Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CDSE-0022
Organization's ID:
ED504
Organization:
Center for Development of Security Excellence
Location:
Online
Length:
16 weeks (35 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Graduate 3 intelligence analysis
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to facilitate a deeper understanding and appreciation of the major threats to the United States and to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to explore strategies for identifying and evaluating those threats.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Analyze threats to US national security from nation states, non-state actors, domestic threats, and insider threats
  • Design a threat assessment process based on the intelligence cycle to address complex organizational security vulnerabilities
  • Compare and contrast the U.S. intelligence community’s relationships, with at least four, other friendly intelligence services or treaty organizations
  • Analyze significant threats to real-world programs, operations, installations, or organizations and plan ways to mitigate those threats
  • Investigate vulnerabilities and threats to US critical infrastructure
  • Assess the challenges security professionals face from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, modern conventional weaponry, advanced technology, and attacks in the cyber realm, and formulate adaptive response strategies

General Topics:

  • Introduction to Adversaries and Threats to US and DOD
  • Brief preview of Intelligence support to security decision making
  • Research topic introduction
  • Overview of State adversaries
  • Deep Dives on PRC, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Cuba
  • Adversary Intelligence Enterprises
  • Overview of “Friendly” State Competitors
  • Deep Dives on France, Israel, UK, and Taiwan
  • Approve Major paper Topic
  • Overview of non-State Adversaries
  • Global Jihadists, IRA, others
  • Overview of non-State Adversaries
  • Int’l Organized Crime, Drugs, Human Traffic, “Failed” States
  • Overview of Domestic Adversaries- Gangs, Violent Extremists (anarchist, environmental political), Lone Wolves
  • Espionage-The Insider Threat – Pollard
  • Countering Adversary Intelligence
  • The Threat from WMD Proliferation: Loose Nukes and “Dirty Bombs”
  • Focus on Iran, Pakistan and North Korea
  • The Threat from Chem/Bio (WMD and Natural): 2001 Anthrax, ""Aum Shinrikyo"" Cases
  • Ebola and Small Pox
  • The Threat from Conventional and Advanced Technology
  • The Threat from Cyber: Focus on Russia, PRC
  • Anonymous/ Wiki Leaks
  • Estonia, Georgia cases
  • The Threat to Infrastructure: Water, Energy, LOCs, Food
  • Cyber attack on SCADA
  • Sabotage (black Tom)
  • Mother Nature (Katrina, Japan Quake/Tsunami)
  • The Intelligence Community as Security Partners
  • Defense intelligence Components
  • Capabilities, Limitations and Processes
  • ODNI and National Components
  • Covert Action
  • End-of-Course Evaluation
  • Security partnership in Action
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Requirements and Priorities (NIPF)
  • Support of State and Local Authorities
  • Fusion Centers/JTTFs
  • Learning from Failures
  • Complete Research and Writing of long research paper
  • Course Wrap-Up and Critique
  • Review of lessons learned
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Written Papers
  • Discussion Forums

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials