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GEOG 885
Advanced Analytic Methods in Geospatial Intelligence

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Lesson 05: SGAM: Hypotheses and Evidence

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Introduction
SGAM Step 3: Hypothesis
SGAM Step 4: Evidence
DC Sniper: Analysis of Competing Hypothesis I
Team Project: Analytic Question and Imaginative Thinking Techniques Exercise
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GEOG 885 Advanced Analytic Methods in Geospatial Intelligence

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Lessons

Lesson 01: Course Introduction and Review of Critical Concepts
Lesson 02: Structured Geospatial Analytic Method (SGAM) Overview
Lesson 03: Structured Analytic Techniques
Lesson 04: SGAM: Question and Grounding
Lesson 05: SGAM: Hypotheses and Evidence
Lesson 06: Team Project - Application of a Diagnostic Technique
Lesson 07: SGAM: Fusion and Conclusions
Lesson 08: Analyst Challenge Exercise
Lesson 09: Student Work Period
Lesson 10: Team Project Presentations

Author: Todd Bacastow, Professor of Practice, Lead Faculty Member, Certificate Program in Geospatial Intelligence and Instructor, MGIS program, The Pennsylvania State University; Dennis Bellafiore, Senior Researcher, Organizational Leadership, The Pennsylvania State University, Dutton e-Education Institute.

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