Spartan Fleet Academy

Greetings. Welcome to the Spartan Fleet Academy. My name is Captain Morgan Gilbear, Jr. Commandant of the Academy.

What is required of you?
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All you need to do is read the emails that get sent to you, follow the links that I provide for you, do the quick activities I assign you, and write the quizzes I give you. This will provide you with all of the information you will need to successfully participate in a PBEM RPG.

What do you require of me?
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You tell me. The only way I can make my classes better is to have your feedback. Am I going to fast? Am I going to slow? Was the info helpful, etc. Don't hesitate to email me about anything, I will try to help you to the best of my ability.

Spartan Fleet Basic Academy

Here is a basic outline of the lesson plan:

• Chapter One -- Rules:
  • Fleet Rules (chain of command, etc)
  • Star Fleet General Orders (reference only)
  • Fleet General Orders
  • Quiz on rules and general orders
• Chapter Two -- Character Creation:
  • Creating a Character and background story
  • Choosing a race and name
  • Creating an appearance
  • Writing assignment to create background story
  • Quiz will be to fill out a bio
• Chapter Three -- Posting Format:
  • Subject headings
  • Mailing lists
  • ON / OFF introduction
  • Thinking, speaking and action writing
  • Locations and time
  • Quiz on format
• Chapter Four -- Writing Techniques
  • Creative Writing (character building)
  • Discuss character traits
  • Begin simple character interaction
  • Quiz in post format
• Chapter Five -- Intro to Star Trek Culture & Alien life
  • Known races of the Federation space
  • Review race traits, physical and temperament
  • Discuss the History of the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor
  • Brief discussion of the Borg
  • Planetary life
  • The Prime Directive
  • Quiz on Star Trek culture and alien life
• Chapter Six -- Technology Review
  • Bridge/Operations
  • Sickbay
  • Security/SOG
  • Operations
  • Helm
  • Shuttlecraft/Runabout Pilot
  • Engineering
  • Weapons / Tactical
  • Technology Quiz
• Chapter Seven -- Battle Situations
  • The basics of battle
  • Believability
  • Quiz on battle in post format
• Chapter Eight -- Final Exam, graduation
  • Distribution of final grades (with break down of individual grades)
  • Distribution of Diploma from the Academy.

This is the next step in your Academy education, where you choose your ;"Major;", selected from the list below.

• Counseling Course
• Operations Course
• Engineering Course
• Security/Tactical Course
• Intelligence Course
• Science Course
• Medical Course
• Fighter Pilot Course
• Marine Course
• Special Operations Course
• JAG Course

This is a course designed for prospective Executive Officers and Commanding Officers.

• Basic Simulation Preparation
• Creating a Sim webpage
• Starting a mailing list
• Moderating the mailing list
• Datacore

The final step in your SPartan Fleet Academy education. This course is designed for the experienced player to take command of a Task Force, or to take a position in the Admiralty.

• Task Force Preparation
• Creating a Task Force
• Moderating a Task Force
• Datacore

At the top of each quiz is a section for your charecter's name, your e-mail address, Ship or station name, and your Commanding Officer's name. That needs to be filled in each time you take a quiz.

Thanks for your participation.

Captain Morgan Gilbear, Jr
Academy Commandant

To subscribe to the Basic Course, send an email to:mailto:Spartan_Fleet_Academy-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

To subscribe to the Advanced Course, send an email to:mailto:Academy5-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

To subscribe to the Command Course, send an email to:mailto:commandschool-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

To subscribe to the Flag Officer College, send an email to:mailto:SpartanFleetStaffCollege-subscribe@yahoogroups.com