Australian Command and Staff College

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Australian Command and Staff College
Australian Command and Staff Course (Reserve)
(ACSC (R)) Induction Brief 2009
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Scope of Presentation

• ACSC (R) Aim
• ACSC Organisation
• Course Overview
• Academic Misconduct
• Administration
• Module Detail
• Military History Module
• Command, Leadership and Training Modules
• Land Operations

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ACSC (R) Aim

• To prepare selected Army Reserve officers for
  command and staff appointments at the rank of
  Lieutenant Colonel

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ACSC Organisation
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ACSC (R) Course Overview
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Professional Education Continuum
Training Education
O6 (COL) O5 (LTCOL) O4 (MAJ) O3 (CAPT) O2
(LT)
Preparation for senior ranks
CDSS Strategic Studies
ACSC
External studies
Joint and Service courses
Universities / Professions
ADFA
Officer Training
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Operational Training (Current)
TEWTS
Operational Service
O6 (COL) O5 (LTCOL) O4 (MAJ) O3 (CAPT) O2
(LT)
CFTS
Variables
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ACSC (R) Course Structure

• The ACSC (R) has three modules
• Military History Module
• Distance Learning One year of study (commenced
  Oct 08)
• Seminar 9-11 Oct 08
• Command, Leadership Training Module
• Focus on developing understanding of Command
  Philosophy
• Focus on understanding unit training requirements
• Pre-course plus Residential (16 ARTD) 12-27 Sep
  09
• Operations Module
• Plan unit / BDE operations in a
  DIV/Joint/Coalition setting
• ARes students integrate with ARA Land Ops
• Pre-course plus Residential (16 ARTD) 25 Apr-10
  May 09

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Key Deliverables ACSC (R)

• Key deliverables for each module are as follows
• Military History
• Assignments (briefs and journal)
• Essay
• Command, Leadership Training Module
• Ex Caesar (command presentation)
• Personal Command philosophy
• Ex Wayahead (Unit Training Directive and oral
  backbrief)
• Operations
• JMAP Syndicate CONOPS
• Individual BG/BDE level TEWTs in BDE/DIV setting
• Ex Dig Deep pre-course operations study
  assignment

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Deliverable Deadlines - 2009
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Study Requirement

• Commitment
• Constant workload with assignments
• 74 ARTD liability
• Most CM complete all modules in one year
• Remainder CM undertake range of modules over two
  years
• Plan for significant after-hours study

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Academic Misconduct
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Academic Misconduct

• Definitions
• Collusion
• Another Person assisting a course member in the
  production of an assignment submission, without
  the express requirement, or consent, or knowledge
  of the assessor.
• Plagiarism
• Using another persons ideas, designs, words or
  works without appropriate acknowledgement.

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Academic Misconduct

• ACSC Policy
• ZERO TOLERANCE
• ACSC Approach
• Education
• Deterrence
• Positive measures
• Counter-Plagiarism
• Statement of Authorship

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Academic Misconduct

• Text Matching
• Written assignments are electronically
  text-matched against all other submissions, both
  current and previous
• Key references and web-sources are also
  cross-referenced
• Quick and simple
• Foolproof

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Academic Misconduct

• Administrative Process
• Routine Inquiry conducted
• Show Cause issued
• Either
• No Case to Answer, or
• Formal Warning
• Removal from the ACSC
• DRCM-A notified of all proven cases of Academic
  Misconduct

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Administration
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Residential Phases

• There are three Residential Blocks
• Military History
• 9-11 Oct 08
• Land Operations
• 25 Apr 10 May 09 (report Fri night)
• Command, Leadership Training
• 12 27 Sep 09 (report Fri night)
• Administration
• CM arrange travel with PMCC via their unit
  (travel code from ACSC)
• ACSC books accommodation
• CM issued with a laptop while at Residential (not
  Military History)
• Detailed module joining instructions will be
  issued separately

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General Communications

• For any queries
• 1 - Re-read the Instructions.
• 2 - Contact your Guidance Officer (GO).
• 3 - Contact the Module Master (MM)
• Respond promptly to email or phone contact from
  your GO or MM.
• If you have a problem, act early communicate.

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Contact with ACSC

• Have you heard from your Guidance Officer (GO)?
• Submitting assignments
• By email to acscares_at_defence.adc.edu.au and
• By email (cc) to your Guidance Officer
• Fax the Statement of Authorship to ACSC 02 6266
  0450
• Assignment labelling SmithA_Caesar

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Assignment Submission

• Format Requirements
• Font - Times New Roman, 12 point
• Paragraphs single spaced
• Header / Footer Assignment-in-Confidence
• Assignment Naming Convention
• CM NameInitials_Assignment Name (eg
  SmithAJ_NAP.doc)
• Submitting assignments
• Email to acscares_at_defence.adc.edu.au and
• Email to your Guidance Officer
• Statement of Authorship (SOA)
• SOA required before an Assignment is accepted
• SOA completed and signed for each assignment
• SOA to be faxed to Trg Coord - [phone]

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Applying for extensions

• Ask your Guidance Officer early!!!!
• If you need a long time, your GO will organise a
  submission from you to Module Manager and CI
• Late submissions without prior approval incur a
  late penalty very late submissions without
  prior approval incur failure of that assignment

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Library services

• Join the Defence Library Service (DLS)
• Use your local DLS branch to obtain references
• Use your local civilian library too
• Use the internet to
• access catalogue
• request books etc

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Awards and Accreditation
Full-time Course
Part-time Course
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Additional Information

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