Dr. Daugherty, 218 University Hall
Office hours: Before and after classes.
Tel: 961-3078 -- warning: voice mail infrequently checked.
E?mail (preferred): wijid@comcast.net or daughewi@mail.armstrong.edu.

ACCEPTANCE: Students are responsible for knowing the contents of this syllabus; continued enrollment in this course constitutes awareness and acceptance of all requirements and policies discussed herein.

TEXTS: Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy (2d ed), by Mark M. Lowenthal; Strategic Intelligence: Windows Into a Secret World, by Loch K. Johnson and James J. Wirtz (eds.) Students may also wish to purchase System Under Stress: Homeland Security and American Politics, by Donald F. Kettl.

OVERVIEW: This course will examine the United States Intelligence Community, the acquisition and processing of intelligence, and its uses by policymakers. As such, the course provides an overview of intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action and how the policymakers utilize the intelligence and the capabilities of the agencies in the Intelligence Community. There will also be an introduction to the new Department of Homeland Security and the missions of its subordinate agencies.

HONOR CODE: All sections of the AASU Student Honor Code and Code of Conduct will apply to this class. Under the Honor Code, plagiarism, cheating, facilitating academic dishonesty, and fabrication in any form or manner are forbidden. Additional restrictions or instructions given in class on any individual assignment, whether verbal or written, will also fall under the Honor Code. Absence from the class when any additional instructions are given is not a valid excuse if a violation of the instructions result in an Honor or Conduct Code violation. Students will also be required sign each examination, which acknowledges that the student has followed the Honor Code and any additional restrictions/instructions given in class. Continued enrollment in the class after receiving this syllabus constitutes acceptance of these provisions.

HONOR VIOLATION POLICY: I will accuse no student of violating the Honor Code unless I can prove beyond a doubt that the student is guilty. At that time, the student will be dropped from the course. His or her name will transmitted to the Dean of Student Affairs along with the proof, for a formal hearing before the Honor Court. Although the Honor Code permits a professor an option to handle the transgression in an "informal" manner vice submitting the case to the Honor Court, I will not do so. Before the Honor Court, I will urge that the student receive the maximum penalty possible according to the circumstances, to include an F for the course, suspension for at least one semester, and a record of the Honor Court to be me a permanent part of the student's record.

REQUIREMENTS: Successful completion of this course requires all students to write one paper, 5 pages in length, on one member of the Intelligence Community to be assigned by the professor, and three papers 3-5 pages in length each on a collection operation, a counterintelligence operation, and a covert action program of significance, details to be given by the third day of class. Graduate students will be given additional requirements when class begins. All undergraduate papers are due at the beginning of class on Friday, 8 July - no exceptions, no changes. Late papers will not be accepted. Graduate papers are due the last day of class.. You will have five weeks to pull the papers together and the smart student will be researching and reading without delay.

READING ASSIGNMENTS: The reading assignments for each week are to be completed prior to the beginning of that particular week, so that students will be able to discuss the readings in class. If you don't want to do the reading, or don't have the time, then you should not continue with the course. Failure to read and to participate in class will result in a reduction of your final grade.

SYLLABUS:

WEEK ONE
I. INTRODUCTION TO INTELLIGENCE
Lowenthal, chapter 1, 2
Johnson, chapter 1
II. THE ETHICS AND MORALITY OF INTELLIGENCE
Lowenthal, chapter 13
Johnson, chapter 27, 30, 32
III. THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP AND ROLES
Lowenthal, chapter 3
Johnson, chapter 2

WEEK TWO
III. THE INTELLIGENCE PROCESS: WHO DOES WHAT FOR WHOM?
Lowenthal, chapter 4
Johnson, chapters 17, 18

IV. COLLECTION
Lowenthal, chapter 5
Johnson, chapters 4, 5, 7

V. ANALYSIS
Lowenthal, chapter 6
Johnson, chapters 8, 10, 11, 12

WEEK THREE
VI. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
Lowenthal, chapter 7
Johnson, chapters 23, 24, 26
VII. COVERT ACTION
Lowenthal, chapter 8
Johnson, chapters 20, 22
Johnson, "On Drawing a Bright Line for Covert Operations" (hand-out)

WEEK FOUR
VIII. INTELLIGENCE AND THE POLICY MAKER/CONSUMER
Lowenthal, chapter 9
Johnson, chapters 17, 18,

IX. OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY -- THE EXECUTIVE AND CONGRESS
Lowenthal, chapter 10
Johnson, chapters 28, 32
X. POLITICALIZATOIN OF INTELLIGENCE
Johnson, chapters 14, 15, 16

WEEK FIVE
XI. COLD WAR INTELLIGENCE AND CASE STUDIES
Lowenthal, chapter 11
Johnson, chapters 23, 25
Other cases assigned, time permitting

WEEK SIX
XII. HOMELAND SECURITY
Lecture and class discussions
XIII. THE NEW INTELLIGENCE AGENDA: PROSPECTS, PROBLEMS
Lowenthal, chapter 12
Discussions of news accounts of recommendations of the "9/11
Commission"

GRADING: The long paper will be worth 150 points and each of the three shorter papers will be worth 50 points each, for a total of 350 points for the course. A = 315-350; B = 280-314;
C = 245-279; D = 210-244.

CLASS PARTICIPATION: The minimal accepted level of class participation includes attending class, arriving on time (habitual tardiness is disrespectful to classmates and professor alike), being prepared for class, staying awake, taking notes, and looking interested! I reserve the option of dropping students who do not wish to do the work. Conversely, students who participate frequently by asking questions and engaging in debates and discussions, may have their final grade elevated one full letter at my discretion and based on my judgment of the value of that participation.

ABSENCE AND LATENESS POLICY: Because this is a summer session course, attendance is required. Four absences will result in your being dropped from the course (unless excused for good cause, the validity of which I will be the judge). If you miss class, it is your responsibility to obtain the class notes, and any instructions for the assigned papers, from one of your classmates.