Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The courses described below are listed in numerical order by discipline. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. If laboratory periods are required they are indicated after the description. For example, the notation “3 plus 1” indicates 3 class periods and 1 lab period per week.

 

Communication

  
  • COMM 2800 - Social Media Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 COMM 1600 .
    This course explores the history, evolution, and growth of social media as 21st century communications process. Students will learn advances that contributed to the growth of social media as well as social media’s impact on society. Additionally, students will learn how to develop social communication plans and understand how to effectively communicate on various social media platforms. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3000 - Language and Culture


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ENG 1270 
    This course introduces students to the study of signs and the way signs mediate meaning and provide the foundations for a culture’s beliefs, emotional responses, and ideological positions. Students will focus upon the connection between words and thoughts, and the ways visual images and nonverbal behaviors communicate meaning. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3100 - Media Theory & Criticism


    This course introduces students to film and television theory: topics include a critical analysis of how film and video construct meaning and the ways viewers interpret the meaning. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3150 - Intercultural Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 .
    Students will identify and explore the relationship between communication and culture. An emphasis will be placed on factors that affect the quality and processes of communication between persons of different cultures and co-cultures. Students will consider various theories and practices regarding issues of intercultural communication. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3250 - Media Writing


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1600 .
    This course covers the history and development of mass media and their effects on our culture and society including new technologies and how these media interact and/or reinforce each other. Students will develop a critical perspective of cultural values, attitudes and ethics in mass media industries. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3310 - Interpersonal Communication


    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1270 .
    This course focuses on the process of interpersonal communication as a dynamic and complex system of interactions; it also provides theory, actual practice, and criticism for examining and changing human interactions in work, family, and other social contexts. Students will study verbal communication, as well as non-verbal communication, including performances of the body that express and contest cultural norms. Others topics include message incoding and decoding, feedback, listening skills, conflict management, and other elements affecting interpersonal communication. Includes topics such as perception, self-concept, language, message encoding,and decoding, feedback, listening skills, conflict management, and other elements affecting interpersonal communication. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3350 - Integrated Marketing Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ENG 1270 .
    This course explores integrated marketing communication strategies and executions. Students will understand the appropriate theoretical and practical perspectives of advertising, public relations, and digital marketing. In addition, student will investigate the use of agencies, communication and behavioral aspects of advertising, planning, and decision-making, as well as understand media selection and controls on communication. Credit(s): 3 (0 plus 3)
  
  • COMM 3600 - Rhetoric Theory and Criticism


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ENG 1270 
    This course introduces major rhetorical theories that students can apply to various media forms. Students will learn how to use the various theoretical approaches to analyze and criticize both discursive and non-discursive methods of communication. Through the study of rhetoric, students will examine the ways in which ideologies and behaviors are formed.  Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 3700 - Propaganda: The Shaping of Attitudes and Actions


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ; ENG 1270 
    The course will consider various definitions of propaganda along with its social, political, and commercial applications, and finally, explores the various methods of propaganda as ways of shaping a society’s attitudes and desires. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 4010 - Sports and Media


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ; ENG 1270 .
    This course focuses on the representation of sports in the media, including the history and evolution of sports media. Students will study mediated sports through application of critical theory, with careful attention to contemporary issues and their cultural impact. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 4100 - Theories of Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ; ENG 1270 
    This course introduces students to the two general methodological approaches communication studies take: the scientific or objective and the interpretive. Students will investigate a number of topics and theories important today in the field of communication studies through these two general methodologies. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 4250 - Crisis Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 3350 ENG 1270 .
    This course will cover the development of strategic plans and execution of communication related to events that have the potential to generate negative media coverage or unfavorable public opinion. Students will learn the types of communication during a crisis and how to effectively communicate crises to the public. Credit(s): 3 (0 plus 3)
  
  • COMM 4500 - Contemporary Media Studies


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 .
    This course is an investigation of current media issues while newspapers, radio, and television will be considered. This course will focus on understanding mass media that exists on the internet. Websites, news sites, blogs, social media, and video sharing sites will be studied. As technology evolves, this course will include future developments in the field of mass media.  Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 4750 - Applied Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250  and permission of instructor.
    Practical experience in communication, such as applied communication research, internship or alternate communication-related projects. Variable credit. One credit may be earned per 40 hours of internship work up to a maximum of 12 credits. Repeatable up to 12 credits. Credit(s): 3-12 (3 plus 0) One credit may be earned per 40 hours of internship work up to a maximum of 12 credits
  
