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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2013
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POLI 473 001 (CRN: 17708)
THE CRAFT OF INTELLIGENCE
Long Title: THE CRAFT OF INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS, PREDICTION AND CONNECTING THE DOTS
Department: Political Science
Instructor: Stoll, Richard
Meeting: 2:00PM - 4:59PM M (26-AUG-2013 - 6-DEC-2013)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 11
Enrollment data as of: 25-JUN-2024 6:52PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: The analysis of intelligence plays a vital role in protecting and advancing the national security of the United States. Analysts never have all the information. In addition, some of the information they do have is incomplete or incorrect. At the same time, there is too much information and too little time to allow analysts to fully explore everything. So how should they proceed? This course is designed to introduce students to the problems faced by intelligence analysts. Students will study historical examples of intelligence analysis and hear form analysts. Place in multidisciplinary teams, they will monitor streams of actual events and provide assessments of these events. Finally, the teams will participate in a hypothetical scenario that will challenge them to analyze the situation and provide assessments and advice for top level decision makers.