Aerospace Studies 102 Course Syllabus
Sections 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Spring Semester 2011
1st Lt Lyndon Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies
Phone number: 953-6920
Email: ______________@citadel.edu
Office location: Room 232, Jenkins Hall
Office hours: 0800-1200 (W, TR, F) and by appointment
Schedule: 0900/1000/1100 (M) Room 307, Jenkins Hall
0800/0930 (T) Room 307, Jenkins Hall
If you need accommodations because of a disability, please inform your instructor immediately. Please
see your instructor privately after class, or at his or her office. Office locations and office hours are
displayed above. To request academic accommodations (for example, a notetaker), students must also
register with Academic Support, 101 Thompson Hall, 953-1821. The campus office is responsible for
reviewing documentation provided by students requesting academic accommodations, and for
accommodations planning in cooperation with students and instructors, as needed and consistent with
course requirements.
***THIS SYLLABUS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE***
REQUIRED TEXTS: The Foundations of the United States Air Force
COURSE DESCRIPTION: AS 100 is a survey course designed to introduce cadets to the United
States Air Force and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Featured topics include:
organization and heritage of the Air Force, introduction to war, officer career fields, Air Force
installations and benefits of Air Force life. Leadership Laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC
"pursuing" cadets and complements this course by providing cadets with followership experiences.
COURSE GOALS: The AS 100 cadet should know what AFROTC programs are available, the role of
aerospace power in war, the heritage and organizational structure of the Air Force, and career
fields and benefits available to an Air Force officer.
ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR CLASSES: Please refer to regulations in the Student Catalog regarding
class attendance. Punctuality, regular attendance and attentiveness are important and contribute
to your grade in the course. There will be frequent hands-on activity and you must participate in
order to benefit. According to college regulations, absence in excess of 20% of the regularly
scheduled class periods, regardless of cause, may result in a failing grade in the course.
Furlough does not begin until the last scheduled class for the student regardless if instructor
cancels class (AS Classes will not be canceled).
1) Spring Furlough – 23 March 2011 – 1 April 2011
2) Summer Furlough – 5 May 2011 – 19 August 2011
ROTC TRAINING DAY REQUIREMENTS: Attendance for scholarship and pursuing cadets is
MANDATORY for all ROTC Training Day sessions. Freshmen considering an Air Force career are
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highly encouraged to attend. Training will provide more detailed information about the Air Force
than is covered in the classroom.
CLASSROOM CONDUCT: Personal appearance will comply with Citadel standards. Classes will be
called to attention when the instructor enters/departs and anytime an officer of higher rank (than
the instructor) enters/departs the room. Only AS100 texts and necessary writing materials will be
on a student’s desk during class. Jackets will be hung outside the classroom. Eating and drinking is
allowed in the classroom as long as it is not disruptive and crumbs are cleaned up afterwards. If
clean-up is not done, then the privilege will be removed.
GRADE COMPOSITION:
1) TESTS: Three tests will be given during the semester. These tests are mandatory. Each test
accounts for 25% (100 points) of your final grade. Tests will not be cumulative and will
cover only material from the block. There is NO final exam.
2) CLASS PARTICIPATION: Class participation is worth 25% of your grade. You can not earn
the full 25% if you do not participate during the discussions or are absent from class.
Missing more than 20% of classes will result in an "F" grade for the course, regardless of
your test average.
3) EXTRA CREDIT: The instructor reserves the right to offer all students an extra credit
project worth up to 3-10% of the course. The project will be a 6-8 slide PowerPoint
presentation and a talking and background paper on any current world, national, or local
military event.
MAKE-UP TESTS AND LATE ASSIGNMENTS: Make-up tests and late assignments will only be
accepted if coordinated and approved by instructor. Coordination and approval must occur before
class starts. In the event of extenuating circumstances special consideration will be given by
instructor (see below for examples of extenuating and non-extenuating circumstances). In the
event students do not coordinate a make-up test or late turn in of assignment with instructor, a
penalty of 5 points per day will be given until test in completed or assignment is turned in. It is the
student’s responsibility to coordinate with the instructor for any make-up tests or late assignments.
1) Extenuating circumstances are death in the family or medical treatment.
2) Non-extenuating circumstances are sleeping through class, special leave, special orders,
and/or meeting with other professor/group/club.
GRADING CRITERIA:
EXAM # 1
EXAM # 2
EXAM # 3
Class Participation
TOTAL
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GRADING SCALE:
25%
25%
25%
25%
100%
100pts
100pts
100pts
100pts
400pts
90 – 100%
80 – 89.99%
70 – 79.99%
60 – 69.99%
59.99% and below
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D
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CLASS SCHEDULE: Monday/Tuesday Classes (Sections 01, 02, 03, 04, 05)
Class
I
Date
16/17 Jan
(No Class)
Title
Lesson Objective
Assignments
MLK Jr. Day
N/A
N/A
Paperwork/Forms/Counselings/48s;
Know the course material to be
covered, course requirements to be
met, and opportunities and benefits
available to cadets.
N/A
Know the basic characteristics of war.
Course Text
pages 205216.
Comprehend the concept of effective
team building.
Course Text
pages 77-90.
N/A
Comprehend how interpersonal
communication skills influence
mission accomplishment
N/A
Course Text
pages 107118.
Comprehend that effective listening
positively affects mission
accomplishment.
Course Text
pages 191196.
Apply Air Force communication
guidance for written documents and
briefings.
N/A
Know the importance of managing
diversity and the concept and
consequences of harassment.
N/A
Course Text
pages 91106.
N/A
Course Text
pages 251266.
N/A
Know the basic concepts of Air Force
leadership.
Course Text
pages 233250.
II
23/24 Jan
(LESSON 11)
Welcome and Course
Overview/Intro
III
30/31 Jan
(LESSON 15)
War and the American Military
IV
6/7 Feb
V
13/14 Feb
VI
20/21 Feb
VII
27/28 Feb
VIII
5/6 Mar
IX
12/13 Mar
X
19/20 Mar
XI
26/27 Mar
XII
2/3 Apr
XIII
9/10 Apr
XIV
16/17 Apr
XV
23/24 Apr
(LESSON 6)
Team Building - A Central Skill
Test # 1 Review
Test # 1
(LESSON 8)
Go Over Test # 1;
Interpersonal Communication
(LESSON 13)
Listening - The Neglected Skill
(LESSON 7)
Military Communication Skills;
Test # 2 Review
Test # 2
(LESSON 18)
Go Over Test # 2;
Human Relations in the Air Force
Spring Break
(LESSON 17)
The Air Force Leader
Assign Extra Credit (Talking Paper
and/or MFR)
(LESSON 19)
Oath of Office and Commissioning;
Test # 3 Review
Test # 3
Go Over Test # 3;
Extra Credit (as scheduled/needed)
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N/A
Course Text
pages 266278.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Know the meaning of the Oath of
Office and Commissioning.