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Yet again, we had a lot of reading this week. Completion of this lesson gives you a basic understanding of issues affecting the US intelligence community. Our four chapters and additional readings covered:
- the role of the policy maker;
- the new intelligence agenda;
- ethical and moral issues in intelligence;
- intelligence reform;
- the NGA and NGS.
Remember once again that what you read in the Lowenthal book was written by a national security insider who is a veteran of the CIA. His personal history and experience give him a particular cultural filter. This lesson included a doctrinal publication, NGA fact sheets, and several articles from media outlets. Your challenge is to be a critical thinker and to use your higher order thinking skills of interpretation, analysis and synthesis, evaluation, inference, explanation, and self-regulation in utilizing the readings.
Final Tasks
Your last challenge this week is to take Lesson 5 - GRADED Quiz (#4) on this week's readings.
Deliverable: Lesson 5 - GRADED Quiz (#4)
Return to Lesson 5 in Canvas. Look for the Lesson 5 - GRADED Quiz (#4), where you will find the twenty-five question quiz on this week's readings. Each question is worth two points. Take all the time you want and feel free to use your book, but be forewarned. This is another tough quiz. To do well, you must have read and studied the readings.
Before you move on to Lesson 6, double-check the Lesson 5 Checklist to make sure you have completed all the required activities for this lesson.
Looking Far Ahead........
In Lesson 7, you will be required to complete four Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) online training courses. Please note that FEMA's Independent Study Exams require a FEMA Student Identification (SID) Number. If you do not yet have a SID, register for one today at FEMA Student Identification System. For directions on how to request an alternative ID number, please see FEMA's Frequently Asked Questions on that same page.
Back to Lesson 5
Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, you have to get through Lesson 5 - GRADED Quiz (#4) successfully. Good Luck!