CURRICULUM COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR 27 AUGUST 1984

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• Publication Date: August 23, 1984
• Content Type: MEMO

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23 August 1984
Assistant Director of Training for Curriculum
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SUBJECT: Curriculum Committee Agenda for 27 August 1984
1. The next Curriculum Committee meeting will be held at
1330 (not, as previously scheduled, 1400) on Monday, 27 August in
tie OTE Tonference Room.
2. The agenda:
1330 - 1345 - Status Report on the S$T
Needs Survey
1345 - 1515 - Consideration of FY 1985
Executive Development Electives
1515 - 1530 - New Course Checklist (draft) Discussion
1530 - 1545 - CBT Developments
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3. The Committee will not be asked to take any action on the
S&T needs survey. We will want to act on proposed STAT
offerings for 1985. I have asked John to take the Committee
through each course, using as a guide the draft New Course
Checklist (only as a guide), because the Checklist has not yet
been discussed by the Committee and because, in any event, the
Executive Development group would not have had the time to get to
the members before the meeting a completed checklist for each
proposed elective.
4. With respect to the "Checklist", I hope we will have time
at least to begin our discussion of the draft. Also, I wanted to
present to the Committee the statistical run-down of our course
categories by students and student-days, but the data is not, as
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SUBJECT: Curriculum Committee Agenda for 27 August 1984
of this writing, quite ready. You will note from the attached
minutes of the last meeting, that we had intended to discuss
"consumer relations" in the forthcoming meeting, but consideration
of the Executive Development electives take precedence. We may
want to consider an extra meeting during the week of 10 September
to finish consideration of career categorization, New Course
Checklist, zero-based review and any "under-development" process.
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Minutes from Curriculum Committee Meeting on 31 July
The Chairman stated that had sent a requirement
for Sf,T training which needs a reply by 1 August. Discussion
followed as to whether OTE can accommodate the S &T figures. It
was decided that we need to sit down with before
answering his memo. The Chairman said he would discuss it with
the D/OTE.
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A recent meeting with regarding courseware for
OTE--particularly mainframe deliver e material in the ISTD
world--was discussed. One of the main insights from jwas STAT
the importance of building "user-friendly" software into the
SAFE system. This could have the effect of saving us a great
amount of training effort.
discussed the Advanced Management Course
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which was discontinued a year a" a half ago. It was not
getting good results. is now working on revising the STAT
course. It will be change to a one-week course. He wants to
present his draft of the new course to all STOs personally and
get their input. They hope to include outside speakers such as
Alice Sargeant. Problems may result in who is going to the
course. After discussion with the STOs regarding the course, it
will be brow ht back the Curriculum Committee for discussion.
In addition, said the "Looking Glass" course had gone STAT
well despite initial reservations on the part of the DO
participants. .
announced that will have his analysis
of t e S$T nee s survey ready by e next Curriculum Committee
meeting. This will inevitably result in more students, staff,
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and resources, and raises questio ilar surveys for
the DO and the DA. All of which.7 pointed out, has STAT
implications for OTE's organizations as -up.
A discussion was held on the course checklist and the
different categories. Some were changed. There was also a
discussion as to whether the percentages should be broken down
according to the days a course runs or per students.
feels there needs to be a new catalog
published with sequencing in it or pyramids, so that people know
when to take a course. Following a lengthy discussion on this
subject, the Committee agreed that it would be useful to discuss
the entire topic of communications with customers at a
forthcoming meeting.
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CONFIDENTIAL
23 August 1984
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Executive Development Staff
SUBJECT: Review of Proposed Executive Development Program
Elective Courses--FY85
1. At the suggestion of the Assistant Director of Training
for Curriculum, and I presented our proposed
Executive Development Program Elective Courses for FY 85 to a
panel of senior representatives from each of the career
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; William Donnelly, DA; and
DS&T, was unable to attend.
2. The panel suggested that the proposed schedule of
elective courses was a very ambitious program, and they had some
reservations about our being able to accomplish all of these in
FY 85.
3. We believe that given adequate resources we can meet
this schedule, but asked the panel to rank the electives; should
something have to be cut. They rated three of the electives--
Resource Decision Making for Executives, Intelligence Collection
in the 1990s, and CIA and the Congress--as the most critical.
The elective on Program/Project Management and Evaluation was
rated lowest; being of value primarily to the DS&T. We pointed
out that before we could proceed with the elective on The
Directors of Central Intelligence, the approval of the DDCI and
DCI would have to be obtained. All agreed that this was a
politically sensitive issue and a difficult course to develop.
They said, however, that if it can be done this elective would be
very useful.
4. For the elective on Intelligence Collection in the
1990s, it was recommended that we include the issue of how to
process all the information collected. In a subsequent meeting
with members of the Collection Requirements and Evaluation Staff
who are assisting in developing the elective, we added processing
as a topic in this course.
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rvices. Members of the panel were: Helene oa n
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SUBJECT: Review of Proposed Executive Development Program
Elective Courses--FY 85
5. The market for the elective on Meeting the Challenges of
Post-Election Changes was believed to be small, yet the topic was
quite timely and very important for certain executives in each
Directorate. It was recommended that we go forward with the
elective on the basis that we are able to get Dick Lehman to lead
the discussions and act as course director.
