choose a topic that is focused on intelligence (or be intelligence related and you explain how it is important to intelligence) –

History on how it was defined
Describe groups/ build up this organization.
Their tactics and methods
Successfully used Intelligence Tactics
Failed Intelligence tactics
Future Intelligence tactics

The hypothesis will be
What strategy should be used to defeat ISIS?

Create a topic for this research paper as explained below
Make sure this research paper includes all important details and facts about ISIS in relation to Intelligence.
NOTE: This course is for Intelligence Studies major it requires the understanding of intelligence research methodologies, research methods, and intelligence analyses

methods. Correct and professional terms must be used in this paper.

Assignment Instructions

This assignment is a research paper. This means you will choose a topic that is focused on intelligence (or be intelligence related and you explain how it is important

Topic:

You must choose a topic from your area of concentration. You are free to choose any topic you are interested in or have wanted to investigate but haven’t been able to

address.

Thesis:

Your paper must have a solid, pointed premise. A solid main point is a conclusion of analysis, based on your research, that is reasoned and pointed. You cannot choose

a main point which is obvious or self-evident (terrorism led to the war in Afghanistan or the lack of WMD in Iraq was an intelligence mistake). You must ask a research

question, research, and draw a conclusion or answer to the question. State that as a declarative sentence in your introduction. That declarative statement is your

premise or hypothesis. You must be specific, not vague or general.

Content:
You should be sure to have a thesis that addresses the topic you are focusing on and that this thesis is CLEAR and UNAMBIGUOUS. If you have any questions about your

thesis you should ask them on the open discussion board for the class. It is OK to share your ideas and ask for feedback.  Your thesis must be in the first paragraph

or section of your paper. I am looking for a singular specific research question and a hypothesis.

You should also be sure to have section headings, a title page, end notes (or footnotes), list of references, page numbers and all the other elements of a professional

paper.

Deliverable:
Your paper should be 15-20 pages in length, double spaced, New Times Roman 12 pt font.

Sources:
You should strive for 12+ references (which shouldn’t be difficult given all the reading you’ve done in your program). Be sure that your selection of sources gives you

balance, that they are credible and reliable and accurate (and note when they may not be).

Assumptions:
All research papers have assumptions. These bound the problem, exclude difficult variables, provide a firm starting point. While it is not necessary to have a separate

section for assumptions, it is necessary that you identify them when you make them. (For instance in an examination of covert action success you may want to make the

assumption that the first CA engaged in by CIA was not representative of what occurs later in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, and therefore should be excluded from your

study.)

Topic: Intelligence

Order Description
Readings

Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2013). Cross-cultural psychology: Critical thinking and contemporary applications (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Chapter 4, “Cognition: Sensation, Perception, and States of Consciousness” (pp. 88–114)

In this chapter, the authors explain cognition and describe sensation, perception, and states of consciousness in a cross-cultural perspective. Topics include the senses; the role of the environment in shaping perceptual expectations’ cultural influences on the perception of depth, color, time, beauty, and music; and altered states of consciousness.
Chapter 5, “Intelligence” (pp. 115–143)

The authors present the concept of intelligence, and the various means of defining and measuring intelligence. They include analysis of cultural and ethnic differences in conceptualizing intelligence, as well as group score differences in IQ tests, environmental factors, and other possible influences
Resources:

The two assessments that are critical to the completion of this paper:

Dove, A. (1971). The Chitling intelligence test. Retrieved from https://wilderdom.com/personality/intelligenceChitlingTestShort.html

Wilderdom.com. (2003). The original Australian test of intelligence. Retrieved from https://wilderdom.com/personality/intelligenceOriginalAustralian.html