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Undergraduate Record 2006-2007 [ARCHIVED RECORD]
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ISHU 302 - Humanities II The second half of a two-semester survey designed to introduce students to dominant humanistic traditions of Eastern and Western civilizations. This course addresses topics in philosophy, art, literature, religion, and cultural history. Part two covers the period from the late European Renaissance to the twenty-first century. Can be taken before ISHU 301. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISHU 303 - The Tragic and the Demonic Students address issues of evil in the more specific context of the tragic and the demonic. The tragic will be explored through the genre of tragedy, which reveals the intertwining of guilt, innocence, accountability, and divine malice. Emphasis will be placed on close readings of philosophical, theological, and literary texts. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 304 - Home Runs, Assassinations, and Surgical Strikes: Contemporary American Literature in the Age of Television Through post-WWII novels and essays, this course examines claims about truth and authenticity in a world largely experienced through the mass media. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 305 - Issues in Philosophy Students practice skills and methods of philosophical inquiry and analysis. Issues of free will and determinism, ethical decision-making, the mind-body problem, the nature and existence of God, and the relationship of the individual to society will be explored. Tensions among various conceptions of human existence are a central theme. Emphasis is placed upon writing critical responses to articles written by leading philosophers. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 306 - Religious Diversity and Assimilation in American Life This course explores the links—and sometimes conflicts—between American culture and religious life. The nature of religious diversity and pluralism in America and the specific challenges the major religious groups have experienced as they adapted to are examined. Students consider the cultural dilemmas faced by indigenous religious communities, especially the Mormons in the nineteenth century and “new religious movements”—or cults, in the twentieth century. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 310 - Advanced Writing I Students read, study, and practice a variety of prose forms, including narration, short stories, and non-fiction and critical essays. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 311 - Aspects of Narrative I This course focuses on the writing and analysis of narrative prose, fiction or non-fiction. Full-group workshop discussion of works in progress are accompanied by discussion of short examples of published fiction and memoir and occasional writing exercises on aspects of narrative, including revision. Students write and revise at least two separate works, totaling at least 20 pages. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 312 - Aspects of Narrative II This course focuses on the writing and analysis of narrative prose, fiction or non-fiction. Full-group workshop discussion of works in progress will be accompanied by discussion of short examples of published fiction and memoir and by occasional writing exercises on aspects of narrative. Students will write and revise at least two separate works, totaling at least 20 pages. Readings, exercises, and topics focused on will be different from those in ISHU 311. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 322 - American Autobiography In this course, students explore through reading and writing the ethics and mores of autobiography, and consider how memoir-making plays a part in American reinvention of self. Students focus on critical writing and reading skills. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 324 - American Literature of the Twentieth Century Study of the fiction and poetry of U.S. writers ranging from the early modernists to contemporary writers, including such prose writers as Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Ellison, and Morrison and poets such as Frost, Eliot, Stevens, Bishop, and Williams. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 380 - Important Issues in Art Since 1945 This course covers the development of high modernism, beginning with Abstract Expressionism, and continue through postmodern practices of conceptual art, feminism, performance art, and site-specific installation art. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 400 - Writing the Unwritten Since the Romantic era, writing has often been motivated by the desire to say what has not been said, whether through neglect or through social censorship. Reading works by American and British novelists from the 19th century to the present, students will explore changing definitions of the unwritten during this period as well as write their own personal narratives, analytic essays and prose fiction as a means to discover and bring forth the unwritten in their own experience. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 401B - Art and Society This course proposes to examine the history of western culture through the history of the performing arts beginning with plays of ancient Greece and ending with musicals of twentieth-century Broadway and Hollywood. The class will examine different works of art in order to discover what they can tell about the aspirations, fears and basic conflicts of the societies from which the emerged. Individual artists, including Sophocles, Shakespeare, Mozart, Wagner and even Richard Rodgers, among others, will be studies to understand the changing and constant meaning of artistic genius. The courses will be divided into eight different parts: Golden Age Greece; Shakespeare’s Globe; Monteverdi’s Venice: Mozart’s Vienna and Salzburg: Wagner’s Bayreuth: Fin-de-Siecle Vienna; Black Gospel: Ragtime and American Opera: and twentieth century New York and Hollywood. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 403 - Religion and the Quest for Meaning This course examines the religions of the world as ways of finding patterns of meaning and value for our personal and social existence. Students will survey the major religions of the world, using both primary and secondary sources. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 404 - Authenticity: American Literature and Culture This course scrutinizes several theoretical, dramatic and fictional responses to this crisis. We’ll read from Walter Benjamin who examines what happens to art in an age of mechanical reproduction. We’ll see how Oscar Wilde not only accepts but embraces in authenticity as a way to mock repressive late Victorian sexual and social norms. We’ll examine Jean Hegland’s scathing novelistic attack on modernity while pondering her radical solution: a return to primitivism. This class will take place in seminar form and will have a substantial writing workshop component. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 405 - Knowledge, Truth, and Objectivity This course examines some of our most basic beliefs about the world we think we know and the nature of our knowledge about that world. The goals of the course are to understand what these philosophers took to be the important questions concerning the nature of knowledge and then see to what degree these insights are relevant in our own everyday dealings with the world. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 410 - Writing Narrative This course focuses on developing the techniques of prose narrative. Students work on a short story, novel, memoir, or any combination of these. The course is structured as a workshop: each week, four or five works by students are discussed in full-class workshop led by the instructor. Issues to be addressed include characterization, voice, creating and sustaining tension, plotting in long and in short narratives, and the skills of critical response. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 412 - The American Short Story: The Writer and Tradition This course examines the American short story from the perspective of the both reader and writer. Defining recurrent themes and conventions of the genre by reading major stories spanning the last 200 years of American literature, students explore the importance of tradition to the writer analytically in critical essays and experientially in their own short stories. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 421 - Shakespeare In this course explores the plays of Shakespeare and his non-dramatic poetry. The course considers key philosophical, religious, political, and literary milieus. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 499 - Independent Study In exceptional circumstances and with the endorsement of an approved faculty member and the B.I.S. director, a student may undertake an independent study in humanities. Such study is designed to explore a subject not currently being taught and/or to expand upon regular offerings. (IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
Accounting
ACCT 201 - Introductory Accounting Designed to introduce students to the language of business, the course begins with the role of financial data in contemporary society, proceeds to develop the accounting model for capturing financial data, and finishes with the problems of measuring and reporting income, assets, liabilities, and equities.
Credits: 3
ACCT 202 - Introductory Accounting II Continuation of ACCT 201. Approximately one third of the course deals with additional financial accounting topics, emphasizing managerial considerations and financial analysis. Cost accumulation, allocation, and product cost methods are studied in a manufacturing setting. Matters such as evaluation of performance planning, cost behavior, and special decisions are emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 201.
Credits: 3
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I An intensive study of the generally accepted accounting principles for asset valuation, income measurement, and financial statement presentation for business organizations, and the processes through which these principles evolve.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 202.
Credits: 3
ACCT 312 - Intermediate Accounting II Continuation of ACCT 311, emphasizing accounting for the equities of a firm’s investors and creditors. Covers special problem areas in financial accounting including accounting for leases, pensions, and income taxes.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 311.
Credits: 3
ACCT 314 - Cost Accounting Addresses analysis of cost behavior and volume profit relationships; responsibility accounting and reporting flexible budgets; and the use of standard costs to guide and control performance.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 202.
Credits: 3
ACCT 445 - Federal Taxation I An analysis of the federal income tax law and its application to individuals. A study is made of problems covering personal and business tax situations. Several cases are assigned for which the student prepares illustrative tax returns.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 202 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ACCT 521 - Introductory Auditing Examines auditing methodology through a study of auditing standards. Includes the nature of evidence, program planning, work papers, internal control evaluation, types of audit tests, and audit reports.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 312.
Credits: 3
ACCT 525 - Advanced Auditing Builds on the concepts and practice examples from introductory auditing to provide students with an in-depth understanding of professional standards, the audit process, advanced audit techniques, and the auditor’s role in ensuring that publicly issued financial statements are fairly presented.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 521.
Credits: 3
ACCT 531 - Selected Topics in Advanced Accounting Studies accounting and financial reporting for partnerships, business enterprise segments, home office/branch office, foreign transactions and translation, business combinations, and other intercorporate investments and consolidated statements.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 312.
Credits: 3
ACCT 533 - Accounting for Non-Business Organizations Financial accounting for governmental and non-profit organizations. Studies the theory and techniques of accounting and reporting for various funds and groups of accounts.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 312.
Credits: 3
ACCT 546 - Federal Taxation II Analyzes of the federal income tax law and its application to corporations, shareholders, partnerships, partners, estates, and gift transactions.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 445.
