COURSE NAME: Communication, Awareness, and Leadership                           

INSTRUCTOR: MSgt Routon, (USAF-Ret)

REQUIRED TEXT: LE 200: Communication, Awareness, and Leadership

Chapter 1 Learning and Communication

Chapter 2 Communicating Effectively

Chapter 3 Understanding Your Attitude

Chapter 4 Understanding Your Actions

Chapter 5 Developing Vision and Teams

Chapter 6 Solving Conflicts and Problems

Chapter 7 Leadership Model

Chapter 8 Adaptive Leadership

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a customized course designed to improve communication, enhance awareness of self and others, and provide fundamentals of leadership and followership. The course focuses on the AFJROTC mission to “develop citizens of character dedicated to serving their nation and community.” Woven throughout is the underlying theme of developing personal integrity. The course also emphasizes leadership and values such as service and excellence. This update incorporates 21st-century teaching, learning, and skills of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity.

Course Objectives:  After completing Communication, Awareness, and Leadership, the student will be able to:

1. Analyze the key factors in communication and critical thinking.

2. Apply the elements of effective writing and public speaking.

3. Analyze the importance of attitude in daily life.

4. Evaluate the ways in which personality and behavior affect relationships with others.

5. Analyze the foundation for an effective team.

6. Apply effective problem-solving and consensus-building methods.

7. Analyze the Air Force leadership model.

8. Evaluate effective leadership and followership.

GRADING PROCEDURES:

 Weekly Physical Training and Uniform Inspections: Weighted for final grade (see below)

1. Make up Exams: Required within three days (maximum) after an absence.

2. Make up Inspection: Uniform must be worn the day the cadet returns to school from an absence. There are no other uniform inspection make-ups. Please see the cadet handbook for uniform inspection make-up policy.

3. An unexcused absence on a scheduled Physical Training day will result in a grade of zero.

4. Absences (excused/unexcused): See the Blue Ridge High School policy regarding absences.

5. Special Projects will be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.

GRADING SCALE:

     Grade                                                     Percentage Required  

    A                                                               90 and above

    B                                                               80 – 89%

    C                                                               70 – 79%

    D                                                               60 – 69%

    F                                                               59% and below

      * HABITUAL NON-WEAR OF THE UNIFORM AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN STANDARDS WILL RESULT IN A FAILING GRADE AND DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM.