Special Operations Reconnaissance (SOR) Scenario: Intelligence Analysis and Mission Planning

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to present the Special Operations Reconnaissance (SOR) scenario and the methodology used to generate and validate the scenario. The face of military team collaboration has changed due to gathering intelligence from broader and more diverse sources. As information sources become more complex, knowledge uncertainty increases. The internet has also provided greater communication opportunities, and military teams must be able to collaborate effectively in asynchronous situations. Collaboration tools must continue to evolve to keep up with this increasing complexity in communication. In order to assist in this evolution, a deeper understanding of team collaboration must be achieved. During team collaboration, there are many higher order cognitive processes that are both inside and outside the head of team members - these processes are known as macrocognitive processes. Since it is not possible to see what a person is thinking internally, the person's behavior must be studied in a controlled, rich environment. Ideally, this environment should be rich and emulate a real-world team collaboration problem. With the input of several military personnel with experience in intelligence analysis and mission planning, the SOR scenario was developed to serve as this environment. The scenario is intended to be realistic and complex, but should elicit information about the internal and external aspects of the macrocognitive processes. The SOR scenario is an intelligence analysis and mission planning scenario that requires a team of three participants to work together to solve various problems in an asynchronous- distributed environment. This scenario will help to deepen the understanding of team collaboration, team problem solving, and macrocognition, which will aid in the development of more effective team collaboration tools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483249

Entities

People

  • H. C. Biron
  • Lisa Burkman
  • Norman Warner

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analysts
  • Applied Psychology
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Science
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Geography
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Analysts
  • Internet
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Seal Teams
  • Social Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.