_______CO-1: Deconstruct the flow of intelligence to support strategic decision making at the White House, Congress, and the executive departments and agencies.
_______CO-2: Assess the challenges and role facing strategic intelligence analysis and strategic counterintelligence.
_______CO-3: Critique the elements, methods, processes, and capabilities of strategic covert action.
CO-4: The role of congress is explored during your Mid-term Paper and should not be explored during this paper.
_______CO-5: Differentiate the fundamental capabilities and limitations of strategic intelligence collection.
Thesis Statement: Thesis statement (i.e. The sentence or two that will sum up what your paper is about). For tips and examples of a good thesis statement follow the below link. In short, it answers your research question. https://wts.indiana.edu/writing-guides/how-to-write-a-thesis-statement.html
Outline: Main points you will discuss in your paper.
1. Introduction. Make the last sentence your thesis statement.
2. Main Point #1 to support your argument/analysis.
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3. Main Point #2 to support your argument/analysis.
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4 Main point #3 to support your argument/analysis.
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5. Conclusion.
FIVE REFERENCES: At least 3 must be from a book or journal searches in the APUS library such as EBSCOHOST, ProQuest, or JSTORS. Format examples below
Rose, Nikolas. 1999. Control. In Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought,
233-73. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Thomas, Nicholas. 2008. Pedagogy and the Work of Michel Foucault. JAC 28 (1-2):
151-80.
Toulmin, Stephen. 1990. Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.
Acceptable Academic Research Sources
There have been many questions on what sources are acceptable for academic referencing. Below is something I copied from the APUS library. How and where you access the source is not important; its academic validity is. Your best bets are books and journal articles. You can never cite wikipedia or encyclopedias of any type.
SCHOLARLY (From APUS Library):
Authors will be experts in their fields. Articles are written for experts (or college students!) in the field (lots of technical language and/or discipline specific jargon, statistical analyses, written in a formal tone).
Authors always cite their sources throughout the article, normally in conformance with a Style
Manual, and include list of references at the end. Articles seldom include photographs, but may include tables or graphs of data (may seem bland at a glance).
