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Course Assignment Instructions – M.A. Intelligence Studies

Assignment Options

Each student may choose one of the following options:

1.        Delivering a focused academic presentation of up to 45 minutes.

2.       Submitting a short academic dissertation of up to 20 pages.

Suggested Topics for Paper or Presentation

3.      National Intelligence vs. Corporate Intelligence: Who Holds the Advantage?

Conduct a comparative analysis of capabilities, technological tools, and analytical proficiency between national and corporate intelligence bodies.

4.      Civic Rights and Intelligence Oversight

Describe the political, technical, and financial mechanisms of oversight applied to intelligence services. Propose and justify a model of your own.

5.     Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Cooperative Intelligence, Ethics, and Legal Boundaries

Analyze the ethical and legal dimensions of cooperative intelligence operations. Explore the extent to which technology can support democratic oversight of intelligence services, and identify associated advantages and limitations.

Submission Conditions and Requirements

·         Each student must select only one of the proposed topics. Only one paper may be submitted per topic.

·         Before commencing work, students must submit the following elements via email no later than June 20: a proposed bibliography, a chapter outline, and a clearly defined research question.

·         All submitted work must comply with academic standards for citation and referencing in Political Science. Failure to adhere to citation conventions will significantly impact the final grade.

Political Science APA Style Guide

 http://www.smu.ca/webfiles/PoliticalScienceHandbook_Mar07.pdf

 https://www-secure.easybib.com/products/mybibpro