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Bruce H. Szymanski
N SCI 403
Seattle Campus
Study of organization, systems, and techniques employed in the Navy for management of its human, material, and financial resources. Some work relates to the administration of discipline in the Navy under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Emphasis on the leadership and management role of the junior officer in the fleet. Prerequisite: minimum 2.0 grade in N SCI 402. Offered: Sp.
Class description
NSCI 403 is designed to prepare senior Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students for their first US Navy Division Officer assignment in the unrestricted line communities. The course focuses on junior officer leadership and management areas such as: Naval Organization, Customs, Courtesies and Traditions, Communication and Correspondence, Pay and Benefits, and Officer and Enlisted Performance Reports. The course also introduces students to the Navy Legal System and Uniformed Code of Military Justice and supports the Naval Science Department Leadership Continuum.
Student learning goals
Know the basic Navy division organization and the responsibilities of a division officer.
Be able to write an officer fitness report and/or enlisted evaluation using the NAVFIT application.
Understand DoD/USN pay and benefits and produce a notional O-1 (Ensign) budget forecast for the student's expected first duty station.
Relate concepts and theories from the Naval Science Leadership Continuum to a selected book from the Navy's recommended reading library.
Introduce Navy correspondence and be able to write a standard navy letter.
Understand Navy customs, courtesies and traditions, as well as officer communication.
General method of instruction
Combination of Instructor and Student-led lectures; student reading, research, personal reflection/experience and formal writing assignment(s); in-class lab work; extensive use of subject-matter-expert guest lecturers.
Recommended preparation
NSCI 201, NSCI 402, NSCI 110
Class assignments and grading
See course schedule and syllabus
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