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| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| CJ-428/528 | Crime Problem Analysis | 4 - 0 |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) Crime Probl Analysis |
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Catalog Description: Building on knowledge learned in CJ-426/526, this course introduces students to advanced techniques and software used in the general analysis of crime. Using an actual problem in criminal justice (e.g. drug trafficking, white-collar crime, sexual exploration of children, etc.), students will collect, evaluate, correlate, and describe data related to the problem. Then, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to analyze their data, students will develop a hypothesis and offer a prediction based on their findings. (Prerequisite CJ-426/526) |
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Course Goal and Objectives: This course will introduce students to advanced techniques and software used in the general analysis of crime. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): The addition of this course keeps pace with the emerging field of crime analysis. |
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Faculty and facilities needed: Adjunct faculty |
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Brief Course outline: This course introduces students to advanced techniques and software used in the general analysis of crime. Using an actual problem in criminal justice (e.g. drug trafficking, white-collar crime, sexual exploration of children, etc.), students will collect, evaluate, correlate, and describe data related to the problem. Then, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods to analyze their data, students will develop a hypothesis and offer a prediction based on their findings. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | Stephen Gibbons | Approved | October 04 2011 |
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Comments: Under catalog description, "sexual exploration of children" should read "sexual exploitation of children." |
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| 2 - Division | John Rector | Approved | October 07 2011 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mark Henkels | Approved | October 27 2011 |
| 5 - Curriculum Committee | Thaddeus Shannon | Rejected | November 16 2011 |
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Comments: Course references CJ-426 as prerequisite - no such class is recognized in the catalog. No criteria is offered for distinguishing undergraduate credit from graduate credit. |
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| 5 - Graduate Committee | Marie LeJeune | Rejected | January 17 2012 |
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Comments: The graduate committee needs a new course proposal with a syllabus that clearly distinguishes graduate requirements for coursework, expectations, and assessments that differ from undergraduate requirements. |
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| 6 - Faculty Senate | Gavin Keulks | Rejected | March 13 2012 |
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Comments: Rejecting to clean up the portal; deans and above should do same. Proposal was resubmitted. |
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