  • COMM 4910 - Senior Capstone


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
    This course provides an opportunity for a comprehensive review of theoretical concepts with practical application of communication knowledge and skills in a culminating project. Credit(s): 3

Computer Engineering

  
  • CPE 1600 - Advanced Computer Program for Engineers


    Prerequisite(s): EGR 1500  
    Continuation of a first programming course. Introduces undergraduate students to the advanced topics of programming for solving engineering programs, using the C programming language. It familiarizes students with the process of computational thinking and the translation of real-life engineering problems to computation problems. Topics include files, structures, pointers, and the proper use of dynamic data structures. Credit(s): 3 (0 plus 3)
  
  • CPE 2400 - Discrete Mathematics


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1090 
    Provides tools for formal reasoning with a particular focus on applications in computer  engineering. Topics include counting rules, propositional and first-order logic, set theory, functions (with an emphasis on recursive functions), partial order and equivalence relations, Boolean algebra, switching circuits, graphs and trees 3 Credit Hours. Credit(s): 3 (0 plus 3)
  
  • CPE 3500 - Computer Engineering I


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1200 .
    An introductory course in the analysis and design of digital systems. The study of Boolean Algebra as a tool to analyze and synthesize switching networks consisting of logic gates implementing combinational and sequential logic circuits. Use of the LogicAid program for Boolean logic simplification, Karnaugh mapping, and state reduction. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CPE 3550 - Computer Engineering Lab I


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 3500  or concurrent registration.
    Design and implementation of combinational and sequential logic systems. Logic circuits are implemented in prototype using electronic integrated circuits to realize the logic functions. Use of the LogicAid program as a design tool for the digital logic circuits implemented in the laboratory. Credit(s): 1 (0 plus 3)
  
  • CPE 3610 - Computer Architecture Lab


    Co-requisite(s): CPE 3500 .
    Construction of a simple processor. Experiments with different computer and memory architectures, I/O and bus systems and parallel or distributed systems. Credit(s): 1 (0 plus 2)
  
  • CPE 4150 - Digital Signal Processing


    Prerequisite(s): EE 3150 EGR 1500 .
    Development of both mathematical and intuitive understanding of digital signal processing. LTI systems, analog Fourier transforms, discrete Fourier transforms and z-transforms are reviewed. Fourier and z-transforms are extended to 2-d. Signal flow graphs help develop an intuitive understanding of digital signal processing. Both IIR and FIR digital filters are studied. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CPE 4200 - Reconfigurable Computing


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 3500  
    Covers reconfigurable computing, a novel computational model that is fast becoming part of the mainstream in high-performance computing. Addresses architectures, software tools and compliers, programming models, and applications. 3 credit Hours (2 plus 1) Credit(s): 3 (1 plus 2)
  
  • CPE 4300 - Complier Construction


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 1600 CPE 3500  
    This course covers the fundamentals of complier design, including lexical analysis, parsing, semantic analysis, compile-time memory organization, run-time memory organization, code generation, and complier portability issues. Exercises will be covering various aspects of compliers. Credit(s): 3 (0 plus 3)
  
  • CPE 4400 - VLSI Design


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 4500  
    An introduction to key aspects of MOS integrated circuit design. Modeling of combinational and sequential CMOS circuits including arithmetic building blocks, memory structures and interconnect using CAD tools. (1 plus 2) Credit(s): 3
  
  • CPE 4500 - Computer Engineering II


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 3500 .
    Switching networks and sequential systems, design of synchronous systems, state reduction in incompletely specified systems, synthesis of asynchronous systems, clocked sequential systems. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CPE 4550 - Computer Engineering II Lab


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 4500 .
    Introduces finite state machine design and implementation methods such as programmable logic devices, TTL medium scale integrated circuits and microprogramming. Small digital processors and controllers are implemented as design projects. Credit(s): 1 (0 plus 3)
  
