Advanced Acquisition Studies - Curriculum 217 (Resident)
Program Officer
Madeleine Fuentes, LCDR, USN
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 220
(831) 656-7793, DSN 756-7793
madeleine.fuentes1@nps.edu
Academic Associate
Dr. Robert Mortlock, Professor of the Practice
Code GB, Ingersoll Hall, Room 314
(831) 656-2672, 756-2672
rfmortlo@nps.edu
Brief Overview
The Certificate in Advanced Acquisition Studies is graduate academic certificate program available to NPS resident students. Designed for students interested in Defense system acquisition and program management processes, the program operationalizes the business of Defense acquisition and creates Acquisition Warriors for the DoD. This program supports continuous acquisition reform initiatives mandated by Congress and senior leaders and also supports initiatives to educate operational warfighters in the acquisition sciences. The Navy and Army provide graduates with fulfillment credit for Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) training requirements for the Program Management Practitioner certification level. Additionally, the program provides education supporting for Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Requirements for Entry: a baccalaureate degree defined in section 4.2 of the Academic Council policy manual. Entry Dates: at the beginning of any quarter throughout an academic year (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct). Program Length: the program length is flexible, and students can take the classes in any academic quarter. Graduate Certificate Requirements: requirements for the graduate Certificate in Advanced Acquisition Studies are met by successful completion of four of the available courses. Graduate credit is obtained by maintenance of a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Convenes
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Program Length
Four quarters
Outcomes
- Advanced Leadership and Management Concepts: apply advanced leadership and management techniques to defense problems - policy formulation/execution, strategic planning, defense resource allocation, cost benefit and cost effectiveness analysis and decision support systems
- Program Leadership and Management Principles: apply the principles of project, program and portfolio management -risk management and tradeoff decision analysis using cost, schedule and performance; formulate and execute Defense acquisition policies, strategies, plans and procedures.
- Systems Acquisition Process: manage within the adaptive acquisition framework - requirements determination, research and development, funding and budgeting, procurement, systems engineering, test and evaluation, manufacturing and quality control, and integrated logistics support.
- Analysis, Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: conduct analysis and the ability to think creatively, manage change and complexity the Defense Acquisition Decision Support Systems.
Advanced Acquisition Studies
Required Courses
Students have three options for the one required course:
| MN3331 | Principles of Acquisition and Program Management | | 5 | 1 |
| -or- | | | |
| MN3301 | Acquisition of Defense Systems | | 4 | 0 |
| -or- | | | |
| MN3221 | Principles of Acquisition and Program Management I | | 3 | 0 |
| MN3222 | Principles of Acquisition and Program Management II | | 3 | 0 |
In addition to the required courses, any 3 of the following courses
| MN3302 | Advanced Project Management | | 3 | 0 |
| MN3309 | Software Acquisition Management for Defense Systems | | 3 | 2 |
| MN3384 | Acquisition Production, Quality and Manufacturing Decision Science | | 3 | 2 |
| MN4307 | Defense Acquisition Program Management Case Studies | | 4 | 0 |
| MN4470 | Strategic Planning and Policy for the Acquisition Logistics Manager | | 4 | 0 |
| MN4602 | Acquisition Test and Evaluation Decision Science | | 3 | 2 |
*522 students only - SE4354 can be used as an authorized substitute for MN4602.