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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course introduces students to keying on the computer, using proper keyboarding techniques to develop keyboarding accuracy. Basic character, paragraph, and page formatting will be covered and students will be taught how to format and compose basic business documents using a word processing program. Emphasis will be placed on the development of touch typing skills.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course focuses on business document formatting. Students will learn how to format complex business correspondence, reports, tables and forms from rough draft sources. Students will focus on increasing keyboarding speed and accuracy. PREREQUISITE: BT-101
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course introduces the students to the basics of word processing. Students will learn the necessary features and functions that will assist them in creating and formatting business documents, such as, letters, memos, envelopes, labels, reports, long documents, agendas, marketing, and sales documents. PREREQUISITE: BT-101 or CP-101 or CT-101
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course enhances the student's know-ledge of word processing by teaching advanced features and functions. Students apply their knowledge to create advanced business documents such as mail merges, documents that include desktop publishing features, advanced tables with calculations, master documents, and business plans. PREREQUISITE: BT-160
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course introduces students to the technology tools instrumental in developing effective business presentations. Students will learn how to create marketing materials such as newsletters, pamphlets, and flyers, using Microsoft Publisher, and multimedia presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. PREREQUISITE: CP-101 or CT-101
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course examines the concepts and applications of Microsoft Office. Students will learn how to integrate word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation concepts and tools to prepare for today's information based business environment. PREREQUISITE: CP-101 or CT-101
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits A comprehensive examination of the American Criminal Justice System and its components, including the duties of the police, courts, corrections, and the legislative and executive branches of government at the state and federal levels. Topics include the responsibilities of the System in American society, the purpose, organization, structure and limitations of the criminal law, definitions of specific crimes, the organization of the court system, and the processing of criminal cases through the police, arrest, prosecutorial review, and various judicial stages including plea bargaining, trial, adjudication, and appeal. The Juvenile Justice System will be addressed. Both the federal and state Constitutional rights of the accused and the roles of key players in the judicial process will be considered. The organization of the police and the correctional system will be examined.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits A comprehensive examination of the evolution of public safety and law enforcement as functions of government in society, various policing models, the historical development of the police in America, the role of the police in a democratic society, police organizational systems, and the duties of the police will be examined. Additional topics will include selection and training of police personnel, police accountability, corruption and deviance; police operational principles and practices; and current problems confronting police in their relationship to the communities they serve.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits A study of the history, philosophy, and evolution of punishment as a control for criminal behavior and the development of contemporary correctional systems. The course examines the judicial sentencing process, theories and purposes of social punishment, and non-custodial and custodial sentences. Topics include the historical development of the American Prison System, the introduction of probation and parole, the evolution of modern prisons, the organization of prisons, methods for determining appropriate prisoner classification and treatment, the routines of prison life, the prison social system, approaches to treatment and rehabilitation, prisoner's rights, and prison violence. Developing trends and practices will be considered.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits An examination of contemporary security practices, including the history, philosophy, and legal authority of private security operations, and the role of private security in the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Systems. Functional security activities will be discussed in detail, including protection theory, the security survey, structural security and design, fire and safety protection, and safety planning as they apply to specialized settings. The selection and training of security personnel will also be addressed.
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