  • CPE 4600 - Embedded Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CS 3500 ; EGR 1500 
    Implementation of microprocessors and/or microcontrollers in embedded digital systems. Study of their architecture, operations and software; and hardware/software design. Scheduled and unscheduled lab. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CPE 4700 - Computer Architecture


    Prerequisite(s): CPE 4500  or concurrent registration.
    A study of computer architecture from classical to advanced perspectives; characteristics of modern systems such as performance, instruction set design, data paths, pipelining, caching, memory management, I/O and multiprocessing. Scheduled and unscheduled lab. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CPE 4710 - Senior Project Proposal


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
    Development of a proposal for CPE 4720 - Senior Project . A complete proposal is properly documented and presented. Credit(s): 2 (2 plus 0)
  
  
  • CPE 4990 - Special Topics in Computer Engineering


    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the department chair.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of computer engineering. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable

Computer Science

  
  • CS 1200 - Introduction to Computer Science


    Co-requisite(s): MA 1030  or MA 1090  or concurrent registration.
    A broad based introduction to the field of computer science including topics from both hardware and software history and design. Development of an extensive vocabulary in computer science. Other topics introduced include: binary numbering systems, logic circuits, programming, operating systems, file systems. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 1250 - Problem Solving for Programmers


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1010  or MA 1025 
    Introduction to the types of problems computer programmers encounter. Students will learn to apply a disciplined approach to problem solving. The value of teamwork is shown through group work. Topics studied include logical algorithm development, selection and iteration logic, flowcharts and outlines. Common software may be utilized in this course. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 1300 - Computer Science I


    Prerequisite(s): CS 1200  or CS 1250  with a grade of C or better; MA 1030  or MA 1090  with a C or better.
    An introduction to the art and science of software development. Topics include: top-down design, writing requirements and specifications, developing algorithms, coding algorithms in a high level programming language, debugging algorithms and code, basic control structures and basic data structures. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 1350 - Computer Science II


    Prerequisite(s): CS 1300  with grade C or better.
    A continuation of CS 1300 . More detailed object-oriented design; more data structures such as linked lists, stacks, queues, binary trees and heaps; recursion; well-known algorithms for searching and sorting; manipulating linked lists and binary trees; hashing. Students will learn to look at data from the perspectives of abstraction, implementation and application. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 1500 - Introduction to Server Systems


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1015  (Information Technology A.S. Majors only.)    Co-requisite(s): MA 1030  or MA 1090 .
    An introduction to server and operating systems focusing on the use of Linux. Students will learn how to perform basic administration of a Linux based system in the areas of command line usage, process control, user management, software installation and software removal. Additionally, the student will gain a basic fluency in the structure of the operating system, including items such as boot-up process and kernel structure. Scheduled and unscheduled laboratory projects. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 1600 - Project Management Seminar


    Prerequisite(s): CS 1200 , CS 1250  or SE 1100 .
    This course presents the fundamentals of project management for application in subsequent project oriented courses throughout the curriculum. Credit(s): 1 (1 plus 0)
  
  • CS 2010 - Discrete Math for Computing


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1030  or MA 1090  and CS 1200  or CS 1250 .
    This is an introductory course to the mathematics of computing. It will cover basic mathematical concepts relevant to computing. Topics include: set theory, relations, functions, addition and multiplicative principles, finite states, logic, graphs, Boolean algebra, algorithms. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 2100 - Introduction to Computer Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CS 1350 .
    Computer structure, machine language, data representation, the instruction set, input-output. Symbolic coding and assembly language, addressing techniques, program segmentation and linkage, macros, the assembler and system organization. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 2410 - Discrete Structures


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1055  or MA 1090 ; CS 1300  or IS 1300 .
    Induction, Big-Oh analysis and recurrence relations, mathematical aspects of trees, mathematical aspects of sets, relations, graph theory, automata and regular expressions, context-free grammars, propositional and predicate logic. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 2500 - Database Systems


    Prerequisite(s): IS 1300  or CS 1300 .
    Database management systems. Sequential storage devices. Physical characteristics of and data representation on random access storage devices. Inverted lists, multilist, indexed sequential and hierarchical file structures. File I/O. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 2990 - Special Topics in Computer Science


