BSS455 Security informations analysis

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ladislav Pokorný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Judr. Ladislav Pokorný, PhD. (lecturer), prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miroslav Mareš, Ph.D.
Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Iva Petříková
Supplier department: Division of Security and Strategic Studies – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 16:00–19:40 exP21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students will learn about both theoretical and practical aspects of security information analysis. They will develop knowledge of sources and means of security information acquisition, principles of intelligence analysis and methods, tools and analytical work techniques, their classification and estimation.
Syllabus
  • 11.Course introduction 2. Information sources 3. Information and intelligence services 4. Legal issues of information acquisition 5. Methods of intelligence analysis 6. Intelligence analysis cycle 7.-12. Seminars, case studies.
Literature
  • Extended valid list of literature is in the IS MU (study materials)
  • ZRŮN, Michal and Lucie ŘEHOŘOVÁ. Úvod do zpravodajství : studijní text pro potřeby posluchačů předmětu Zpravodajské služby Policejní akademie ČR v Praze. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vydavatelství PA ČR, 2007, 68 s. ISBN 9788072512522. info
  • POKORNÝ, Ladislav. Základy právní úpravy činnosti zpravodajských služeb. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vydavatelství PA ČR, 2007, 73 s. ISBN 9788072512423. info
  • CEJPEK, Jiří. Informace, komunikace a myšlení : úvod do informační vědy. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1998, 179 s. ISBN 8071847674. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, seminar, case studies analysis
Assessment methods
The course is completed by an exam which consists of two parts – a seminar paper and a written test. Students will be assessed as follows: 1/3 seminar paper and its presentation, 2/3 comprehensive written test. 1. A seminar paper on a theme chosen from a list or approved by the teacher in the course of the term will be handed in no later than May 15th. The paper will span 10 to 15 pages. The paper must be submitted in an electronic form both to the hand-in system in the IS and to the teacher’s email address. Papers submitted after the deadline will not be considered. The paper is assessed in terms of invention, student’s ability to find relevant issues within the theme, its logical structure, and whether or not quotes and comments comply with the norms. It is also necessary to use a broader spectre of sources than just the listed literature. The seminar paper must be presented at a seminar. 2. Comprehensive written exam (covers matter read at lectures and included in listed literature, questions come in the form of a test with four possible answers of which none need to be correct, or any number can be correct). Evaluation: 56-60 points: A, 51-55 points: B, 46-50 points: C, 41-45 points: D, 36-40 points: E, 35 and less: F.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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