Credits: 3
ACCT 711 - Accounting Theory Examines the theories underlying the financial measurement of events that affect reporting entities. Includes the historical development of accounting thought and how it has been influenced by social, political, and economic forces. Analyzes the structure and methodology of theory; examines objectives, postulates, and principles; and explores income determination and the valuation, classification, and reporting of assets and equities.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ACCT 312.
Credits: 3
Business
BUS 341 - Commercial Law I Analysis of the basic legal principles applicable to ordinary commercial transactions, with special emphasis on contracts, agencies, and commercial paper.
Credits: 3
BUS 342 - Commercial Law II Reviews basic legal principles applicable to formation and operation of business organizations including corporate and non-corporate entities. Also covers significant areas of legal regulation of business and property transactions.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: BUS 341.
Credits: 3
BUS 371 - Managerial Finance I Emphasizes the development of managerial theory and decision methodology in evaluating the financial function of the firm. Analyzes working capital management, the concepts and techniques employed in the procurement of resources from financial markets, and their allocation to productive investments.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: ACCT 202.
Credits: 3
Criminal Justice
CJ 210 - Basics in Criminal Justice Research Instructs students how to use electronic and print academic resources from the Web homepage of the FBI Library, the Internet, and onsite facilities. It covers improving searching abilities and information-gathering skills needed by the law enforcement community. Offered only as an elective. (Y)
Credits: 1
CJ 211 - Introduction to Microcomputers in Law Enforcement This course is designed for the law enforcement officer who has little or no experience with microcomputers. Primary goals are to provide an orientation to the fundamentals of microcomputer operation and to help the student cultivate computer learning skills. Major software applications in the Windows operating environment are covered. Does not meet course requirement for Leadership Development; offered only as an elective. (Y)
Credits: 2
CJ 212 - Contemporary Issues in Drug Law Enforcement This course exposes students to the basic leadership concepts related to the operation of a narcotics enforcement group. This course further helps students to understand the external influences that impact the decision making process, and to synthesize these concepts into a comprehensive strategy for effective drug unit management. Does not meet course requirement for Leadership Development; offered only as an elective. (Y)
Credits: 2
CJ 226 - Law Enforcement and National Security: Defining Global, National, and Regional Issues Affecting Local Communities Explores the myriad world issues which have an effect on the safety and security of the community that law enforcement must serve and protect. Discussions revolve around issues of terrorism, money laundering, smuggling, immigration, disease, poverty, education, international criminal enterprises, environment, Internet fraud, political economy, culture, and employment. Does not meet course requirement for Leadership Development; offered only as an elective. (Y)
Credits: 2
CJ 312 - Drugs, Society, and Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement This course provides to the law enforcement supervisor an interdisciplinary analysis of contemporary drug issues and problems. The course will examine physiological, social, legal, and historical aspects of drug use and abuse. This class will also analyze the external influences that impact the decision making process, and to synthesize these concepts into a comprehensive strategy for effective drug unit management. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 313 - Command Application of Counterterrorism Strategies Course is for seasoned law enforcement executives seeking to understand and identify their roles in the nation’s counterterrorism effort in order to implement valuable counterterrorism initiatives in their respective agencies and communities. While this course deals with the counterterrorism mission as it relates to U.S. geographical, social, and legal issues, international executives can still benefit from participating in the course because the conceptual and strategic nature of the course content can be applied in other environments. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 324 - Interviewing Strategies through Statement Analysis Hands-on seminar provides a structured method of examining verbal and written statements of suspects, victims and witnesses. Provides linguistic tools to assist investigator in gaining insight to the speaker/writer and in detecting areas of deception. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 326 - Communicating in a Changing Security Environment: Law Enforcement and Global Issues Focuses on post-911 police-media relations. Touches on the relationship between international security issues and utilizing the media for effective community policing. Concentrates on the development of competent media skills in a local Homeland Security context. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 327 - Interpersonal Communications for the Law Enforcement Executive Highly interactive course designed to acquaint the leader not only with his/her communications styles and preferences, but how the communications process influences interpersonal relationships in both social and work-related environments. Practical application a major focus. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 340 - Fitness in Law Enforcement This course is designed to help law enforcement officers adopt and maintain behaviors associated with a healthy lifestyle. Major emphasis is place on the relationship between physical activity, exercise and wellness. Additional topics covered include balanced nutrition, stress management. and prevention of chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease and low-back pain. (Y)
Credits: 2
CJ 352 - Leadership for Law Enforcement Principles of leadership concepts and theories are identified, defined, and applied to law enforcement. Theories and practices used in industry and business are examined and evaluated, and practical problems and exercises are used to illustrate avenues to achieve objectives. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 355 - Leadership, Ethics, Decision-Making Explores the areas of leadership, ethics, and decision-making in the context of law enforcement using class discussion and participation, small-group dynamics, and some case studies. Topics include understanding organizational culture and history, future trends, and the impact these topics have on decision making and police management. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 357 - Labor Law Issues for Law Enforcement Administrators Focuses on the basics of Labor Law for police administrators. Contents of the course include forming the employment relationship; constitutional employment rights; conducting internal investigations; employment discrimination law; wage and hour statues; fitness for duty; departmental civil liability to employees; and workers compensation fees. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 361 - Applied Behavioral Science for Law Enforcement Operations An overview of applied behavioral science for law enforcement operations. This course includes an introduction to criminal investigative analysis, negotiation concepts for commanders, and a wide array of other psychological/criminological topics of interest to law enforcement managers. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 367 - Effective Writing Explores writing as a process comprising at least five steps. Students learn methods for getting started and sound guidelines for developing a clear, organized writing style. Course is designed to help the student become a more confident and effective writer. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 369 - Public Speaking An introduction to effective communication techniques with emphasis on oral communication. Frequent researched and rehearsed oral presentations in a variety of settings, from formal to informal, help prepare the law enforcement official to become a more articulate, confident, and fluent public communicator. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 372 - Mass Media and the Police This course is designed for the police executive interested in exploring the relationship between law enforcement and today’s mass media and/or those interested in improving their media interview sills. The focus ison police/media relations issues with specific emphasis on a practical “hands on” approach to dealing with the news media. This course also presents a systematic approach to the process of preparing a news media interview. Class discussion centers on the nature and function of the news media in modern society, contemporary issues affecting police/media relations, and crisis planning for dealing with the news media during high visibility events. Students recently assigned to media relations positions are strongly encouraged to enroll. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 373 - Interviewing and Interrogation Examines the fundamentals of interviewing for both the investigator and the trainer and deals with the physiological and cognitive aspects of interviewing and interrogation. Topics include interviewing techniques, detection of deception, including statement analysis, and interrogation. Emphasizes practical application. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 374 - Computer Crimes for Police Supervisors This is a hands-on class for police managers. The course is divided into four parts. Part one is the intermediate to advanced use of common office production software to create reports for case files and court. Part two is the examination of policies and procedures related to the proper use of department-owned computers, such as laptops, desktops, mobile data terminals/computers, web cell phones, PDAs and other digital storage devices. Part three consists of three hands-on practical exercises associated to digital evidence. Part four is how to organize, maintain and manage a high tech computer crimes unit for state and local law enforcement. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 375 - Evidentiary Photography Provides photographic concepts and techniques for crime scene and latent fingerprint photography. Students learn about the essential processing equipment, techniques, and legal aspects of laboratory photography. Includes practical application of classroom instruction. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 377 - Seminar in Investigative Interviewing Examines psychosocial, technical and legal aspects related to investigative interviewing in the police environment. The impact of contemporary issues in the filed, including false confessions, detection of deception research, media portrayals of police-citizen encounters and the electronic recording of interrogations will be explored. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 381 - Ethics in Law Enforcement This course focuses on the current, ubiquitous ethical dilemmas faced by law enforcement leaders, and uses known best practices, student experiences and case studies to form the basis of a continuous quest to raise the bar for the most professional and highest ethical standard for the modern police agency. Dilemmas uniquely inherent to law enforcement are explored. Truth vs. justice, due process vs. crime control, and honesty vs. loyalty are examined. Topical presentations include vehicle pursuits, use of force, racial vs. criminal profiling, and police corruption. Also reviewed are the ethical policies and legal decisions that affect public privacy vs. intrusion, regulating police off-duty activities, and weighing public right/need to know vs. legitimate LEO investigative needs. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 385 - Latent Fingerprint Photography This course explores traditional silver halide photography (analog photography) and parallels it with digital imaging technology (photography). The course introduces the student to the capture technology for latent impressions from physical evidence found at crime scenes and in crime laboratories. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 392 - Educational Leadership This course covers principles and concepts of academic administration, specifically tailored for the law enforcement training and educational setting. The course is designed for the police manager who supervises a training function. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 404 - Introduction to Counterterrorism An overview of terrorism and law enforcement’s counterterrorism efforts in the United States. Will be taught, in part, by subject matter experts from the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) and State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training (SLATT) staff. Students will learn the role of law enforcement agencies and officers detecting and preventing terrorist acts and how intelligence on terrorism matters is lawfully collected, retained, and disseminated. Includes an overview of terrorism resources available to state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 416 - Crime Analysis, Futuristics, and Law Enforcement: The 21st Century Seminar conducted at both the undergraduate and graduate level in which law enforcement managers are introduced to the study of crime analysis and futures research and the utility that each has for law enforcement managers. Students will learn to utilize databases and mapping techniques to analyze criminal activity and will be shown how to forecast, manage, and create the future. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 470 - Gangs, Developmental Issues, and Criminal Behavior Provides police administrator with a basic understanding of the applicability of behavioral science to the investigation of juvenile violence and gang behavior. This course will examine gang dynamics, causation, various types of gangs and juvenile offenders, violence in schools, crime patterns and trends, and solvability factors. Other areas to be discussed include risk predictors, and contributing factors. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 473 - Overview of Forensic Science for Police Administrators and Managers Addresses forensic science issues, such as managing a crime scene, the role and value of different types of physical evidence, and current trends and issues. Provides a basic overview of forensic science. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 475 - Stress Management in Law Enforcement This course introduces a holistic approach to stress management and wellness for law enforcement executives. Students identify and examine stressors from an organizational and personal perspective, while exploring individual responses to such stressors. Topics include critical incidents, police suicide, coping mechanisms, relaxation techniques, diversity issues, physiology of stress, resiliency, retirement issues, and conflict resolution. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 477 - Administrative Advanced Latent Fingerprints An advanced course providing concentrated studies in all phases of latent print work, including related administrative matters and how to effectively identify, develop, process, and preserve latent print evidence both at the crime scenes and in the laboratory. Emphasis is placed on identifying latent prints with inked prints and the presentation of expert fingerprint testimony. (Y)
