Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The PEOs of the Basic Meteorology Program identify desired capabilities and anticipated activities of our graduates three years after graduation:

1. Learn program details and technologies in their new areas of responsibility and apply the skills and tools learned at the Air Force Institute of Technology.
2. Apply knowledge and skills to solve problems that arise in the technical work they conduct or supervise.
3. Write, edit and/or supervise the preparation of military briefings that communicate their work and support the needs of decision-makers; present their ideas effectively and defend them appropriately.

Student Outcomes (SOs)

The SOs of the Basic Meteorology Program identify desired capabilities and anticipated activities of our graduates upon degree completion: 

1. Combine available sources of relevant observational data systematically to produce coherent analyses of the state of the atmosphere at the spatial and temporal scales under consideration.  Apply advanced concepts in the areas of nuclear weapons effects, nuclear policy, and nuclear proliferation.
2. Generate reasonable hypotheses for the evolution of the atmosphere in the region of interest in terms of relevant dynamic and physical processes, and of conceptual models.
3. Predict the evolution of the state of the atmosphere and the degree of uncertainty in those predictions, combining relevant numerical model products with physical and dynamical thinking and empirical methods, to a level of precision appropriate to the spatial and temporal scales under consideration and the known sources of uncertainty.
4. Compare predictions with observations using qualitative or quantitative methods to assess hypotheses and to assure the quality of services including thorough evidence of changes needed to hypotheses, products, and services.
5. Communicate with colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders using a range of media with relevance, clarity, precision, and reflecting uncertainty and impacts.
6. Determine the sensitivities of society to weather and climate phenomena, drawing on other disciplines where necessary, to ensure that the impacts of weather and climate on people and society are central to their work. 
7. Evaluate their work outputs against relevant standards, take corrective action if needed, and contribute to the development of work systems and processes.
8.  Reflect on their learning and working practices, critically evaluate their performance, and use a range of approaches to continuously develop their professional knowledge and competence.

Lt Col Chandra Pasillas