Course # 33420 Section Number 1 Day(s) M Time(s) 8:00am-10:50am Term Fall 2024 Course Instructor Michael Quigley Syllabus Draft Syllabus 8/28/24 The course examines the U.S. Intelligence Community and its role in national security. It will analyze the intelligence cycle including planning and direction, collection, processing, analysis and dissemination. It will also focus on topics such as warning and surprise, denial and deception, covert action, oversight and the role of policy makers, civil liberties, ethics and accountability and intelligence reform. It will also compare the organization and activities of foreign intelligence agencies with the U.S. model. Many of these topics will be analyzed through the context of current events including the congressional investigation into Russia’s interference with the 2016 presidential election. The course will also feature high ranking current and former intelligence officials as guest speakers. No prior study of intelligence issues is required. This course is taught by Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-5), a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, which oversees the activities of the U.S. intelligence community. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Fall 2024 Contemporary US Intelligence Michael Quigley Monday 8:00am-10:50am Syllabus Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025 Inside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate Minds Wed., June 25, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Harris Summer Mixer in Bogotá Sat., July 05, 2025 | 8:00 PM Andrés DC Cl. 82 #12 -21 Bogotá, DC, 110221 Colombia Harris Summer Campus Visit Mon., July 07, 2025 | 10:00 AM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States Get to Know Harris! A Virtual Information Session Wed., July 09, 2025 | 8:30 AM
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