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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course details the history and development of corporate security with emphasis on the role of security in the criminal justice system. Constitutional safeguards, legal aspects, and training will be explored. Included is the role of the security manager, security science, technology, and investigative techniques.
  • 3.00 Credits

    People are the weakest link in a security system, particularly if they are trusted employees in key positions. Students will examine the role security management plays in establishing and maintaining a workplace climate that can affect the security of company assets.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course analyzes physical security problems in corporate and industrial facilities and includes the study of physical security methods and practices which emphasize the equipment, technology, and area control required to deter deviant acts. It further examines state-ofthe- art intrusion detection, access control, and identification systems.
  • 3.00 Credits

    In this study of the motivational factors behind corporate, industrial and government-related espionage cases, students will consider the various countermeasures required to protect sensitive information. Students will become acquainted with the policies and procedures which must be established to preclude the unauthorized disclosure of new product information.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The vulnerability of computers to criminal abuse will be examined. Topics include access control, data encryption, and personnel controls. Major classes of intellectual property will be examined, e.g., trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, government secrets and other strategic data. Theft of high technology and electronic crimes will be studied in addition to detection approaches. Preparation of data center policies and procedures is an important part of the course, in addition to the formation of the team so necessary in the conduct of an investigation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course presents the study of the interrelationship of society, personality and culture and an analysis of our relationship to such fundamental social institutions as the church, state, family and school, as well as the economic order. Service-learning may be a component of this course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    By examining the evolution of humankind both physically and culturally, the student will become more familiar with some of the key concepts in culture, e.g., race, ethnicity, religion and family. A broad range of topics will be covered such as bands and tribes, food production, and kinship in an effort to gain insight into some of the changes that our culture and the rest of the world are experiencing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is intended to introduce students to a wide range of social issues in the United States (US) today. Issues will be approached from both the theoretical and practical perspectives. The course will begin with an overview of the social landscape in the US with special attention to the difficulties facing particular groups and the entire population. Once this overview is presented, students will study the major ideologies in the US, especially liberalism and conservatism, to provide a theoretical framework with which to understand public policy debate. The major social issues that confront society will then be studied. These include persistent poverty, environmental degradation, immigration, gun control, abortion, prayer in school, affirmative action, gay rights, criminal justice, capital punishment, corporate accountability and others. Service-learning may be a component of this course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to introduce students to some of the major issues confronting the global community. Students will begin their investigation by studying some of the major political ideologies, such as Liberalism, Marxist- Leninism and Islamic Fundamentalism, that influence contemporary politics. Students will then tackle a variety of issues that challenge the world community--persistent poverty, further globalization of the world economy, the role of corporations, the collapse of the USSR and the spread of democracy and capitalism, the struggles of women and children, the role of religion in society and environmental challenges, among others. Students will be asked to stay informed of current events around the world and research one particular global issue.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Students will explore some of the major philosophical and moral challenges of the ages. These include the notion of freedom, social justice, morality of war, issue of equality, etc. The course will introduce students to some of the leading ethical systems and frameworks and then apply them to timeless and contemporary issues.
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