Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SAIC-0010
Version:
3
Organization's ID:
TGT-2 (2025)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
40 Hours
Minimum Passing Score:
80
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Intelligence Support to Military Operations
Description

Objective:

Intelligence Support to Targeting enables students to critically analyze and evaluate the intricacies of intelligence support to targeting and the targeting process – Decide, Detect, Deliver, and Assess (D3A). Students will synthesize and apply advanced targeting tools and methodologies to identify and prioritize High-Value Targets (HVTs). Through practical exercises and intelligence reporting, students will create detailed and actionable target profiles, demonstrating their ability to produce, justify, and defend target selections based on comprehensive intelligence analysis. By the end of the course, students will have developed the capacity to integrate complex intelligence data into coherent targeting strategies that support operational decision-making.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of intelligence support to targeting to enhance operational decision-making
  • Critically assess and conduct the combat assessment process to determine the impact and effectiveness of operations
  • Analyze and explain the four principles of targeting to demonstrate comprehensive understanding and application in operational scenarios
  • Evaluate and apply the four steps of the USMC targeting process to improve targeting accuracy and efficiency
  • Conduct and critically analyze target value analysis (TVA) utilizing the CARVER methodology to prioritize targets effectively
  • Create comprehensive intelligence and analytical products to support the targeting process, integrating multiple sources of data and insights

General Topics:

  • 1. Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace 2. Intelligence Support to Targeting 3. Center of Gravity (COG) Overview) 4. Practical Applications, Review & Discussions 5. Targeting Products 6. Combat Assessment 7. CARVER Overview 8. Analytical Defense of Target Paper 9. Course Review & Final Examination
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Coaching/Mentoring
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

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