CON 090 Course Overview and Policies
• Course Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Fundamentals
• Course Number: CON 090
• Course Prerequisites: None
• Following Course Completion: DAU Certification for CON 90,
Plus CLPs/CEUs/Number of ACE-Recommended Credits: CLPs: 141/CEUs: 14.1/Graduate-Level Credits: 3 (usually recognized in colleges and universities)
• Course Manager: Aaron DeWispelare, Ph.D.
• Phone: (830) 981-2357
• E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Course Description: FAR Fundamentals (CON 090) is an online version of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level I contracting course primarily intended for contracting and project personnel. This course is fundamentally a self-paced and facilitator guided course which is organized in modules to provide foundational knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) System. Specifically, the course provides immersion training into the FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the DFARS Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI), and Department of Defense (DoD) class deviations from the FAR and DFARS.
• Course Objective: Given a contracting scenario, the student will locate, interpret, and apply the acquisition regulations applicable to the Federal Government and that are focused on the Department of Defense. The coverage is intended to address the issues often encountered by contracting and project staff in the conduct of their jobs relative to the FAR.
• Course Concept: This online version of the CON 090 course is intended to provide the student with the maximum in flexibility in that the course is self-paced with a facilitator available to assist the student when necessary. This gives the student maximum schedule flexibility as well as increased flexibility for a sponsoring organization.
The first module of the course will be focused on familiarizing the student with using the FAR/DFARS/PGI/class deviations and developing basic skills necessary to locate and interpret applicable rules. Subsequent modules will focus on the application of the FAR/DFARS/PGI/class deviations to real-world scenarios found in the contract planning, contract formation, and contract administration phases of this challenging project/effort.
• Course Materials: CON 090 Student Materials provided online in this course and the Federal government provided web sites.
• The following critical performances are required in this course:
• Performance: Students must earn the DAU mandated at least 80% of all possible points to pass (see Evaluation).
• Behavioral: To be successful in CON 090, students will have to develop effective habits and skills to independently be able to follow the programmed course of study which focuses on the student conducting research to understand and correctly utilize the content of the FAR/DFARS. The course facilitator’s role will be to guide the students through an immersive learning environment and discuss/answer questions of understanding — not to provide information that students can (and must be able to) easily look up themselves. As such, since familiarization with the FAR is the purpose of the course, students shouldn’t be offended if during the course when questions arise for the facilitator to discuss the issues with the student, that the facilitator requests that the student research the issue in the FAR prior to the discussion. And for trivial issues in the FAR, the facilitator may advise the student to experience the FAR by “looking it up” instead of just giving the answer/solution immediately. Students must also accept that, despite their prior academic achievements, they may occasionally be wrong during this course as understanding of some of the regulations is complex and not always obvious. This is part of the learning process. It is much better to make mistakes in the course when they are of lesser consequence than in the workplace where they can cost taxpayers millions of dollars and embarrass the organization. To be successful, students must actively and independently participate in the course to complete the assigned work and progress through the modules and successfully complete the quizzes and module exams. The lessons in the course are constructed to guide the student through the process of become familiar with the content of the FAR/DFARS at a level that is required for certification in CON 90. This course is self-paced with twenty-three (23) lessons in four (4) modules which must be taken sequentially. Spaced throughout the series of lessons are twelve (12) quizzes (spaced throughout the lessons, and each quiz can be taken twice to improve the score for that quiz) and the four (4) module exams (also spaced throughout the course). All quizzes and exams are multiple choice/true-false, and open book with internet access to the government FAR web sites. The expectation is for the student to progress through at least two lessons per week once they begin. Depending on the time the student has available, some students will progress at a pace considerably faster than two lessons per week. If the student has questions on understanding the content of the FAR/DFARS, or administrative issues, they should immediately contact the course facilitator.
• Evaluation (how performance will be assessed): Students will be evaluated on the basis of their performance on quizzes and exams. Students must achieve an overall score of 80% to pass. A breakdown of the evaluation scheme is provided below:
12 Quizzes @ 20 points each (drop the two
lowest quiz grades) 200
4 Module Examinations @ 50 points each 200
TOTAL POINTS AVAILABLE 400
MINIMUM REQUIRED TO PASS (80%) 320
Final Grade: Your final grade will be the sum of your overall ten (10) highest individual quiz scores and overall four (4) module exam scores.
• Course Policies
· The course is organized in the DAU mandated sequence for coverage of the required content.
· Student Responsibility: Students will follow the required sequence of activities laid out for the course. Students are responsible for ensuring that they are attaining the learning objectives. As such, students must communicate any problems or difficulties that they are encountering to the course facilitator.
· The student must provide the course tuition payment in advance to become an active student in the course.
· Participation in the course to progress and complete within the prescribed schedule agreement below:
· Complete within 120 days after enrollment (given the extreme flexibility in scheduling this self-paced course, the 120 day time limit is more than ample to complete this course, so there is no option for extending the time limit no matter the reason)*
· Actively participate at least once every 30 days after enrollment*
· Ensure attainment of learning objectives through student evaluations (quizzes and module exams)
· Extra Credit: There will be no opportunity for students to earn extra credit
· Student Issues/Concerns: Students who have an issue or concern within the learning environment, should promptly contact their course facilitator
* If for any reason a student self-withdraws from the course, is inactive for 30 consecutive days or fails to complete the course in 120 days after starting the course, the student will be administratively withdrawn with the refund schedule shown below:
• During Module 1 – 50% refund of tuition
• During Module 2 – 30% refund of tuition
• During Module 3 – 10% refund of tuition
• During Module 4 – No refund of tuition
This schedule of tuition refunds is structured to additionally motivate the student to satisfactorily progress and complete the course successfully and receive the Certification for CON 90. To continue, go to www.drdstraining.com and there self-register (get a user name, password, etc.,) and then proceed to the payment page (PayPal or credit card) to submit tuition payment and you will be enrolled and can then start the course.
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