1. Working with you to achieve mission success
For 100- & 200-Level Courses
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The purpose of this briefing is to provide DAU faculty with a tailorable presentation designed to provide information to Defense Acquisition Workforce members attending resident training 100- and 200-level courses at the Defense Acquisition University. It helps answer the question: “What does DAU have to help me get certified and do my job more effectively?”
Working with you to achieve mission success

2. Enabled to Support the Acquisition Workforce
10 USC Ch Sec. 1746: “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.”
Key points:
DAU was mandated by Congressional legislation that was signed into law in 1990 as a key organization to help professionalize the Defense Acquisition workforce.
Our original emphasis was on certification training—and this is still our most significant product.
In the 21st Century, however, in addition to training courses delivered only in the classroom, DAU has online courses, continuous learning modules, and knowledge sharing assets. Together these learning assets create a “global learning environment” that is available anytime, anywhere to the 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.

3. Located with our customers
Region
Location
FY14
C/NE
Fort Belvoir, VA
33,421
Mid-Atlantic
California, MD
29,570
Midwest
Kettering, OH
21,126
South
Huntsville, AL
33,876
West
San Diego, CA
32,472
Total
150,465
DAU made a conscious decision in 2001 to locate its faculty and staff at regional campuses aligned with major concentrations of the Defense Acquisition Workforce population.
These regional campuses allow us to offer courses “locally”—saving travel dollars and cutting down on time away from home for the workforce.
In addition, because our faculty are located close to major acquisition organizations, they can do more than teach. They can go to the acquisition organizations and provide Mission Assistance (tailored training, information about major changes to acquisition policy, and consulting support) to help these organizations address program, business or technical issues and achieve better acquisition outcomes.
By helping acquisition organizations, our faculty also maintain currency on current acquisition practices thus making them more relevant in the classroom.
We are part of the community, not just a place to take classes.

4. College of contract management (CCM)
Newest DAU college – partnership between DAU and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
Objective: To provide the professional, accredited courses necessary to enhance the skills of the DCMA workforce
Post-award contract management courses in functional areas such as:
contract administration, pricing
quality assurance, industrial manufacturing
systems engineering, software engineering
earned value management, aircraft ops
Many courses fielded, more in FY15
Several CCM courses open to non-DCMA Defense Acquisition Workforce Members

5. Defense systems management college (DSMC)
DAU college specializing in requirements and executive-level acquisition training
Objective: expand the knowledge base and training of senior acquisition leaders in support of Department of Defense initiatives
Executive-level Acquisition Course
International Acquisition Management Courses
Requirements Management Training
Acquisition Leadership Training
Executive Coaching
Mission Assistance

6. Dau: training courses…and more
Classroom & online DAWIA, Core Plus, & Executive Targeted Training - Tailored organizational training
Rapid Deployment Training - On-site & online training on the latest AT&L policies
Continuous Learning
CL Modules - Online, self-paced learning modules
Conferences - DAU Acquisition Community Training Symposium, Hot Topic Forums
Formal & informal learning at the point of need
Knowledge Sharing
DAP - Online portal to Big A & HCI knowledge
ACC - DoD's online collaborative communities
Knowledge Repository and Acker Archives - Online connection to publications and DAU research resources
Mission Assistance
Consulting - Helping organizations solve complex acquisition problems Team Training – Services Acquisition Workshops, MDAP event-driven training
Executive Coaching – For acquisition senior leaders
The Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L) Performance Learning Model (PLM) is a visual representation of how the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) fulfills its mission: Provide a global learning environment to develop qualified acquisition, requirements and contingency professionals who deliver and sustain effective and affordable Warfighting capabilities.
To provide this global learning environment, DAU delivers the following learning assets to the Defense Acquisition Workforce:
training courses
continuous learning
knowledge sharing
mission assistance.
As supervisors and work group leaders, our -300 level course students should be very familiar with these learning assets so they can ensure that their personnel are using them to:
**maintain their DAWIA certifications
**to access information and tools to perform their jobs more effectively
**and to obtain DAU mission assistance in the workplace to address organizational acquisition issues