    Prerequisite(s): Administrative approval.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of computer science. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable
  
  • CS 3200 - Operating Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CS 2100 .
    Operating system concepts and components are studied and modeled using various client and server operating systems. Topics include: process controls, multiprogramming, system performance, synchronization principles, memory management, deadlocks, access methodologies.  Unscheduled laboratory Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 3500 - Numerical Methods


    Prerequisite(s):  MA 2300 .
    This course will emphasize the development of numerical algorithms to provide solutions to common problems formulated in science and engineering. The primary objective of the course is to develop the basic understanding of the construction of numerical algorithms, and the applicability and limits of their appropriate use. The emphasis of the course will be on root-finding, numerical linear algebra, numerical differentiation & integration, and solving initial- and boundary-value problems numerically. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 3700 - Object Orientation


    Prerequisite(s): CS 1350 .
    Object oriented methods of design, documentation and implementation. Implementation of examples in a high-level programming language. Polymorphism, inheritance, software reuse are studied and practiced. Students will learn to develop and implement software systems using object oriented techniques. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 3800 - Data Structures & Algorithms


    Prerequisite(s): CS 2410 ; CS 1350 .
    A study of methods for implementing data structures such as: lists, linked lists, binary trees, AVL-trees, b-trees, tries and graphs. Study and analysis of well-known algorithms. Unscheduled laboratory Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4000 - Computer Science Seminar


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or administrative approval.
    Study of the current ethical and professional issues in computer science. Student research and seminar presentations are required. Credit(s): 1 (1 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4500 - Software Engineering


    Prerequisite(s): CS 3800  or concurrent registration.
    The theory and practice of software engineering. Software development methodologies, object oriented design, data abstraction, the software life cycles. Term project required. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4600 - Organization of Programming Languages


    Prerequisite(s): CS 3700 .
    Formal language concepts and examples. Data types, structures and features affecting static and dynamic storage allocation. Language features for program control, procedures, data transfer, block structures and recursion. Run-time considerations. Interpretive languages. Lexical analysis and parsing. Programming assignments in available languages. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4800 - Systems Software


    Prerequisite(s): CS 2100 ; CS 3800 .
    Software design techniques. Organization and management of software development. Design of assemblers and macroprocessors. Review of lexical analysis and parsing, general compiler design, techniques of machine-independent code generation and optimization. Loader schemes and design. At least one large software project. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4900 - Computer Science Senior Project


    Prerequisite(s): CS 4500 .
    This capstone course requires the design of a solution to a problem using student developed software, complete with testing strategies and implementation of the solution. The design solution will involve the appropriate software development and testing methodologies. Students will produce software solutions conceptual system design subsystem analysis and characterization, consideration of technical impact including integration with existing systems, and the production of technical documentation for the design. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4950 - Computer Science Internship


    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing.
    The internship course requires a professional field experience that incorporates previous coursework in computer science. The student will also be required to participate in a seminar program discussing the relationship of previous course work to the actual operations in industry. Credit(s): variable up to 6 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CS 4990 - Special Topics in Computer Science


    Prerequisite(s): Administrative approval.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of computer science. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable
  
  • CS 5500 - Advanced Database Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CS 2010  , CS 2410  , CS 2500  with C or higher.
    Explores a broad range of information security controls used to protect databases against compromises of their confidentiality, integrity and availability. Emphasis is placed on securing the database systems themselves, and the programs/functions and data within them. Topics include access control, auditing, authentication, encryption, integrity controls, backups and application security. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • IT 1150 - Advanced PC Support


    Prerequisite(s): MIS 1300  
    This course is a continuation of MIS 1300 adding depth and addtional topics for supporting PC applications. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • IT 2000 - Server+


    Prerequisite(s): NET 1250  
    This course is designed to prepare a student for the Server+ certification exam. It provides the knowledge and skills to build, maintain, troubleshoot, secure, and support server hardware and software technologies. (3 credit hours) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • IT 2100 - Business Continuity


    Prerequisite(s): NET 2000  
    This course examines the concepts and skills required for a technician to participate in ensuring the stable and routine operation of business activities with a specific emphasis on Information Technology related procedures and assets. This will include risk analysis and mitigation, the development, maintenance, and implementation of response plans, and project management techniques. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • IT 2200 - Security+


