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Intelligence Tactics and Techniques

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Course Description

Adopt intelligence, counterintelligence and security tactics and techniques. Applying these tactics and techniques to traditional and non-traditional threats and the realization of national interests. Acquire knowledge about the role of intelligence sources in support of military operations and integrated systems for collecting information based on the requests for information. Intelligence collection management (SIGINT, HUMINT, IMINT, RADINT, TELINT, OSINT, etc.); use of intelligence products in the management of the military organization.

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Infantry - course
Elective course for the 7th semester MLM-Infantry study (7. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Use funcional intelligence terminology in the the exchange of intelligence products
  2. Apply intelligence tactics and techniques
  3. Evaluate intelligence disciplines; to come up with new ideas and solutions; provide answers to specific situations
  4. Apply counterintelligence tactics and techniques
  5. Use the results of (counter) intelligence activities in the management of military organization
  6. Evaluate cultural and societal aspects of intelligence support to military operations
  7. Develop critical thinking through examples of plans and operations
  8. Apply the tactics and procedures defined by the doctrinal documents

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Seminars and workshops

Exercises

Field work

Independent assignments

Other

diskusije, studije slučaja

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introduction to the course, a description of the content and objectives of the course, the structure of the course, an introduction to the seminar, review of the literature Seminar: No Exercises: Introduction to the seminar
  2. Lectures: Intelligence tactics and techniques ; intelligence support to military operations Seminar: No Exercises: An analysis of national and international doctrinal documents of military intelligence operations
  3. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: principles and procedures Seminar: Implementation of the intelligence cycle Exercises: An analysis of national and international doctrinal documents of military intelligence operations
  4. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: data collection - HUMINT Seminar: No Exercises: An analysis of national and international doctrinal documents of military intelligence operations
  5. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: data collection - SIGINT: COMINT;MASINT;RADINT; TELINT Seminar: No Exercises: An analysis of national and international doctrinal documents of military intelligence operations
  6. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: data collection - IMINT; GEOINT Seminar: The use system for electronic surveillance radio signals Exercises: HUMINT intelligence operations: a case study
  7. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: data collection - OSINT Seminar: The use system for electronic surveillance not communication signals Exercises: HUMINT intelligence operations: a case study
  8. Lectures: Security of intelligence operations and protective security Seminar: The use the system to jamming Exercises: HUMINT intelligence operations: a case study/project proposal
  9. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: counterintelligence Seminar: Technical signals analysis Exercises: SIGINT intelligence operations: a case study
  10. Lectures: Intelligence disciplines: counterintelligence Seminar: Techniques taking a picture and recording Exercises: SIGINT intelligence operations: a case study
  11. Lectures: Intelligence support counterterrorism Seminar: Interview with a human source (HUMINT) Exercises: IMINT intelligence operations: a case study
  12. Lectures: Intelligence support counterterrorism Seminar: No Exercises: OSINT intelligence operations: a case study
  13. Lectures: Intelligence tactics and techniques: covert actions Seminar: No Exercises: ISTAR concept: international experiences
  14. Lectures: Intelligence preparation of the battlefield Seminar: Intelligence preparation of the battlefield Exercises: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): operational intelligence support
  15. Lectures: Review of the overall teaching and preparing students (through discussion) for final oral exam Seminar: No Exercises: Critical evaluation of seminars

Literature

(.), Lowenthal, M.M. (2012.) Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, 5th Edition, Thousand Oak/London: SAGE.,
(.), Johnson, R.W. (2009.) Thwarting Enemies at Home and Abroad: How to Be a Counterintelligence Officer, Washington: Georgetown University Press.,
(.), FM 34-8-2 Intelligence officer's handbook(Department of the Army Washington, DC, 1998),

For students

General

ID 282221
  Winter semester
7.0 ECTS
L1 e-Learning
60 Lectures
30 Seminar
15 Field exercises