College of Information and Cyberspace 

Schedule of Courses

Academic Year 2023-2024

Spring Semester
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CONTACT DIRECTORY

INTERNET HOME PAGE:

http://cic.ndu.edu/

TELEPHONE:

202-685-6300

DSN 325-6300

FAX:

202-685-4058

DSN 325-4058

E-MAIL:

CICOSS@ndu.edu

MAILING ADDRESS:

College Of Information and Cyberspace

Office of Student Services

300 5th Avenue, Bldg 62, Rm 145

Ft. Lesley J. McNair, DC 20319-5066
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Welcome

WELCOM

Located at Fort Lesley J. McNair on theWashington,DC waterfront,the College of Information and 

Cyberspace (NDU CIC) is the largest of five graduate‐level colleges that comprise the National

Defense University. The CIC educates future thought leaders and change agents who will make

the difference in government and strives to meet your workforce education needs for 

information leadership and management.

The CIC Office of Student Services processes admissions and registration, maintains students'

academic records, and publishesthe CIC Schedule of Courses. The Office of Student Services also 

manages the admission and enrollment systems used by students, faculty, and advisors.

Information about our programs and courses is available on our website at https://cic.ndu.edu/.

Please let us know if you need additional information by contacting the Office of Student Services 

at 202-685-6300 or by email at CICOSS@ndu.edu.

ENROLLMENTPROCEDURES

Course Registration

Students who are admitted to the CIC at NDU will be sent detailed instructions regarding course 

registration, account information for online systems, and advisor information. In order to be 

registered for a course, a course request form must be completed for each enrollment requested. 

The course request form is available on the CIC website at https://cic.ndu.edu/CurrentStudents/Student-Registration/. 

Members of special program cohorts will receive registration instructions from the program 

director. 

IA Compliance and Registration

The National Defense University (NDU) provides all of its students with access to the Internet, 

wireless networks, curricula, and research tools -- all via Department of Defense (DoD) 

Information Systems. Access to NDU information systems is predicated on user compliance with 

DoD/NDU cybersecurity regulations. Students will not be enrolled in a course until all IA 

compliance requirements have been met and confirmed by NDU IT. Non-compliant students will 

be placed on the course waitlist until compliance is confirmed. Compliance instructions can be 

found on the CIC website at http://www.ndu.edu/Students/IA_NonJPME/.

Confirmation of Course Registration

Students will receive a course status email (enrolled/waitlisted) within 7 to 10 business days of 

their course request. The CIC may send additional reminders and attendance confirmation 

requests prior to the course start date. Students should promptly respond to requests for 

information. 
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Multiple Registrations Policy 

Students may register for two DL courses concurrently. Students on an academic probation status 

must seek permission for entry to multiple DL offerings. Requests must be submitted to the CIC 

Office of Student Services in writing (CICOSS@ndu.edu; Fax: 202‐685‐4860) no later than 2 weeks 

prior to the course start date. 

Registration Periods

Registration opens on the dates below and will close on the Thursday prior to the Course Start

Date (CSD).

Semester Registration

Opens

Registration

Closes

FALL

September 2023 – December 2023 July 22, 2023 September 4, 2023

SPRING

January 2024 – March 2024 October 15, 2023 January 2, 2024

SUMMER

April 2024 – July 2024 February 15, 2024 April 22, 2024

CONFIRMATIONOF ENROLLMENT & CONTACT INFORMATIONVALIDATION

Students who successfully register for a course section will receive a class acceptance notice to 

their preferred email address of record.

Please ensure the following contact information is up‐to‐date with the Office of Student Services:

• Preferred Email Address

• Preferred Contact TelephoneNumber

• Current Employer

The CIC will make every effort to reach the student prior to taking a drop action should the

course section be cancelled. Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Services 

at any time prior to the Course Start Date to verify enrollment or to update contact 

information.