6. There was mixed discussion on the Seminar on Imple-
menting and Maintaining Excellence. Some felt there probably
would be little interest in it. Others said it was still an
issue and that we need to offer such a course. It was suggested
that Agency experts such as Bill Donnelly and well-known outside
experts should be included in the elective.
7. In addition to the elective on Automation and the CIA
Executive, it was suggested that another elective be developed on
automation, artificial intelligence, and intelligence processing
in the 1990s. Mr. Donnelly stated that there will be a ten-fold
increase in information and that a "revolution is coming down the
pike in communications and automation" about which we need to
start thinking and preparing our people. All agreed that we will
be facing a tremendous problem of processing all the information
collected--sorting out the "garbage"--and making the valuable
information available to those who need it.
8. The panel believed that the seminar on Covert Action was
of Agency-wide relevance, and that all components which support
covert action should be included. They also stressed the need to
have a creative approach to the problems associated with covert
action.
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DISTRIBUTION:
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1 - Members of the Curriculum Committee
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II11TfIVE Pl1X1WR
ELlK7rI VE USES - FY 85
1. Resource Decision MHking 2 & 3 Oct. 84
for Executives (0900-1700)
1001 C of C
Discussion of the Budget Cycle and Agency resource management process;
including roles of the Executive C)=fttee, Intelligence Camunity Staff,
Office of Management and Budget, and Congress. Includes a ranking
exercise using the same budget as presented to the Executive C'.armittee.
For the Agency executive who wants to know how to budget effectively.
2. Intelligence Collection 30 Oct.-1 Nov. 84
in the 1990s 1001 C of C
This Seminar focuses on changes in the international environment and
initiatives for technical and human source collections being considered
3.
to meet this challenge.
Intelligence and National
6, 13, 20 Nov. 84
Security Policy: The Nixon
(1700-1930)
Adiminstration
IDI Conf. Roan, Has.
Using case studies developed by Edward Proctor, a former Deputy Director
for Intelligence, and discussions with former senior Administration
officials, the Seminar explores how intelligence is used to support
rational security policy.
4. Meeting the Chal 1 enges of 14 & 15 Nov. 84
Post-Election Changes (1700-1930)
tCI Conf. Room, 7D64 Has.
Whatever the outcane of the presidential elections, we can expect several
major cabinet-level changes. The Seminar focuses on how the Agency
adjusts to these changes and meets the needs of the new policymakers.
* The number of sessions and specific times for the elective have not yet
been established. The date shown is the all-inclusive period allocated
for running the elective.
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5.
Seminar on Implementing
4 & 5 Dec. 84
and Maintaining Excellence
(1300-1630)
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Provides the opportunity to develop a strategy for implementation and
maintaining at the unit level the Agency's new Credo and "search for
excellence."
6. Levinson Leadership Seminar
The Leadership Seminar provides an excellent opportunity to explore one's
own style of leadership and gain additional insight into your role as an
Agency leader. It also provides a framework for understanding and
reacting to a wide variety of employee and organizational problems. One
of the highlights of the Seminar is the session on managing change.
7. CIA and the Congress 8 - 10 Jan. 85
1001 C of C
Examines the interaction of CIA with the Congress, covering roles of
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relevant committees, Agency responsibilities to the Congress, budget and
oversight implications, and guidelines for Congressional presentations.
Includes sessions with Members of Congress, staffers, and Agency
executives.
Autanation and the
CIA Executive
22, 23, 24 Jan. 85
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(1300-1600)
1001 C of C
Examines the human, organizational, and managerial impact of autanation
as experienced in the private sector, the public sector, and the Agency.
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and Maintaining Excellence ( ' \STAT
Provides the opportunity to develop a strategy for implementation and
maintaining at the unit level the Agency's new Credo and "search for
excellence."
* The number of sessions and specific times for the elective have not yet
been established. The date shown is the all-inclusive period allocated
for running the elective.
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10. Covert Action 19 - 21 March 85
1001 C of C
7.,:: Leadership Seminar provides an excellent opportunity to explore one's
own style of leadership and gain additional insight into your role as an
-.ency leader. It also provides a framework for understanding and
reacting to a wide variety of employee and organizational problems. One
of the highlights of the Seminar is the session on managing change.
Covers the current status of covert action, capabilities, techniques, and
? perspective of future trends. Also examines how covert action programs
hre initiated, approved, managed, and implemented; the role of the White
House and the Congress; political considerations; and what covert action
-can and cannot accomplish in the present national security environment.
11. Program/Project Management 2 - 4 April 85 *
and Evaluation 1001 C of C
planni , evaluation, and control; and contract management.
other large-scale activities. Participants will discuss program
This Seminar overs the principles of managing high-cost projects and
O(MA ( //YL a ~
Intelligence and National 4, 11, 18 April 85
Security Policy: The (1700-1930)
Kennedy/Johnson Administrations IDI Conf. Room, Hqs.
Using case studies developed by Edward Proctor, a former Deputy Director
for Intelligence, and discussions with former senior Administration
officials, the Seminar explores how intelligence is used to support
national security policy.
13./ The Directors of 23 - 25 April 85
II Central Intelligence 1001 C of C
A review of the management and leadership styles, the environment in
which they served, plus the accomplishments and failures of former
Directors of Central Intelligence. Based on readings and discussions
with officials who served during the periods under review.
14. Levinson Leadership Seminar
* The number of sessions and specific times for the elective have not vet
been established. The date shown is the all-inclusive period allocated
for running the elective.
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