Strategic analysis 2104-M-D2ANST-BSS

The aim of this course is to provide participants with knowledge about the objectives, tools and conditions of strategic analysis conducted for the needs of state institutions responsible for the security sector.

Term 2023L:

Term 2024L:

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Blended learning
Self-reading

Course coordinators

Robert Kupiecki
Roman Kuźniar

Learning outcomes

After classes the student should understand: the needs and analytical conditions of the state resulting from strategic management and planning processes in the security sector and understand the concept of intellectual and ethical standards in the analyst's work, the importance of asking the right questions, the spectrum of information sources and methods of verifying their reliability. He should develop the ability to think critically, avoid cognitive traps, and know basic analytical methods and techniques, use them for practical tasks, and be able to effectively present the results of analysis.

S1_W04, S1_W05, S1_W08, S1_W10, S1_U03, S1_U05, S1_U06, S1_K01, S1_K03

Assessment criteria

Conditions for obtaining a pass in the subject:
- attendance at the class,
- realization of 4 tasks/analytical work (individual and group) during the exercises. The final grade is the average of the grades obtained for the above tasks.

Practical placement

not applicable

Bibliography

P. Daniluk, Bezpieczeństwo i zarządzanie. Analiza strategiczna, Warszawa 2015.
P. Tetlock, D. Gardiner, Superforecasting. The Art and Science of Prediction, London 2015.

W. Zajączkowski, Zrozumieć innych. Metoda analityczna w polityce zagranicznej, Warszawa 2011.

Kozłowski J., Teoria i praktyka działań analityczno – informacyjnych, Warszawa 2016.

Janusz K., Janusz W., Kozioł K., Szosik-Depczyńska K., Zarządzanie strategiczne. Koncepcje. Metody. Strategie, Warszawa 2010.

Konieczny J. (red.), Analiza informacji w służbach policyjnych i specjalnych, Warszawa 2012.

Liedel K., Piasecka P. Aleksandrowicz T., Analiza informacji. Teoria i praktyka, Warszawa 2012.

Lektury uzupełniające:
B. Brożek, Myślenie. Podręcznik użytkownika, Kraków 2016.

R. Kugler, Policy Analysis in National Security Affairs. New Methods for a New Era, Washington DC, 2006.

T. Juneau, ed., Strategic Analysis in Support of International Policy Making: Case Studies in Achieving Analytical Relevance, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.

S. Kent, Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy, Princeton University Press, 1949.

Stabryła A., Zarządzanie strategiczne w teorii i praktyce firmy, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2000.