INTELLIGENCE ANALYST COURSE

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Welcome to the course

How to use this course

A message from your instructor

Module 1: What is Intelligence?

What is the meaning of intelligence?

A Closer Look at Regulatory Intelligence

A Closer Look at Criminal Intelligence

So What – Tactical Intelligence in Law Enforcement

So What – Operational Intelligence in Law Enforcement

Barriers and Constraints in Law Enforcement Intelligence

Fusion and Conclusion – Law Enforcement Intelligence

Understanding Analysis vs Data vs Intelligence

Enabling Information Systems Architecture

Contemporary Intelligence Thinking

Contemporary Intelligence continued

Conclusion and Quiz – Review of the introduction to intelligence 1 Quiz

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QUIZ 1

Module 2 – Requirements and Collection Management

Direction – the Art of Understanding

Intelligence Requirements

Video – Intelligence Requirements

Bias and Risk

Direction Quiz 1 Quiz

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Direction Quiz

Intelligence Planning

Quiz: Source or Agency? 1 Quiz

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Quiz: Source or Agency?

Intelligence Operations

Quiz introduction

Video collection planning

Quiz 1 Quiz

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Quiz

Module 3 – Collection

Collection: The Art of Exploitation

Collection Terms

Quiz: Overt, Covert or Clandestine? 1 Quiz

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Quiz: Overt, Covert or Clandestine?

Sources and Agencies

Specialist collection tradecraft

Human Intelligence

Interviewing and debriefing skills

Meeting Sources: Preparation and Meeting

Video – Interviewing: the good, the bad and the ugly

Meeting Sources: Reporting

Quiz – human intelligence 1 Quiz

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Quiz – human intelligence

Surveillance

Signals Intelligence and Communications Intelligence

The Deep Web and the Dark Web

GEOINT and IMINT

Open Source Intel

Electronic intelligence, Measurement and signature intelligence

Counterintelligence

Module Conclusion 1 Quiz

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Quiz Module 3

MODULE 4 - PROCESSING, EVALUATION, COLLATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION

Anaysis – The Art of Exploitation

Evaluation

Evaluation Quiz 1 Quiz

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Clustering Example Part 2

More about Collation Tools

Reasoning, Logic and Arguments

Deductive Reasoning

Analysis

Important Words

Deductive Reasoning Exercise

Inductive Reasoning – the Analytical Leap!

Inductive Reasoning Exercise

Abductive Reasoning

Abductive Reasoning Exercise 1 Quiz

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Processing quiz

How Did you Go?

Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning Quiz 1 Quiz

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Deductive, Inductive and Abductive Reasoning Quiz

Challenges in analysis

Introduction to Bias

Types of Bias and Intelligence Failure

Levels of Analysis

How is Analysis Applied at Various Levels?

Structured Analytical Techniques

Conclusion

MODULE 5 - PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION

Production: the Art of Communicating

Type of Intelligence Products

Decision Making

Audiences

Quality Standards in Production

Production Tips

Executive Assessment or Executive Summary?

Executive Assessment Example

What, So What, Now What…Shaping your BLUF

The Verbal Brief – Tips

Verbal Briefs – Introduction to Videos

Video – The Elevator Pitch

Introduction to Situation Brief Video

Video Verbal Briefings

Conclusion

Production and Dissemination Quiz 1 Quiz

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Production and Dissemination Quiz

Module 6 – Leadership and capability building in intelligence

Introduction

Tips for leaders

The Intelligence Policy

The Approach

Program Logic

Examples of Program Logic

Principles

Maturity

Leading people and culture

The task for leaders

Leadership and Intelligence Failure – MacArthur and the Korean War

Understanding intelligence officers

Are you an analyst or an intelo?

Understanding analysts

Observation

Communication

Creativity

Managerial problems in dealing with analysts

Intelligence procedures

IT systems supporting intelligence

Intelligence structures continued

Evaluating intelligence performance

Intelligence structures

Compliance and Legal Issues for Managers

Conclusion 1 Quiz

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Leadership, management and compliance quiz

Next steps

Congratulations

Next Step – CITA Exam

INTELLIGENCE ANALYST COURSE

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Neil Quarmby, the founder and CEO of Intelligence Rising.

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