PIA 2041 - POLICY ANALYSIS FOR CYBERSECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE STUDIES

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides a multidisciplinary framework for analyzing cybersecurity and intelligence policies developed after the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Methods of policy analysis include expert forecasting and prediction markets, benefit-cost and benefit-risk analysis, performance monitoring and evaluation, problem diagnosis with structured analytic techniques, and the development of transparent policy arguments. Case studies are used to exemplify the interplay of policy analysis and the politics of policymaking in the pursuit of efficiency, equity, political feasibility, and ethics. The course is organized into three parts: I. A Framework for Policy Analysis; II. Methods for Policy Analysis; and III. Methods for Communicating and Using Policy Information. Case materials in cybersecurity policy and intelligence analysis will be used throughout the class. Requirements include two 5-page policy memos, an in-house midterm exam, and a take-home final.This course satisfies the GSPIA core course requirement in public policy analysis.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade

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