
DAU Mission Focused Courses
- The new DAU courses align mission outcomes
with contract performance outcomes and provide a common process
across all mission areas.
Defense Acquisition University
Mission Focused Curriculum
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relate to the current legacy courses.
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CON 100
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Shaping Smart Business
Arrangements (Introduction to Contracting)
(1 week)
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CON 120
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Mission Focused Contracting (2 weeks)
(Application of CON 110, 111 & 112, which
replaced
AP1, CF1 AND CA1.
These are online courses DAU presents.
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CON 215
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Intermediate Contracting for Mission
Support
Intermediate Contracting
for Mission Support involves a case study in
which professionals apply the knowledge and
skills learned in the Level I Contracting
courses and CON 214. Course participants
demonstrate their ability to develop and execute
business strategies to meet customer
requirements. This case helps develop critical
thinking, customer needs analysis, procurement
strategy development, and source selection
skills necessary for successful contract
performance.
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CON
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Cost Analysis and
Negotiation Techniques
This course builds on the basic pricing skills covered in the Level I Contracting curriculum and introduces methods and techniques necessary to analyze a contractor's cost proposal and to develop a Government negotiation objective. Students will apply the cost analysis techniques to analyze a contractor's proposal and develop a cost objective. The course also introduces negotiation terminology, styles and techniques.
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CON 218
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Advanced Contracting for Mission Support
This course involves a
case study in which professionals apply the
knowledge and skills learned in the Levels I and
II courses. Course participants demonstrate
their ability to negotiate fair and reasonable
prices and to consider the legal implications
for various contract situations. The case study
helps develop critical thinking, cost analysis,
negotiation, and contract administration skills
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CON 260 A/B
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Small Business Socio
Economic Course (DAU
Equivalent-click for equivalency letter)
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CON 353
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Advanced Business
Solutions for Mission Support
This course is a nine and a half day course
designed for Level III Contracting
certification. Through realistic scenario
based-learning, students work in teams to
practice developing sound business solutions as
a valid strategic and expert business adviser.
Student course work is designed to contribute
solutions to senior leadership and local
supervisors and to provide resources for the
Contracting career field via a course
community-of- practice.
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