    Prerequisite(s): NET 2000  
    This course is designed to prepare a student for the Security+ certification exam. It provides the knowledge and skills to identify risk, participate in risk mitigation, and to provide infrastructure, application, information, and operational security. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • IT 2900 - IT Capstone Project


    Prerequisite(s): IT 2200  
    Integrate and synthesize skills and knowledge from across the degree program to demonstrate the ability to participate in and contribute value to the field of Information Technology. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

Criminal Justice

  
  • CJ 1100 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System


    A survey of the criminal justice system of the United States. The course will examine broad concepts that guide and direct the system of justice in contemporary society and explore the components of the system: the police, the courts and corrections. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 1300 - The Police in America


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    An examination of the police as a component of the American criminal justice system. Beginning with an exploration of the historical evolution of the police, learners will explore contemporary issues and emerging challenges that face this important unit of social control in our nation. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 1400 - Corrections in America


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    Beginning with a historical overview of the American criminal justice system, this class covers the rationale for punishment and the administration and operational aspects of prison and jail functions at the local, state and federal levels. Issues related to probation, parole, community corrections. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2300 - Substantive Criminal Law


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    The evolution of substantive law in America from its British and common-law traditions. The learner’s examination of this topic will include the limitations and ambiguity of the substantive law. This course may utilize the Indiana Criminal Code as one model of substantive law and may be taught using the case study method. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2400 - Understanding Procedural Law


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    The development of an understanding of the application of the substantive law from a procedural perspective. There will be a course focus on significant U.S. Supreme Court cases that have described the boundaries of practice for the police, courts and corrections. This course may be taught using the case study method. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2500 - Basics of Criminal Investigation


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    A general theoretical framework for the practice of investigating criminal acts. The components of all investigations; crime scene protocol, collection and preservation of physical evidence, sources of information and interview and interrogation will be among the topics explored. Investigative features of particular crimes (homicide, robbery, rape, larceny, motor vehicle theft, etc.) will also be a focus. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2600 - Laws of Evidence


    Prerequisite(s):  CJ 2300  or CJ 2400  .
    The laws of evidence are the system of rules and standards by which the admission of proof at the trial of a criminal action is regulated. This course includes topics related to the investigation and adjudication process in criminal cases, including collection of evidence and presentation of evidence at arraignments, preliminary hearings, suppression hearings and trials, with emphasis on types of evidence admissible in a criminal action. This course may be taught using the case study method, with an emphasis on class participation. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3100 - A System of Juvenile Justice


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100  or HS 1200  for human services majors.
    The juvenile justice system in the United States operates in a manner that is slightly different from the adult components of the system. This course will provide an overview of a system that structures the way children are dealt with in regard to delinquency, abuse, neglect and dependency. Methods of addressing the prevention of delinquency and trends in delinquency will also be examined. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3200 - Understanding Criminal Behavior


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    This is a psychology and criminal justice course with a specific focus on criminal behavior using a psychosocial approach. More specifically we will be utilizing psychological, psychiatric and sociological approaches to examine why individuals commit criminal and delinquent acts. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3300 - Victimology


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    Focus on emerging areas in the field, such as the consequences of victimization and empowering victims. The concentration will be on both traditional and modern approaches to victims’ issues and concentrates on issues affecting both victims and victim service providers. The course will follow the general guideline of the text, however, and quite frequently, we will move outside of the text for material. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3510 - Community & Problem-Oriented Policing


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300 .
    Focus on community-oriented policing and problem solving using criminal justice theoretical based approaches. The course will follow the general guideline of the text, however, and quite frequently, we will move outside of the text for material. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3520 - Crime Scene Investigation


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    Focus on techniques and methods of crime scene investigation. Topics include: fundamentals of preliminary investigation, identification, protection and collection of evidence, sketching and photographing the crime scene, interpreting blood stain evidence, fingerprinting techniques. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text and the lab portion of the course. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3530 - Restorative Justice


