Open Source Intelligence Collection & Analysis – Basic Level (Course Code: OSICA-B)
Description: This comprehensive course covers the entire fundamental knowledge and applied learning necessary to collect intelligence from the public Internet, excluding analytical skills.
Designed for: Independent professionals, public sector officials and private sector employees.
Instructor: Zaki Khalid
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree (14 years) in any discipline from a recognised college or university.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
- Familiarity with Internet browsing and basic social media use.
Training Duration: 54 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
Training Cardinals:
- Phase I – Fundamentals (3 hours)
- Introduction to Open Source Intelligence
- Evolution of Open Source Intelligence
- Difference between Information and Intelligence
- Understanding the Intelligence Life Cycle
- Understanding the Global Internet
- Developing an Intelligence Collection Plan
- Information Archiving
- Phase II – Navigational Aids (4 hours)
- Understanding Keywords + Exercise
- Advanced Google Search + Exercise
- Browser Configuration
- Phase III – Deep Dive (41 hours)
- File Metadata Analysis + Exercise
- Reverse Image & Video Probing + Exercise
- Geolocation + Exercise
- Website & IP Investigations + Exercise
- Social Media Intelligence Collection + Exercises
- Twitter Search + Exercise
- Facebook Search + Exercise
- LinkedIn Search + Exercise
- Instagram Search + Exercise
- YouTube Search + Exercise
- Snapchat Map + Exercise
- TikTok Exploration + Exercise
- Cross-Platform Probing + Exercise
- Social Network Analysis + Exercise
- Messaging & VoIP Apps + Exercise
- WhatsApp + Exercise
- Telegram + Exercise
- Skype + Exercise
- News Monitoring & Aggregation
- Introduction to Google Alerts
- Understanding RSS Feeds
- News Monitoring & Aggregation Platforms
- Translations & Interpretations + Exercise
- People Investigations + Exercise
- Open Source Profiling of an Individual + Exercise
- Social Network Analysis + Exercise
- Content Analysis + Exercise
- Online Influence Evaluation + Exercise
- Organisation Investigations + Exercise
- Corporate Registration & Credibility Check + Exercise
- Network Mapping + Exercise
- Leadership Identification & Profiling + Exercise
- Online Influence Evaluation + Exercise
- Reputation Evaluation + Exercise
- Introduction to the Dark Web
- Phase IV – Source Evaluation & Credibility Checks (3 hours)
- Website + Exercise
- Blog + Exercise
- Social Media Account + Exercise
- Phase V – Legal & Ethical Considerations (1 hour)
- Phase VI – Concluding Test + Exercise (3 hours)
Open Source Intelligence Collection & Analysis – Advanced Level (Course Code: OSICA-A)
Description: This comprehensive course covers advanced research techniques and applied learning necessary to collect intelligence from the public Internet, including psychological training and structured analytic techniques with case studies.
Designed for: Independent professionals, public sector officials and private sector employees.
Instructors: Zaki Khalid, Saira Ashraf
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree (14 years) in any discipline from a recognised college or university.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
- Familiarity with Internet browsing and basic social media use.
Training Duration: 83 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
Training Cardinals:
- Phase I – Fundamentals (3 hours)
- Introduction to Open Source Intelligence
- Evolution of Open Source Intelligence
- Difference between Information and Intelligence
- Understanding the Intelligence Life Cycle
- Understanding the Global Internet
- Developing an Intelligence Collection Plan
- Information Archiving
- Phase II – Navigational Aids (4 hours)
- Understanding Keywords + Exercise
- Advanced Google Search + Exercise
- Browser Configuration
- Phase III – Deep Dive (41 hours)
- File Metadata Analysis + Exercise
- Reverse Image & Video Probing + Exercise
- Geolocation + Exercise
- Website & IP Investigations + Exercise
- Social Media Intelligence Collection + Exercises
- Twitter Search + Exercise
- Facebook Search + Exercise
- LinkedIn Search + Exercise
- Instagram Search + Exercise
- YouTube Search + Exercise
- Snapchat Map + Exercise
- TikTok Exploration + Exercise
- Cross-Platform Probing + Exercise
- Social Network Analysis + Exercise
- Messaging & VoIP Apps + Exercise
- WhatsApp + Exercise
- Telegram + Exercise
- Skype + Exercise
- News Monitoring & Aggregation
- Introduction to Google Alerts
- Understanding RSS Feeds
- News Monitoring & Aggregation Platforms
- Translations & Interpretations + Exercise
- People Investigations + Exercise
- Open Source Profiling of an Individual + Exercise
- Social Network Analysis + Exercise
- Content Analysis + Exercise
- Online Influence Evaluation + Exercise
- Organisation Investigations + Exercise
- Corporate Registration & Credibility Check + Exercise
- Network Mapping + Exercise
- Leadership Identification & Profiling + Exercise
- Online Influence Evaluation + Exercise
- Reputation Evaluation + Exercise
- Introduction to the Dark Web
- Phase IV – Source Evaluation & Credibility Checks (3 hours)
- Phase V – Psychology of Online Behaviour (6 hours)
- Understanding perception and cognitive biases
- Understanding personality types
- Understanding manifestations of different personality traits on social media
- Psychological motives behind social media posts
- Understanding social media pressure and need for self-validation
- Wisdom of crowd vs mob mentality
- Exercising mental tools for social media analysis
- Phase VI – Mind Maps (6 hours)
- Simple Mind Map + Exercise
- Concept Map + Exercise
- Random Words + Exercise
- Flowchart + Exercise
- Dialogue Map + Exercise
- Fishbone + Exercise
- Phase VII – Structured Analytic Techniques (16 hours)
- Analysis of Competing Hypotheses + Case Study + Exercise
- Devil’s Advocacy + Case Study + Exercise
- High-Impact/ Low-Probability Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- What If? Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- Red Team Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- Alternative Futures Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- Phase VIII – Legal & Ethical Considerations (1 hour)
- Phase IX – Concluding Test + Exercise (3 hours)
Social Media Intelligence Collection & Analysis (Course Code: SMICA)
Description: This course covers the entire fundamental knowledge and applied learning necessary to collect intelligence from prominent social media platforms. It includes psychological training but excludes structured analytical techniques.