7. DAU’s icatalog
Most current resource for information regarding DAU courses and the Certification & Core Plus Development Guides
Accessible from the DAU home page ( or directly at
The DAU iCatalog is published each fiscal year and provides a complete listing of all DAU courses and other products, as well as information about the University and procedures required to enroll in DAU courses.
Limited quantities of the paper catalog are available each year, but the DAU iCatalog is continuously updated and is always easy to reach online.
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The DAU’s Learning Capabilities and Integration Center (LCIC) includes Center Directors that are responsible for a portfolio of courses much of which is included in the various career field certification requirements for each level. These recognized experts in their field. They, along with their staff, look across the entire curricula to ensure appropriate content, sequencing, and delivery.
They closely interact with the Acquisition Functional Leaders and their Functional Integrated Process Teams (FIPT). In some cases the Center Director also serves as the Executive Secretary and/or Chair for the Functional Leaders FIPT. The Functional Leader is responsible for establishing and maintaining the career field competencies and determining which one must be included in certification training. The Center Director is responsible for converting those competencies into learning assets, predominately, courseware.
They also work closely with the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, other Federal Agencies and industry to capture the latest initiatives and best practices in order to disseminate information to the workforce by a variety of means to include AKSS, various Communities of Practices [COPs] and Special Interest Areas [SIAs]).
SELECT FROM THE FOLLOWING CHARTS THE CHART(S) APPROPRIATE TO THE CLASS YOU ARE TEACHING. The green represents functional training, the blue represents other acquisition training, and the white indicates CLMs applicable to the functional training requirements.
Listed POCs are for INSTRUCTOR USE ONLY.
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9. Contracting CON 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience
Level I Certification
CON
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
CON 090
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
classroom
19 days
25 hrs
online
CON 100
Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
25 hrs, online
20 hrs online
CON 360
Contracting for Decision Makers
CON 200
Business Decisions for Contracting
CON 216
Legal Considerations in Contracting
9.5 days classroom
CON 121
Contract Planning
12 hrs
online
19 hrs, online
23 hrs, online
Choice of:
ACQ Mission Focused Svs
ACQ 315 – Understanding Ind
ACQ Acquisition Law
CON Overheads
CON Construction
CON Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards
CON 252 – Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards
CON Adv Contingency Con
CON 370 – Adv Contracting Pricing
CON 124
Contracting Fundamentals
CON 270
Intermediate Cost & Price Analysis
CON 280
Source Selection and Administration of Service Contracts
13 hrs
online
CON 127
Contract Management
10 hrs
online
9.5 days classroom
9.5 days classroom
CON 170
Fundamentals of Cost and Price Analysis
10 days classroom
CON 290
Contract Administration and Negotiation Techniques in a Supply Environment
CLC 025
Small Business Program
CLC 033
Contract Format and Structure
9.5 days classroom
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Center for Contracting Director, Lenny Manning:
CLC 051
Industrial Property
CLC 056
Analyzing Contract Costs
1 CLM: Harvard Business Series
CLC 057
Performance Based Payments & Value of Cash Flow
CLC 058
Introduction to Contract Pricing
HBS 428
Negotiations
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

10. Business – Cost Estimating
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 203
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
EVM 101
Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
BCF 103
Fundamentals of Business Financial Management
BCF 302
Advanced Concepts in Cost Analysis
BCF 204
Intermediate Cost Analysis
BCF 206
Cost/Risk Analysis
3.5 days classroom
8.5 days classroom
9.5 days classroom
18 hrs, online
26 hours, online
BCF 220
Acquisition Business Management Concepts
BCF 215
Operating & Support Cost Analysis
BCF 106
Fundamentals of Cost Analysis
BCF 107
Applied Cost Analysis
4.5 days classroom
27 hrs, online
CLB 023
Software Cost Estimating
CLB 029
Rates
37 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
BCF 225
Acquisition Business Management Application
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Business Center Director, Sharon Jackson:
5 days classroom
CLB 026
Forecasting Techniques
CLB 030
Cost Data Sources
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience
7 Years Experience

