Oh-o! Meiji

Syllabus (English)

Academic Year 2020 Academic Year
Class Subject Name Graduate School of Governance Studies  National Security and Intelligence
Faculty Member KOBAYASHI YOSHIKI  Professor Credits 2
Class Dates Spring Semester/Friday/Period 2 Campus Surugadai
Course Number
(GS)POL698E
Host Faculty GS:Graduate School of Governance Studies Class Type 8:Combined use of two or more class types
General Classification POL:Political Science Language E:English
Level 6:Graduate(Master's Course) : Advanced Level
Specific Classification 9:Others

Course Summary and Objectives

<COURSE DESCRIPTION>
This course deals with the topics related to national intelligence systems. “Intelligence” in this course could be defined as follows; (i) Products of knowledge processed and analyzed from information, which are provided to policy-makers in order to help their decision-making on national security matters, (ii) Governmental procedure and mechanism to produce such products.
<ATTAINMENT TARGET>
The objective of this course is to study the basic academic theories of intelligence and national security. By the end of this course, students will be able to -
(i) understand and explain basic theoretical concepts and terms on intelligence studies,
(ii) understand and explain major questions about intelligence studies for scholars and practitioners,
(iii) understand and explain backgrounds behind daily media reports on intelligence matters based on theoretical frameworks, and
(iv) make policy recommendations on intelligence matters based on appropriate theoretical frameworks.
<METHODOLOGIES>
The course consists of lectures by the instructor as well as class discussions with students. While the instructor delivers a brief lecture in a each class on the designated topics based on the below-mentioned text book, students are expected to participate in class discussions.

Course Contents

<INTRODUCTION>
 (01) Syllabus, Introduction to National Security and Intelligence
<BASIC THEORIES>
 (02) Intelligence: Definition & Functions (Lowenthal Chapter 1 & 4)
 (03) Intelligence: Definition & Functions (Lowenthal Chapter 1 & 4)
 (04) Intelligence Process (Lowenthal Chapter 1 & 4)
 (05) Intelligence Community (Lowenthal Chapter 2, 3 & 14)
 (06) Collection (Lowenthal Chapter 5)
 (07) Analysis (Lowenthal Chapter 6)
 (08) Other Functions – Covert Action and Counter Intelligence (Lowenthal Chapter 7, 8 & 13)
 (09) Democratic Oversight of Intelligence Community (Lowenthal Chapter 10)
<MID-TERM PRESENTATIONS>
 (10) Students’ mid-term presentations on research proposals
<ADVANCED THEORETICAL ISSUES>
 (11) New Issues of Intelligence (Lowenthal Chapter 11 & 12)
 (12) Intelligence Services in Different Countries (Lowenthal Chapter 14)
<SUMMARY AND FINAL PRESENTATIONS>
 (13) Summary and Conclusions
 (14) Students’ final presentations

Prerequisites and registration requirements

No prerequisite knowledge or experiences are required. Since intelligence is a critical part of governmental national security functions, those students who are interested in national security and public safety are welcomed to participate in. However, students without strong background or knowledge of these areas are also welcomed.

Preparation and Review

<READING ASSIGNMENTS>
All students are expected to complete reading assignments (in particular, assigned chapters of Lowenthalʼs textbook) prior to an each class, getting prepared for class discussions on assigned topics.
<NEWS DISCUSSIONS>
In an each class, the first 15-20 minutes will be allocated to casual discussions on the current news topics related to intelligence matters or international politics. All students are encouraged to pay attention to relevant news topics in daily life, and to get prepared for class discussions. (This is a part of the grading and evaluation.)
<Class Notes>
After an each class, all students are expected to submit short comments (e.g. new findings, questions and etc) within 24 hours through DISCUSSION Function of Oh-Meiji Class web page. All studentsʼ comments as well as instructorʼs responses will be shared among registered students. (This is a part of the grading and evaluation.)

Textbook(s)

Lowenthal, M. (2019), Intelligence - From Secrets to Policy, Eighth Edition (CQ Press)
(* The new edition was published in November, 2019.)

Grading and Evaluation

・ Class Participation: 30% (This include the above-mentioned News Discussions and Class Notes.)
・ Individual Class Presentation (2 times): 30%
・ Individual Term Paper: 40%

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