US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE International Military Student Preparatory Course Advance Sheet for Lesson

P910 Officer Professional Development 1. SCOPE This 1-hour lesson will introduce you to the US Army officer professional development system. The instruction serves as an overview of the officer acquisition process, professional education system, and the evaluation and promotion system today. The outcome of the lesson is for you to understand and appropriately respond to the system of officer development in use by the US Army, and to apply that understanding later in CGSOC. This lesson emphasizes two Field Grade Leader Competency Map (FGLCM) skills by challenging you to improve your ability to filter information (2.2) and think creatively (2.5). During the discussion, you will be challenged to demonstrate two specific leader behaviors that are indicative of exemplary field grade officer skill. The behaviors are: 2.2.1, Analyzes and synthesizes information to identify essential information and understand relationships and 2.5.1, Challenges bias of self and subordinates while developing new ideas and approaches. These behaviors are identified in the FGLCM and provide a common language and assist in assessment of overall performance. 2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES TLO B Action: Develop awareness of societal/cultural differences and standards. Condition: As a CGSOC Student International Military Student and member of a staff group; living within the US military, local, national, and IMS communities; given concrete experiences; the community cultural and social environment; handouts; references and readings; practical exercises, group dialogues and discussions. Standard: Development must include: 1. Acknowledgment of societal/cultural differences. 2. Relating to protection of human rights. 3. Providing honorable representation for home country. 4. Demonstrating awareness of historical development and current structure of US Armed Forces. 5. Understanding of US political system. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of sustainment of the US officer corps. 7. Acknowledgement of American public and social welfare system. Learning Level: Affective: Responding JMPE I Learning Areas Supported: None. ELO B.04 Action: Demonstrate awareness of the US Armed Forces. Condition: As a CGSOC Student International Military Student and member of a staff group; living within the US military, local, national, and IMS communities; given the community cultural and social environment; handouts; references and readings; practical exercises, group dialogues and discussions. Standard: Awareness will include: 1. Recognition of mission of the US Armed Forces. 2. Recognition of US Army command structure.

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3. Recognition of US Army concepts for utilization in CGSOC. 4. Recognition of historical events that led to current US structure. 5. Description of the United States Army officer acquisition process. 6. Description of the United States Army officer professional education system. 7. Explanation of the United States Army officer evaluation system. 8. Description of the United States Army promotion system. Learning Level: Cognitive: Comprehension Affective: Responding JPME I Learning Areas Supported: None. 3. LEADER BEHAVIORS 2.2.1 Analyzes and synthesizes information to identify essential information and understand relationships. 2.5.1 Challenges bias of self and subordinates while developing new ideas and approaches. 4. ISSUE MATERIAL a. Advance Issue: 1. Advance Sheet 2. ST 20-2, paragraph 6-3, US Army Commissions and Enlistments b. During Class: None. 5. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT a. Study Requirements: First Requirement: Read: US, Department of the Army. ST 20-2, International Student Preparatory Course Information Objectives. Fort Leavenworth, KS: US Army Command and General Staff College, 2005. US Army Commissions and Enlistments, Paragraph 6-3, 6-2 through 6-5. [4 pages]. b. Bring to Class: 1. Advance Sheet 2. Issued Student Text 20-2, International Student Preparatory Course Information Objectives.

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US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE International Military Student Preparatory Course Advance Sheet for Lesson P910 Day 5 Officer Professional Development Appendix A Assessment Plan 1. Part of your performance for the completing the International Military Student Preparatory Course is assessed in this lesson through the following: Grading in P910 is subjective, using the point allocation below: Class Participation Country Brief Daily AAR & Journal Essay Written Biography 2. 75% 25% P/F P/F P/F

Class participation standards and guidelines: A Exceeded Standard. Consistent participation during class discussions, in-class practical exercises, and briefings which are thought provoking, relevant, clear, logical, and is a major contributor to student and group learning. B Meets Standard. Participation is appropriate, relevant, clear, accurate, logical, and contributes to class learning. C Below Standard. Borderline participation which is appropriate, rarely relevant, often unclear, often inaccurate, illogical, and contributes very little to group learning. U Unsatisfactory. Participation which is clearly inappropriate, irrelevant, unclear, inaccurate, and often inhibits student and group learning.

Class Participation (Individual) Class participation in this lesson will form a part of the overall 75% class participation grade for IMSPC. Instructors assess each students demonstrated understanding of the course material and his or her ability to develop and deliver cogent arguments or relevant insights from course material in a clear and concise fashion. Students demonstrate their knowledge, skill, and ability through the quality and focus of their discussion comments and questions, their preparation for class, their ability to reason critically and to think creatively, their performance during practical exercises and case studies, and contributions to group work. Class participation is assessed on a daily basis. Specifically for this lesson, instructors focus on one leader behavior. Students will be expected to demonstrate proficiency in: 2.2.1, Analyzes and synthesizes information to identify essential information and understand 2.5.1, Challenges bias of self and subordinates while developing new ideas and approaches. See CGSC Form 1009C.

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ASSESSING CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION PARTICIPANT: Assessment of (check one): Course or Single multiple activity activitie s DATE: ASSIGNMENT/COURSE TITLE: Classroom Participation/P910 Day 1 Small Group Development INSTRUCTOR/DEPARTMENT:

CGSC STANDARD: Balances the attainment of individual and group goals. RADE: (CGSOC) GRADE: (CAS3) A O B E C S U NI NMI INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS: Leader Behaviors 2.2.1 Analyzes and synthesizes information to identify essential information and understand relationships 2.5.1 Challenges bias of self and subordinates while developing new ideas and approaches

STUDENT COMMENTS:

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 Assignment ELO B.04 Action: Demonstrate awareness of the US Armed Forces. Condition: As a CGSOC Student International Military Student and member of a staff group; living within the US military, local, national, and IMS communities; given the community cultural and social environment; handouts; references and readings; practical exercises, group dialogues and discussions. Standard: Awareness will include: 1. Recognition of mission of the US Armed Forces. 2. Recognition of US Army command structure. 3. Recognition of US Army concepts for utilization in CGSOC. 4. Recognition of historical events that led to current US structure. 5. Description of the United States Army officer acquisition process. 6. Description of the United States Army officer professional education system. 7. Explanation of the United States Army officer evaluation system. 8. Description of the United States Army promotion system. Learning Level: Cognitive: Comprehension Affective: Responding JPME I Learning Areas Supported: None. Quantitative Assessment (Activity) low Qualitative Assessment (Results) Your behavior: reserved competitive assertive collaborative high

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Your reasoning:
Point of View Assumptions

Elements of Reasoning

low

5 4 3 2 1

Conclusions

Information

high

Consequences Significance

Concepts

high

Intellectual Standards

5 4 3 2 1
low

COGNITIVE LEVEL ATTAINED (Higher levels include characteristics of lower levels.) EVALUATION (Judging o weighing by building and using criteria and standards SYNTHESIS (Integrating parts into a new whole.) ANALYSIS (Breaking material down into component parts to determine structures and relationships.) APPLICATION (Use of knowledge to solve problems.) COMPREHENSION (Understanding of the material.) KNOWLEDGE (Recall of specific information.)

Question

Purpose

Relevance

Precision

Accuracy

Breadth

Clarity

Depth

Elements of Reasoning and Intellectual Standards adapted from Richard Paul, Center for Critical Thinking. Performance = Activity + Results

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Logic