1. College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC)
Dr. Cj Horn
Director, CIC School of Joint Strategic Studies
12 April 2018

2. GENERAL INFORMATION for AY 18-19
As you review this presentation, keep in mind the information was for AY (not your AY 18-19)
Changes may occur prior to your in processing to NDU
Great insight into your time at CIC
Required from you to help with your arrival
Provide a contact phone number and address while enroute to NDU
Complete the following (forms to follow once address is received)
Cyber Awareness Challenge Course -- must be JKO version with a date after 15 Jun 18
DD Form 2875 (Student Access Request form)
Need required information for first travel to Tampa however you will have to call to give it to someone as it is PII
All information/questions should be sent to the Dean of Students, COL Matthew Hergenroeder phone:

3. Alignment of Mission (AY17-18)
NDU Mission
NDU develops joint warfighters and other national security leaders through rigorous academics, research and engagement to serve the common defense.
CIC Mission
The College of Information and Cyberspace prepares its graduates to lead national security institutions and advance global security in the information environment.
CIC SJSS Mission
The CIC School of Joint Strategic Studies prepares joint warfighters to be strategic leaders through a joint senior level course of study in the use of the Information instrument of national power and the Cyberspace Domain.

4. SJSS Program Composition (AY15-18)
AY15-16 Seminar Student Fill (14 Total)
Military: 10 (Army x4, USAF x3, Navy x1; USMC x1, USCG x1)
DoD Civilians: 4 (DISA x2, DAN x2)
5 students were O-6/GS-15
1 student from National Guard and Reserve Components
11 students have signal/cyber/IT backgrounds
AY16-17 Seminar Student Fill (16 Total)
Military: 11 (Army x4, USAF x3, Navy x3; USMC x1)
Interagency: 2 (DoS x1, DHS/USCG x1)
DoD Civilians: 3 (DISA x2, DAF x1)
7 students were O-6/GS-15
4 students from National Guard and Reserve Components
12 students have signal/cyber/IT backgrounds
AY17-18 Seminar Student Fill (16 Total)
Military: 9 (Army x3, USAF x3, Navy x2; USMC x1)
Interagency: 1 (DHS/USCG)
DoD Civilians: 6 (DoD CIO x1, DISA x1, DAF x1, DA x1, NGA x1, SOCOM x1)
6 students are O-6/GS-15
2 students come from National Guard and Reserve Components
10 students have signal/cyber/IT backgrounds

5. AY17-18 SJSS Overview of Curriculum Delivery
Ten Month In-Resident JPME II Program
11 Core course (+ 2 electives), 36 Credit Hour Program conducted in Three Phases (directed by NDU)
Earns a Master of Science in Government Information Leadership with a concentration in National Security and Cyberspace Studies (accredited by Middle States)
Earns JPME II credit (IAW J7 authorization memo)
Earns Senior Service College (SSC) credit (Service-specific criteria)
Phase II Core Course Delivery
Seminar format; morning sessions on M, T, Th, Fri in ~16 week semester
Afternoons are generally for NDU activities / athletics (with CISA)
Wednesdays set aside for NDU and CIC leadership events
Most courses have classified elements (up to TS-SCI)
The fall semester establishes a conceptual foundation focusing on national security decision-making; integrating the instruments of power with an emphasis on information and cyberspace; and leading large organizations.
The spring semester delves deeper into the specifics of employing information and cyber power at the strategic and operational levels, and the necessity of collaborative relationships between government, industry, and international partners.

6. CIC SJSS Joint Learning Areas & Outcomes
Joint Learning Area 01: National Security and Strategy
JLO 1.1 Apply key strategic concepts, strategic thinking and analytical frameworks to critique national security and strategies including those related to cyber power.
JLO 1.2 Analyze the classical, contemporary and emerging concepts and technologies that define the character and conduct of war and inform national and military strategy-making.
JLO 1.3 Evaluate contemporary and future domestic and international environments and how they influence statecraft and national security and strategy.
JLO 1.4 Evaluate the capabilities and limitations of individual and coordinated instruments of national power and accompanying resources to achieve national security goals.
JLO 1.5 Evaluate the nature, capabilities and limitations of the information environment that impact national security, and military strategy.
JLO 1.6 Create national security strategies that address joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational security challenges.
CJCS Special Areas of Emphasis
SAE 1: Transregional, Multi-Function, Multi-Domain Joint Warfighting
SAE 2: Strategic Deterrence in the 21st Century / Deterrence and Escalation Dynamics
SAE 3: Military Operations in a Contested Cyberspace Environment
SAE 4: Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
SAE 5: Nontraditional Threats to Security and Stability
SAE 6: Operation Assessment
Joint Learning Area 02: Joint Strategic Planning
JLO 2.1 Analyze strategic theory, principles of joint warfare, joint military doctrine, and joint functions in a joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational environment.
JLO 2.2 Analyze the joint planning systems and processes for theater strategy and campaigning.
JLO 2.3 Evaluate joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational capabilities (including cyber capabilities), and their integration into theater campaign strategies
JLO 2.4 Analyze the attributes of the future joint force and how this force will plan, prepare, organize, and conduct Transregional, Multi-Domain, Multi-Functional operations.
JLO 2.5 Value a joint perspective and appreciate the increased power available to commanders through joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational efforts.
Joint Learning Area 03: Information and Cyberspace
JLO 3.1 Evaluate the policy and strategic management issues associated with building, operating, securing and maintaining information networks and assets including critical infrastructure essential to national security.
JLO 3.2 Evaluate the operational contract support policies, strategies and processes necessary for building, operating and maintaining information networks and assets.
JLO 3.3 Evaluate U.S., Allied, and adversary cyberspace and information policies and authorities with respect to international and domestic law.
JLO 3.4 Analyze the opportunities and challenges affecting command and control created in the JIIM environment across the range of military operations, to include leveraging networks and technology.
Joint Learning Area 04: Joint Strategic Leadership
JLO 4.1 Evaluate the role of trust, empowerment, and understanding in leadership (Mission Command).
JLO 4.2 Evaluate critical thinking, decision-making, and communication used by strategic leaders in a Transregional, Multi-Domain, Multi-Functional environment.
JLO 4.3 Evaluate the ethical and legal consequences of national security decisions based on the shared values of the Profession of Arms.
JLO 4.4 Evaluate strategies for building and sustaining effective, innovative, and agile organizations in changing environments.
JLO 4.5 Apply tools and frameworks to anticipate and lead change in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environments.