Credits: 5
CJ 484 - Applied Criminology This course covers the theories, principles, techniques, materials, and methods commonly employed in the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. The particular emphasis is on examining empirical bases for decision-making through examination of existing research and contributions of criminology and other social sciences to identifying “best practices” for law enforcement operations. Students are expected to complete a class project based on the course material, applying this material to issues they confront in their own departments. Both oral and written products reflecting these projects are required. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 490 - Directed Study Provides students with the opportunity to work under close faculty supervision on individual projects when particular needs cannot be met by taking regular courses. (Y)
Credits: 1 to 3
CJ 501 - Human Behavior in Organizations Advanced course focusing on changing patterns of behavior in organizations. Identifies problem areas in organizations, how structural relationships and leadership patterns influence the climate of an agency, and how groups influence the behavior of individuals within an organizational setting. Examines the methods and strategies of organizational development with the aim of increasing effectiveness and adaptation to change. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 502 - Independent Study and Research This graduate experience permits students to work, under close faculty guidance, on individual research projects when particular needs cannot be met by taking regularly scheduled courses. Credit is determined by the nature and scope of the project undertaken. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 503 - Executive Leadership Analysis of the leadership role and the leadership process. Emphasizes the requirements and developmental needs for current and future leadership roles. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 507 - Managing Organizational Change and Development This seminar focuses on the effect of change and development on the behavior of employees. It studies the nature of planned change, methods of managing change, ways to diagnose changes and development, and ways to implement change in police departments and other organizations. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 514 - Violence in America Encompasses an historical, contemporary, and future perspective. Issues include the role of weapons in American culture, patterns and trends of violence, legitimate use of violence, cultural differences and formulation of value systems, relationship of drugs and violence, and the role of women and the media. Examines research findings and discusses the role of high technology in dealing with violence and the future of violence in America. All students must bring with them a completed, fully adjudicated case that can be used for teaching and research purposes. The case must exhibit some degree of violent behavior, for example, hate-related homicide, suicide by cops, serial murder, or serial sex offense. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 515 - Futuristics and Law Enforcement: Foreseeing, Managing and Creating the 21st Century This course is a seminar in which law enforcement managers are introduced to the study of Futuristics and the ways in which it can assist in forecasting, managing and creating preferable futures. The course is divided into five areas: Introduction, Where we Are/Where We’ve Been, Possible Futures, Where We Want to Go, and Getting There. Students will complete a comprehensive project (written and oral) in which they will forecast possible futures for their agency and community, decide upon a preferable future or futures, and devise various strategies for achieving that preferable future(s). It is expected that this project will be of sufficient quality to be of use to the student’s agency upon his/her return. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 516 - Crime Analysis, Futuristics, and Law Enforcement: The 21st Century Seminar conducted at both the undergraduate and graduate level in which law enforcement managers are introduced to the study of crime analysis and futures research and the utility that each has for law enforcement managers. Students will learn to utilize databases and mapping techniques to analyze criminal activity and will be shown how to forecast, manage, and create the future. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 518 - Understanding Domestic Terrorism: Mindset, Methodologies, and Respons Designed to provide the student with an appreciation and understanding of appropriate government responses to domestic terrorism ranging from military action, to criminal prosecution, and/or civil penalties. the student will examine the various definitions for terrorism: the effects of the media and the Internet, the history, and response from a crisis management standpoint. The student will approach the subject matter from both a theoretical and practical perspective as they analyze case histories and apply conflict resolution strategies. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 521 - Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement Focuses on contemporary issues and leadership concerns in various areas of law enforcement, leadership and management, emphasizing problem solving and the systematic development of improvement innovations. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 522 - Seminar in Organizational Communications for Law Enforcement Executives Highly interactive seminar designed to explore communications systems within public and private organizations, with particular focus on federal, state, and local law enforcement. This course provides organizational leaders with strategies and competencies designed to promote a communications-intensive work environment as well as hone individual interpersonal communications skills. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 523 - Seminar in Media Relations for the Law Enforcement Executive Focuses on contemporary relations between law enforcement and the news media. Emphasizes the development of a proactive versus reactive departmental media strategy and the formation of effective media policy. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 524 - Interviewing Strategies through Statement Analysis Hands-on seminar provides a structured method of examining verbal and written statements of suspects, victims and witnesses. Provides linguistic tools to assist investigator in gaining insight to the speaker/writer and in detecting areas of deception. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 525 - Seminar in Team Writing for Executives Focuses on the frameworks and skills needed to supervise and participate in the production of documents that involve multiple authors, such as homeland security directives, joint terrorism task force-related documents, cooperative agreements, annual reports, budget narratives, grant applications, articles for publication, and brochures for the public. By working in teams to write a document, participants examine both the theory and practice of collaborative writing. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 526 - Communicating in a Changing Security Environment: Law Enforcement and Global Issues Focuses on post-911 police-media relations. Touches on the relationship between international security issues and utilizing the media for effective community policing. Concentrates on the development of competent media skills in a local Homeland Security context. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 527 - Interpersonal Communications for Law Enforcement Executive Highly interactive course designed to acquaint the leader not only with his/her communications styles and preferences, but how the communications process influences interpersonal relationships in both social and work-related environments. Practical application a major focus. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 536 - Advanced Computer Crimes for Police Supervisors This forty-four hour course is designed for law enforcement managers who desire to learn and practice advanced investigative computer techniques, methods and data recovery. Students will work with computer hardware and forensic software tools used by computer crimes investigators and forensic data recovery personnel. This course will provide the opportunity for hands-on experience to help prepare or enhance the student’s supervisory role as it applies to the investigation of computer related crimes. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 544 - Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Analysis This course provides classroom and laboratory experience in the principles and procedures involved in typing mtDNA from evidentiary items such as hair, teeth, and bones. Classroom instruction is focused on the nature of mtDNA, molecular biology principles involved in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing, and legal issues related to this technique. Discussions regarding scientific literature published in the area of forensic mtDNA analysis are also conducted. Laboratory procedures include DNA extraction, PCR, quantification of amplified products by capillary electrophoresis, and automated sequencing. Computer-based practice compiling sequences and database searches using appropriate software is provided and moot court exercises are conducted. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 555 - Enlightened Leadership The curriculum for this course is designed to represent a progressive leadership development strategy focusing on human behavior, self awareness, and decision-making. A significant portion of the course will focus on ethical behavior as it relates to decision-making. Activities include student presentations, breakout groups, personality and leadership effectiveness instruments, practical exercises and case studies. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 560 - Violent Behavior: A Biopsychosocial Approach An advanced seminar geared toward the student with a general background and understanding of the basic principles of psychopathology and psychodynamics. Focuses on behavioral analysis of crime scenes and behavioral aspects of interviewing and interrogation. Enrollment is limited to 12 students, and each student is required to bring a closed homicide or sex offense case. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 581 - Solving Ethical Dilemmas in Law Enforcement Provides the law enforcement leader/practitioner with the opportunity to examine, evaluate and research the most complex and current ethical dilemmas in the law enforcement profession. After properly categorizing and understanding the dilemmas, the students will use existing research to diagnose, analyze, and compare existing and creative solutions, and subsequently discuss and defend their conclusions. Within every dilemma, the themes of best practices in ethical behavior and successful decision making processes will be assessed. (Y)
Credits: 3
CJ 584 - Applied Criminology This course covers the theories, principles, techniques, materials, and methods commonly employed in the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. The particular emphasis is on examining empirical bases for decision-making through examination of existing research and contributions of criminology and other social sciences to identifying “best practices” for law enforcement operations. Students are expected to complete a class project based on the course material, applying this material to issues they confront in their own departments. Both oral and written products reflecting these projects are required. (Y)
Credits: 3
Human Resources
HR 401 - Management of Organizations Presents a broad view of management theories and principles. Topics include historical and current trends in management, how organizations plan and make decisions, leadership, and resource management.
