(Formerly SOCOM (US Army Special Operations Command)) 1  Pin-on Badge worn on the Right Side of the Army Service Uniform (ASU) 2  CSIB - Combat Service Identification Badge.
A brief is just a tool that helps you accomplish three things-build comprehension, answer questions in class and complete an outline. You'll never be graded on a brief. If you're spending time on stylistic niceties that don't accomplish one of the three goals then you're not spending time wisely.
This is a new term that refers to something that is a hybrid of script and treatment. Some parts might be written out in detail with dialogue in screenplay format, while other parts are described in prose form. Outlines and Step Outlines. An outline is an amorphous term that could refer to any number of formats.