Intelligence and Information

Catalog description

This course examines the basic foundations and concepts for understanding information and its relationship to intelligence. It seeks to explain the process by which information can be converted into knowledge and understanding, particularly in the context of analyzing vexing national security problems. The course will also examine the impact of social and related media on the information environment, as well as the critical thinking tools and analytic techniques needed to conduct Open Source intelligence analysis amidst this complex new information environment.