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About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownJoint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
Joint Special Operations Forces Pre-Command Course
Combined Joint Force Special Operations Component Commanders Course
Recent Publications
Special Operations Forces Moral Injury Fact Sheet
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
SEEC and You Will Find: The Need for a SOF Enterprise Education Catalog
Featured Publications
Quick Links
Assessments, Monitoring, and Evaluation (Pilot)
Description
This 6 Module course is designed to enable the learner to evaluate the informational and human aspects of the target information environment to gain an understanding of current, emerging, and future conditions. The curriculum introduces students to the application of research methods including qualitative and quantitative analysis in order to assess, measure, and evaluate changes because of joint SOF operations. Students will gain an overview of research intent and design, data collection, and statistical and interpretive analysis. The focus of the course is not on mastery of statistics, rather the ability to apply research methods to evaluate SOF Operations in the Information Environment to provide insights to the staff and further inform a commander’s decision cycle.
Audience
• Primary: SOF commissioned (O3-O5), warrant (W1-W3), and noncommissioned (E6-E8) officers assigned to USSOCOM headquarters, service components, or theater commands responsible for planning, strategic influence and/or information advantage. • Secondary: Civilian and partner force members of the JIIM-C who require this education or represent their organization’s unit assigned the task of planning strategic influence and
Remarks
There are no prerequires for the course. Anyone eligible to take JSOU courses may enroll. However, priority seating is allocated to those enrolled in the Strategic Influence through Information Advantage, Integrated Program of Study. Learners enrolled in the program are encouraged to complete the Foundations and Applied courses, SIA 5671 and SIA 5672 prior to attending.
Materials
TBD
Accreditation
JSOU is currently an accredited educational institution accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) - a national accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education. This course has not yet been submitted for accreditation.