AERO 302 - Leading People and Effective Communication

Credit Hours: 3

Leading People and Effective Communication, a course for contracted cadets only, is a continued in-depth study of leadership and management. Students will begin to hone their negotiation skills as well as learn the enlisted force structure to include feedback and mentoring processes, evaluation concepts, and professionalism. Leadership effectiveness, creating a vision, organizational climate and public affairs are also covered. Classes will be introduced to the Air Operations Center as well as Air Force Command and Control concepts. Air Force heritage and airpower theory is explored. Case studies are used to examine Air Force leadership and management situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising practical application of the concepts being studied. Spring Semester requirements also include individual communications assignments. Students are required to research leadership topics and provide oral and written presentations in Air Force formats. A mandatory Leadership Laboratory complements this course.

Notes: (Spring Semester-Second Class Year)