F2 · Orientation
Taught after F1, before the process. What intelligence is and the frame the field works in: intel vs information, the analyst’s role, the competing process models, and the ethical/legal limits. The domain orientation that the L1–L5 process assumes.
Cards
| ID | Card |
|---|---|
| F2-01 | What intelligence is — intel vs information; the analyst’s role |
| F2-02 | The intelligence cycle vs the target-centric model |
| F2-03 | Ethics, authorities, PII & legal limits |
| F2-04 | OPSEC for the analyst — intro (hands off to L2) |
Status, lead sources, and the live card table: course-architecture §3.
Notes
- Lead canon: McDowell & Clark (process frames) · house + civ (ethics / authorities) · Bazzell (analyst OPSEC intro).
- F2-02 is where the intelligence-cycle vs target-centric conflict is introduced and framed — not resolved by hiding it.
- Migrated from the old
L0 · Foundationsshelf; the cognitive cards that used to live here are promoted to F1.