 Hello, I'm Steve Handwerth and I'm Dennis Belafiori. This 10-week course introduces you to structured analytic techniques, a tried and true collection of techniques used by the United States intelligence community. For example, you get the opportunity to perform analysis of competing hypotheses, a widely practiced technique used by the community to address bias. But more importantly, Penn State developed the structured geospatial analytic methodology that takes advantage of the structured analytic techniques through a geospatial sense-making perspective. There will be an assortment of readings in this course, but the core of the course is to apply the structured geospatial analytic methodology using real-world case studies. And in this course there are two case studies. One case study you will analyze on your own. The other case study you are a member of a three to five person team. You also have the opportunity to practice working as a team and then create and present your findings. Typically, your team members are geographically scattered, so collaboration will be virtual, a very common practice in the profession. One semester I had a team with a husband and wife in Korea, a student in Qatar, and two students in Virginia. It was great how they coordinated their effort and managed the time zones, but more importantly they brought very different perspectives to the analysis. At the conclusion of the course, you'll understand and be able to apply these techniques to enhance your contributions to the profession. Welcome aboard. Thank you.