i2 Analyst’s Notebook Training Course

Overview

i2 Analyst’s Notebook Training Course

i2 Analyst’s Notebook is a long- established analytical product that is used internationally by governmental intelligence and law enforcement agencies, military, and private organizations. i2 Analyst’s Notebook is critical in creating effective link and timeline analysis in complex cases, whether the user is charting terrorism linkages, drug cartel movement or industrial and business crimes.

i2 Analysts' Notebook is a visualization application for this type of analysis. It is instrumental in:

• Identifying contributing factors, evaluating probable causes and effects, and understanding the relationships among all of them.
   
• Increasing the ability of the user to quickly and effectively explain complex situations to decision-makers.
   
• Providing an ideal medium for disseminating critical information concisely.

Purpose

i2 Analyst’s Notebook allows users to compile, investigate, analyze and chart complex information and relationships. This software program, although originally designed to assist law enforcement agencies, can readily be adapted for use by businesses, academic institutions and non-governmental organizations. The course begins with an introduction to the Analyst’s Notebook Quick Start Guide.

Objectives

• i2 training can be basic or in-depth level, as required.

  Understand the basic elements of the i2 Analyst’s Notebook Program
• Proficiency at creating various types of charts from actual case scenarios
• Ability to create theme lines
• Ability to create time lines
• Ability to create event frames
• Proficiency with adding links to a chart
• Proficiency with adding attributes and entities
• Understanding chart wiring
• Understanding ordered and controlling items
• A working knowledge of chart properties
• A working knowledge of date and time formats
• A working knowledge of snapshots
• Proficiency with creating templates
• Proficiency at importing items such as videos, photographs, background objects and other OLE objects
• Understanding the printing features of the program
• Proficiency with the use of a mapping table
• Proficiency at importing data to include telephone toll data and financial data from various types of formats
• Proficiency at utilizing the analysis tools contained in this program
• Ability to dissect case scenarios
• Proficiency with group exercises, problem solving, and group presentations
• Upon completion of the course(s), the student will have the comprehensive base of knowledge required to apply the i2 Analysts’s Notebook program at his or her particular workplace setting