General Information
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Class Schedule
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ACE Credit
Continuous Learning Points
Title
Introduction to DSAMS – Defense Security Assistance Management System
SC Workforce Certification Level
Description
The introductory course is intended to provide the student with hands-on, practical knowledge of the DSAMS (Defense Security Assistance Management System) computer information system. The course lesson material includes an introduction to and overview of the DSAMS Navigation and Functionality, DSAMS Reference Data, DSAMS Online Help, Case LOA Data, Entering a Customer Request, Initializing a Case, Workflow Taskings, Adding Lines, Pricing Lines, Adding Notes, Adding Remarks, Adding Attachments, Document/Case Status/Milestones, Amendments, Modifications, and Reports. The use of a single scenario with the fictitious country of Bandaria will be used to enable the curriculum to follow a strategy to capability paradigm. Upon completion of the course, students using DSAMS should be able to develop and implement a case involving contractual agreements of the US Government to transfer defensive equipment and services.
Objectives
This course equips the student to log on to their Active DSAMS account to access, become familiar with, and have an overview of basic level knowledge of how to use the DSAMS features, capabilities, and reports that they will be required to use at their organization to perform their organization’s mission.
Target Attendees
USG DoD personnel working in Security Cooperation that are required to use the DSAMS (Defense Security Assistance Management System) computer information system for their assigned job/billet responsibilities.
Prerequisite(s)
Substitute Course(s)
None
Course Length
3 days ILT
Additional Course Information
Delivery Mode
Instructor Led Training (ILT)
SC Continuous Learning Hours
18
Equivalent Courses
DAU Continuous Learning Points
College Credit Recommended
No
FM Continuous Education
Transfer Credit Available
Constructive Credit Available
Registration
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This registration button will take you to an equivalent course page on our Learning Management System (LMS), hosted by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). If sessions are scheduled, you will be able to select one from its Upcoming Sessions drop down list.
Notes
DoD organizations requesting DSCU provide this course as a Mobile Training Team (MTT) must identify specific DSAMS training requirements if they want DSCU to tailor the course in any way for their requested MTT class.
Recommend downloading and viewing a copy of the DSAMS User Guides and Reports Guided which are located on Citrix Secured Portal prior to the beginning of the class.
If you receive an "Untrusted Site" or "Untrusted SSL Server Certificate" error when trying to access the Certification Center, please follow the instructions in the link below to update your browsing certificates, and then try again.
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Registration for DSCU courses is completed using the Cornerstone on Demand (CSOD) Learning Management System (LMS) hosted by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). You will access the LMS using a dialog similar to that shown to the left. Click the "Need help signing in?" link (indicated by the arrow) if you need help.
If you are a student who currently occupies a Security Cooperation Workforce position, you should be immediately redirected to DSCU’s instance of the CSOD learning management system after logging into the DAU hosted site. If you do not see any DSCU courses available after login, you will need to take one of the following actions:
Click the button below if you are ready to proceed.
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