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 3100 .
    This is a course with a specific focus on restorative justice. A specific focus will be on theoretical roots of the restorative justice movement and methods and practices in the field. Case studies will be used to facilitate student learning. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3620 - Forensic Science & Criminalistics


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500 .
    This is a course with a specific focus on the nature and laboratory analysis of physical evidence. Topics include: collection of physical evidence, examination of evidence and the nature of different types of physical evidence. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3700 - Ethics & Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    This is a course with a focus on ethical theories and their consideration in the field of criminal justice. Specific attention will be paid to the application of these theories and the ethical development of criminal justice practitioners. Topics will also include current ethical issues and their relationship to ethical theories and decisions. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text and the lab portion of the course. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4110 - Law Enforcement Planning Process


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300 .
    A focus on policy and planning issues in the law enforcement environment. The learner will be exposed to the need for planned change and planned change models. Learners will then be required to identify a problem or law enforcement policy issue and develop a plan to impact that issue. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4120 - Death Investigation


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500 .
    This course is designed to briefly cover how to recognize and investigate violent, suspicious or unexpected deaths. The student will learn to develop the essential facts regarding the death scene, medical history and other information that assists in the determination of a person’s cause and manner of death. The course will cover the 29 national guidelines set forth by the National Institutes of Justice as essential for a coordinated, efficient and complete death investigation. Basic crime scene investigation techniques will be stressed, along with the importance of crime scene and body evidence, however, this course emphasizes the medical aspects of death investigation and is not designed to be a “homicide seminar.” Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4130 - Probation and Parole Services


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1400 .
    The criminal justice system is comprised of three major components: police, courts and corrections. This course will take an in-depth examination of the community-based strategies of probation and parole from both a historical perspective and what is currently being utilized today. This examination will explore the duties and objectives of contemporary probation and parole agencies and tracks the progress of an individual through each phase of the community-based systems. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4210 - Police Organization & Management


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300 .
    An in-depth examination of the administrative and leadership practices necessary in the operation of a contemporary police organization. In part, this course will demonstrate and discuss the application of modern management theory in the police environment. The focus here is on the operation of an urban police department (100+ officers) and the functional components of such an agency. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4220 - Criminal Profiling


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500 ; CJ 3200 .
    This is a course with a specific focus on criminal profiling utilizing psychological and criminal justice based approaches. The class will concentrate on the processes of identifying personality traits, behavioral tendencies, geographical location and demographic variables of an offender based on characteristics of a crime. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4230 - Corrections Counseling


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1400 ; PSY 1700 .
    This is a course with a specific focus on treatment and counseling approaches to offender rehabilitation. The emphasis is on different types of treatment for juvenile and adult offenders. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4320 - Fundamentals of Crime Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500 .
    An overview of the variety of analytical techniques utilized in law enforcement to describe and understand crime patterns and trends as they occur in contemporary society. Exposure to the basic stages of crime analysis: collection of data, the collation of that data, analysis of data, dissemination of data and feedback and evaluation of the end users of crime analysis data. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4700 - Transnational Organized Crime


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
    The course provides a unique overview of transnational organized crime in each continental region of the world. Specific attention will focus on the examination of how criminal groups use systematic violence and corruption to achieve their goals. Crimes to be discussed include money laundering, human smuggling, cybercrime, trafficking of humans, drugs, weapons, body parts and nuclear material. Discussion will be directed on how transnational crime ring activities weaken economies and financial systems and undermine democracy. Discussion will also focus on how these groups upset peace and stability of nations worldwide, often using bribery, violence or terror to achieve their goals. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4800 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
    The course examines the U.S. criminal justice system and the criminal justice systems of other nations. Using a descriptive approach, the four (4) primary components of criminal justice systems of a number of nations will be studied and compared and contrasted with those same components in the U.S. The components of the criminal justice system include: sources and principles of law; the law enforcement structure; the judicial system; and, corrections. The course is a required capstone course for the students in a criminal justice or pre-law major that integrates an understanding of all of the components of the U.S. criminal justice system by comparing and contrasting those components with those components of other nations. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4910 - Senior Capstone