NDU CIC Office of Student Services

202-685-6300

CICOSS@ndu.edu

COURSEAVAILABILITY IN BLACKBOARD

Each course section has a site on the CIC’s online learning platform, Blackboard. This site will be available

to students on the Friday before the Course Start Date. Students must access Blackboard and sign in

immediately following the Course Start Date to begin course work. Please note that students will NOT see 

their course registration in Blackboard until noon on the Friday before the course start date.
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DROP POLICY

Students may dis-enroll at any time prior to the Course Start Date (CSD) via email notification to 

the Office of Student Services. Students who seek to withdraw from a course after the course 

start date must complete a Course Withdrawal Form. The form is available on the CIC website at 

https://cic.ndu.edu/Current-Students/Student-Registration/. 

In accordance with academic policy, any drop on or after the Course Start Date will result in a 

grade being assigned in the course. See the online CIC Catalog for the complete grading 

policy.
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Course Models

NOTE

Each course section has a site on the CIC’s online learning platform, Blackboard. This site will be 

available to students at 12:00pm (noon) on the Friday before the Course Start Date for 

Distributed Learning (DL) courses. Students must access Blackboard and sign in immediately 

following the Course Start Date.

NDU CIC Spring 2024Intensive Courses will be offered in the following format:

Distributed Learning.

Distributed Learning (DL)

The Distributed Learning (DL) format engages students and faculty virtually over 12 weeks via 

Blackboard. Most DLs are asynchronous with a few optional live synchronous sessions weaved in 

for guest speakers etc., most synchronous sessions will be recorded for student who can’t 

attend. During the 12 weeks student engage in weekly lessons, assignments and discussion 

boards. Each course will end with a final assessment which is typically a substantive paper or 

project that allows students to demonstrate their mastery of the intended learning outcomes. To 

receive credit for a course, students must be actively engaged virtually in every DL lesson as 

assigned by faculty.

DL

Session

Last Day to Withdraw

1/08/2024 – 3/31/2024 1/29/2024
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Key termsfound in the Schedule of Courses or website:

• Course Number – Course Number is the four-digit identifier of the class. For example,

for the course titled “Continuation of Operations,” the Course Number is 6504. The

Course Number can be found in the Class Listing section of the Schedule of Courses and

in the Course Listing page of the CIC website.

• Course Start Date – The Course Start Date of a class is the first day of the active

learning period. All courses(e-Resident and DL) willrequire active engagement with

the faculty effective this date. See the DL Format definition above.

• Course End Date – The Course End Date isthe final day of the active learning period.

See the DL Format definition above.

• StudentArrival – The Student Arrival date representsthe start date ofthe face‐to‐face

portion of the class. There is no face-to-face portionfor Distributed Learning courses. See the 

DL Format definition above.

• Student Departure – The Student Departure date representsthe end date of the face‐

to‐face portion of the class. There is no face-to-face portionfor Distributed Learning courses. 

See the DL Format definition above.

Key Terms
Class Schedule by Course

Please recall that the last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of ‘W’ is:

Distributed Learning - The Monday of the 4

th week of class:

DL

Session

Last Day to Withdraw

1/08/2024 – 3/31/2024 1/29/2024

BCP (6606) – White House, Congress, and the Budget

This course presents a strategic understanding of federal budgeting and appropriations, with particular attention to the 

role of the White House and Congress. The course focuses on developing leadership strategies to shape the fiscal 

environment to achieve agency strategic outcomes, examining topics such as the impact of current fiscal issues.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

Date

Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

Date

Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

CIP (6230) – Critical Information Infrastructure Protection

This course examines the security of information in computer and communications networks within infrastructure sectors 

critical to national security. These include banking, securities and commodities markets, industrial supply chain, 

electrical/smart grid, energy production, transportation systems, communications, water supply, and health. Special 

attention is paid to the risk management of information in critical infrastructure environments through an analysis and 

synthesis of assets, threats, vulnerabilities, impacts, and countermeasures. Students learn the importance of 

interconnection reliability and methods for observing, measuring, and testing negative impacts. Special consideration is 

paid to the key role of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems in the flow of resources such as 

electricity, water, and fuel. Students will learn how to develop an improved security posture for a segment of the nation’s 

critical information infrastructure.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

