Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NNCS-5187
Organization's ID:
SSET2600
Organization:
National Cryptologic University
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
2 weeks (80 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 6 Critical Thinking and Intelligence Analysis
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide personnel new to S&CI analysis a strong foundational understanding of the S&CI analysis process; develops core analytic skills to include critical thinking, effective writing, and persuasive briefing; and introduces various structured analytic techniques. Students will learn to define their intelligence question, engage with customers and collaborators, plan their analysis and perform comprehensive research, extract relevant information and analyze data, and effectively communicate their findings. This course will emphasize the basics of analysis in S&CI and provides a broad overview of analytic problems faced by S&CI analysts in the following offices: Personnel Security, Physical Security, Police, Counterintelligence, and Network Security.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply IC Standards and Policies to each step of the S&CI Analysis Process
  • Demonstrate critical thinking through various activities
  • Write to influence through two practice written products
  • Present an articulate and confident practice briefing
  • Identify and use unclassified and classified data retrieval tools to find relevant data points for multiple projects
  • Use data analysis tools to visualize and analyze data for multiple projects.
  • Define and demonstrate the steps of the S&CI Analysis Process
  • Identify meaningful information from critical readings
  • Identify and use appropriate analytic techniques to generate solutions to challenges
  • Identify differences in analysis functions across S&CI offices

General Topics:

  • Overview of analysis basics
  • Intelligence question & critical thinking: consider the purpose
  • Analysis across S&CI
  • Design and plan
  • Critical thinking: information, interpretation, and research
  • Critical thinking: conceptualizing
  • Technology: data tools
  • Critical thinking: assumptions, biases, and points of view
  • Analysis and critical thinking: implications and consequences
  • Communication: critical writing
  • Case study wrap-up project
  • Communication: persuasive briefing
  • Threats and vulnerabilities across S&CI
  • Structured analytic techniques
  • Capstone project
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials