CURRICULUM COMMITTEE MEETING 10 OCTOBER 1974

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Approved For lease 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78` 6215A000100030007-8 Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215A000100030007-8 Approved For Relea O 1-2 Y'tt-A'ID -16215,4000100030007-8 3 October 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the Curriculum Committee SUBJECT Curriculum Committee Meeting 10 October 1974 1. Curriculum Committee will meet on 10 October 1974 in the DTR Conference Room at 0930 hours. 2. Agenda ~7 1 /" ~ I I I V I L Discussion of the TARG Report () - 1 hour Discussion of the November meeting to be held at - 1 hour Chairman, Curriculum Committee STATINTL STATINTL INTERNAL USE ony Approved For Release 2O 11 W `' A-RDP78-06215A000100030007-8 ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE OPY-',' Approved For Releas 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-062154000100030007-8 15 October 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Member of the Curriculum Committee SUBJECT Minutes of the 10 October 1974 Meeting of the Curriculum Committee 1. On 10 October 1974, the Curriculum Committee met in STATINTL the DTR Conference Room at 0930 hours. Present were Messrs.- STATINT 2. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without discussion. STATINTL 3. Seminar on the Pre aration of National Intelligence Estimates. brie e the Committee on this special STATINTL course which plans to conduct for people involved in the National Intelligence Officer Program. It was apparent that this course is in response to a specific requirement from George Carver! There was some concern in the Committee that this course was more in the nature of component training rather than a general purpose Office of Training course. However, the Committee members agreed in principle with the idea of the course. 4. TARG Recommendations. The Chairman presented the Committee with a distillation of recommendations and major points made in the Training Administration Review Group's Report and asked the Committee for comments on those questions relevant to the business of the Curriculum Committee. Specifically, the Committee was divided on whether or not the Catalog should be published annually. Some opting for annual publication, others opting for biennial or triennial publication with regular updates. The Committee felt that the idea of a Publications/Editor Officer in OTR to screen OTR publications was a worthwhile idea. Committee members had no basic disagreement with the idea of partial decentralization of Registration and agreed that the Registration Group should be a focal point for general inquiries in OTR. The Committee discussed the question of minimum entrance requirements for the BOC and recommend that the DTR take cognizance of a study prepared by sometime ago and begin a dialogue with the DD/O about the development of minimum STATINTL Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215A000100030007-8 ADMINISTRATIVE - INTMNAL USE ONLY ADMINISTF.ATIVE - INT .:: L USE ONLY Approved For Releas&2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215A000100030007-8 STATINT entrance requirements for BOC students. The Committee generally agreed that a single OTR employee should handle all of the Guest Speaker activities now divided between The Committee felt that many of the other recommendations were administrative in nature and did not bear directly on the business of the Curriculum Committee, but should be handled and decided upon in other forums. 5. November Curriculum Committee . The STATINTL Chairman reminded the Committee members of the meeting to be STATINTLheld 18-20 November and recommended as a matter o procedure that the Unit Chiefs submit the information requested of them by 25 October for preliminary review. The Plans and Development Staff will add other data in the areas of cost, past student loads, and methological analysis. The Chairman further suggested that, as a matter of procedure, the full Curriculum Committee be broken down into task forces to examine specific aspects of the curriculum. The task forces will submit their recommendations and questions to the Curriculum Committee as a whole. The Chairman reminded Unit Chiefs to submit proposals for courses which will be conducted next year and reminded them to take into consideration such matters as synchronizing the scheduling of related courses. Committee members agreed to this procedure. 6. Evaluation of the Curriculum Committee. The Chairman raised the question of the effectiveness of the Curriculum Committee and asked for the Committee members comments on whether the business of the Committee is of sufficient practical use to counterbalance the expenditure of staff time. There was general agreement that some forum to discuss curricuim questions was in order, but that the responsibilities and objectives of the Curriculum Committee were perhaps not as clear as they ought to be. There was some question as to whether or not the Committtee should restrict itself exclusively to curriculum matters and not to matters of training administation. There was some discussion as to the depth that the Committee members could reasonably discuss and evaluate matters of substance in the Curriculum Committee format. The Chairman agreed to study carefully the stated objectives of the Curriculum Committee and attempt to rewrite them in such a way so that the Committee members would have a clearer focus of what the Committee is trying to accomplish. In view of the preparation required to prepare the Committee for the November meeting, we have not scheduled the next meeting until there is business of sufficient urgency to warrant calling such a meeting. STATINTL Chairman, Curriculum Committee Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215A000100030007-8 ADMINISTRATIVE - INTZ;1f L USE ONLY Approved For Releas 2000/08/21 CIA-RDP78-06215 000100030007-8 30 September 1974 MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training SUBJECT Seminar on Preparation of National Intelligence Estimates 1. After discussion with a number of people who are or have been in. the estimating business, I have come to some tentative conclusions regarding how to organize-and teach the course proposed in our interim report. If what I propose is agreeable to OTR, I will forward to George Carver a memo- randum outlining these proposals and, hopefully, get the show on the road by the finish of the year. In any event I think we should regard the first running as experimental both as to length and method. The essential facts in my proposal are: a. To have about eight participants c. To meet in the main building for two hours about six or eight times (leaving the number of sessions, open, depending upon the wishes of the students). d. To have each member of the seminar write an estimate in his field on a current topic which could be published when com- pleted, the writing to begin after the opening sessions have been completed. e. To have one or more sessions during the writing process to discuss any drafting or presentational problems the participants might have. f. To have final sessions with the participants and possibly their supervisor and the appropriate NIO's to discuss and criticize the draft estimates. Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215AO00100030007-8 Approved For Releas 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215A*O0100030007-8 STATINTL STATINTL 2.. The above roposals have been discussed with George Carver and with and have met with their complete approval. They will assist in the selection of students and of topics for estimate writing by the participants. I plan to act as chairman and chief instructor myself. In accordance with - wishes, expressed to me after our talk with him, he will be used only as a participant in certain sessions and in assisting the estimates writers and not as a senior instructor or organizer of the seminar. 3. The general sessions at the opening of the course will include (a) participation by certain NIO's, in which they will discuss some of their problems and needs, (b) illustrative discussion of "good" and "bad" estimates in terms of identification of the estimative problems, structure of the estimate, presentation, and writing, (c) practice and discussion, in terms of real subject-matter, in identifying estimative problems and structuring estimates, and (d) practice and discussion in preparing summaries and conclusions to highlight principal estimative judgments for the recipients. 4. If the above is agreeable with you, I propose to move forward with establishing dates, announcements, place of meeting, and preparation of materials. STATINTL Approved For Release 2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215A000100030007-8 C?' IENTIAL----- ^, SECRET ROUTING AND RECORD SHEET - SUBJECT: (Optional) Seminar on Preparation of National.Intelligence Estimates FROM: STATI NTL EXTENSION -- ~( i= 826 C of C 3396 DATE - 30 September 1974 TO. (Officer designation, room number, and building) --~ DA TE OFFICER'S COMMENTS (Number each comment to show from whom RECEIVED FORWARDED INITIALS to whom. Draw a line across column after each comment.) 1. DTR 1Oz6 C of C `. Cc$ , . ~, VJC C's7~ 2. --- ttt ~` ~,g a CflO . t.~- O l 43 '10 N 0 A- 3' STATIN 10 Wj- 5. 6. Cam. A 10. 12. 13. 14. 15. vwd_ la ,~,~ ~_.._..Gn.oro~ EnLRe asP /0 ? ~ - 215ARQO1 ~A0OO3.~~Q7$-__ __.._._~. FORM USE PREVIOUS SECRET CONFIDENTIAL i~alEf~t~A! UNCLASSIFIED 3-62 v ^ ^ ^ USE ONLY ^ Approved For Release 000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215AO60100030007-8 R C:C)'1A'1ENDA'I"TONS OF ` RATN1NG ADMINISTRATION REVIEW GROUP (TARG) aining Information. I Catal.oc, a. Cat:al.og should be published annually. b. Catalog should include handbook information for training officers. 2. Special Bulletin a. Unit cllie:Es should be responsible for approval and mat preparation. B. 0Th Component Training Officer should monitor Special Bulletins originating outside OTR. 3. Schedule of- Courses should be issued semi-annually. 4. Bi-W'celcly Registration Notes schedule should. be continued. 5. Functional directory of OTR should be published twice a. year. 6. Training Officer Conference a . Recommend continuance. B. Recommend Directorate Training Offi_c:ex- OTR meetings. 7. Assignment of MT Careerists to Senior Training Officer jobs. 8. Creation of a Publications Officer/Editor to screen OTR publications. Approved For Release 120,00/0/2j,_TGIA.FQP.7,$, Qp,21 ,900100030007-8 Approved For Releasie.2000/08/21: CIA-RDP78-06215 O 16030007-8 i: a.1n1.116 IZequl.rements Current system to be continued and broadened. Re gi.stratlon. I~rocedures 1. Registration be partially decentralized. 2. Unit training assistants to handle the entire cycle including logging, selection of students, notification. of acceptance. 3. SIZS/RG should be the centra't point to handle calls and i.n.quiri.es of a general. nature. 4. Course content questions should be referred to the instructor. STATINTL >. _ registration should not be decentralized, there should be backup in either RG or SA/OT. 6. Form 73 should be revised., more basic information on the student. 7. Attendance - no standardization required. As a minimum there should. be a. daily sign-in sheet for all Headquarters Courses. Reporting on Student YProress and Achievement 1. OTR notice should be. reviewed and revised as necessary. 2.. Streamline the st.uden.t evaluation form. 3. Eliminate much of the student data on the training report form. Records on Students and Courses I. Official- folders should be kept in one place, that is the unit (not in RG). 2. RG should keep all of the OTR input: data. Approved For Release 2000/08/21: CIA-RDP78.06~15iQ.pp100030007-8 Approved For Release2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-062150100030007-8 I. More control should be exercisod on who attends the :i3OC, I. e. , establish and adhere to minimum entrance requirements. 2. Provide reading notebooks to the students in advance to save course time. STATINTL 3. AOC is in competition. with the Midcareer for mid-level. P1?0 officers. Guest Speaker Coordinator 1. Use should be macle of the Guest Speaker Computer Program. STATINTL 2. A. single individual should handle all. M arrangerments and Guest Speaker records, this should be located. in o:i t:her Plans or SRS. Directorate TRO Comments 1. SF,'I' -- "A designated office in OTR available to handle unusual training requests." 2. A single person .n. OTR to work on component training problems, i.e., permanent Component Training Officer :in OTR. 3. DDO wants to be consulted more closely on selectir officers for the AOC. 4. DDO would wel.come more input on. student achievement, particularly in the BOC and. AOC. 5. Please advise the Senior Training Officer DDA of completion of courses by employees with MG service designation. 6. DDI. _ the responsibility for travel, advances, etc. not clear, is OTR or the component responsible and in which courses? Approved For Release 2000/08/21 CIA-RDP78 0621,1 AQQ,Q100030007-8 S _ ..e G'i A- t F-1 a..V .. Av:III1ISi.:iTIVE - Ia i:' i::.1L USE ONLY Approved For Releaso?2000/08/21 : CIA-RDP78-06215MD0100030007-8 MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the Curriculum Committee SUBJECT . N ei r Curriculum Committee Meeting .1. This will confirm our telephone discussion of Curriculum Committee meeting to be held 18-20 November 1974. 2. The purpose of the meeting is to prepare a recommended curriculum for FY 1976 for the Director of Training. Unit Chiefs should be preparing information proposed courses according to the attached guidance. Chairman, Curriculum Committee STATINTL a STATINTL on STATINTL Approved For Rele 2 9,/fl$1 1., IA :f T8 6MA000100030007-8