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RECOMMENDED CREDIT:
ACE:
ALMC-SA- 3 semester hours graduate
ALMC-SB-15 semester hours graduate
(See www.militaryguides.acenet.edu)
Florida Tech:
ALMC-SA-3- semester hours graduate
ALMC-SB- 9 semester hours graduate
FA: 49 ORSA (Officers)
SI: 4B ORSA (Officers)
POC:
DSN 539-4252
(804) 765-4252
leeeorsamac@conus.army.mil
PREREQUISITES:
Nominees should have completed an undergraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, the
physical sciences, or an ORSA related field and have completed ORSA MAC Phase I by
examination. This course provides specialty training to: (1) commissioned Army officers in the
grades of Captain or Major who have been designated to receive the OPMS Functional Area
specialty 49 (Operations Research Analysis) and who have not been to graduate school in some
ORSA related field; (2) commissioned Army officers in the grades of Captain or Major who have
been designated to receive the OPMS Additional Skill Identifier 4B (Operations Research
Systems Analysis); and (3) Department of the Army civilians GS-1515 job series (Operations
Research Analysis) in grades GS-07 through GS-12. Attendance at ORSA MAC should occur
prior to the student's initial utilization tour or as soon as possible after the utilization tour begins.
Applications outside these fields or grades will be considered on a space available basis.
COURSE SCOPE:
Course content and instructional techniques are designed to provide participants with a
knowledge and understanding of military applications of ORSA methodologies in a "system of
systems" environment. A significant portion of the instruction will be from graduate level
Operations Research Systems Analysis text. The classroom presentations will emphasize
principles, demonstrate techniques of analysis, and illustrate typical applications of the analytical
techniques. Each area of instruction is accompanied by practical exercises which are expected
to be worked in the group problem solving sessions as well as outside of the scheduled class
time. These exercises, examinations given during class, and case studies are graded to
determine the student's comprehension and mastery of the material. A capstone ORSA study is
conducted to provide experience with analyzing a "system of systems" as it relates to force
structure analysis, campaign analysis, or weapon systems analysis under the Army Study
Program.
Interservice Training Review Organization (ITRO) Resource Requirements Analysis (RRA), for
ALMC-SB (SA), ORSA Military Applications PH 2 (1) has been approved by HQDA as of 27 Mar
07 in support of consolidation of USA and USAF training.
SPECIAL INFORMATION: None
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