School: 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

    Applied Intelligence
  • Unit Code

    SCY2120
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Jeffrey Douglas CORKILL

Description

This unit introduces students to intelligence analysis methodologies commonly used by national security and law enforcement agencies. Students will explore fundamental issues in information evaluation and the role of ethics in intelligence analysis. The development of intelligence products appropriate to both tactical and operational requirements will be emphasised.

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. Apply ethical behaviour in intelligence analysis.
  3. Formulate quality tactical and operational intelligence products.
  4. Use intelligence analysis methodologies appropriate to the nature and source of the information available.
  5. Report orally and in writing on operational intelligence to peers using terminology appropriate to the profession.

Unit Content

  1. Data interpretation.
  2. Ethics and intelligence.
  3. Evaluation.
  4. Information structuring for analysis.
  5. The analyst decision maker relationship.
  6. The intelligence inference.
  7. The intelligence product.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 2 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. Students are exposed to a range of national and international materials and case studies which also represent real life scenarios providing them with skills relevant for industry. Such skills include teamwork which is developed within the class structure and strong report writing skills which are developed through the unit assessments.

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
ReportResearch a real world situation and conduct an assessment20%
ReportCurrent assessment30%
PortfolioAnalytic portfolio50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportResearch a real world situation and conduct an assessment20%
ReportCurrent assessment30%
PortfolioAnalytic portfolio50%

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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School: 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

    Applied Intelligence
  • Unit Code

    SCY2120
  • Year

    2019
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mr Jeffrey Douglas CORKILL

Description

This unit introduces students to intelligence analysis methodologies commonly used by national security and law enforcement agencies. Students will explore fundamental issues in information evaluation and the role of ethics in intelligence analysis. The development of intelligence products appropriate to both tactical and operational requirements will be emphasised.

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. Apply ethical behaviour in intelligence analysis.
  3. Formulate quality tactical and operational intelligence products.
  4. Use intelligence analysis methodologies appropriate to the nature and source of the information available.
  5. Report orally and in writing on operational intelligence to peers using terminology appropriate to the profession.

Unit Content

  1. Data interpretation.
  2. Ethics and intelligence.
  3. Evaluation.
  4. Information structuring for analysis.
  5. The analyst decision maker relationship.
  6. The intelligence inference.
  7. The intelligence product.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 213 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 2 x 1 hour tutorialNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 213 x 1 hour workshopNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECU Blackboard as well as additional ECU learning technologies.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. Students are exposed to a range of national and international materials and case studies which also represent real life scenarios providing them with skills relevant for industry. Such skills include teamwork which is developed within the class structure and strong report writing skills which are developed through the unit assessments.

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
ReportResearch a real world situation and conduct an assessment using appropriate terminology20%
ReportCurrent assessment30%
PortfolioAnalytic portfolio50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportResearch a real world situation and conduct an assessment using appropriate terminology20%
ReportCurrent assessment30%
PortfolioAnalytic portfolio50%

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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