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Nature of course request C00896 :

New course

Undergraduate

First term offered : Fall 2011
Course Prefix&Number	Descriptive Title	Credits/Hours
CJ-430	Capstone in GIS	4 - 0

Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) CapstoneGIS

Catalog Description: This course is the fourth in the Criminal Justice GIS sequence and will focus on student capstone project. This will involve an intensive data driven learning project that focus on applying GIS (ArcGIS and or CrimeStat III) to the field of Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Human Services, or Resource Management. Students will need to submit a project proposal with a clearly defined geospatial question or goal, a time line, data sources and expected deliverable. Students are encouraged to consider service learning projects that partner with community organizations who have a need for GIS data analysis but may not have GIS capabilities or resources. This course is designed as a hybrid lecture and laboratory class. We will meet face to face for 2 hours each week. This capstone class will require students to practice time management and project management skills to: develop and write the project proposal, gather resources, conduct the analysis, and generate the deliverables within the time frame allotted for the term. While the capstone focuses on individual projects, the class with hold weekly progress meeting to share resources and problem-solve individual issues. (Prerequisite CJ-342)

Course Goal and Objectives: The objective of this course is to allow students to apply their GIS skills in a "real world" setting under the direction of their instructor.

Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): This course is the fourth in a series of four courses that support the new Crime Analysis Certificate.

Faculty and facilities needed: Adjunct facility

Brief Course outline: While the capstone focuses on individual projects, the class with hold weekly progress meeting to share resources and problem-solve individual issues. Attendances is critically important to success in this hybrid class. Each class period is worth 5 points ¿ a total of 11% of your final grade. To earn these points you will need to be in class on time and stay through the entire two-hour class period. Each lab assignment will have a firm due data. You will typically have one week to complete an assignment and it will be due at the beginning of the next class. I will reduce your assignment score by 10% a day ¿ The first deduction being after class begins.

Approval Queue C00896

Attached Files:

CJ 430 syllabus.doc

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