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Jul 10, 2025
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CRIM 1260 - Intelligence Analysis & Security Management Credit Hours: 3.00 Prerequisites: None
(formerly HLND 1180)
CRIM 1260 examines intelligence analysis and its indispensable relationship to the security management of terrorist attacks, man‑made disasters, and natural disasters. It also explores vulnerabilities of our national defense and private sectors, as well as the threats posed to these institutions by terrorists, man‑made disasters, and natural disasters. Students will discuss substantive issues regarding intelligence support of homeland security measures implemented by the United States and explore how the intelligence community operates.
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Scroll down for Course Content Outline Search for Sections Transfer Possibilities Michigan Transfer Network (MiTransfer) - Utilize this website to easily search how your credits transfer to colleges and universities. OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1: Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to describe effective Intelligence analysis in both theory and practice.
Objectives:
- Outline basic intelligence policies and functions of the United States government.
- Recognize basic intelligence gathering techniques and analysis.
- Assess the foundation and goals for security.
- Translate various meanings and scope of intelligence, intelligence gathering, and intelligence operations.
- Demonstrate operational knowledge of intelligence gathering and analysis pertinent to homeland security and other threats facing government and private sectors.
Outcome 2: Upon completion of this class, students will be able to use critical thinking skills to solve problems related to to intelligence analysis.
Objectives:
- Evaluate the dependability and reliability of source information.
- Translate specific methods and or techniques for obtaining, synthesizing, and analyzing intelligence.
- Understand intelligence of critical judgment and evidentiary analysis.
- Recognize ethical and professional behaviors to intelligence gathering and operations.
- Demonstrate problem solving using specific research, analysis, and interpretation of intelligence documents, reports, data, graphs, photographs, and other significant intelligence materials.
- Assemble and analyze intelligence information quickly and select relevant data in order to ascertain and respond to critical threats and activities.
Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to explain and interact with a global perspective of society as it relates to terrorist and disaster events.
Objectives:
- Recognize the meaning and purposes for the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458).
- Define various forms of intelligence, formulate predictions, and forecast terrorist activities.
- Identify, describe, and analyze threats to national and international safety and security.
- Recognize connections between intelligence agencies nationally and internationally.
- Recognize relationships and inter-workings between seemingly unrelated extremist and terrorist groups.
- Be familiar with current day political and economic global interdependence.
- Identify current issues surrounding domestic and international terrorist planning, activities, and threats.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO) CDO marked YES apply to this course: Communication: YES Critical Thinking: YES Global Literacy: YES Information Literacy: YES Quantitative Reasoning: YES Scientific Literacy: YES
COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Introduction
- History of Intelligence
- Governmental Organizations and Intelligence
- Role and Function of Intelligence
- Intelligence Practices
- Evaluating Information
- Analytical Methodologies
- Decision-making Regarding Responses to Risks
- Failures of the Intelligence Apparatus
- Intelligence Analysis
- Foundation for Security Management
- Assessment of Threats to Safety and Security
- Legal Aspects of Security Management
- Risk Assessment and Program Administration
- Physical Security and the Protection of Infrastructure
- Personnel Security
- Information Security
- Investigations, Intelligence Operations and Reporting
- Investigative Exercise
Primary Faculty Bowlin, Samantha Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Lopez, Michael Dean Mirijanian, Narine
Primary Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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