LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Catalog description

This course is an academically challenging course where students will study, practice and apply 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, students 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). Students will be required to write peer evaluations and receive feedback on their abilities as a leader and how to improve those leader skills that can further develop you into a successful officer. This course includes reading assignments, homework assignments, small group assignments, briefings, case studies and 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 MSIV cadets who will evaluate you using the Cadet Officer Evaluation System (COER). 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.