Designed for: Independent professionals, public sector officials and private sector employees.
Instructors: Zaki Khalid, Saira Ashraf
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree (14 years) in any discipline from a recognised college or university.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
- Familiarity with Internet browsing and basic social media use.
Training Duration: 37 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
Training Cardinals:
- Phase I – Fundamentals (3 hours)
- Introduction to Social Media Intelligence
- Difference between Information and Intelligence
- Understanding the Intelligence Life Cycle
- Developing an Intelligence Collection Plan
- Information Archiving
- Phase II – Deep Dive (17 hours)
- Social Media Intelligence
- Twitter Search + Exercise
- Facebook Search + Exercise
- LinkedIn Search + Exercise
- Instagram Search + Exercise
- YouTube Search + Exercise
- Snapchat Map + Exercise
- TikTok Exploration + Exercise
- Cross-Platform Probing + Exercise
- Social Network Analysis + Exercise
- Messaging & VoIP Apps + Exercise
- WhatsApp + Exercise
- Telegram + Exercise
- Skype + Exercise
- News Monitoring & Aggregation
- Introduction to Google Alerts
- Understanding RSS Feeds
- Translations & Interpretations + Exercise
- Social Media Intelligence
- Phase III – Source Evaluation & Credibility Checks (1 hour)
- Phase IV – Psychology of Online Behaviour (6 hours)
- Understanding perception and cognitive biases
- Understanding personality types
- Understanding manifestations of different personality traits on social media
- Psychological motives behind social media posts
- Understanding social media pressure and need for self-validation
- Wisdom of crowd vs mob mentality
- Exercising mental tools for social media analysis
- Phase V – Legal & Ethical Considerations (1 hour)
- Phase VI – Concluding Test + Exercise (3 hours)
Open Source Research & Analysis (Course Code: (OSRA)
Description: This course covers advanced Internet research, primarily for academic purposes and includes psychological training and structured analytic techniques. It is specially designed for students and researchers.
Designed for: Students and researchers only.
Instructors: Zaki Khalid, Saira Ashraf
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree (14 years) in any discipline from a recognised college or university.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
- Familiarity with Internet browsing and basic social media use.
Training Duration: 46 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
Training Cardinals:
- Phase I – Fundamentals (3 hours)
- Introduction to Open Source Research
- Understanding the Research Life Cycle
- Developing an Open Source Research Plan
- Understanding the Global Internet
- Information Archiving
- Phase II – Navigational Aids (2 hours)
- Understanding Keywords
- Advanced Google Search + Exercise
- Phase III – News Monitoring & Aggregation (2 hours)
- Introduction to Google Alerts
- Understanding RSS Feeds
- News Monitoring & Aggregation Platforms
- Translations & Interpretations
- Phase IV – Social Media Research (8 hours)
- Twitter Search + Exercise
- Facebook Search + Exercise
- LinkedIn Search + Exercise
- Instagram Search + Exercise
- YouTube Search + Exercise
- Snapchat Map + Exercise
- TikTok Exploration + Exercise
- Phase V – Source Evaluation & Credibility Checks (1 hour)
- Phase IV – Psychology of Online Behaviour (6 hours)
- Understanding perception and cognitive biases
- Understanding personality types
- Understanding manifestations of different personality traits on social media
- Psychological motives behind social media posts
- Understanding social media pressure and need for self-validation
- Wisdom of crowd vs mob mentality
- Exercising mental tools for social media analysis
- Phase VII – Mind Maps (6 hours)
- Simple Mind Map + Exercise
- Concept Map + Exercise
- Random Words + Exercise
- Flowchart + Exercise
Dialogue Map + Exercise - Fishbone + Exercise
- Phase VIII – Structured Analytic Techniques (16 hours)
- Analysis of Competing Hypotheses + Case Study + Exercise
- Devil’s Advocacy + Case Study + Exercise
- High-Impact/ Low-Probability Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- What If? Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- Red Team Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- Alternative Futures Analysis + Case Study + Exercise
- Phase IX – Legal & Ethical Considerations (1 hour)
- Phase X – Concluding Test + Exercise (3 hours)
Disinformation Analysis & Fact-Checking (Course Code: DAFC)
Description: This course covers the history and evolution of propaganda, proceeding toward familiarisation with techniques required to investigate the origins and veracity of information that appears online using specialist tools and techniques. It is designed specially for professionals working as fact-checkers and investigative journalists.