11. Business – Financial Management
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 203
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
BCF 301
Advanced
Financial Management
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
25 hrs, online
8.5 days classroom
BCF 106
Fundamentals of Cost Analysis
BCF 220
Acquisition Business Management Concepts
EVM 101
Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
CLM 013
Work Breakdown Structure
CLM 031
Improve Statement of Work
37 hrs, online
27 hrs, online
18 hrs, online
BCF 205
Contractor Business Strategies
BCF 225
Acquisition Business management Application (R)
BCF 103
Fundamentals of Business Financial Management
6 Years Experience
3.5 days classroom
5 days classroom
CON 121
Contract Planning
CON 124
Contract Execution
26 hrs, online
CLM 017
Risk Management
CLM 024
Contracting Overview
BCF 106
Fundamentals of Cost Analysis
3 days classroom
3 days classroom
Choose one of the following five course options
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Business Center Director, Sharon Jackson:
37 hrs, online
CON 252
Fundamentals of Cost Accounting Standards
EVM 201
Intermediate Earned Value Management (R)
EVM 263
Principles of Schedule Management (R)
CLC 222
Contracting Officers Representative
8 days classroom
8.5 days classroom
3 days classroom
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

12. Facilities Engineering
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
Level I Certification
25 hrs, online
18 hrs, online
Level II Certification
FE 201
Intermediate Facilities Engineering
Level III Certification
4.5 days classroom
FE 301
Advanced Facilities Engineering
24 hrs, online
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Facilities Engineering Director, John McElhenny:
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

13. Engineering 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience 4 Years Experience
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 203
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B
ENG 302
Leadership in Engineering Defense Systems
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
25 hrs, online
9.5 days classroom
ENG 101
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
SYS 202
Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part I
SYS 203
Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part II
35 hrs, online
9 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
CLE 012
DoD Open Systems Architecture
CLE 001
Value Engineering
LOG 103
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
CLE 068
Intellectual Property and Data Rights
CLE 004
Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts
20 hrs, online
Unique Notes:
POC: SPRDE - Program Systems Engineer Director, John Snoderly:
CLL 008
Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems
CLM 017
Risk Management
CLE 003
Technical Reviews
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

14. Industrial/Contract Property Management
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
CON 100
Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
16 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
CON 121
Contract Planning
CON 200
Business Decisions for Contracting
CON 360
Contracting for Decision Makers (R)
12 hrs, online
19 hrs, online
9.5 days classroom
CON 124
Contract Execution
CON 216
Legal Considerations in Contracting
13 hrs, online
CON 127
Contract Management
23 hrs, online
IND 205
Intermediate Contract Property Administration and Disposition (R)
10 hrs, online
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Center for Contracting Director, Lenny Manning:
IND 105
Contract Property Fundamentals (R)
9.5 days classroom
1 CLM
Harvard Business Series
9 days classroom
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

15. Information Technology
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
IRM 304
Advanced Information Systems Acquisition
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
5 days classroom
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
IRM 101
Basic Information Systems Acquisition
ACQ 203
Intermediate Systems Acquisition , Part B
SAM 301
Advanced Software Acquisition Management
34 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
4.5 days classroom
IRM 202
Intermediate Information
Systems Acquisition
9.5 days classroom
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Information Technology Director, Dave Pearson:
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