7. CIC School of Joint Strategic Studies AY 2017-18 Curriculum
Mission: The CIC School of Joint Strategic Studies prepares joint warfighters to be strategic leaders through a joint senior level course of study in the use of the Information instrument of national power and the Cyberspace Domain.
PHASE 1
PHASE 2
PHASE 3
Fall Semester
14 Sep-22 Dec
Spring Semester
2 Jan – 19 Apr
11 Aug-08 Sep
20 Apr-06 Jun
TS-SCI
TS-SCI
Information, Warfare, & Strategy
(03 CrHrs)
TS-SCI
TS-SCI
Foundations of the Cyberspace Terrain (03 CrHrs)
Curriculum Practicum
20-29 Apr
Strategic Leader Foundations
Course
(04 CrHrs)
Campaigning in Cyberspace
(04 CrHrs)
TS-SCI
TS-SCI
National Security Strategy
(03 CrHrs)
TS-SCI
International Context of Cyberspace (03 CrHrs)
Individual Student Research Paper
(presentation)
15-18 May
TS-SCI
Law, Authorities, & Warfare
(03 CrHrs)
Warfighting at the Speed of Light (02 CrHrs)
TS-SCI
International Practicum Prep
ISRP Research and Writing Seminar (03 CrHrs)
TS-SCI
Secret
Organizational Dynamics and Culture for Strategic Leaders (02 CrHrs)
TS-SCI
Capstone Exercise
22-24 May
NDU Electives (x2) (04 CrHrs)
Communications on Target (02 CrHrs)
A graduate of the CIC School of Joint Strategic Studies will be able to:
(PLO 1) Evaluate the national security environment with an emphasis on the impact of the Information instrument of national power.
(PLO 2) Integrate Joint Doctrine with Trans-Regional, Multi-Domain, Multinational perspectives into information and cyberspace operations.
(PLO 3) Analyze the critical aspects of the human-made terrain that underpins information and cyberspace operations to include the technology, law, and policy that supports that terrain.
(PLO 4) Apply principles of strategic leadership, including creative and critical thinking, decision-making, and ethical conduct.

8. AY 2017-18 Thoughts on Your Time Here
Take maximum advantage of this unique opportunity to prepare yourself for the higher levels of responsibility.
This is a marathon – be mindful of the calendar and pace yourself.
Second semester always appears hard than the first.
Focus on learning and growing; not on grades.
We will provide you with tools, but you will need to make the connections.
Learn-Reflect-Synthesize – we want you to develop your own frameworks and lens
Dissonance is a good thing (at times).
Frustration is a good thing (at times).
Ask questions; get ahead of potential issues.
It is more likely you will leave NDU with more questions than answers.
We will push you into uncomfortable zones; you must also push yourself.
Be respectful, but ensure you ask the hard questions. This is a safe zone that is free of retribution.
Unity of command is not a principle that applies well to NDU’s academic curriculum.
If you see opportunities, please identify them and we will see what can be done.
This is your primary duty for the next ten months, please treat it as you have all your previous assignments.

9. AY 2017-18 Core Books for the Program
DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms ( )
JP_1-0_Doctrine of the Armed Forces (change 1)
JP_3-0_Joint Operations ( )
JP_3-12(R)_Cyberspace Operations ( )
JP_3-13,_Information Operations ( ) with Change 1
JP_3_13_4 Military Deception ( )
JP_5_0_Joint Planning ( )
The Armed Forces Officer
Organization Change: Theory and Practice (Fifth Edition)
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization
Global Internet Law in a Nutshell
Public International Law in a Nutshell
The Ethics of Information Warfare
Tallinn Manual 2.0 on the Intl Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
The Hacked World Order
The Seventh Sense
Foreign Affairs Strategy: Logic for American Statecraft
The Future of Power
Cyber War in Perspective
Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar
International Cyber Norms
National Cyber Security Framework Manual
Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War
A Fierce Domain: Conflict in Cyberspace
Red Team: How to Succeed by Thinking Like the Enemy
The Cybersecurity Dilemma: Hacking, Trust and Fear Between Nations
Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
National Security Strategy (2017)
National Defense Strategy (2018)
National Military Strategy (2016)
DoD Cyberspace Strategy