[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Dec 21, 2024

HELP

[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MSL 4302 - Company Grade Leadership

3 credits

This is an academically challenging course were Cadets will study, practice, develop, and apply critical thinking skills pertaining to Army leadership, officer skills, Army Values and ethics, personal development, and small unit tactics at platoon level. This course includes reading assignments, homework assignments, small group assignments, briefings, case studies, practical exercises, mid-term exam, and a Capstone Exercise in place of the final exam. For the Capstone Exercise, Cadets will be required to complete an Oral Practicum, where they are evaluated on their knowledge of the 20 Army Warfighting Challenges (AWFC) covered throughout the MSL4301 and 4302 coursework. In addition, Cadets could be assessed on leadership abilities during classroom PE, Leadership Labs, or Field Training Exercises (FTX). Cadets will receive systematic and specific feedback on their leader attributes, values, and core leader competencies from their Cadre, PMS and other MSL IV (Senior) Cadets who will evaluate them using the Cadet Officer Evaluation Report (COER). Cadets will be required to write peer evaluations and receive feedback on their abilities as a leader and how to improve those leader skills. At the conclusion of this course, Cadets will be able to plan, coordinate, navigate, motivate and lead a platoon in future operational environment. Successful completion of this course will assist in preparing Cadets for their BOLC B course and is a mandatory requirement for commissioning