2016-2017 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK COURSE DESCRIPTIONS BUL 3266 Business Law and Finance 40 hours, 4 credits In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of law applicable to business transactions, the types of business organizations, property laws, wills, trusts, estate planning, bankruptcy, creditor and debtor relationships, commercial paper, securities regulation, contracts, and other areas of the Uniform Commercial Code and business law. Students will analyze how these concepts and principles impact financial managers and financial analysts. Prerequisite: None BUL 4060 Business Law and Ethical Behavior 30 hours, 3 credits This course reviews fundamental principles of law applicable to business transactions, and provides an overview of ethical concerns that arise in the world of business. Students will apply the basic principles of contract law, partnerships, and agency relationships to business activities. Public and private law are addressed. Critical thinking and ethical analysis are key areas of focus throughout the course. Prerequisite: None BUL 4388 Business Law and Ethics 40 hours, 4 credits This course reviews fundamental principles of law applicable to business transactions, and provides overview of the current moral and ethical issues that arise in the world of business. Students will examine the law, legal system, and ethics and how they apply to the business world and business transactions. Public and private law are addressed. Critical thinking and ethical analysis are key areas of focus throughout the course. Prerequisite: None CCJ 1000 Introduction to Criminal Justice 40 hours, 4 credits An introductory course designed to provide students with a general foundation of knowledge in the criminal justice field. Course participants will explore the different parts of the criminal justice system, their interrelationships, and the role of each in the criminal justice process. Students will examine the historical basis for the contemporary American legal system, policing styles and the evolution of crime prevention, the structure of the judicial system and its professional participants from pre-sentencing through post-conviction, corrections strategies for criminal offenders, and special considerations for juveniles in the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: None CCJ 1153 Criminology: Motives for Criminal Deviance 40 hours, 4 credits This course examines the social and behavioral issues involved in the study of crime as a social phenomenon. Included is an explanation of what crime is, what causes crime, and the various techniques for measuring the amounts and characteristics of crime and criminals. Prerequisite: None CCJ 1382 Field Communications in Criminal Justice 20 hours, 2 credits This course emphasizes the skills of both oral and written communication with emphasis on writing formats used by justice professionals. Students will acquire the skills necessary to effectively communicate within diverse communities. Prerequisite: Introduction to Criminal Justice CCJ 2170 Practical Psychology for the Criminal Justice Professional 40 hours, 4 credits Students will examine how principles of psychology relate to the field of criminal justice. They will explore fundamental concepts from a criminal justice perspective, focusing on the real-world effects these principles produce on criminal justice professionals, their families, and the citizens they serve. Students will apply ideas from psychology to create effective victim and witness interviewing strategies, offender behavior-modification approaches, and coping methods. They will review the immediate and long-term physiological and psychological effects of stress, trauma, and occupational experiences unique to the profession. Prerequisites: General Psychology; Introduction to Criminal Justice CCJ 2685 Domestic Violence 40 hours, 4 credits This course examines violence in the family; social and legal relations within families; theories and solutions on family violence; survivors and the consequences of victimization; legal responses; the role of the police; when law enforcement responds; recognizing child abuse; recognizing elder abuse; associated crimes and stalking and domestic homicide. Prerequisite: Introduction to Criminal Justice CCJ 2930 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Capstone 40 hours, 4 credits The capstone class examines the future of the criminal justice system. The current cutting edge technology in different fields within the criminal justice system is discussed along with insights from accomplished scholars of what the near future holds. Methods and philosophies that will govern the criminal justice field in the near future are introduced along with discussions of the ethical, legal, social, and political ramifications expected. This course includes 10 hours of field experience. Prerequisite: Introduction to Criminal Justice; Expected to be the final lower-level core course completed CCJ 3164 Criminal Behavior: Profiling Violent Offenders 40 hours, 4 credits This course will examine serial behavior by crime type and criminal profile. Crimes such as stalking, arson, murder, and sexual assault will be examined through case files to enhance investigative methods. Students will analyze psychological profiles and behavior patterns. Prerequisite: None CCJ 3667 Victims in Criminal Justice 40 hours, 4 credits This course explores the importance of the victim in the criminal justice system’s process. The victim’s role in the criminal justice process, and movements and legislation regarding victims’ impact on judicial proceedings are examined. A variety of crimes and types of victims are explored. Prerequisite: None CCJ 3678 Cultural Diversity and Justice 40 hours, 4 credits This course will examine the true picture and statistics of minority representation at every point in the criminal justice process, from point of contact with the police to incarceration and the death penalty. The course includes a comprehensive examination of unbiased racial and ethnic theories, and research and practice of behavior and victimization affecting the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: None CCJ 