Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NNCS-0661 Version: 3 Organization's ID: ANSK2101 Organization: National Cryptologic University Location: Classroom-based Length: 1 weeks (40 hours) Minimum Passing Score: 80 ACE Credit Recommendation Period: 8/1/2024 - 7/31/2027 5/1/2021 - 7/31/2024 5/1/2017 - 4/30/2021 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2016 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 intelligence analysis Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to enable students to apply and combine critical thinking and structured analytic methods against real intelligence problems. The skills and methods taught in this course enable students to organize and analyze mostly non-quantitative data to produce analytic hypotheses. Learning Outcomes: utilize critical thinking techniques to structure their analytic reasoning, arguments, and hypotheses define an intelligence question using critical thinking techniques create an analytic strategy for analyzing an intelligence need or question analyze intelligence associated data, information, and evidence complete a final class assignment to combine and apply critical thinking and structured analytic methods against a real intelligence problem General Topics: Universal elements of thought model of critical thinking Bias and mindsets Role of questions Inferences and assumptions Divergent and convergent thinking Problem restatement Hypothesis generation Introduction to structured analytic techniques Indicators Deception Analysis of competing hypotheses Pro's, con's, and fixes Adversary intent matrix Scenario/decision trees Alternative futures-scenario planning Devil's advocacy-contrarian techniques Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Classroom Exercise Computer Based Training Discussion Learner Presentations Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations Quizzes Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Equivalencies Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from National Cryptologic University View All Courses College Credit Opportunities Page Content