CSF (6211) – Cybersecurity Fundamentals

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of cybersecurity from the perspective of a DoD or federal agency 

senior leader. The course provides a foundation for analyzing the cyber and information security of information systems 

and critical infrastructure. Law, national strategy, public policy, and risk management methodologies are examined for 

assuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability information systems and asset.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

Date

Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

Date

Format/Comment

02 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2023 Distributed Learning
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CYI (6232) – Cyber Intelligence

This course examines the cyber leader’s role in cyber intelligence. As decision makers, cyber leaders both enable

and consume cyber intelligence: as enablers, they formulate and implement intelligence policy and strategy, acquire

and deliver enterprise level information technology (“strategic IT”) systems, and plan, program, budget for, and

execute intelligence programs in cyberspace; as consumers, they plan and execute intelligence activities in

cyberspace or make decisions based on threats emanating in or through cyberspace. This course includes perspectives

and issues applicable to the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) in general and elements unique to cyberspace. It is not

intended to impart intelligence-specific skills and tradecraft to professional intelligence officers, and no prior 

experience in or knowledge of intelligence is required.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

Date

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Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

Date

Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

DAL (6420) – Data Analytics for Leaders

This course examines how organizations can improve mission execution by employing data analytics capabilities. 

Establishing and maturing these capabilities requires leadership as well as an ability to both conduct analytics and 

interpret analytic results. Students will apply qualitative and quantitative measures on data sets to better enable 

organizations to meet mission needs and organization priorities. The quality of data and the sources from which data are 

collected are explored. Compliance, security, and the ‘ethical’ use of data will also be topics of discussion within the 

course.  

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Arrival

Student 

Departure

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01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

EDT (6443) – Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

This course examines the core concepts of information technology and its rapidly expanding role in solving problems, 

influencing decision making and implementing organizational change. Students will be introduced to an array of emerging 

technologies at various levels of maturity. Students analyze how emerging technologies using qualitative and quantitative 

evaluation methods. Student assess emerging technologies using forecasting methodologies such as monitoring and 

experts’ opinion, examining future trends, and assessing international perspectives.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

03 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning
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FFR (6607) – The Future of Federal Financial Information Sharing

This course focuses on the changing directions of financial and management reporting for Chief Financial Officers in a 

dynamic environment. In response to evolving citizen and shareholder expectations, financial statement reporting, 

budgetary reporting, and cash reporting must be accurate, transparent, and accountable, and result in “clean” audit 

opinions. New reporting expectations and changing accounting standards require new relationships among federal, state, 

and local governments, and government contractors, as well as enhanced reporting to internal constituents of the CFO, 

including program managers and the organizational head. Successful reporting can be facilitated by enterprise 

architecture, financial systems, and data management techniques. 

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

FIE (6167) – Foundation of the Information Environment

This course introduces and explores the foundational concepts of cyberspace as a component of the information 

environment. We first examine the information environment –the physical, virtual, and human aspects — in order to 

understand how and why our actions have strategic value. Then we consider the actions themselves from the technical 

and human perspective, with particular focus on information-related capabilities and activities in and through cyberspace, 

in order to understand how to deploy them. Finally, we learn about how to generate, acquire, and manage the resources 

for cyber and information operations.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

05 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

GOV (6171) – Governance of the Global Information Environment and Cyber Domain

This course provides students of national cyber and information strategy with the opportunity to comprehend how 

information and cyber drive and define nations, their governments, and in turn, their relations in the global context. It is 

essential that future national security strategists have the capacity to evaluate strategic choices in terms of global and 

national governance, rights, duties and obligations. Thus, Governance has been developed by crossing leading cyber and 

information threats, with levels of national and international governance, to identify and examine the key authorities and 

case studies essential for a future cyber and information strategist. By taking Governance, students will analyze how: law 

is both a driver and definer of national security strategy; states form and interact through the law; states and private 

actors use and influence law to pursue vital interests, security, rights, and order; and how future national security 

strategists and leaders have essential responsibilities to define, engage, and use law when developing national security 

strategy for cyber and information.