Credits: 3
HR 402 - Human Resource Management Survey of individual (as opposed to systemic) HR management. Topics include employee relations, job satisfaction, personnel selection and placement, job analysis and design, interviewing techniques, performance appraisal and training, and wage and salary administration.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: HR 401.
Credits: 3
HR 403 - Organizational Change and Development Analysis of the key concepts and theories in organizational behavior and organizational development. Focuses on the student’s development of the diagnostic skills necessary to effectively manage organizational change. Also deals with specific issues such as downsizing.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: HR 401.
Credits: 3
HR 404 - Human Behavior in Organizations Helps students explore the relationship of behavioral theory to management pratice while developing conceptual, diagnostic, and personal skills for dealing with human interaction in complex organizations. Also addresses issues arising from the diverse nature of today’s work force.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: HR 401.
Credits: 3
HR 405 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Resources Addresses personnel laws and issues including the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1991, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, ERISA, selected immigration laws, affirmative action, sexual harassment, and other issues of gender and racial/ethnic equity. Also deals with business ethics issues as they relate to HR.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: HR 401.
Credits: 3
HR 406 - Strategic Human Resources Management A capstone course bringing together material in all the other core courses and addressing the strategic role HR managers must play in the larger organization.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: HR 401.
Credits: 3
HR 407 - Human Resources Information Systems Focuses on using technology to manage the infrastructure. Explores current HR information systems and demonstrates how they improve decision making, respond to business needs, provide value added service, and increase administrative efficiency.
Credits: 3
HR 408 - Compensation and Benefits Provides a working knowledge of compensation theory and the variety of methods organizations use to compensate their employees.
Credits: 3
HR 409 - Recruiting, Placement, Performance Appraisal, and Outplacement Addresses HR recruitment planning, actual recruiting, job placement, performance appraisal, and outplacement (whether from layoffs, downsizing, or firing).
Credits: 3
HR 410 - Employee Development Addresses training and development at all levels, from initial orientation to executive development. Discusses in-house training, using vendors, and developing partnerships with colleges and universities.
Credits: 3
HR 411 - Consulting Theory and Practice Prepares HR professionals to be more effective internal consultants, to do consultative selling of HR programs, and to work with outside agencies to meet their organization’s needs.
Credits: 3
HR 412 - Business Communication Emphasizes the art of writing and speaking and the craft of revising and editing one’s own work. Focuses on direct, concise, reader-oriented business communications and helps participants develop and focus a purpose, create powerful sentences, adjust tone, and clearly communicate ideas. Participants prepare speeches, letters, and memoranda.
Credits: 3
HR 413 - Financial Management Provides an understanding of finance, ranging from basic finance and its application to HR to more complex applications. Useful for HR professionals with little background in finance.
Credits: 3
HR 414 - Labor Relations Examines the National Labor Relations Act and addresses negotiation and conflict resolution, labor theory, labor history, and labor economics.
Credits: 3
HR 415 - Topics in Labor Economics Examines unemployment in the United States today: what causes it, why it persists, and what can be done about it; the impact of discrimination in labor markets, both from a theoretical and historical perspective; and the real effects of labor unions on the economy.
Credits: 3
HR 416 - Current Topics in Human Resources Provides a forum for addressing timely topics in human resources, such as downsizing, reengineering, 360-degree feedback, and telecommuting.
Credits: 3
HR 417 - Managing the Training Function Explores the fundamental theory and concepts needed to design and deliver a training program. Topics include how to conduct needs assessment, design a training course and modules, develop training materials, and create competency-based evaluation strategies.
Credits: 3
HR 502 - Staffing and Career Management Examines the processes and techniques that establish and govern the flow of interrelated organizational staffing activities. Includes case studies covering the latest staffing models and systems, economic conditions that impact staffing, laws and regulations, strategy and planning, measurement, job analysis, internal and external recruiting, and decision making.
Credits: 3
HR 503 - Strategic Compensation Explores strategic choices in managing compensation through a pay model that is based upon the foundational policy decisions of the compensation system, the means of compensation, and the objectives of the compensation. Includes strategic perspectives, internal consistency, external competitiveness, employee contributions, and administration of the pay system efficiently, equitably, and in compliance with the law.
Credits: 3
Information Technology
IT 320 - Introduction to Information Technology Explores the fundamental concepts, theory, and technology involved in information systems. Topics include client/server technology, computer organizations, operating systems, basic programming concepts, and Internet technologies.
Credits: 3
IT 321 - Programming with Java Studies key structures, concepts, and applications needed to write programs with Java, an object-oriented programming language used for developing user interfaces on the Web.
Credits: 3
IT 322 - Information Technology Business Operations Sharpens finance, marketing, and management skills. Training focuses on developing the expertise to operate in today’s technology-enhanced and technology-dependent business environment.
Credits: 3
IT 323 - Basics of Web Design Master the basics of Web site construction, design, and maintenance. The course provides an overview of aesthetic, business, and technical Web concepts. Apply course content to developing Web applications using HTML.
Credits: 3
IT 324 - Systems Analysis and Design Students learn how to assess user requirements, system development life cycles, data flow diagrams, business process modeling, software design techniques, object oriented analysis and design concepts, quality assurance, and software testing.
Credits: 3
IT 325 - User Requirements and Quality Assurance Develops the skills needed to understand user requirements, meet customer needs, and ensure client satisfaction. Emphasizes the importance of quality assurance through instruction and class exercises.
Credits: 3
IT 326 - Project Management Participants learn how to apply the basic concepts of project management, project planning and control techniques, and the importance of interpersonal relations in a dynamic project environment. Also emphasizes the application of project management techniques to practical situations.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: Completion of all required coursework.
Credits: 1
IT 327 - Introduction to Programming Concepts An introductory course in programming that provides the necessary stepping stones for more advanced computer programming. Introduces the basic concepts of programming, enabling students to develop fundamental skills in translating business problems into programming solutions. This course follows the object-oriented emphasis of Java.
Credits: 3
IT 332 - Advanced Web Technologies Survey emerging technologies and the tools available for Web professionals. Students are exposed to the latest software in order to gain an understanding of what tools work best to solve problems and meet goals.
Credits: 3
IT 334 - Fundamentals of E-Business and Web Marketing Study how business is conducted online with a review of e-commerce terminology and industry practices. Concentration is given to sharpening Web marketing skills and developing strategies to reach your intended audience.
