Education at Norwegian Defence University College

Knowledge

After completion of the course, the cadet is able to:

• describe cultural frames of reference and their significance for military operations and international cooperation.
• describe communication models and the significance of various forms of communication in an inter-cultural context.
• describe the culture’s and language’s (verbal/non-verbal) significance in multinational departments and staffs.
• describe management of military Communication and Information Systems (CIS) – and cyber operations nationally and internationally.
• describe military cultures in the Norwegian branches of the armed forces and among other nations, including the role as specialist and the role as offices.

Skills

After completion of the course, the cadet is able to:

• adapt conduct and form of expression to the relevant cultural and military context
• cooperate efficiently in a multi-cultural department.
• develop a good understanding of their role as cyber engineers and for leadership in the cyber domain

General competence

After completion of the course, the cadet is able to:

• demonstrate a basic attitude to own and others’ culture and religion characterised by respect, security, openness and tolerance.
• apply gender perspective and adapt their actions to the historical, cultural and political context in question.
• become aware of own role as military cyber engineer and of management of military Communication and Information Systems (CIS) and cyber operations in particular, and the first service location in particular.
• appropriately adapt execution of his/her role to changed assumptions, including within different branches of the service in Norway and in cooperation with other nations