16. Life Cycle Logistics CON ONLINE 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience
Level I Certification
CON
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 203
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B
LOG 340
Life Cycle Product Support
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ONLINE
25 hrs
4.5 days classroom
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
ENG 101
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
LOG 200
Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part A
LOG 201
Intermediate Acquisition Logistics, Part B
LOG 350
Enterprise Life Cycle Logistics Management
35 hrs
32 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
9.5 days classroom
LOG 101
Acquisition Logistics Fundamentals
27 hrs
LOG 206
Intermediate Systems Sustainment Management
LOG 235
Performance-Based Logistics
CLL 005
Developing a Life Cycle Sustainment Plan (LCSP)
LOG 102
Fundamentals of System Sustainment Management
25 hrs
27 hrs, online
19 hrs, online
CLL 015
Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA)
LOG 103
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM)
CLL 001
Life Cycle Mgt & Sustainment Metrics
22 hrs
CLL 020
Independent Logistics Assessments
CLL 008
Designing for Supportability in DoD Systems
CLC 011
Contracting for the Rest of Us
Choice of:
EVM 101 Earned Value Mgt OR
RQM 110 – Requirements Mgt OR
CON 121/124/127 Contracting Planning, Execution and Mgt OR
LOG 204 – Configuration Mgt OR
LOG 215 Technical Data Mgt
Choice of:
LOG 211 – Supportability Analysis OR
BCF 215 – O&S Cost Analysis OR
ACQ 265 – Services Acquisition OR
ACQ 315 – Understanding Industry
CLL 011
Performance Based Life Cycle Product Support (PBL)
CLL 012
Supportability Analysis
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

17. Production, Quality and Manufacturing
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 203
Intermediate Systems Acquisition , Part B
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
PQM 301
Advanced Production, Quality & Manufacturing
PQM 101
Production, Quality & Manufacturing Fundamentals
PQM 201A
Intermediate Production, Quality & Manufacturing, Part A
PQM 201B
Intermediate Production, Quality & Manufacturing, Part B
9.5 days classroom
13 hrs, online
12 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
CLC 024
Basic Math Tutorial
CLM 017
Risk Management
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Performance Learning Director, Robert Arthur:
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

18. Program Management 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience
Level III Certification
Program Management
PMT 352A
Program Management
Office Course
PMT 352B
Program Management
Office Course
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
22 hrs, online
18.5 days classroom
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 201A
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 201B
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part B
BCF 103
Fundamentals of Business Financial Management
SYS 202
Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development, & Engineering
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
26 hours, online
9 hrs, online
ENG 101
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
PMT 251
Program Management Tools Course, Part I
PMT 257
Program Management Tools Course, Part II
LOG 103
Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
20 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
35 hrs, online
32 hrs, online
CON 121
Contract Planning
CON 124
Contract Execution
ACQ 315
Understanding Industry
EVM 263
Principles of Schedule Management (R)
13 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
12 hrs, online
3 days classroom
CON 127
Contract Management
PMT-401 and PMT-402 meet statutory requirement for PEO/ACAT I/II PM & Deputy PM (10 USC 1735)
CLB 007
Cost Analysis
10 hrs, online
PMT 401
Program Manager’s Course
PMT 402
Executive
PM Course
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Program Management Director, Bill Parker:
CLV 016
Introduction to Earned Value Management
IRM 101
Basic Information
Systems Management
EVM 101
Fundamentals of Earned Value Management
20 days classroom + online modules
34 hrs, online
34 hrs, online
10 weeks classroom
Potential ACAT I, IA, II, & lll PMs, Dpty PMs
PEOs & ACAT I, IA, II PMs & Deputy PMs
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

19. Purchasing 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience Level I Certification
Level II Certification
CON 100
Shaping Smart Business Arrangements
CON 121
Contract Planning
20 hrs, online
12 hrs, online
CON 237
Simplified Acquisition Procedures
CON 124
Contract Execution
6 hrs, online
13 hrs, online
CLC 058
Introduction to Contract Pricing
CON 127
Contract Management
CLG 001
DoD Government Purchase Card
10 hrs, online
CLC 025
Small Business Program for Contracting Officers
CLC 033
Contract Format and Structure
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Center for Contracting Director, Lenny Manning:
CLC 030
Essentials of Interagency Acquisitions/Fair Opportunity
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience

20. Science & Technology Manager
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 202
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
ENG 101
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
STM 202
Intermediate Science and Technology Management
STM 303
Advanced Science and Technology Management
35 hrs, online
3 days classroom
3.5 days classroom
CLE 045
Introduction to DoD
S&T Management
CLE 068
Intellectual Property and Data Rights
CLE 021
Technology Readiness Assessment
CLM 014
IPT Management & Leadership
Unique Notes:
None
POC: SPRDE – Science & Technology Manager Director, Marty Falk:
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

21. Test & Evaluation 1 Year Experience 2 Years Experience
Level I Certification
Level II Certification
Level III Certification
ACQ 101
Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management
ACQ 201A
Intermediate Systems Acquisition, Part A
ACQ 201B
Intermediate Systems Acquisition , Part B
TST 303
Advanced Test and Evaluation
25 hrs, online
25 hrs, online
4.5 days classroom
4.5 days classroom
TST 102
Fundamentals of Test and Evaluation
SYS 202
Intermediate Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Part I
TST 203
Intermediate Test & Evaluation
18 hrs, online
9.5 days classroom
CLB 009
Planning, Programming, Budgeting ,and Execution and Budget Exhibits
9 hrs, online
ENG 101
Fundamentals of Systems Engineering
CLE 003
Technical Reviews
CLE 023
Modeling and Simulation
35 hrs, online
CLE 025
Information Assurance
CLL 015
Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA)
CLE 029
Testing in a Joint Environment
CLE 023
Modeling and Simulation for Test and Evaluation
CLE 035
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
CLM 014
IPT Management and Leadership
CLE 301
Reliability and Maintainability
Unique Notes:
None
POC: Test & Evaluation Director, Paul Alfieri:
CLE 025
Information Assurance (IA)
CLM 031
Improved Statement of Work
CLM 013
Work-Breakdown Structure
CLM 016
Cost Estimating
1 Year Experience
2 Years Experience
4 Years Experience

22. Earn College Credits For Your DAU Courses
DAU partners with more than 100 colleges & universities to obtain credit for DAU courses toward degrees and certificates
“Excel-erate” 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.
DAU has more than 100 strategic partnerships with universities, other governmental agencies, professional associations, and defense industry companies.
Of primary interest to our students are our partnerships with universities and colleges.
The purpose of these partnerships is to obtain credit for DAU courses towards the degrees and certificates offered by these educational institutions. By obtaining graduate or undergraduate credit for DAU courses, workforce members can earn their degrees more quickly and at lower cost, thereby meeting their DAWIA certification education requirements or enhancing their qualifications for promotion.
In addition, some universities also offer DoD students discounted course costs because of these strategic partnerships.
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Get College Credit Here
Impact: Saves time, tuition assistance dollars and out of pocket expenses 22

23. Helping Meet Continuous Learning Requirements
One of the key DAU transformation initiatives was to provide learning assets to the Defense Acquisition Workforce 24/7 to help them do them perform their jobs more effectively
The DAU Continuous Learning Center offers online, self-paced Continuous Learning Modules (CLM)—more than 200 in total.
These short modules (2-4 hours on average) can be searched to find knowledge needed to address a workplace need. Our workforce members can formally enroll in the module, complete all of the material, and upon successfully completed the assessment at the end of the module earn continuous learning points (CLP), which will help them meet their requirement to earn a total of 80 continuous learning points every two years to maintain their DAWIA certification.
In addition to CLMs, the DAU continuous learning webpage provides workforce members access to information on numerous ways to earn CLPs.
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24. Providing Online Tools To Enhance Job Performance
Defense Acquisition Portal
Ask A Professor
PM Toolkit
A one-stop source for acquisition information and tools
Got an acquisition question? Go to the experts!
All the information a program manager could ever ask for in one convenient location
Service Acquisition Mall
Acquisition Community Connection
DAU Media
All the tools and templates one needs to create performance-based service acquisition requirements
Where the DoD and AT&L workforce meets to share knowledge
Video clips from senior leaders on acquisition topics
Knowledge Sharing
DAU's three primary components of knowledge sharing are the Defense Acquisition Portal (DAP), the Acquisition Community Connection (ACC), and the DAU Knowledge Repository (Acker Library).
The DAP provides access to online, searchable acquisition regulations and policy documents; an Ask A Professor feature, the Defense Acquisition Guidebook, and the Integrated Framework Chart.
The ACC is the online location where the defense acquisition community meets to obtain information by acquisition interest area and share knowledge through participation in communities of practice.
The DAU on Knowledge Repository (Acker Library) provides online access to collections of periodicals, reports and books related to acquisition.
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Acker Library and Knowledge Repository
Better Buying Power
Defense Acquisition Guidebook
The acquisition policy and discretionary best practice guide