Credits: 3
Interdisciplinary Studies
CJ 356 - Legal Issues for Command-Level Officers Discusses legal considerations that impact administrative and investigative decisions of command and mid-level police administrators. Provides a review of recent developments in federal Constitutional criminal procedure. Also explores the impact of Constitutionally-based employment rights on departmental operations and the impact of Title VII and the Americans with Disabilities Act on police administration. (Y)
Credits: 3
ISBU 325 - Quantitative Analysis Studies the principles and methods business analysts and managers use to assess the various areas of a business organization, including accounting, finance, information systems, operations, and personnel. Focuses on the role of statistical models, data analysis, and information systems in decision-making. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: CS 120 and STAT 112 or equivalents, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 327 - Investment Analysis Students learn to understand basic investment principles including the risks and rewards of securities, the power of compounding and the significance of global capital markets. Corporate finance, investments, and financial institutions will be covered in this course and several cases will be used to augment the theoretical material. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISBU 341 - Commercial Law Surveys the American legal system and principles of constitutional, criminal, and tort law, emphasizing legal issues related to contracts, agency, corporations, and partnerships. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISBU 351 - Fundamentals of Marketing Introduction to marketing principles and activities in both profit and non-profit enterprises, from the conception of goods and services to their consumption. Participants study consumer behavior as well as ethical, environmental, and international issues in marketing. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ECON 201 and 202 or equivalents, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 361 - Organizational Behavior Studies the basic theories and research related to the practices of contemporary organizational behavior. Emphasizes the interpersonal skills that promote individual, group, and organizational effectiveness. Class activities are interactive and include experiential exercises, case analyses, and collaborative learning. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISBU 371 - Managerial Finance Principles and practices of business finance focusing on managerial decision-making in financial policy. Topics include capital structure, types of securities and their use in raising funds, risk, valuation, and allocating resources for investment. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ISBU concentration prerequisites or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 377 - The Challenge of Leadership In this course, students will reflect on the limits of the management versus leadership debate, consider the critical role self-knowledge plays in being an effective managerial leader and review the relevance of some basic system theory ideas to the understanding of organizational dynamics and managerial leadership. The course also will include an examination of the organizational basis of managerial leadership and seek an understanding of leadership as a systematic process as opposed to a set of discrete activities and appreciation of organizational change as the contemporary context of management. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISBU 381 - Business Ethics Uses philosophical ethics as a framework for investigating moral dilemmas in contemporary business. Case study method used. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISBU 384 - International Business An introduction to the practice and theory of international business. Consideration given to global trade and economic integration theory; the major instruments and procedures needed for management and operation of an international business; modes of international market entry and foreign direct investment; strategies appropriate to managing an international business; global environmental issues; and the importance of culture and ethics in international business. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ISBU concentration prerequisites or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 399 - Case Studies in Technology Management and Policy Special topics course; topics vary but each explores how technology, management, and policy issues interact within a specific context. Possible contexts include a business organization; an industry; a governmental sector; specific legislation; a judicial ruling; a social issue; a historical era; or a combination of these. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISBU 463 - Human Resource Management Study of human resource management and its role in meeting company objectives; examines essentials of job analysis, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance, compensation, and employee and labor relations. Discussion of contemporary legal pressures and issues relative to a global workforce. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ISBU 361 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 467 - Organizational Change and Development This course is designed to equip anyone who has a role to play in organizational change—employees and associates at all levels, supervisors and managers, information technology consultants, and a variety of organizational stakeholders—with the basic tools required to analyze change and its consequences. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISBU 468 - Entrepreneurship Explores the process of creating and managing new ventures. Study of financing for initial capital and early growth of the enterprise; legal and tax issues associated with a new business; how to identify opportunity areas; and the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ISBU concentration prerequisites or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 470 - Strategic Management Consulting This course develops the practical, strategic-thinking and behavioral skills required to operate in a double-hatted mode. It focuses on identifying, diagnosing, and resolving client issues; introduces students to the strategy, process, and technology of consulting; reviews change-management methodologies; considers the “psychological stance” required to succeed in the consultant role; and compares and contrasts the roles of external and internal consultants. The course integrates readings, case studies, group activities, and client-focused work to simulate what it feels like to be a consultant. (Y)
Credits: 3
ISBU 475 - Intergroup Relations This course provides an understanding of the basic cognitive and motivational processes involved in intergroup relations. Students are encouraged to consider the roles of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination in everyday life as well as processes that may change stereotypes and reduce prejudice. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISBU 485 - Strategic Management Examines the basic elements, processes, and techniques of strategic planning. Focuses on the development of the student’s decision-making abilities as a manager and calls upon the student to synthesize material learned across the concentration. Case studies, interactive classes, and business simulations are used to develop student’s managerial skills. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: ISBU concentration prerequisites or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
ISBU 499 - Independent Study In exceptional circumstances and with the endorsement of an approved faculty member and the B.I.S. director, a student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study in business. Such study would be designed to explore a subject not currently being taught and/or to expand upon regular offerings. (IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
ISCP 400 - Capstone Project Students design, develop, produce, and evaluate a semester-long project that synthesizes their educational experiences and professional interests. Done individually or occasionally in teams and supervised by a faculty mentor, the proposal for the project must be approved before students may register for this course. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: grade of C or better in ISPS 399
Credits: 3
ISHU 301 - Humanities I The first half of a two-semester survey designed to introduce students to dominant humanistic traditions of Eastern and Western civilizations. This course addresses topics in philosophy, art, literature, religion, and cultural history. Part one covers the period from early recorded history to the dawn of the modern age. Can be taken after ISHU 302. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISHU 313 - The Writing Side of Children’s Literature In this course, students will immerse themselves in the best of children’s literature while learning the basic tenet of effective writing for any age: easy to read, hard to write. Students will read within seven genres of children’s literature, examine how nonfiction writers for children research, organize, and document information, examine how fiction writers create setting, plot, tone, voice, dialog, and characters. Students will also learn how published writers self-edit and revise. Children’s literature will also serve as a model while completing short writing exercises. By the end of this course, students can expect to become masters of compression as they write and revise one piece of nonfiction and one piece of fiction. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 315 - Reading Poetry Aloud Students will read a variety of poems out loud. By comparing what is written with what is read, students will arrive (maybe) at what is said. If a reader can hear a poem as a living voice, as vivid as a friend talking over the telephone, and can reproduce what the friend has said either as a mimic, or as a reporter, then the reader understands the poem. Further analysis is just that, a separate venture. Understanding poetry is much like understanding other people: No two poems are alike, and there are no right answers or this-is-it meanings. By the end of the course, students will develop an appetite for reading poetry, and confidence in hearing and responding to others’ voices. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 323 - Poetry and the African-American Experience Students will explore the diverse history of African-American poetry, focusing on intersections between religion, history, and literature, and exploring how interdisciplinary approaches can enhance our understanding of American culture. Beginning with the work of eighteenth-century writers like Jupiter Hammon and Phillis Wheatley, students will consider the “vernacular traditions” of spirituals and secular music, and later writers including Paul Laurence Dunbar, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, as well as contemporary poets. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 330 - Socrates at the Cinema Students will examine major topics in Philosophy through the discussion of the issues raised in contemporary cinema. Students will view films, whether in whole or in part, both individually and in class, with a focus on the critical issues raised by those films. Films will include: The Matrix, Being John Malkovich, Citizen Ruth, Bruce Almighty, and Lord of the Flies. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 395 - Acting This course will introduce students to the craft of acting. Students will learn fundamental techniques for the actor, including defining the character through text analysis, creation of subtext, analysis of the structure of the text (beats) and of the character motivations (objectives and obstacles). (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 422 - Blake and Milton Students will read most of the poetry and some of the prose written by the two great, impolite, English poet-prophets, beginning with Blake. William Blake has many sides. Poet, painter, printer, seer, Blake regarded Isaiah, Ezekiel and company as the first poets. He also waged mental war upon the Classical tradition, from Homer on down. John Milton, the subject of one of Blake’s visionary poems, was a hero of the imagination and an opponent of tyranny. The most learned man of his age, Milton wrote as a Hebrew prophet in the guise of an English poet. Poetry has roots in song as well as prophecy, so students will read many of these musical works aloud. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 425 - Script Analysis Students will survey classical to contemporary plays with a focus on developing the ability to read dramatic texts intended for performance. Students will investigate structure, plot, character and imagery, and scrutinize playwrights’ methods of making meaning as distinct from other forms of literature. This analysis will enrich the student’s appreciation of the play text as a blueprint for production. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISHU 426 - Apocalyptic Tradition This course explores early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts and their interpretation. The seminar will focus chiefly upon the ancient texts themselves, from “proto-apocalyptic” texts to full-blown apocalypses, as well as some works which contain apocalyptic elements or are said to betray an apocalyptic worldview. In addition to ancient material, the seminar will more briefly treat what happens with these texts and the beliefs found therein after their period of origin. The approach will be both historical and rhetorical, examining carefully the context for apocalyptic writing as well as the way that writing attempts to form its readers. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 301 - Nationalism and National Identity This seminar examines the role of nationalism and national identity in two regions of particular interest, the British Isles and the Balkans. Two key questions examined are: How can national traditions peacefully be expressed and preserved in an age of increasing supranational identities such as the European Union and the global economy? Do human rights broadly defined and enforced by international organizations supersede the right of peoples to be governed with, and ruled by, those of common language and culture? (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 302 - Critical Thinking and Creativity This seminar developd the ability to critically and creatively evaluate complex issues and to increase ones sensitivity to the pervasive character of deceptive reasoning in our culture. The focus is on evaluating the reasoning of others, manufacturing consent, seeing the big picture, thinking out of the box, building and sustaining effective teams, recognizing and leveraging the talents of others, the use and misuse of statistics, and, in general, the limits to critical thinking set by our own beliefs and preconceptions. (Y)
Credits: 3
ISLS 303 - Critical Thinking and Creativity II This seminar develops the ability to critically and creatively evaluate complex issues and to increase ones sensitivity to the pervasive character of deceptive reasoning in our culture. The focus is on evaluating the reasoning of others, and manufacturing consent. (Y)
Credits: 3
ISLS 304 - Decision Making in Public Organizations This course addresses the question of how organizations actually make decisions and what analysis techniques the organizations use to arrive at a chosen option. The course combines the theory of decision making with actual case studies. Student or team projects allow the student to demonstrate an understanding of the analysis that goes into making a decision. Students will be allowed to choose a decision of national, state, or local interest involving either a government entity or a non-governmental organization with public responsibilities. (Y)
Credits: 3
ISLS 305 - Critical Issues in American Foreign Policy With appropriate historical background, this course explores the moral, ethical, political, economic, and legal challenges and opportunities facing American policymakers. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 307 - Honor, Honor Codes, and Civil Society The course is divided into three parts. In the first part of the course, students try to determine what honor is, and why it is both a morally necessary concept and a potentially dangerous one. The second part examines in turn two medieval societies; the Christian west and the knight’s code of chivalry and then the Japanese Samurai. Finally, we will ask whether Americans can fashion a society with a renewed sense of honor. Can the rigid moralisms of left and right be replaced by genuinely honorable charity and civility? Can we replace our culture of complaint – and our politics of deceit – with what Avishai Margalit has called a decent society? Can we be both honorable and humane?
