MILT 375 Military Career and Community Transition

This course is designed to introduce each undergraduate student to the needs and issues facing our veterans as they seek to reintegrate back into family, community, and church as well as the difficult task of career transition. Each student in this class will be challenged to examine these needs and explore avenues of services for veterans. This course will challenge the student to become knowledgeable of the needs military veterans experience when trying to transition back into civilian life and work.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the course overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, there will be 4 Discussions throughout this course. The student is required to provide a thread in response to the supplied topic for each Discussion. Each thread is to be at least 300 words and integrate information drawn from the course Learn materials and experience. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmate’s threads. Each reply must be 150 words. For each thread, students must support his or her assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations in APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format. (CLO: A, B, E, F)

Annotated Bibliography Assignment

The student will submit an Annotated Bibliography containing a 150-word annotation for each of 5 peer-reviewed journal articles. (CLO: A, E, F)

The student will research and identify three major needs faced by returning veterans. Based upon the needs identified, the student will create a 6-7 page paper with at least 7 references that include the textbook, the Bible and a minimum of 5 scholarly journal articles. (CLO: A, B, D, F)

The student will create a 10-slide PowerPoint Presentation with at least 10 references that include the textbook, the Bible and a minimum of 6 scholarly journal articles. The Presentation will focus on presenting a program proposal based on one of the three needs identified in the Needs Assessment Assignment. The presentation will include an overview of one need faced by returning military veterans, a review of scholarly resources, and a program application. (CLO: B, C, D, F, G)

Quizzes (4)

Quizzes will be open-book/open-note and have a 1 hour and 15 minute time limit. The student will need to review carefully all of the readings to answer 25 objective questions successfully. (CLO: B, C, D, E)