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100  
    This is a course with a focus on ethical theories and their consideration in the field of criminal justice. Specific attention will be paid to the application of these theories and the ethical development of criminal justice practitioners. Topics will also include current ethical issues and their relationship to ethical theories and decisions. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text and the lab portion of the course. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4950 - Criminal Justice Internship


    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in the criminal justice program.
    CJ4950, Internship in criminal Justice, permits students to participate in an internship with a criminal justice agency for credit hours. A student earns one(1) credit hour for every fourty(40) hours the student reports to the sponsoring agency, with veriable 3 to 6 credits hours awarded.  Credit(s): variable 3 to 15

Economics

  
  • ECON 2200 - Macroeconomics


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1025  or concurrent enrollment.
    A study of the overall economic system with emphasis upon gross domestic product, fiscal policy and monetary policy, the budget and banking.  Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ECON 2210 - Microeconomics


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1025  or concurrent enrollment.
    A study of the economic system. Supply and demand, competition, pricing policies, wage and rent determination, and government regulation. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ECON 3140 - Money, Banking, and Capital Markets


    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2200 .
    This course provides an analysis of the financial systems of central banks, private banks and other sources and users of financial capital. Topics include monetary theory, central banking and monetary policy, interest rate determination, inflation, financial intermediaries and international financial markets. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

Education

  
  • EDU 1010 - Education Benchmark Preparation


    *Required for students whos ACT scores are lower than 24 or SAT scores lower than 1100.

    Benchmark preparation will provide education students a deeper look into the requirements to successfully pass the CASA exam for entry Into the School of Education teacher preparation program. Areas to be covered includes the specific content and testing strategies associated with the CASA proficiency exam. Students will be held accountable for working within the School of Education’s expectations, dispositions and teaching characteristics. Case studies, vignettes, test preparation and task assignments will help students understand these requirements as they relate to successful entry into the program. Credit(s): 3* (3 plus 0)

  
  • EDU 1100 - Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education


    This course examines the historical, philosophical, legal, and social foundations of education through socio-cultural lens. In addition, students will explore the professional skills, competencies and dispositions necessary to provide an effective and meaningful education to a diverse student body. This course emphasizes the research and study of these principles as they relate to modern trends and issues in PreK-12 educational environments. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 1448 - Secondary Education Freshman Experience I


    Students will participate in a minimum of 10 hours in a secondary education classroom observing a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 1449 - Elementary Freshman Experience I


    Students will participate in a minimum of 10 hours in a elementary education classroom observing a licensed physical educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 1948 - Secondary Education Freshman Exp II


    Students will participate in a minimum of 10 hours in a secondary education classroom observing a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 1949 - Elementary Freshman Experience II


    Students will participate in a minimum of 10 hours in an elementary classroom observing a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 2010 - Educational Psychology


    Prerequisite(s): EDU 1100  with a C or better; PSY 1700 
    This course applies the principles of psychology to an understanding of the dynamics of teaching behavior and learning behavior. Topics include current psychological theories and research that guides inquiry and decision-making in education. Topics surveyed include behavior, development, cognitive and language development, sociocultural diversity learning and instruction, including differentiation for learning and assessment. Emphasis is on early and middle childhood developmental needs. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 2040 - Curriculum Theory & Research


    Prerequisite(s): EDU 1100  
    Curriculum Theory and Research provides step-by-step instruction in the development of skills and resources to create quality, standards-based curriculum. A wide variety of strategies, materials, research and resources will be introduced to ensure that diversity and differentiation are addressed. Students will learn how to effectively prepare and use rubrics, tests, authentic assessments and grading systems. Student will engage in a field experience facilitated by university supervisors. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 2448 - Secondary Education Sophmore Experience I


    Students will participate in a minimum of 20 hours in a secondary education classroom observing and assisting a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 2449 - Elementary Soph Experience I


    Students will participate in a minimum of 20 hours in an elementary classroom observing a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 2948 - Secondary Education Sophmore Experience II


    Students will participate in a minimum of 20 hours in a secondary education classroom observing and assisting a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
  
  • EDU 2949 - Elementary Soph Experience II


    Students will participate in a minimum of 20 hours in an elementary classroom observing a licensed educator. Students will have application or reflection assignments to complete as part of the experience. Credit(s): 0 (0 plus 0)
 

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