F1IS 4110 - Defence Industry: Governance and Relations with Governments

The purpose of this course is to present the main features of the Defence Industry: its innovative character and its role in the Defence system of any State. The raison d'être of a Defence Industry is to equip the armed forces of a State and it has shaped the governance of this Industry, with special relations to governments stemming from the fundamental principles of any State. This course will provide an overview of the main issues of the Defence Industry, from national and international perspectives.

Learning Outcomes

 By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Identify and discuss about the main defence industry issues

2. Critically analyse information and relevant data

3. Justify a position

Professional Skills

Oral presentation skills

Convincing written expression

Critical thinking

Renaud BELLAIS,Olivier GRAS

Séminaire

English

- In Class Presence: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester

None.

Autumn 2022-2023

The assessment of students' performance will be based on oral presentations where students will team into groups (35%), class participation (10%) and a final individual take-home paper of 10 pages (55%).

Oral presentations will be spread over the fall semester. The subjects will be given during the first class and the students will be invited to group themselves on line. The final individual take-home paper, of which subject will be given mid semester, is to be delivered before the end of the last class.

The teacher and the class through peer assessment sheets will evaluate oral presentations and class participation on a weekly basis.

The teacher will evaluate the final take home paper at the end of the semester.