MSAL 301 - Training Management and Warfighting Functions I

3 Credits
Registration Internship/Practicum Note: Course limited to current ROTC participants or approval from ROTC leadership.

This course is an academically challenging course where you will analyze, test, and relate the fundamentals of Army Leadership, the Profession, Army Values and Ethics, Personal Development, and small unit tactics at the platoon level. At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating and leading a squad and platoon in the execution of a mission during a classroom PE, a Leadership Lab, or during a Field Training Exercise (FTX). You will be required to write peer evaluations and receive feedback on your abilities as a leader and how to improve those leader skills that can further develop you in to a successful officer. This course includes reading assignments, homework assignments, small group assignments, briefings, case studies, practical exercises, a mid-term exam, and a final exam. You will receive systematic and specific feedback on your leader attributes, values, and core leader competencies from your instructor, other ROTC cadre, and MS IV Cadets who will assist in your evaluation. Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for the SROTC Advanced Camp, which you will attend in the summer at Fort Knox, KY.

Grade Note(s): Grade of C or better
Prerequisite(s): MSAL 101, MSAL 102, MSAL 201, MSAL 202
Course Learning Outcomes:
All MSAL courses build to the following standardized outcomes.

Leadership and the Army Profession

Proficiency in creating and sustaining an organizational climate in which all members of the Army profession treat others with dignity and respect

Proficiency in the Army leader attributes and competencies as described in the Leadership Requirements Model (LRM)

Proficiency in developing others (i.e. setting conditions, creating opportunities, providing feedback, and enhancing learning) across the institutional, operational and self-development domains

Proficiency as an Army professional who embraces the Army’s culture of service, instills discipline, and lives the Army Values

Mission Command

Proficiency in the principles of mission command

Proficiency in the elements of C2

Proficiency in C2 Warfighting Function tasks and employment of the C2 system to generate and apply combat power

Proficiency in the fundamentals of the operations process to enable leaders to understand, visualize, describe, direct, lead, and assess operations

 Proficiency in critical & creative thinking

Operations

Proficiency in synchronizing all Warfighting Functions in Multi-Domain Operations in support of Joint Operations

Proficiency in understanding the Operational Environment across all domains

Proficiency in sustainment functions supporting Army Operations

Training

Proficiency in prioritizing, planning and preparing, executing, evaluating and assessing training