briefing for dau students
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Briefing for DAU Students. Learn . Perform . Succeed . Rev. Jan 13. DAU: Established by Legislation. 10 USC Ch. 87 - Sec. 1746. Defense acquisition university structure - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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DAU: Established by Legislation10 USC Ch. 87 - Sec. 1746. Defense acquisition university structure“The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a defense acquisition university structure to provide for the professional educational development and training of the acquisition workforce.”
DAU Mission: Provide a global learning environment to develop qualified acquisition, requirements and contingency professionals who deliver and sustain effective and affordable warfighting capabilities.
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Located with our Customers
We are part of the community, not just a place to take classes.
Region Location FY11 FY12
Fort Belvoir, VA 37,846 37,331Mid-Atlantic California, MD 27,611 28,496Midwest Kettering, OH 21,307 21,329South Huntsville, AL 35,114 34,769West San Diego, CA 30,013 29,824
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DAU: More Than Just Training Courses
Formal & informal
learning at the point of need
Training CoursesClassroom & online DAWIA, Core Plus, & Executive
Mission AssistanceConsulting - Helping organizations solve complex acquisition problemsTargeted Training - Tailored organizational trainingRapid Deployment Training - On-site & online training on the latest AT&L policies
Continuous LearningCL Modules - Online, self-paced learning modulesConferences - PEO / SYSCOM, Business Managers, DAU Acquisition Community Symposium
Knowledge SharingDAP - Online portal to Big A & HCI knowledgeACC - DoD's online collaborative communitiesVirtual Library - Online connection to DAU research collection
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DAU’s iCatalog
•Most current resource for information regarding DAU courses and the Certification & Core Plus Development Guides
•Accessible from the DAU home page (http://www.dau.mil) or directly at http://icatalog.dau.mil/
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DAWIA CertificationThe career field guides represent the most current career field certification standards by career field/path and level (I, II, or III).
It also represents the most current recommendations for continuing training and education and experience depending type of assignment. Full career field/path guide can be found at http://icatalog.dau.mil/.
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DAU Strategic PartnershipsOver 150 colleges & universities offer credit for
DAU courses toward degrees / certificates
“Excelerate” Your Master’s Degree…Through this program, partner universities
are offering the Defense Acquisition Workforce credit toward masters degrees for
DAWIA Level II and III certification.
Impact: Saves time, tuition assistance dollars and out of pocket expenses
http://www.dau.mil/aboutDAU/Pages/partnerships.aspx
8Never stop learning!
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Defense Acquisition Portal
Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP) – DAU’s Online portal to Big A, Better Buying Power, and DoD's online collaborative communities
Career Field Gateways – Access to DAU’s learning opportunities organized by career field
https://dap.dau.mil/career/
https://dap.dau.mil/
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Defense Acquisition Research Journal– This peer-reviewed scholarly journal captures acquisition
research, lessons learned/best practices, tutorials, expert opinion for the Acquisition community
Defense AT&L– An award-winning bi-monthly publication featuring articles
focused on real people and events that reflect experiences and observations for the Defense Acquisition Workforce
DAU Publication Opportunities
http://www.dau.mil/pubscats/
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Interact With Us On Social Media
•Mobile, flexible learning•True anytime-anywhere access to Acquisition, Technology & Logistics learning assets
iTunes University
Facebook: www.facebook.com/DefenseAcquisitionUniversity
DAU has engaged in social media to provide two-way communications for our workforce
Flickr: www.flickr.com/DefenseAcquisitionUniversity
Access DAU resources on your mobile device at:
www.dau.mil/mobile
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Learning Assets at www.dau.mil
Acquisition Community Connection
https://acc.dau.mil/
http://www.dau.mil/ma
Mission Assistance
https://dap.dau.mil
http://icatalog.dau.mil/
Defense Acquisition Portal
DAU Training & CL Courses
DAU Acker Library
http://www.dau.mil/Library/
DAU Online Virtual Tour
https://acc.dau.mil/virtualtour/
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Student Academic Policies & InformationStudents should visit the Student Policies and Information page at http://www.dau.mil/studentInfo/Pages/student_info.aspx for information on:
• standards of conduct • accommodations for students with special needs • prerequisite coursework• student evaluations• violations of academic policy• problem resolution procedures• requesting a transcript • …and more
DAU encourages students who have a concern or issue with the learning environment to discuss it with their instructor.Students who feel their issue is not resolved satisfactorily may go to the department chair/site manager or Regional Associate Dean for Academics.