Information Systems and Operations (ISO) Certificate Program

Information Systems and Operations (ISO) Certificate Program
Program Schedule
Curriculum
Eligibility and Prerequisites
Program Delivery Methods and Requirements
Application Process
Tuition
Contact Information
Follow-on Resident Programs
Frequently Asked Questions

Certificate in ISO Fundamentals (Curriculum 271) This war fighter-oriented degree program provides the fundamental graduate education to integrate information technologies, command and control processes and IO methods and elements into innovative operational concepts for Information Operations in the context of Network Centric Warfare. The graduate will be able to innovatively create IO strategies and policies, establish agile organizational structures and decision processes responsive to real time mission and situation requirements, understand information technology and systems as enabling the acquisition of information and knowledge superiority leading to effective development and performance of information operations, integrate technology, organization, policy and strategy into an Information Operations framework useful in both deliberate and crisis planning across the range of military operations, and identify and solve significant information operations problems and communicate the results in written reports and command briefings.

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Program Schedule

For information about the specific start dates for the listed quarters, please refer to the NPS Academic Calendar.

Curriculum

Eligibility and Prerequisites

The following are eligible for this program:

• US Military Officers
• US Government Civilians (GS)
• Enlisted Personnel
• International Students**

**International Students: Ensure that you read and understand the additional Eligibility requirements and Application process found here.

Prerequisites:

• Baccalaureate Degree

Program Delivery Methods and Requirements

The following distributed learning delivery methods may be used for this program. If there are questions about these methods, please check the program announcements for details and/or contact the ISO Program Director .

Online

NPS Online classes are taken without any classroom attendance necessary. After registration and enrollment, you will be sent instructions on how to access the course material via Blackboard. Online courses offer you the flexibility of logging on at any time, in any location, to access course material. Courses are faculty led and allow interaction between instructor and other students.

The requirements for an online class can be found here.

Application Process

U.S. applicants who meet the prerequisite and eligibility requirements listed above are required to have a completed application package submitted to the Admissions Department. For information about the contents of this package, please refer to the Admissions Packet Completion page.

International applicants interested in this program will need to refer to the International Student Application & Eligibility Process for OCL Programs webpage for the application process and additional eligibility requirements.

Tuition

Please refer to the OCL Tuition Information page regarding tuition, and book costs associated with this program.

Contact Information

For additional information specific to the program, please email the Program Director at ISOCertProg@nps.edu.

For general questions about OCL supported programs, please email the OCL Student Coordinator at OCLStudCoord@nps.edu.

Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations (Curriculum 356)

For those interested in the full degree program, this war-fighter oriented MS degree program provides the fundamental graduate education to integrate information technologies, command and control processes, and IO methods and elements into innovative operational concepts for Information Operations in the context of Network Centric Warfare.

The Information Systems & Operations graduate will be able to:

• Create IO strategies and policies.
• Establish agile organizational structures and decision processes responsive to real time mission and situation requirements.
• Understand information technology and systems as enabling the acquisition of information and knowledge superiority leading to effective development and performance of information operations.
• Integrate technology, organization, policy and strategy into an Information Operations framework useful in both deliberate and crisis planning across the range of military operations.
• Identify and solve significant information operations problems and communicate the results in written reports and command briefings.

Information Systems and Operations Knowledge Domains

Military Operations and Organizations; Defining War, Conflict, and Warfare; Command and Control Concepts; Defining Information and Measuring Its Value; Evolution of IO and Current IO Organizations; Current IO Doctrine; Intelligence Support to IO; Electronic Warfare; Operations Security; Deception; Psychological Operations; Information Assurance and Computer Network Operations; Civil Affairs; Public Affairs; Physical Destruction; Legal Considerations; and Persuasion and Influence.

Computer, Software Engineering, Networks, Databases, Decision Support Systems, Communication Systems, Signal Processing, Information Assurance and Computer Security, Space Systems and Sensors.

For further information regarding the MS in Information Systems and Operations (Curriculum 356) please visit: MS in Information Systems and Operations.