STST8104 Operational Art
STST8104 is only available under certain award programs.
| Offered By | Strategic and Defence Studies Centre |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Strategic Studies |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2013 and First Semester, 2014 |
| Unit Value | 12 units |
| Course Description |
This course develops an understanding of the origins of the operational art from historical and theoretical perspectives. It explores operations in all three operational environments – land, sea and air – and their combination in more recent history to constitute joint war fighting doctrines. Through a series of case studies spanning warfare in the 20th century, the module examines issues affecting the conduct of operations and their relationship with the strategic and tactical levels of command. Among the themes examined will be the political objective; unity of force (joint and coalition); strategic / military culture; sustainment; learning and adaptation; leadership and command; capability and force structure; operational environment and civ-mil relationships.
This course is only open to students posted to the Australian Command Staff College. |
| Learning Outcomes |
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe and identify the major trends in the conduct of military operations from the 19th century to the present and articulate the fundamentals of the major operational theories developed during this period;
2. Identify and analyse the relationship between the strategic, operational and tactical levels of war;
3. Analyse the conduct of military operations and identify the role of the political objective, unity of force (joint and coalition); strategic and military culture; logistics/resources; learning and adaptation; leadership and command;
4. Conduct historical research and critically evaluate historical evidence;
6. Demonstrate effective communication skills. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Short Assignment (40%), Essay (30%), Examination (30%) |
| Workload |
Teaching will occur intensively across approximately 20 working days. Assessment is scheduled during and after the teaching period as part of the overall program timetabling. |
| Requisite Statement |
Students can only enrol in this course if enrolled in one of the following programs: |
| Recommended Courses |
None |
| Prescribed Texts |
Core reading materials will be available as an e-brick. |
| Academic Contact | sdsc@anu.edu.au and militarystudies@anu.edu.au |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.