On Campus

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Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

05 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning
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ICC (6154) – International Challenges in Cyberspace

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the issues surrounding cyberspace, including global 

governance and policy frameworks, international investment, and other national policies relevant to cyberspace. Students 

will be introduced to the goals and perspectives of critical state and non- state actors as well as social, political, economic, 

and cultural factors that lead to diverse international perspectives to better understand how the US and allied states 

should formulate strategy and policy for cyberspace.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

05 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

06 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

IUC (6217) – Illicit Use of Cyber

This course explores illicit uses of cyber (e.g., terrorism, crime, human trafficking, etc.) and the impact of these activities 

on national and global security. The course explores the identity of actors engaged in these activities, their motivation, 

techniques, and what countermeasures can be adopted to mitigate their impact. The course provides a risk management 

framework to help information leaders leverage the benefits of cyber technologies while minimizing risks. 

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Departure

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Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

NSS (6159) – National Security Strategies

In this course, students gain understanding of the origins, formulation, and application of national security strategic logic

to the cyber domain and information environment. In so doing, students comprehend their role and duty in the greater 

tradition of national security strategy, while gaining appreciation of the value they will bring as practitioners of national

security strategy for cyber and information. Through the use of readings, case studies, exercises and writing assignments, 

participants will assess how strategic logic can be used to define context and desired ends, identify necessary means, 

design ways, and assess costs, risks and viability, with specific focus on the global cyber domain and information 

environment. Upon completion of NSS, students will be strongly positioned to apply discerning and incisive strategic 

analysis to their thesis projects, the balance of the courses they will take at CIC and NDU, and in their future careers as 

professional strategic analysts and leaders.

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Departure

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Format/Comment

06 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning
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RIA (6608) – Risk Management, Internal Controls and Auditing for Leaders

This course presents a strategic understanding of risk management, internal controls, and auditing as they relate to the 

functions and responsibilities within the CFO and audit communities. This course examines how effective leadership can 

enhance efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and transparency of an organization to include federal, state, and local 

governments. The primary focus is on the importance of identifying and assessing risks, describing, and improving internal 

controls techniques and practices, and evaluating and recommending audit management strategies. The course includes 

practical discussions to illustrate how these processes can be integrated and leveraged to solve problems, make informed 

decisions, and minimize compliance costs. 

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

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Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

RMF (6218) – Risk Management Framework

This course prepares future Chief Information Security Officers (CISO), Senior Information Security Officers (SISO) and 

senior staff involved in the cyberspace component of national military and economic power for their role as an overall 

cyber risk assessment and acceptance leader. Students explore how cyber security relates to information security, security 

governance, security program management, system risk assessment and authorization as well as day-to-day cyber security 

monitoring management. Students will explore enterprise security strategies, policies, standards, controls, programs, 

cyber operations, security assessment and measures/metrics, incident response, resource allocation, workforce issues, 

ethics, roles, and organizational structure. 

On Campus

Section Course Start 

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Student 

Arrival

Student 

Departure

Course End 

Date

Format/Comment

01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning

SLFC (6168) – Senior Leader Foundation Course

This course provides students with a common intellectual foundation essential for success in the College of Information 

and Cyberspace curriculum and longer-term success as senior leaders. The course will provide a foundation to develop 

the skills for creative and critical thinking; explore the concepts, principles, and skills to help understand the global security 

environment and address the challenges of strategic leadership; introduce students to the Joint Force and the strategic 

aspects of Joint Professional Military Education; and provide a foundation in cyberspace fundamentals and information 

theory and strategic principles.

On Campus

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Student 

Departure

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Format/Comment

06 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024 Distributed Learning
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Class Schedule by Date

Course 

Number Abbreviation Section Course Start Date

On-Site Course 

Start Date

On-Site Course 

End Date

Course End 

Date

6606 BCP 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6230 CIP 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6211 CSF 02 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6232 CYI 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6420 DAL 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6443 EDT 03 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6607 FFR 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6167 FIE 05 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6204 GOV 05 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6154 ICC 05 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6154 ICC 06 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6217 IUC 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6159 NSS 06 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6608 RIA 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6218 RMF 01 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024

6168 SLFC 06 1/08/2024 DL DL 3/31/2024