3700 Research Methods in Criminal Justice 40 hours, 4 credits This course will explore the basic steps of conducting research. Students will explore the nature of research and the research techniques specific to the criminal justice field. Students will become familiar with research terminology and the ethics involved in various research designs. To complete the course, students will design and simulate their own research project. Prerequisite: Inferential Statistics and Analytics CCJ 4015 Values-Based Leadership in Criminal Justice 40 hours, 4 credits This course will address some unique ethical challenges that leaders in criminal justice and related fields may confront. Topics of discussion and evaluation include delegation and abdication of duties; use of power, manipulation, and influence; discretion and responsibility to act; and the role of personal character in service professions. Prerequisite: None CCJ 4279 Criminal Justice Senior Thesis 40 hours, 4 credits Students will apply their knowledge of criminal justice issues and social research methodology by completing a research project on an approved thesis proposal. Students will design and carry out a research study, collect and analyze resulting data, and integrate their research and findings into a formal thesis. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice Seminar; Expected to be the final upper-level core course completed CCJ 4450 Criminal Justice Leadership and Management 40 hours, 4 credits This course will familiarize students with common management theory and practice in criminal justice organizations. The application of management techniques to all areas of criminal justice will be explored, along with leadership and administration techniques and issues particular to criminal justice. Organizational philosophy, visioning, planning, and goal development will be examined. Prerequisite: None CCJ 4528 Fundamentals of CJ Supervision: What CJ Leaders Need to Know 40 hours, 4 credits This course will examine important issues for leaders in every area of criminal justice, such as budgeting and funding sources in public service agencies; personnel recruitment, selection, hiring, and promotion; employee motivation, conflict, coaching, and discipline. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice Leadership and Management CCJ 4542 Criminal Justice Seminar 50 hours, 5 credits This course provides students with the opportunity to explore an area of criminal justice that is of specific interest for their career or an area of relevant interest in the field. Topics may include any area of justice studies, with the approval of the instructor. Student will conduct a thorough review of their topic and present their work in the form of a final project. Prerequisites: Inferential Statistics and Analytics; Research Methods in Criminal Justice CCJ 4931 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice 40 hours, 4 credits This course will examine trends, policies, processes, and programs in criminal justice. Careful analysis of criminal-justice successes and failures is the focus of this course. Students will theorize future initiatives in policing, courts, corrections, juvenile justice, and homeland security. Prerequisite: None CDA 1028C Introduction to Software Architecture 40 hours, 3 credits This course introduces students to the system development life cycle (SDLC), including modeling, methodology, and analyzing a business process to create a software design. Students will be exposed to the importance of software architecture. They will model business processes using standard design languages and use standard tools to re-engineer those processes. Prerequisite: None CDA 1202 Foundations of Software Design 40 hours, 3 credits This course introduces students to fundamental aspects of programming as it is related to proper software design concepts. Students will gain an understanding of how computational techniques are applied in solving a variety of problems. Topics will include variables, procedural abstraction utilizing handlers, conditionals, and loops, and data types. The course will also provide students with an understanding of software engineering by having them write small but useful computer programs using pseudo-code as well as a high-level programming language. Prerequisite: None CDA 2520C Web Frameworks 50 hours, 3 credits In this course, students learn how to effectively create web applications using the JavaScript programming language, HTML5, CSS, and related web frameworks. Students will be introduced to standard tools such as code generators, debuggers, editors, and deployment tools. Students will gain exposure to programming, debugging, and testing web applications. Prerequisite: Java Programming CDA 3315C Fundamentals of Enterprise Architecture 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of business enterprise analysis, design, planning and implementation. It places focus on working with stakeholders, modeling business data flows and interfaces, determining the information security risk for an organization, and re-engineering business processes. Topics include current software development methodologies, business process modeling, and enterprise information security methodologies. This course will prepare students to work with stakeholders to ensure that information technology is in alignment with the goals of the business. Prerequisite: None CDA 3428C Fundamentals of Distributed Application Architecture 40 hours, 4 credits This course is the study of the design and use of distributed software applications as part of a enterprise architecture in a typical business. It places focus on the software development process, business process analysis, and generating functional requirements for business technology. Topics include software architecture, business process analysis, agile development, and scalability. This course will prepare students for producing a software development project plan, documenting hardware and software requirements to support current and future transaction loads, and modeling end-to-end data flows for a given business process. Prerequisite: None 888-5-RASMUSSEN 69 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