Designed for: Students, journalists, independent professionals only and public sector officials only.
Instructors: Zaki Khalid, Saira Ashraf
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree (14 years) in Journalism, Media Studies, Mass Communication or any other Social Sciences discipline.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
- Familiarity with Internet browsing and basic social media use.
Training Duration: 30 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
Training Cardinals:
- Phase I – Fundamentals (4 hours)
- Origins and History of Propaganda
- Conceptual Understanding of Disinformation, Misinformation and Malinformation + Case Studies
- Introduction to Fact-Checking + Case Studies
- Introduction to Open Source Research
- Developing a Research Plan
- Understanding the Global Internet
- Information Archiving
- Phase II – Navigational Aids (2 hours)
- Understanding Keywords
- Advanced Google Search + Exercise
- Phase III – Deep Dive (11 hours)
- Reverse Image & Video Searching + Case Studies + Exercise
- Geolocation + Exercise
- Dissecting a Disinformation Network
- Identifying the Originator + Exercise
- Mapping Prominent Amplifiers + Exercise
- Analysis of Recurring Narratives + Exercise
- Social Network Analysis + Exercise
- Fact-Checking Misinformation
- Identifying the Originator + Exercise
- Cross-checking Veracity of Claims + Exercise
- Network Analysis
- Phase IV – Source Evaluation & Credibility Checks (1 hour)
- Phase V – Psychology of Online Behaviour (6 hours)
- Understanding perception and cognitive biases
- Understanding personality types
- Understanding manifestations of different personality traits on social media
- Psychological motives behind social media posts
- Understanding social media pressure and need for self-validation
- Wisdom of crowd vs mob mentality
- Exercising mental tools for social media analysis
- Phase VI – Report Writing (2 hours)
- Phase VII – Legal & Ethical Considerations (1 hour)
- Phase VIII – Concluding Test + Exercise (3 hours)
Country Research & Analysis (Course Code: CRA-X)
Description: This course is designed to provide in-depth familiarisation to the candidate with a particular country’s internal dynamics and external postures using open source research methodologies. It does not include language training.
Designed for: Students, researchers, risk analysts and public sector officials.
Instructor: Zaki Khalid
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Bachelor’s degree (14 years) in Journalism, Media Studies, Mass Communication or any other Social Sciences discipline.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
- Familiarity with Internet browsing and basic social media use.
Training Duration: 23 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
Training Cardinals:
- Phase I – Foundations (5 hours)
- History
- Demographics
- State Structures
- Administrative Divisions
- Phase II – Navigational Aids (2 hours)
- Understanding Keywords
- Advanced Google Search + Exercise
- Phase III – Deep Dive (10 hours)
- Politics & Governance
- Economy & Commerce
- Society & Culture
- Defence & Security
- Diplomacy & Foreign Policy
- Prominent Media Entities
- Phase IV – Source Evaluation & Credibility Checks (1 hour)
- Phase V – Report Writing (2 hours)
- Phase VI – Concluding Test + Exercise (3 hours)
Psychological Tests Administration Training (Course Code: PSYTA)
Description: This course provides theoretical knowledge and applied learning techniques to administer psychological tests.
Designed for: Students of Psychology and/ or Professional Psychologists.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Advanced Diploma in Clinical Psychology (ADCP) or MS Clinical Psychology from a recognised university.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
Training Duration: 74 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Our Site (Islamabad)
- Your Site
Training Cardinals:
- 16-Personality Factor (16PF) (5 hours)
- Weschlor Intelligence scale-Adult (WAIS) (7 hours)
- House Tree Person (HTP) (5 hours)
- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) (7 hours)
- Rotters Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB) (5 hours)
- Neo-Five Factor Inventory (5 hours)
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) (7 hours)
- Ravens Standard Progressive Matrices (RSPM) (6 hours)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Training (Course Code: DSM)
Description: This course provides professional training to develop technical understanding of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) for psychologists. It will equip qualified psychologists to enhance their expertise in diagnosing psychological disorders accurately and to master differential diagnosis among various psychological disorders.
Designed for: Students of Psychology and/ or Professional Psychologists.
Minimum Eligibility Criteria:
- Advanced Diploma in Clinical Psychology (ADCP) or MS Clinical Psychology from a recognised university.
- Functional-level proficiency in English comprehension and writing.
Training Duration: 27 hours
Modes of Delivery:
- Online (Remotely)
- Our Site (Islamabad)
- Your Site
Training Cardinals:
- Introduction (2 hours)
- Understanding DSM (4 hours)
- Understanding the classification of disorders (10 hours)
- Differential diagnosis training (10 hours)
- Diagnosis writing (1 hour)