INFORMATION SCIENCE FOR MANAGERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03090A000100150026-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: August 21, 1973
• Content Type: BULL

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SPECIAL BULLETIN
No. 24-73 '21 August 1973
TO: All Training Officers of the Agency
INFORMATION SCIENCE FOR MANAGERS
This one week, full-time course, previously entitled
'Management Science for Information," is next being offered
15-19 October 1973.
Conducted by the Office of Training as an inter-Agency
program, the course is designed for managers, potential managers,
supervisors, members of management staffs, and other senior and
middle-level intelligence professionals with collection, pro-
duction, support, operations, or overall management responsi-
bilities in the intelligence field. It stresses the a lication
of information systems and systematic methods of analysis by
systems users to a variety of intelligence management tasks.
It is not designed for skilled systems specialists and the
content of the course is readily understood by those with no
scientific, technical or computer training.
Each student learns to use a computer terminal and to apply
computer programs to management and intelligence problems. He
receives a fundamental knowledge of forecasting, probability,
decision trees, correlation and regression analysis, network
analysis, linear programming, resource allocation, PERT, decision-
making, and other systematic methods of analysis.
1. To familiarize the student with the terminology and basic
techniques of Information Science.
2. To identify the capabilities, limitations, and applicability
of Information Science methods to the functions of management and
the processes of intelligence.
3. To develop the student's ability to recognize applications
of systematic methods.of analysis in his professional intelligence
field, and to apply these methods to his work.
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4. To improve the student's ability to communicate and collaborate with
systems professionals on more difficult problems and requirements.
5. To provide a wider range of rational choices to the manager and his
staff in the analysis of problems in the decision-making tasks of his
organization.
GS-12 through GS-16 officers, and those with equivalent military rank,
who hold a managerial level assignment in Intelligence. No previous technical,
scientific, math or computer training is necessary.
15 through 19 October. 0900 to 1600 daily, one week, full-time.
New and improved facilities at 4600 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia
(Chamber of Commerce Building, Room 616). Detailed instructions on directions
to the building and on parking will be mailed to students prior to start of
the course.
Form 73, "Request for Internal Training," must be submitted to OTR/ISS/AIR,
Room 1036, Chamber of Commerce Building, by 28 September 1973. These requests
will be submitted through the Training Officer and through the Central Cover
Staff, as personnel of other Intelligence Community agencies. will attend this
course. For information on registration call (7TR/ISS/AIR, extension 2365. For,
information on course content call extension 3532 25X1A
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