course, merge the lab with MILS 3020 and increase the number of credits assigned from 3 to 4. 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.

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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 3020)

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 3020 and the leadership lab is 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.).