Credits: 3
ISLS 308 - Decision-Making and Medical Ethics This course brings together the resources of philosophy, religion, and social sciences to examine the ways in which life and death decisions are being made in current medical practice. Students examine the ethical principles utilized to examine health care issues. They also evaluate the procedures followed by major medical organizations in making medical decisions. Such contemporary issues as cloning (and other alternative methods of reproduction), euthanasia, organ donation, and the financing of health care are addressed. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 309 - The Enlightenment Era This course explores the Enlightenment era from different perspectives that include the morality, politics, music, and education of this period. The consequences of this movement during the American Revolution and the French Revolution are also examined. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 312 - Determining Community Needs in an Individualistic Society This course examines the tension evident between the dynamism of a consumer-driven individualistic society and the need in the modern interrelated world for good definitions of community needs. Through the use of case studies and other timely reading material, through class discussion, and through individual research, the course encourages and enables students to think critically about social and political issues. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 313 - Issues in Foundations of Education The purpose of this course is to identify and discuss some of education’s defining issues. We will consider teaching and learning from multiple perspectives, analyze and discuss key issues in education based on professional and personal knowledge, and speculate about possible consequences of educational policy decisions. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 314 - Religions of the World: Human Wisdom in the Face of the Sacred This course examines the ways in which the world’s largest religious communities answer the enduring questions of the relation of humanity to the infinite and the sacred. Tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are examined within the context of the social, historic, cultural, geographic, political, and economic milieu in which they developed and flourished. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 315 - Genocide: Origins, Prevention, and Punishment This course addresses serious questions about mass violence, human rights, psychological, sociological, cultural, and economic sources of human cruelty, the responsibility of bystanders, and the very nature of evil. Through readings, class discussions, papers, films, and lectures, students consider what genocide is, why it happens, where it has happened, how best to prevent it, and how to deal with perpetrators. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 317 - Development, Dynamics, and Diagnosis This course will consider what makes groups effective, using theory, practice, and reflection to explore how they develop, how they operate on both conscious and unconscious levels, and how their members can get them back on track when they stray into ineffectiveness and non-productivity. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 318 - Possessing the Past This course explores various ways in which we seek to experience the past as if firsthand: through the treasuring of its relics, both private and public (souvenirs, heirlooms, exhibited artifacts); through the restoration and replication of structures and environments from the past (as at Williamsburg, Disneyland–or the U. Va. grounds); and through the fictional experiences offered by stories, novels, and movies set in the past. Students will explore historical, psychological, and cultural contexts for these efforts, studying their similarities and differences, attempting to determine the sources and implications of this desire to re-live the past, and engaging some of the complex issues raised by that endeavor. Throughout, the course will focus on sharpening the skills of analytical thinking and writing. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 319 - Good Cop/Bad Cop This course examines the current use of the police power in a variety of situations, informed by the past and motivated by the future. Particular emphasis is on contemporary real-life examples to inform the discussion on the proper use of the police power. Those examples are subjected to a variety of perspectives, societal and individual, to gain a fuller understanding of the delicate balance of competing values. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 403 - Religion and the Quest for Meaning This course examines the religions of the world as ways of finding patterns of meaning and value for our personal and social existence. Students will survey the major religions of the world, using both primary and secondary sources. As a Liberal Studies Seminar the course will focus on developing the skills of writing, analytical thinking, and presenting arguments. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISLS 411 - Minds, Machines and Human Nature This seminar offers an interdisciplinary exploration of the varied and sometimes surprising connections between mind, brain, and mechanism from a range of perspectives including philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, neurobiology, and evolution. Students examine the logical limits of computing devices, the power of algorithms or mechanical “recipes,” implications of recent work in cognitive science on the mind vs. machine dispute, the concept of consciousness, the nature of emotion, the argument from design, mechanistic origins of “the mental”, and what it means to be a person. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISLS 417 - Research Problems in Social Science This course provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts one needs to understand the basic process of social research: designing a study, qualitative and quantitative research methods, analyzing and reporting results. Using monographs from social science and history, students will explore the various ways scholars use research tools. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISPS 399 - Proseminar Explores the process of basic research and project design. Working with a faculty mentor, students develop a proposal for the Capstone Project. The completed proposal must be approved before students may register for ISCP 400. (S, SS)
Credits: 3
ISSS 301 - Social Sciences Introductory Course An interdisciplinary, often team-taught, course that uses a single theme to introduce students to the primary methodologies, content areas, and contributions of three social science disciplines. Designed to provide students with a framework for studying social sciences and articulating academic arguments in the social sciences. Students learn the similarities among disciplines that constitute the social sciences, as well as what differentiates social sciences from humanities and from sciences. (SI)
Credits: 3
ISSS 302 - Women’s Studies: Theories and Practices American history and culture are examined from the perspective of gender. Students learn critical methods and vocabulary used to analyze gender while focusing on American women’s movements as well as contemporary notions of global feminism. Explores commonalities and differences among women, gender norms, sexual mores, the representation of women in the media, gender gaps in education and employment, and changing notions of family. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 303S - Sociology of Morality Explores how forms of morality emerge or decline under different social conditions. Students examine historical and contemporary forms of morality directly and through institutions which often express moral understandings and perceptions, such as religion and politics. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 304S - American Religious Behavior Perhaps no subject is subject to more debate and discussion than the nature of religion in American life. This class will be an interdisciplinary exploration of current themes in the sociology of American religion: the ongoing interplay between secularization and religious vitality, the connection between religion and politics, new religious movements, and research strategies for studying religious behavior. Beginning with a look at classical theories of religious life and organization (Weber, Durkheim, and others), the course will incorporate readings that illustrate interesting aspects of American religious behavior, drawn from scholarly work in theology, sociology, and history. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 306G - Military Force in International Relations Examines the threat and use of military force in international relations. Topics include deterrence theory and recent critiques, ethical and international legal considerations, domestic constraints, and the postwar U.S. and Soviet experiences with the use of force. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 316 - Democracy in America This seminar course explores the theoretical foundations and institutional development of democracy and of representative forms of governance. The theoretical focus will be sharpened by the study of our awareness of the works of several political theorists. The institutional focus will be grounded primarily upon a detailed examination of the historical development of representative government at the national and state levels within the United States. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 317G - The Bill of Rights in the 21st Century This course examines the origins of the Bill of Rights and the specific rights listed, as well as the contours of those rights as they have been interpreted by the Supreme Court. The course addresses contemporary issues, including the right to bear arms, the relation between religion and government, and use of high-tech criminal investigative tools. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 318 - Critical Issues in Democracy This course will explore several critical issues in democracy, relating to both the United States and countries abroad. Students will learn from five experts on various aspects of democracy and will be engaged in reading and writing in all areas, as well have the opportunity to work on a project drawing from all areas of this study. The course will begin with an examination of ancient and modern theories of democracy and expand to topics such as political parties, the presidency, voting, foreign policy, development of international relations. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 319 - American Political Government The course will examine the development of the American political order from the colonial era to the present. In recent years, political scientists and historians have become reengaged in lively debates and innovative ways to study and rethink what we know about patterns of political stability and change in the United States. In fact, for these scholars and their students, this new approach to understanding American political history is commonly referred to as “APD.” Over the course of the semester, students will critically examine several recent books and articles with the hope of gaining new substantive insights about American political development in addition to a fuller recognition of the variety of analytical methods that scholars now employ to give force to their works. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 320 - British History This course examines the history of England from around 1830 through the present, considering social class structure, the impact of the Industrial Revolution on work and family, women’s roles, political developments such as the evolution of democracy and the endurance of monarchy, intellectual and cultural trends, and attitudes towards empire. Some attention is devoted to Scotland, Wales, and Ireland during this period. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 321 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics Russia has undergone tremendous changes over the past decade and remains in a state of flux. This course is designed to explore some of this country’s major political themes of the twentieth century: the Russian revolution, Stalinism, the nature of the Soviet political system, Gorbachev’s perestroika, nationalism, the Soviet collapse, and Russia’s rather tentative steps towards capitalism and democracy. Much of the course will be devoted to the dramatic events since the fall of the Soviet empire. However, we will make sense of the present through an understanding of the history, culture, and politics on which it is built. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 325H - The Atlantic World 1500-1820 European exploration and expansion in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries established a new focal point in the world, which had long turned on the old pivot of the Mediterranean Sea. The Atlantic Ocean became a highway, linking Africa, Europe, North America, and South America in a vast network of exchange—of people, goods, ideas, and microbes. This course examines this new world, focusing on the experiences of the men and women, African, European, and Native American, who shaped it from 1500 to 1820. The communities they formed and the networks between those communities will be a major focus of investigation. The course will be structured around five major themes: Exploration and the Origins of the Atlantic World; Encounters within the Atlantic Community; the Atlantic Economy and the Slave Trade; Migrations and Settlements: Plants, Mammals and Microbes; and Atlantic Revolutions. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 330A - Issues in Cultural Anthropology The course includes a general review of key concepts and problems in anthropology, including the concept and nature of culture, its relationship to language, economics, politics, kinship and religion as documented among different societies around the globe. The course focuses on ethnographies and on contemporary anthropological research (the study of identity, race and ethnicity). (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 335A - The Nature of Oral Narratives: How and Why We Tell Stories The course will focus on the nature of oral poetry and on the culturally specific ways of generating verbal art (ethnopoetics). Poetry (and oral poetry) has usually excluded narratives, which have been considered as “prose”. Recent studies have found that orally transmitted stories, tales and legends may be organized in ways that make them also a kind of poetry. The course will examine a variety of stories, the form they take, and their meanings to the people who tell and hear them. General questions about such narratives will be taken up (orality in relation to literacy, oral-formulaic composition and performance, parallelism as the main feature of poetry, and notions of the structure of narrative). (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 340P - Psychology and Human Behavioral Processes
This is course is an introduction to the scientific study of psychology and human behavior. The course will cover the basic disciplines of psychological research, developmental psychology, social psychology, and clinical psychology. Included in this will be areas of more advanced study. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 341P - Abnormal Psychology This course will explore the origins, maintenance, and treatment of mental disorders. These include such illnesses as major depression, bipolar disorder (“manic depression”), schizophrenia, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, sexual disorders, and eating disorders. The framework for organizing these will be based on the DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders), but alternate classification systems and disorders which do not fall neatly within any category will also be discussed. Students will develop critical thinking skills as applied to theories and treatments relevant for each disorder. Related social concerns such as the social consequences of abnormal behaviors and legal issues will be discussed. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 345S - Sociology of the Family This course offers comparisons of family organizations in relation to other social institutions in various societies and an introduction to the theory of kinship and marriage systems. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 347G - Russian Culture and Society This course explores patterns in Russian literature, music, and art from 1900 to the present. Topics include the decline of the Old Regime, impact of revolution on the arts of Russia, modernism of the 1920s in literature, music, art, and film and the arts today. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 360 - Economics and the Environment This course establishes a framework for analyzing conflicts between economic growth and efficiency and a sustainable environment in an interdisciplinary context emphasizing the complex interrelationships among social, political and economic goals. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 361 - Contemporary Economic Problems The course provides students with the conceptual framework and methods of economic science necessary for analyzing a variety of contemporary economic problems. The usefulness of these economic concepts will be taught as applications to specific public policy issues. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 376P - Issues in Leadership This jointly taught seminar on leadership is presented by faculty at the University and the Federal Executive Institute in Charlottesville. Each week a different topic will be discussed, including values-based leadership, learning organizations, MBTI and leadership, paradox and leadership, and leading change. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 385G - Media and Politics
This course will examine the role of mass media in the political process including such topics as print and broadcast news, media and election campaigns, political advertising, and media effects on public opinion and political participation. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 400H - The Experience of the Great War: Life and Literature Drawing on histories and literature, including autobiographies, poetry, and novels, this course focuses on the experiences and mentalities of those who fought in World War I, as well as those who remained on the home front. The realities and myths of the Great War are explored. An emphasis is placed on British, French, and German writings about the Western Front as well as some consideration of the fighting on the Eastern Front and in Turkey. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 401 - The Second World War: Experience of Total War This course covers military, political, social and economic aspects of history’s most devastating conflict. Students explore the Holocaust and the experience of both soldiers and civilians. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 402 - Europe after 1945 Europe since 1945: How did Europeans recover and rebuild after the catastrophe of World War II? How did they respond to the division of the continent into East and West during the Cold War years? After centuries of competition and conflict among nations, what were the steps towards the creation of the European Union? In this course students will explore these questions and examine the political, economic, social and cultural changes and continuities in Europe over the past sixty years, and the challenges it faces today. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 405 - American Society and War from Vietnam to the War in Iraq This course will examine the course of the war in Vietnam, the larger policy that drove the commitment, and the bipartisan effort to see the war to a victory as that departure point for an examination of what Peter Huchtausen calls America’s “splendid little wars” since that time. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 406 - War and World Politics Through major scholarly works, primary documents, films, class discussions, papers, and lectures, students explore the causes of war, evolution and advances in military strategy, historical case studies, and contemporary issues of nuclear weapons, humanitarian war, and war against terrorism. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 413 - Developmental Psychology and Public Policy This course examines how scientific research in developmental psychology can by used to inform social politics and programs relevant to children and families. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 428H - U.S. Military History This course will examine the foundation and growth of the United States military establishment and the exercise of and changes in military strategy and policies as shaped by political, social, and economic factors. While focusing on the period “book-ended” by the Civil War and Vietnam, the course goes beyond the study of the usual generals, government leaders, and battles and discusses subjects like technology, professionalism, administration, and military policy. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 431H - History of Love, Marriage and Other Western Delusions This course is intended as a serious, but intermittently lighthearted look at a supposedly lighthearted but serious subject … love, and especially at the sort of love that culminates, and often self-destructs, in the institution called marriage. Students will examine the relationship between romantic love – both heterosexual and non-heterosexual – and other forms of love – the love of family, the love of country, and even the love of God. The exploration will involve the close study of philosophical, religious, literary, and historical texts, together with a careful viewing of several films. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 440 - Quantitative Analysis and Methods for Problem Solving This course is designed to teach students the basic concepts of quantitative research methods and data analysis in research crossing a broad range of types within the social sciences. By the end of this term, students should be able to) apply the principles of quantitative analysis in their own research and in evaluating the research of others, b) perform and interpret inferential statistical analyses using SPSS, and c) communicate research findings to a broad audience. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 456 - Russian-American Relations Drawing on contributions from international relations scholars and practitioners, as well as historians, economists, philosophers, and political psychologists, this course analyzes Russian-American relations through historical and contemporary perspectives. Much of the course is devoted to the evolution of Russian-American relations since the fall of the Soviet empire. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 475P - Intergroup Relations In this course, students develop an understanding of the basic cognitive and motivational processes involved in inter-group relations. They are encouraged to consider the roles of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination in everyday life. Topics include: variations in racist and sexist beliefs; the effect of stereotypes on how we perceive others and interact socially; and the psychological processes that may change stereotypes and reduce prejudice. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 476S - Organizations that Learn This seminar takes an interdisciplinary look at some of the characteristics which enable diverse sorts of organizations to learn, grow, thrive and innovatively adapt to their environment. Readings and discussion topics are drawn from a wide range of areas including psychology, philosophy, evolutionary biology, education, system dynamics, organizational behavior, anthropology, and more. The seminar is project driven and both group-intensive and group-reflexive. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 477S - Concepts in Leadership A study of the basic theory, knowledge, and skills of effective leadership in today’s world. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use the four leadership frames of Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal (Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership, 2003) as the theoretical construct for both defining effective leadership in today’s world and developing/refining their own skills as leaders. As such, they will also develop both a theoretical and practical understanding of the role of the leader in effecting and managing change. This course will be conducted as a hybrid of independent study, online learning, and live class interaction. More specifically, the course pedagogies will include lecture presentations, online and in-class discussion, case study projects, and interviews. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 479P - Personality Theory The study of personality deals with questions about what personality is and what it does, and what influences (internal and external, biological and learned) help determine our thoughts, emotions and behavior. This course, which focuses on both theory and personality as an empirical field, will provide the student with an introduction to the study of personality in current and historical context. (IR)
Credits: 3
ISSS 499 - Independent Study In exceptional circumstances and with the endorsement of an approved faculty member and the B.I.S. director, a student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study in the social sciences. Such study would be designed to explore a subject not currently being taught and/or to expand upon regular offerings. (IR)
Credits: 3
Procurement and Contracts Management
PC 401 - Procurement and Contracting An introduction to the procurement and contracting processes, exploring fundamental principles and techniques in detail. Emphasis is upon government procurement, but the student is also provided with an understanding of procurement methods and subcontracting in the private sector. Uses the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) as a text.
