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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJS* K101, ENG* K101. This course exposes the student to the complexities inherent in the administration of modern law enforcement organizations by presenting and analyzing a variety of management styles and administrative techniques used in such organizations. Students will examine many of the internal and external factors that impact contemporary law enforcement organizations (e.g., federal regulations, political structures, community needs, press, etc.). Students will be exposed to theoretical perspectives, practical applications and designs in an environment that encourages discussion, writing, and networking with local and state agencies.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: CJS* K101. This course is designed to introduce the student to the major theories about interpersonal processes and their relevance to the problems within the criminal justice system. The course content flows from understanding the theories to techniques of interpersonal communication. Emphasis is placed on facilitating effective communication, sensitivity, decision-making and action planning in a multicultural society.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. This practicum is a college-approved and supervised position related to the student's criminal justice program with public or private law enforcement or security occupations in which basic law enforcement, criminal investigation, probation, or corrections form a principal part of the work of the agency in which field work experience is undertaken. Students are evaluated by members of the college faculty and the staff of the cooperating agency.
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3.00 Credits
Pre-requisite: CJS* K101 This course is designed for students with a solid foundation of knowledge and exposure to practices in the field of Criminal Justice. The course provides students with opportunities to examine current issues in law enforcement, the judicial system and corrections through discussions with experts in the field. The focus and content of the course will change each year to reflect the changes in political and social thought and their impact on public policy.
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1.00 Credits
Students will learn to give a five-minute, organized, extemporaneously delivered oral presentation. Emphasis will be placed on overcoming speech anxiety, acquiring confidence, planning a brief presentation, and practicing speech delivery. This course is an option for completing the oral communication requirement in the General Studies and Liberal Arts and Science degree. It does not substitute for COM* K173 Public Speaking.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: None required; ENG* K101 recommended. See also GRA* K140 - Desktop Publishing. This course is designed to give students an introduction to news writing. Students receive practice in writing hard news, feature stories, and editorials, as well as editorial decision-making. Word processing instruction is included. No previous experience necessary. COM* K121 meets the computer literacy requirement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ENG* K100 eligibility. Students will learn the fundamentals of speech communication. They will listen to, deliver, discuss and respond to presentations of increasing complexity. Emphasis will be placed on organization, analysis and elements of speech delivery, including effective verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Any 100's level Social Science course An introduction to the field of intercultural communication. As the U.S. becomes an increasingly diverse, multicultural society, and as globalization puts us into greater contact with peoples of other nations, it is important to develop the skills of navigating across cultural boundaries. This course is designed to increase awareness of the cultural self and to help develop greater competence in communicating across cultural lines. Topics covered include an introduction to the profound impact of culture on learning styles, language and non-verbal communication, cognitive styles, communication styles, and values. Cultural privilege and power will be explored, as well as processes for mediating intercultural conflict. Finally, the course will examine models of how people learn cultural identity and develop intercultural sensitivity. Throughout the course, examples will be drawn from cultures of Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas to help the student gain a global understanding of the issues involved in intercultural communication.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COM* K121 or GRA* K140 or GRA* K155 or permission of the instructor. This course is designed to train students to produce The Current, the student magazine. This involves researching, interviewing, writing, editing, photography, and proofreading. It also includes all the pre-press work (including digital imaging), which is done on computers, primarily using the Adobe Graphic Studio. Advertising (sales and design) is also part of this course.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: COM* K291. This is a continuation of Publications Practice I. Students will write the more advanced stories for the magazine, as well as edit the newer students' work. English K251 students will assume more responsibility for page layout and digital imaging, primarily using the Adobe Graphic Studio in this second course.
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