2012-2013 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 216 2012–13 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index CRJU-3360 American Judicial System –Fa 3 hours An introduction to federal and state court systems, duties and responsibilities of the prosecutor, defense counsel, jury, and judge including related topics ranging from plea bargaining to sentencing. Crosslisted as CRJU or POLS. Prerequisite: CRJU- 1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3390 Criminal Evidence –Sp 3 hours Focuses on the evidence process applicable to criminal case preparation and presentation in court. Emphasis on types of evidence, tests of admissibility, objections, weight of evidence, witness competency and credibility, defenses, suppressions, order of evidence presentation at trial, and rules of evidence. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3400 Criminal Procedure –Sp 3 hours Pertains to procedural law, which governs the enforcement of substantive criminal law. Emphasis on legal authority of law enforcement personnel and rights of the accused person with a review of pertinent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Consideration is given to various procedural stages from criminal charges through post-conviction appeal. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3410 3 hours Ethics and Civil Liability for Criminal Justice Personnel –Sp Focuses on civil liability issues with a review of pertinent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Emphasis on federal civil liability, tort liability and damages, acts of negligent employment, qualified immunity, seizures and civil liability, special duty to protect, liability for policy or custom, and preventive measures. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-3700 3 hours Financial Management for Social Science Professionals –Fa Biblical principles of personal financial responsibility and their importance for honoring God, a Christian testimony, and avoiding monetary-corruptive influences in a criminal justice career. Topics in this area include: the biblical basis of work, budgeting, giving, tithing, spending, saving, debt, investing and financial stewardship. Prerequisites: CRJU 1000-level core courses; ECON-2110 Essentials of Economics; or permission of instructor. CRJU-3990 Criminal Justice Internship –Fa, Sp, Su 3–12 hours This internship places students in a professional criminal justice setting where they will gain insight into the practical and challenging situations of a career in criminal justice. Under supervision, students will apply classroom knowledge and contribute to agency operations. Students may earn up to 12 credit hours. Prerequisite: CRJU 1000 and 2000-level core courses or program director’s permission. CRJU-4150 Homeland Security –Fa 3 hours This course is a study of the four central missions of domestic security. These areas are: domestic security, emergency preparedness, intelligence gathering and communication, and policy making. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-4200 Police Administration –Fa 3 hours Focuses on contemporary policing issues and related administrative matters from the perspective of executive leadership. Emphasis on management of organizational resources regarding basic line and staff functions. Consideration is given to contemporary issues of community-oriented policing and federal legislative mandates. Case study is utilized. Prerequisite: CRJU- 1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-4320 Criminal Investigation –Fa 3 hours Focuses on criminal investigative methods, identification procedures, crime scene search, categories of physical evidence, evidence collection and preservation, sources of information, interviews, and interrogations. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. CRJU-4330 3 hours Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice –Sp Analysis of key issues influencing the criminal justice system. CRJU-4440 Special Topics-Criminal Justice 1–3 hours Investigation of specific topics in Social Science and History that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. CRJU-4630 3 hours American Constitutional Law — Civil Liberties and Rights –Sp The United States Constitution defines the powers and scope of the American government and delineates the rights and liberties retained by the American people. This course focuses on the Supreme Court’s interpretation of those rights and liberties by examining the Court’s decisions in their legal and historical contexts. Crosslisted as POLS. Prerequisites: GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture CRJU-4900 Research Issues in Criminal Justice –Fa 3 hours This is a capstone course for criminal justice majors. The course will usually focus on a significant issue in contemporary criminal justice. Major papers will be presented by individual students on sub-categories of the primary topic. Additionally, the course will prepare a project that will be presented in a public forum. Prerequisite: senior status as a CRJU major. (Fee: $100) CRJU-4960 1–3 hours Independent Study in Criminal Justice Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent study provides a logical way to complete required hours not obtained in normal sequencing. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Computer Science (CS) CS-1210 C++ Programming –Fa, Sp 2 hours Introduction to computer programming, software engineering principles, structured program design and implementation, and object-oriented design using the C++ programming language; students will become familiar with compiling programs in the UNIX operating system. One lecture hour and two one-hour laboratories per week. (Fee: $50) CS-1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++ –Fa, Sp 3 hours Continuation of CS-1210 C++ programming to include pointers, the object paradigm, and abstract data types; advanced topics include exception handling, event-driven programming, and Graphical User Interface (GUI); principles of object-oriented design are applied to programming tasks in both the UNIX and Windows environments. Prerequisite: CS-1210 C++ Programming. (Fee: $50) CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java –Fa, Sp 3 hours Introduction to the proper use of data structures for developing efficient software; data structures include stacks, queues, priority queues, hash tables, trees, and graphs. Students will develop skill in object-oriented design and the Java programming language. Design project required. Prerequisite: CS- 1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++. (Fee: $50) CS-3210 Programming Language Survey –Sp 3 hours Systematic study of the principles, concepts, and mechanisms of computer programming languages: their syntax, semantics, and pragmatics; the processing and interpretations of computer programs; programming paradigms; and language design. Illustrative examples will be selected from a variety of programming language paradigms. Prerequisite: CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java. (Fee: $50) Course Descriptions | CRJU-3360 – CS-3210