Course Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: NNCS-0661 Version: 4 Organization's ID: ANSK2101 Organization: National Cryptologic University Location: Hybrid Length: 1 week (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: Students will learn critical thinking techniques to: structure their analytic reasoning, define an intelligence question, and analyze associated data, information, and evidence in a collaborative, transparent, and defeasible manner. Learning Outcomes: summarize Intelligence Community critical thinking, analysis, and analytic tradecraft standards; describe structured analysis, hypothesis generation, complex questions, knowledge domains, modes of inference, divergent and convergent thinking, and challenge analysis; prepare and apply critical thinking strategies using SATs to analyze, explore, and evaluate intelligence problems describe critical thinking, biases, mindsets, points of view and assumptions and explain their impact on intelligence analysis; 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 Examinations Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Presentations 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