R 091935Z DEC 14
MARADMIN 014/15
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS SURVEY FOR INTELLIGENCE MOS MARINES//
REF/A/DOC/MEMO/USMC IRB CHAIR/8 DEC 14//
NARR/REF A CONTAINS THE APPROVAL AND RESULTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH PROTOCOLS FOR THIS SURVEY BY THE CHAIR OF THE MARINE CORPS INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB).//
POC/R. C. SCHOTTER/CAPT/UNIT:NPS/-/EMAIL: RCSCHOTT(AT)NPS.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS (SNA) SURVEY FOR ACTIVE DUTY INTELLIGENCE MARINES (02XX AND 26XX) TO IDENTIFY THEIR CURRENT SNA PROFICIENCY LEVEL.
2.  BACKGROUND. SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO RESEARCH AS PART OF A MASTERS LEVEL THESIS REQUIRED FOR THE POC’S COMPLETION OF THE INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND JOINT INFORMATION OPERATIONS PROGRAMS AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS). PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY BY MARINES IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND IS CONSISTENT IN KEEPING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE’S VISION OF AN ENTERPRISE POWERED BY CONTINUOUS INNOVATION AND PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. PER THE REF, THE NPS IRB AND THE CHAIR OF THE USMC IRB HAVE APPROVED THE PROTOCOLS FOR THIS RESEARCH.
3.  TARGET POPULATION. ACTIVE-DUTY INTELLIGENCE MARINES (E4 - 06) IN THE 02XX AND 26XX OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS; OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES MAY TAKE THE SURVEY, BUT SHOULD ANNOTATE APPROPRIATELY ON THE SURVEY.
4.  METHODOLOGY. THE SURVEY IS LOCATED AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL WEBSITE AT HTTPS: SLASH SLASH SURVEY.NPS.EDU/172937/LANG-EN. MARINES IN THE TARGET POPULATION WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE POC’S NPS.EDU ACCOUNT; REQUEST PARTICIPANTS CHECK “JUNK” EMAIL FOLDER IF THE EMAIL IS NOT RECEIVED. THE SURVEY CONSISTS OF FOUR PARTS: BASIC DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS QUESTIONS, EVALUATIVE SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS QUESTIONS, AND PREFERENCE TO BE CONTACTED BY THE RESEARCHER. THE SURVEY IS ANONYMOUS AND PARTICIPATION IS VOLUNTARY. REQUEST THAT PARTICIPANTS TAKE THE SURVEY ONLY ONCE.
5.  DATA COLLECTION PERIOD. THE SURVEY IS OPEN THROUGH 1 APR 2015.
6.  NPS POC IS CAPT R. C. SCHOTTER, RCSCHOTT(AT)NPS.EDU. INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT POC IS MR. TIMOTHY WEESE, TIMOTHY.WEESE(AT)USMC.MIL.
7.  THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
8.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 30 APR 2015.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. PHILLIP C. CHUDOBA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS.//