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Certificate in Advanced Technical Intelligence
Overview
The Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development (ATIC) and Clark State Community College Greene Center will be offering a Certificate Program in Advanced Technical Intelligence (ATI) starting September 4, 2008. The certificate is designed for working professionals wishing to extend their knowledge of ATI and, in particular, Advanced Geospatial Intelligence (AGI) and Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT). It is also designed to meet the needs of individuals desiring to change career paths within industry and government.
Who Should Apply
The course of instruction is open to US Citizens only and is designed to familiarize the students with the ATI field providing them core knowledge of the collection and analysis methods applied by ATI professionals to solve today's hardest intelligence problems. To meet the needs of a working audience, the courses will be offered in the evenings two nights a week over three quarters through Clark State Community College Greene Center. Each class will last three hours. Students successfully completing the program will receive the Certificate in Advanced Technical Intelligence - Level I.
What to Expect
Students will be guided through the course of instruction by ATIC faculty using instructional materials prepared explicitly for the certificate program. Students' performance will be assessed using homework and tests (mid-term and final), as well as class projects that may be assigned by the professors.
Prerequisites
A fundamental understanding of algebra and trigonometry will be needed to successfully complete the certificate. Students should consult with Clark State for more details.
Course Descriptions
Introduction to the Intelligence Community
(30 contact hours)
This course will examine the origins and current structure of the US Intelligence Community (IC) with an emphasis on the key intelligence agencies and their functions, roles, and missions. Students will also be exposed to all facets of the intelligence production cycle, to include tasking, collection, processing, exploitation/analysis, and dissemination.
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing in Intelligence
(30 contact hours)
The science and underlying phenomenology of remote sensing will be presented. Students will become familiar with the remote sensing collection system, and how it interacts with the environment while collecting information from that same environment.
Introduction to Spectral Sensing with Applications in Intelligence
(30 contact hours)
This course will cover the science and technology behind Spectral Remote Sensing. Students will become familiar with the underlying phenomenology being sensed, how the information is collected, and the advantages and disadvantages of the technology.
Introduction to Radar for MASINT
(30 contact hours)
This course will cover the underlying principles of radar and how radar, in the form of Over-the-Horizon and Line-of-Sight radar, can be used as a MASINT sensor. The student will gain an understanding of how radio waves are created and propagated, how they interact with an object and are returned to the radar, and how the radar interprets the returned energy.
Introduction to Overhead Non-Imaging Infrared (ONIR)
(30 contact hours)
The ONIR course will cover the role ONIR plays in National Defense. The student will learn how the data is collected, processed, and exploited and the advantages and disadvantages of ONIR as a remote sensing tool.
MASINT Fundamentals
(30 contact hours)
The final course in the certificate program will provide the student with an overview of the MASINT disciplines. The student will become familiar with the following disciplines: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear; Seismic and Acoustic; Geophysical; Materials; and Radio Frequency.
