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Outcomes Assessment for Air Force Aerospace Studies

The Department of Air Force Aerospace Studies does not offer an academic degree and is embedded within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as an inter-disciplinary program. The mission of the department is derived directly from documents governing Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC), which are issued by Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and are therefore not modifiable at our level. The overall objectives of the Department of Air Force Aerospace Studies are to provide qualified students the opportunity to earn a commission as an officer in the active duty Air Force, and to build better citizens for those not interested in joining the Air Force.

The general learning outcomes are to:

  • Understand and demonstrate a basic knowledge of the United States Air Force
  • Understand and demonstrate a basic knowledge of AFROTC
  • Understand the general aspects of air and space power from a historical perspective
  • Understand and demonstrate leadership and management skills required of an Air Force junior officer
  • Demonstrate the communications skills required of an Air Force junior officer
  • Understand the national security policy and process
  • Understand Air Force doctrine
  • Understand and demonstrate Air Force customs and courtesies

Within each general learning outcome are numerous lesson objectives.

Asessment Measures

  • Passing grade in AFAS courses
  • Formal faculty counseling sessions as to both academics and military aptitude. These sessions are conducted by members of the departmental faculty each semester. These discussions cover the entire spectrum of each student’s performance at ISU, and are designed to be a positive learning experience for the student as well as an assessment opportunity for his/her class advisor.
  • Course evaluations at end of each semester.