Catalog Description

Prerequisite: Successful completion of ADMJ 61A, 61B and 61C; or completion of ADMJ 61B and a Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified Police Academy; or equivalent firearms training as determined by the Administration of Justice Program Coordinator
Hours: 54 (36 lecture, 18 laboratory)
Description: Knowledge and skills to train others in firearm safety, marksmanship and range program development. Includes fundamentals of marksmanship, curriculum development, firearms safety, range management, handgun/shotgun theory and nomenclature, developing qualification courses and diagnosing shooting problems through practical shooting exercises. Firearms Instructor certificate issued for those achieving 80% on the written examination and range qualifications. (not transferable)

Course Student Learning Outcomes

  • CSLO #1: Create a safe and effective shooting course.
  • CSLO #2: Develop a shooting course lesson plan, including training aids.
  • CSLO #3: Analyze a shooter's performance through assessment of targets.

Effective Term

Fall 2017

Course Type

Credit - Degree-applicable

Contact Hours

54

Outside of Class Hours

72

Total Student Learning Hours

126

Course Objectives

Lecture/Discussion Objectives:
1. Analyze legal and liability issues relative to range management;
2. Design an operational plan for facility management;
3. Apply instructional techniques for student development;
4. Create course layouts for target locations and safe movement;
5. Develop lecture and practical instructional applications;
6. Outline physical and psychological characteristics of marksmanship development;
7. Create inventory for classroom/range preparation;
8. Contrast methods to evaluate student progress;
9. Construct goals and behavioral objectives to improve marksmanship;
10. Formulate an action plan for remediation;
11. Apply individual and group instructional methods and techniques; and
12. Compare and contrast various types of range weapons.
Laboratory Objectives:
1. Create range safety management plans;
2. Evaluate firearms and equipment for safe operations;
3. Demonstrate safe and proper fundamental shooting principles;
4. Evaluate techniques to improve marksmanship deficiencies;
5. Analyze a shooter's performance through target analysis;
6. Apply appropriate training principles and methods;
7. Construct and present assigned blocks of instruction from an approved lesson plan;
8. Create and present a lesson using appropriate training aids/support;
9. Develop and utilize relevant instructional materials for manipulative lessons; and
10. Design and implement a safe and effective shooting course.

General Education Information

  • Approved College Associate Degree GE Applicability
    • CSU GE Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU approval)
      • Cal-GETC Applicability (Recommended - Requires External Approval)
        • IGETC Applicability (Recommended-requires CSU/UC approval)

          Articulation Information

            Methods of Evaluation

            • Objective Examinations
              • Example: Students will analyze targets to identify possible causes of inaccurate shooting and offer relevant corrective measures for remediation.
            • Skill Demonstrations
              • Example: Students will shoot from a variety of distances, demonstrating proper fundamental principles of marksmanship.

            Repeatable

            No

            Methods of Instruction

            • Laboratory
            • Lecture/Discussion

            Lab:

            1. Using actual targets resulting from shooting during course, Instructor will explain and demonstrate how to evaluate a variety of common shooting deficiencies through target analysis; students will analyze targets and offer corrective suggestions.

            Lecture:

            1. Using schematic examples of actual ranges and courses-of-fire, Instructor will review a variety of successful range layouts for safety and efficiency, and students will use these models to create range layouts and courses-of-fire.

            Typical Out of Class Assignments

            Reading Assignments

            1. Students will read two current event articles which relate to a different aspect of this course and apply course content to real-world situations. 2. Students will read and analyze range safety policies to be considered when implementing range programs.

            Writing, Problem Solving or Performance

            1. Students will provide a written analysis of two current event articles with a description of the relationship between the information in the articles and the concepts discussed in class. 2. Students will prepare a five-page paper comparing and contrasting various regional firearms training issues.

            Other (Term projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.)

            1. Create and design various firearms training courses. 2. Prepare visual instructional aids to improve shooting.

            Required Materials

            • California Penal Code
              • Author: U.S. Government
              • Publisher: West Publishing
              • Publication Date: 2015
              • Text Edition:
              • Classic Textbook?: No
              • OER Link:
              • OER:
            • Firearms Regulations
              • Author: U.S. Government
              • Publisher: West Publishing
              • Publication Date: 2015
              • Text Edition:
              • Classic Textbook?: No
              • OER Link:
              • OER:

            Other materials and-or supplies required of students that contribute to the cost of the course.

            Supplemental materials prepared by instructor.