Credits: 3
PC 402 - Contract Administration Covers the technical and fundamental procedures basic to contract administration. Examines both theory and practice, emphasizing enforcement of contract terms and conditions, cost overruns, change orders, disputes and appeals, financial analysis, contract authority and interpretation, production surveillance, quality assurances, and audit.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401 or equivalent experience.
Credits: 3
PC 403 - Cost and Price Analysis Covers the basic concepts in the analysis of contract-price by cost-price analysis techniques, learning curve, weighted guidelines, profit objectives, and analysis of the ADP systems environment.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401.
Credits: 3
PC 404 - Government Contract Law Introduces government contract law, contract clauses and provisions, legal aspects associated with contracting, and administering contracts.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401.
Credits: 3
PC 405 - Negotiation of Contracts and Modifications Covers the techniques of negotiation. Focuses on the organization and operation of the procurement team, preparation and conduct of negotiations of contracts, and contract modifications by the team concept. Mock negotiations are conducted in class using case studies.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 403.
Credits: 3
PC 406 - Management Principles for Procurement and Contracting A review of management theory and recent developments in management practices, focusing on the four modern schools of management theory: management process, quantitative, behavioral, and unified.
Credits: 3
PC 407 - Seminar in Procurement and Contracts Management A capstone course for advanced students in acquisition management designed to meld the content of individual procurement courses into a fuller understanding of policies, practices, and procedures. Includes current research and advances and offers opportunities to develop skills in the critical evaluation of theories and their application in solving problems.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: Completion of all required courses.
Credits: 3
PC 409 - Contracting for Information Resources Illustrates how to structure and negotiate hardware and software contracts and clearly underlines the responsibilities of both the buyer and seller. Key contracting problems emphasized are reliability standards, acceptance testing, performance and measurement, quality control, maintenance, progress reports, and payments.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 402.
Credits: 3
PC 411 - Cost Analysis for Decision-Making An application of current methodologies used in the development of cost analysis studies. Emphasizes selection of techniques to be employed, analysis and refinement of data, development of cost models, the use of the models as predictors of life cycle cost elements, operating and support costing, economic analysis, design-to-cost, and life cycle costing.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 403.
Credits: 3
PC 412 - International Purchasing and Business Transactions Analyzes the basic regulations and principles of international procurement, organizational structure, financing, cooperative programs, supply-support arrangements, co-production, agreements, consortiums, research and development agreements, distribution systems, and analysis of current problems and trends.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401.
Credits: 3
PC 413 - Purchasing and Materials Management Surveys the principles of industrial purchasing and management of inventories, including determinations of requirements, pricing, source selection, inventory policy, and professional ethics.
Credits: 3
PC 415 - Grants: Federal, State, and Local Provides a foundation for understanding the administration of grants. The course is primarily concerned with grants by the federal government; the means by which it provides financial assistance to state and local units of government and the private (nonprofit) community; and the purposes for which such assistance are covered, including revenue sharing, concerns over federal interests in non-federal functions, impact upon intergovernmental relations, and others.
Credits: 3
PC 416 - Application for and Management of Federal Grants Furthers an understanding of the mechanics of applying for federal grants, the review process, and the administrative problems facing recipients of grants. Covers the specific application procedures of selected federal agencies and several grant programs. Reviews the pre-application process, requirements for state plans, coordinating requirements among planning units of governments, and environmental impact statements.
Credits: 3
PC 417 - International Business Negotiations Covers the differences between international and domestic business negotiations, including language, customs, religion, and political and legal systems, and other cultural consideration. Discusses the various strategies and tactics used in negotiations, and uses extensive role-playing with these techniques to develop recognition and countering skills.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 402.
Credits: 3
PC 419 - Government Contract Computer Law Covers the law applying to the government’s use of computers, software, and computer- related services. Includes intellectual property rights; government contract computer law issues; how the government purchases ADP; patent rights in technical data and computer software; FOIA; relevant waste, fraud, and abuse rules; and exporting data.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 402.
Credits: 3
PC 420 - Advanced Major ADP Systems Acquisition Covers the basics of systems acquisition; general policy; the major systems process; DSARC information requirements; integrated DSARC and PPBS process; fundamental management principles; concerns with the acquisition process; controlled decentralization and participatory management principles; acquisition/life cycle management; and software systems acquisition process.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 402, 409.
Credits: 3
PC 422 - Federal Government Contracting: A Contractor’s Perspective Covers marketing and sales, pre-RFP work, RFP analysis, technical proposal preparation, management and cost proposal preparation, government site visits, audits, negotiations, contract start-up, performance, and contract shut-down.
Credits: 3
PC 423 - Project-Team Management for Contract Managers Introduces the fundamentals of project-team management, emphasizing the management of large-scale, technically complex projects. Covers the entire project life cycle, from selection and initiation to termination and close-out.
Credits: 3
PC 424 - Subcontract Management Surveys government policies and regulations addressing subcontracting and subcontract management. Intended for employees of companies that subcontract with government prime contractors and for government officials who seek a better understanding of subcontracting procedures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Credits: 3
PC 426 - Source Selection Provides a comprehensive overview of the government policies and regulations that address the major procurement technique used by the government for purchases above the simplified acquisition threshold. The intent of the course is to discuss all phases of the source selection process from the inception of the requirement to the award of the contract and notification and debriefing of unsuccessful offers.
Credits: 3
PC 502 - Advanced Cost and Price Analysis Covers basic contract types and how to determine the costs for each. Includes how a business functions financially and how pricing decisions are made for a specific commodity; market versus cost-based pricing decisions; methodologies used in the development of cost analysis studies; and life cycle costing.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 403.
Credits: 3
PC 503 - Introduction to Project Management Provides the necessary knowledge to manage large scale and complex projects. Covers the entire life cycle of the project.
Credits: 3
PC 504 - Advanced Contract Formation and Administration Covers the major topics in contract administration and the laws regarding the formation of government contracts. Also includes subcontract administration and acquisition strategies.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 402 or 501.
Credits: 3
PC 506 - Federal Acquisition Case Studies Provides a basic understanding of the laws and principles of law that affect government contracting; various case scenarios dealing with ethical considerations; and an understanding of the changes as brought forth in FASA, FARA, and ITMRA.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 402 or 501.
Credits: 3
PC 507 - Services Contracting Explains the laws, regulations, and procedures of all stages of government-services contracting, including planning, solicitation, proposal development, evaluation, and contract administration.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401 or 501.
Credits: 3
PC 508 - FAR Standards for Actions and Decisions Explains, reviews, and analyzes many of the FAR standards and tests applied in making legally sufficient and business-successful contracting decisions. These standards apply to both government-buying and industry-selling business decisions.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401 or 501.
Credits: 3
PC 510 - FAR Standards for Actions and Decisions Explains contracting by the negotiation method, as outlined in the current Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15. This course also provides an intensive review of policy and procedures in the negotiation method, using exercises, case studies, simulations, and team building.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 401 or 501.
Credits: 3
PC 511 - Construction Contracting Provides students with the fundamentals of contracts for construction, architect-engineering services, and two-phase design-build projects. The course will offer in-depth treatment of the relevant provisions of the FAR and the prevalent issues in construction-related litigation. Specific topics relate to the formation and administration of construction-related contracts and include: the Brooks Architect-Engineering Act; surety and insurance issues; environmental and safety issues; labor laws; evaluation of construction contractor performance; differing site conditions; performance delays and acceleration; and claims, disputes, remedies and liquidated damages.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisites: PC 501.
Credits: 3
PC 512 - Electronic Commerce in Federal Acquisition Builds a foundation for the challenges facing the contracting professional during conversion to electronic commerce in the Federal Procurement system. The course includes definitions; the engineering aspects of converting from a paper-driven system; productivity and re-engineering; authorizing statutes and regulations; surveys of currently available systems; FAR coverage; computer security; and the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for the future.
Credits: 3
PC 513 - Advanced Services Contracting Provides the opportunity for intensive review and workshop experience in the current predominant policies and procedures of services contracting. Laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that are currently superior in influence and that are drawn from all stages of the services contracting acquisition cycle will be covered
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 507 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
PC 514 - Seminar in International Procurement This seminar is designed to permit a study of current issues in public and private international procurement not covered in depth in the introductory courses of PC 412 or PC 417. Initially, the class examines and reviews relevant international business issues, and then each student chooses, with the approval of the instructor, a specific topic for research and writing.
Prerequisites & Notes Prerequisite: PC 412 and 417, or comparable education or work experience.
Credits: 3
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