Overview & Structure of the National Intelligence Organizations
the student is required to design a case study on a topic relevant to this course. The syllabus and weekly lessons offer the following list of topics that you can use to generate topic ideas.
- Overview & Structure of the National Intelligence Organizations
- The Intelligence Cycle
- History of the Intelligence Community
- Intelligence Oversight
- Law and Ethics
- Public and Private Partnership in Intelligence
- Future Challenges within the IC
- Assignment 1: Research Proposal (4-5 pages) – worth 20% of your course grade
Assignment 1: Research Proposal
The goal of the first assignment is to present a clear research project. The research proposal must be 4-5 pages (do not exceed 5 pages of text) in length, not including the title page, abstract, and reference list. The research proposal must be submitted as a Word document through the Assignments section of the classroom by Sunday, 11:55 pm EST at the end of Week 2. In the research proposal, the student will:
1) Present the research problem that will be assessed and provide contextual information that helps demonstrate an understanding of the nature of the problem.
2) Clearly state a single SPECIFIC and academically rigorous research question or hypothesis. [Note – ONE academically rich research question is for qualitative research; the null and another hypothesis (H1) are for quantitative research. Do not create both a question and hypothesis. It’s one or the other depending on the type of research you’re conducting.].
3) Explain why this case study is important to investigate. What can be learned from this situation? How the knowledge gained through the research will broaden the research communitys understanding of the topic.
4) Provide a preliminary literature review the includes at least 8 preliminary sources, 6 of which must be from peer-reviewed journals. The literature review will discuss the key concepts, theories, and paradigms related to the issue (case study) by grouping the material into relevant categories. The literature review will not be a simple listing of one article and then another article. The student is to use the Chicago author-date (parenthetical)citation method.
- APUS students have access to the official version of the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style Online (CMOS). To access the full CMOS, use this link: Chicago Manual of Style Online. Go here for the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide.
5) Discuss the theoretical framework developed out of the literature review. In this section, the student will summarize/synthesize some of the theories/models and concepts such as Grounded Theory, Rational Choice Theory, or Game Theory to assess the research question. Here’s a link to understand theory: https://methods-sagepub-com.ezproxy2.apus.edu/methods-map/theory
6) Discuss the research design (methodology – either qualitative or quantitative) that will be used to assess the central research question (qualitative) or hypothesis (quantitative). How will you collect data? How will you analyze it?
Paper Format: The proposal must include a title page, abstract, introduction (including research question or hypotheses), initial literature review, theoretical framework, research design, conclusion, and reference page. The title page, abstract and reference page are not part of the 4-to-5-page length. The paper will have 1-inch borders on all four sides, use a Times New Roman 12-point font, be double line spaced, and not have an extra line spacing between paragraphs (no triple line spacing). The student may need to turn this off function in WORD by going to paragraph settings, and select don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style. Since this is an INTL course, the student must use the Chicago author-date (parenthetical) citation style for the references page.
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