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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Computer and Security Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Intelligence Analysis

  • Unit Code

    SCY3107

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit introduces students to intelligence analysis methodologies commonly used in the strategic environment. Students will explore fundamental issues of strategic warning, surprise and the role of uncertainty as it pertains to strategic assessment. Students will also explore the relationship between intelligence and the creation of policy. The students will be required to develop a strategic intelligence product as a part of this unit.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 unit from SCY2120

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate information and sources in terms of reliability, credibility and validity.
  2. Evaluate strategic intelligence analysis methodologies appropriate to specific analytical tasks.
  3. Explain how strategic failure occurs.
  4. Explain the relationship between analysts and policy makers.
  5. Formulate appropriate strategic indicators and warnings.
  6. Generate strategic intelligence products.
  7. Solve a strategic analysis problem.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis using competing hypotheses.
  2. Evaluation and uncertainty in the strategic domain.
  3. Exploiting open source information.
  4. Indicators and warnings.
  5. Qualitative and judgemental methods of analysis.
  6. Research and analysis.
  7. Strategic intelligence and policy development.
  8. Strategic intelligence.
  9. Surprise and intelligence failure in the strategic domain.
  10. The strategic intelligence report.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyAnalysis20%
EssayStrategic assessment20%
ProjectStrategic estimate60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyAnalysis20%
EssayStrategic assessment20%
ProjectStrategic estimate60%

Text References

  • ^ Clark, R. M. (2010). Intelligence analysis a target centric approach. Washington: CQ Press.
  • Goldman, J. (Ed.). (2009). Ethics of spying a reader for the intelligence professional vol 2. Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
  • Friedman, G. (2009). The next 100 years a forecast for the 21st century. New York: Doubleday.
  • Bloch, J. (2003). Global intelligence. London: Zed Books.
  • McDowell, D. (2008). Strategic intelligence for practitioners, managers and users. Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
  • Johnston, R. (2005). Analytic culture in the US intelligence community: An ethnographic study. Washington: Center for the Study of Intelligence.

Journal References

  • Security studies
  • Studies in conflict and terrorism
  • Survival
  • Terrorism and counter terrorism journal
  • Journal of information warfare
  • Jane's intelligence review
  • International security
  • Terrorism & political violence
  • Intelligence & national security
  • European security
  • International journal of intelligence and counter intelligence

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Computer and Security Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Intelligence Analysis

  • Unit Code

    SCY3107

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit introduces students to intelligence analysis methodologies commonly used in the strategic environment. Students will explore fundamental issues of strategic warning, surprise and the role of uncertainty as it pertains to strategic assessment. Students will also explore the relationship between intelligence and the creation of policy. The students will be required to develop a strategic intelligence product as a part of this unit.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Evaluate information and sources in terms of reliability, credibility and validity.
  2. Evaluate strategic intelligence analysis methodologies appropriate to specific analytical tasks.
  3. Explain how strategic failure occurs.
  4. Explain the relationship between analysts and policy makers.
  5. Formulate appropriate strategic indicators and warnings.
  6. Generate strategic intelligence products.
  7. Solve a strategic analysis problem.

Unit Content

  1. Analysis using competing hypotheses.
  2. Evaluation and uncertainty in the strategic domain.
  3. Exploiting open source information.
  4. Indicators and warnings.
  5. Qualitative and judgemental methods of analysis.
  6. Research and analysis.
  7. Strategic intelligence and policy development.
  8. Strategic intelligence.
  9. Surprise and intelligence failure in the strategic domain.
  10. The strategic intelligence report.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyAnalysis20%
EssayStrategic assessment20%
ProjectStrategic estimate60%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
Case StudyAnalysis20%
EssayStrategic assessment20%
ProjectStrategic estimate60%

Text References

  • ^ Clark, R. M. (2010). Intelligence analysis a target centric approach. Washington: CQ Press.
  • Goldman, J. (Ed.). (2009). Ethics of spying a reader for the intelligence professional vol 2. Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
  • Friedman, G. (2009). The next 100 years a forecast for the 21st century. New York: Doubleday.
  • Bloch, J. (2003). Global intelligence. London: Zed Books.
  • McDowell, D. (2008). Strategic intelligence for practitioners, managers and users. Lanham: Scarecrow Press.
  • Johnston, R. (2005). Analytic culture in the US intelligence community: An ethnographic study. Washington: Center for the Study of Intelligence.

Journal References

  • Security studies
  • Studies in conflict and terrorism
  • Survival
  • Terrorism and counter terrorism journal
  • Journal of information warfare
  • Jane's intelligence review
  • International security
  • Terrorism & political violence
  • Intelligence & national security
  • European security
  • International journal of intelligence and counter intelligence

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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