25. www.dau.mil/pubscats/ Stay Current on Acquisition Policy & Research
Our periodicals recognize students as subject matter experts, showcasing their original content to high-level policymakers
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
Defense Acquisition Research Journal
This peer-reviewed scholarly journal captures acquisition research, lessons learned/best practices, tutorials, expert opinion for the Acquisition community
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26. Professional Development Opportunities
The DAU Alumni Association provides a means for continuing professional growth within the defense acquisition community and helps workforce members meet their continuous learning requirements.
The Association hosts the annual Acquisition Community Symposium and a number of Hot Topic Forums.
If you are a government employee attending the Defense Acquisition University, you are eligible for a three year free membership in the National Defense Industrial Association.

27. Access DAU resources on your mobile device at:
Connect With Us
DAU Mobile recognizes when is being accessed from a mobile device and provides a more focused and user-friendly menu to easily connect users to the most essential features of the DAU webpages. The same information provided throughout DAU.mil is always at our customers’ fingertips.
In the future, DAU Mobile will be adding features to mirror our webpage, such as a rotating ticker with the latest news and a GPS-based map feature that will be able to navigate students with step-by-step directions to their classrooms.
Students and customers who also connect with us through social networks can receive up-to-the-minute news on course offerings, Hot Topic Forums, symposiums, inclement weather updates and other related defense acquisition updates.
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Access DAU resources on your mobile device at:

28. Student Academic Policies & Information
Students should visit the Student Policies and Information page at for information on:
Student Standards of Conduct
Violations of the Standards of Conduct
Course Enrollment, Extensions, and Walk-ins
Disenrollment, Dropping a Course, and Wait Lists
Course Prerequisite/Pre-course Work Requirements
Student Travel
Student Assessment and Evaluation
Student Attrition Codes
Accommodating Students with Disabilities
Transferring Students Between Career Fields (Programs) and from Other Institutions
Test Reset Policy and Procedures
Student Transcripts, Records Retention, and Disclosure of Student Academic Records (Privacy)
Student Complaint/Grievance Procedures
Although you covered some essential student policies as part of the course introduction on Day 1, this chart is an excellent listing of all the resources available to the student on
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The highlight box at the bottom of the chart is a requirement of our Council on Occupational Education (COE) accreditation status, so please make sure you show this chart.
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.

29. Connect with Our Learning Assets at www.dau.mil
DAU Training & CL Courses
Mission Assistance
Better Buying Power
Defense Acquisition Portal
Acquisition Community Connection
DAU Knowledge Repository
This is a summary chart that provides links to DAU’s major learning assets.
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30. The training you get from DAU… helps you support our warfighters.
This is the “get off the stage” chart for this presentation. It emphasizes that DAU training is important because it:
helps Defense Acquisition Workforce members achieve DAWIA certification
more importantly, DAU training helps workforce members do their acquisition jobs more effectively so they can provide the best products and services cost-effectively and on-time to our ultimate customer: the Warfighter.
The training you get from DAU…
helps you support our warfighters.