Date: 01 Mar 97 01:43:49 EST From: Carol Thompson <72703.667@CompuServe.COM> To: netservices@sfi.org Cc: Dyar SF <70216.172@CompuServe.COM> Subject: CoSS STARLEET INTERNATIONAL: STARFLEET ACADEMY COLLEGE OF SURVIVAL STUDIES Basic Survival School Mapping Survival School Survival Strategies School CATALOQUE OF COURSES SD 9702.25 COLLEGE OF SURVIVAL STUDIES PO Box 135 Ester, AK 99725 E-mail: 72703.667@compuserve.com or CoSS@sfi.org The College currently has 3 schools described below.. Though SFA is now on the cash system, you may send vouchers if you already have purchased them. Make checks or money orders out to STARFLEET ACADEMY FUND. In addition to the tuition described, each class also requires a #10 SASE and two loose stamps (for the certificate and lesson packets.). With the many Starfleet members taking Academy Courses, the postage for one Betazoid Director can get pretty overwhelming. BASIC SURVIVAL SCHOOL (BSS) This school offers four degrees: Associates, Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate. The tuition for each Degree $3. The purpose of this subject is to familiarize you with the basic needs of the Humanoid body and how the Human fits into his/her natural environment. The classes are designed to be taken in order. As you research each level, your understanding of what it will take to get humans in space should grow. You begin on Earth in the Alaska wilderness, learning how to survive without 24th Century technology (except for beam-in and beam-out.) Building on knowledge gained, you become a member of the Moon Colony planning team. Finally you help plan life on a multigenerational ship. Each mission proposes a set of conditions in which you research the area you are assigned to and write a paper describing how you are going to carry out the mission. For the Bachelors, Masters, and Doctorate, you write a detailed mid-term report. >From your mid-term proposal, I develop questions and problems that you must answer for the final paper. You may also explore the last three courses in teams of up to 3 sentient beings. (See SPECIAL CONDITIONS.) The Associates Degree program "sends" you on a week-long fishing trip to interior Alaska. You may only take a small duffel bag. What will you bring with you? How will you satisfy your basic survival needs? You must write one detailed mission report. No final paper is required. The Bachelors Degree program will teach you the basic needs of Human survival in a hostile type M environment. You will be a member of an away team for 6 months studying and living the Native American way of life in the Northern Hemisphere. You must use only the resources of the planet to survive. (The Prime Directive applies.) Evaluation is through a mid-term paper and a final report. The Masters Degree program will develop your knowledge of Human survival in an airless environment, that is, in a Moon colony. You will have to draw on your knowledge of the Human food chain and waste reclamation to plan the colony. Evaluation is through a mid-term proposal and a final report. The Doctorate program leads you on an investigation of survival on a multigenerational ship. Assuming that Earthers take off to other worlds before they solve the FTL problem, a multi- generational ship may become a reality. You will have to decide such tough issues as who should go, what needs to be aboard, type of government, religion, recreation, laws, etc. Evaluation is through a mid-term proposal and a final report.. MAPPING SURVIVAL SCHOOL (MSS) This school offers four degrees,: Associates, Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate. This series of courses will help you learn to read, use, and draw maps of all kinds so that you can navigate in an emergency, through a congested city, around a planet and among the stars.. The tuition for the Associates is $3. The tuition for the upper level courses is $4. . The Associates program requires that you draw a simple floor plan of your house or apartment and the land it sits on. You must design a fire escape route and draw it on this map. This class could save your life! The Bachelors program introduces you to city, state and national maps. You will draw a simple map guiding people to your house. You will plot a main route and an alternate route across a city and state (province) map to get to a Star Trek Convention. There will also be some basic questions to answer about maps. The challenging Masters program introduces you to planetary maps: longitude and latitude, Global Positioning System, navigation by the stars, and ancient navigation systems. You will answer questions about planetary maps and navigate the planet Earth using the coordinates I give you, logging and mapping your route. The Doctorate introduces you to 3-D star mapping. You will learn about the Galactic coordinate system, about starship coordinates, and some of the other mapping terms as presented in Star Trek. The doctoral project will require you to map an artificial galaxy in 3-d space using standard Star Trek Galactic coordinates.(Sounds scarier than it is!) The courses in the Mapping School are not eligible for team participation. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES SCHOOL (SSS) The tuition for each class is $3. A taped copy of the episodes for each test may be purchased for $5.00 (VHS format only). The tests may be taken in any order. This school asks you analyze how the Star Trek crews used emergency procedures to survive until rescued. Each test is based on the episodes of a different series. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES (NG) Analyzes the survival strategies of the crew of the Enterprise "D". You must be able to view these four episodes: FINAL MISSION, DISASTER, YESTERDAY'S ENTERPRISE and THE ENEMY. SURVIVAL STRATEGIES (TOS/MOVIES) Analyzes the survival strategies of the crew of the original Enterprise and the Enterprise A and B. You must be able to view these episodes and movies: GALILEO 7, SEARCH FOR SPOCK, UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, and GENERATIONS. (STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION) SURVIVAL STRATEGIES (DS9) Analyzes the survival strategies of the crew of DS9 Space Station. You must be able to view these episodes: (STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION) SURVIVAL STRATEGIES (VOY) Analyzes the survival strategies of the crew of Voyager. You must be able to view these episodes: THE CARETAKER and BASICS I & II Courses in the Survival Strategies School are not eligible for team participation. SPECIAL CONDITIONS. If you form a team to take the Bachelors, Masters or Doctorate in the Basic Survival School, each member of the team must be a Starfleet member, must apply to the College of Survival Studies, and must submit the tuition listed in the application for the class. Only one member of each team needs to complete the preceding class before the team embarks on its mission. Each participant shall be responsible for different factors and shall contribute his/her own portion of the midterm and final report in order to receive an individual degree. The team should submit all its work together, with each sheet labeled with the name of the team member who wrote that part of the report. The team for any one degree is limited to three sentient beings. The Associate Degree is not eligible for team participation. If you have real-world experience in one or more of the courses in the BSS or MSS and wish to take a higher level class, send a detailed description of your experience and how you wish to proceed. No diploma will be given for classes you are excused from. REPORT FORMAT All reports must be in the English language. Your responses to essay questions and your reports should be in complete sentences and should fully explain your answers. Other required projects must be neat and clear. All reports MUST be labeled with your name, and SCC number,. SUBMISSION METHODS IF YOU ARE ON-LINE: you can E-mail your BSS and SSS reports. The diplomas will be mailed by regular post. IF you are not on-line, type or NEATLY write your report and mail it to the address on the top of Page 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Students at least 12 years old may take these classes. The mid-term (if required) is due 3 months from the time you receive your assignment. The final (if required) is due 1 month after receipt of the questions. Extensions due to illness, family circumstances or natural disasters must be sent to me before the time limit is up. The extension must state how much additional time is needed to complete the project. When mailing reports or questions to me DO NOT put my rank on the envelope. Fictitious ranks offend the many veterans working in the Postal Service. Use the name and address of the school at the top of page 1. Grades are Pass-Fail. If you pass, you will receive your diploma in the mail. If you did not pass, I will send you a list of what you must do to complete your Degree. You will then be given a time limit in which to finish your project. It is highly recommended that you make a copy of your reports, test answers, and projects for safe-keeping, as the ones sent to me will not be returned. Also, Ferengi marauders could intercept your mail along the trade route. ;-) Your transcript will remain on file for 10 years following your last test. Any questions? Are you stuck on a part of your project? Send me a Long Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (LSASE) (#10 business size) and your questions. You may ask me questions on-line, as well. SPECIAL NEEDS? For people with special needs, these methods may be used. Someone may read you the requirements. You may discuss the REQUIREMENTS so you understand what I am asking you to think bout. But you may not discuss your ANSWERS with anyone but a team member. You may dictate your ANSWERS to someone who can type for you. Your typist must not help you decide on your answers, but only type what you say. You may prefer to answer on audiotape or videotape. Your tape will be returned. Because of the extra cost of postage for tapes, only students (or teams having members) with special needs may send tapes. If you need larger print, let me know, and I'll send all the rest of the material in extra-large print. ************************************************************************************************* COLLEGE OF SURVIVAL STUDIES PO Box 135 Ester, AK 99725 e-mail: 72703.667@compuserve.com or CoSS@sfi.org APPLICATION FOR ADMITTANCE Please fill out completely and attach the required tuition. Name_______________________________________________AGE_____ SCC #______________________________ Mailing Address_________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ E-MAIL ADDRESS__________________________________________________ School applying for (check one)_____Survival Strategies School ($3 per test) Test requested: ____NG _*_TOS/MOVIES _*_DS9 ____ VOY (*) These classes are still under construction) I need a copy of the episodes for the test (add $5) ______ ____Basic Survival School ($3 per course) ____Mapping Survival School ($3 for Associates) ($4 for all others) Degree applying for ___Associates ___Bachelors ___Masters ____Doctorate The degrees must taken in order, as each one builds a foundation for the next, unless you have real-world experience in one of the courses. Experience may serve as the prerequisite for a higher degree. See Special Conditions. For Basic Survival School Teams: Please enroll all members of your team. Each member of the team must be a Starfleet member and must pay tuition. Only 1 member of the team needs to complete the previous class before taking the Bachelor's, Masters or Doctorate in Basic Survival. Name_______________________________________________AGE_____ SCC #_______________________________ Mailing Address_________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Name_______________________________________________AGE_____ SCC #_______________________________ Mailing Address_________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Amount enclosed:$______