"A graduate-level institution like SAMS requires a rich supporting text that enables education of the form, function, logic, and practice of design. SAMS? Art of Design Student Text, Version 1.0 was published in September 2008 as a reference for future instruction at the school. As happens with any new concept, the transition from theory to practice yielded a significant body of experience, which revealed innumerable insights and understanding." -- Foreword. "The Art of Design Student Text, Version 2.0 is the next iteration of this understanding of design as the art of strategic thinking. The utility of this student text will not be limited to the classroom. It will also serve as a comprehensive resource for leaders in the field who are already designing exceptionally complex operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. This student text contains leading edge theory and practical advice for how to educate and lead design. With regard to design, never has there been more truth in our SAMS motto: MENS EST CLAVIS VICTORIAE - "the mind is the key to victory." -- Foreword.

Released 19 May 2009. Cover Title.