Intelligence

Within INTL502 you are required to identify an intelligence collection-related issue that requires a solution. In this case, you will select a topic or issues as it relates to your literature review (assignment 2), and final paper (assignment 3).
You are encouraged to refer to Belcher, Wendy Laura. 2009. “Editing Your Sentences.” In Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Sage. This resource has an excellent step-by-step process for enhancing your writing. Additionally, you should refer to the University of Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) to find out more about writing a white paper. You can access their URL at: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/546/1/.
The goal of this assignment is to present a clear white paper. Your white paper should be between 3-4 pages in length, not including your references.

You will need to:
1) Identify an intelligence collection related issue that requires closer examination.
2) Clearly state the problem.
3) Explain why this is an important issue. How will further research and solution assist with mitigating the effects of this issue?
4) Offer a set of solutions, with an optimal solution for the recommendation.

Format. You paper should have one-inch borders on all four sides, use Times New Roman-12 point font, be double spaced, and not have an extra space between paragraphs. All references and citations must be in the Turabian author-date style format. Your submission should include:

Title Page. Ensure you include your title, student name, date of submission.

Introduction/Synopsis. Identify and introduce your key issue. Provide a succinct synopsis of the problem and why the issue merits further discussion and resolution.

Background/Problems. Outline the scope of the issue and provide background information to orient your audience. The focus of this section is to orient a decision-maker to key issues in order to facilitate the resolution of the problem on an understanding of the facts that you identify. This section should be supported by evidence – as opposed to opinion. It is imperative that you do not shift from the mail topic and pose issues that cannot be resolved.

Solution. Propose a set of solutions with pro’s and con’s to each. Recommend the optimal solution.

Conclusion. Write a conclusion in order to wrap up the white paper and enhance your readers’ understanding.

References. Include the references you used to back up your statements on a separate “References” page.
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