Course Descriptions
College 101 10890101 Students gain skills that lead to success in college, employment, and life. Students should take this course in their first semester.( Pre-requisite: None.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
English Composition 1 10801136 Learners develop knowledge / skills in planning, organizing, writing, editing. Students will also analyze audience / purpose, use elements of research, format documents using standard guidelines, and develop critical reading skills.( Prerequisite: High school GPA greater / equal to 2.6; OR ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 18; OR Next Gen Reading score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 260; OR " preparatory course( s)", contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
LEAD Courts / Jurisdiction 10504192 Development of the American judicial system, the federal and Wisconsin court structure, Wisconsin judicial rules and procedures from complaint to sentencing as they impact police or correctional officers.( Corequisites: 10-504-191, LEAD Interviews & Resumes; 10-504-190, LEAD Fitness & Wellness) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Oral / Interpersonal Comm 10801196 This course focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory course-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Developmental Psychology 10809188 Developmental Psychology is the study of human development throughout the lifespan. This course explores developmental theory and research with an emphasis on the interactive nature of the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial changes that affect the individual from conception to death. Application activities and critical thinking skills will enable students to gain an increased knowledge and understanding of themselves and others.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15; OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing with a " B " or better). Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
LEAD Employment Strategies 10504191 The course examines the extensive hiring processes used by public safety agencies and sets the foundation for academic and occupational success.( Corequisites: 10-504-192, LEAD Courts / Jurisdiction; 10-504-190, LEAD Fitness & Wellness) Course Typically Offered: Fall
LEAD Fitness & Wellness 10504190 The course will provide an introduction to nutrition and eating correctly for maximum value as well as an introduction to fitness for a criminal justice professional.( Corequisites: 10-504-191, LEAD Interviews & Resumes; 10-504-192, LEAD Courts / Jurisdiction) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Law Enforcement Basics 10504200 Students will have the opportunity to explore State of Wisconsin Department of Justice academy rules and regulations; examine the role of law enforcement in a democratic society; learn steps to take as a first responder to stabilize and manage a complex scene; learn the role of law enforcement communication and how to apply specific communication skills and strategies in a variety of simulated situations.( Prerequisite: 10-504-191, LEAD Employment Strategies; Corequisite: All 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester) Course Typically Offered: Spring
College Technical Math 1A 10804113 Topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry. Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arithmetic score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor 920- 498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mathematical Reasoning 10804134 All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920- 498-5444). Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Legal Basics 10504201 In this course students will learn the structure of the criminal justice system, including criminal procedure. Students will learn about the Constitutional Amendments and legal basis for law enforcement action such as reasonable suspicion, probable cause, arrest, use of force, search, seizure and Miranda, as well as limits on law enforcement activity. Students will learn the differences between criminal and civil cases, the classifications of offenses as felonies, misdemeanors, and ordinance violations, and the common elements in criminal offenses. Students will also learn about party to a crime liability and circumstances that enhance the penalty for crimes, various states of the criminal mind and basic defenses to criminal liability. Lastly, students will learn how to write a wide variety of law enforcement reports to accurately and fairly convey necessary information for use by investigators, prosecutors, and the public. This will include who reads law enforcement reports, how to take field notes and how to turn those field notes into a narrative. Students will focus on how to organize narratives, writing in first person with an active versus passive voice.( Prerequisite: 10-504-191, LEAD Employment Strategies; Corequisite: All 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Use of Force Basics 10504214 Students will be introduced to the legal limitations on the use of force, the incident response and disturbance resolution models, approach considerations, intervention options, and follow-through considerations. Students will learn the basic firearm safety rules and learn how to safely handle, operate, and maintain a handgun.( Prerequisite: 10-504-191, LEAD Employment Strategies; Corequisite: All 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Fundamentals of Patrol 10504203 Students will have the opportunity to explore the importance of written policies and procedures in law enforcement work, practice use of the Traffic and Criminal Software( TraCS), a software system used by Wisconsin law enforcement, examine Wisconsin ' s traffic laws, learn how to fill out the paper citation and electronic citation( TraCS), learn the legal basis for making vehicle contacts, conduct threat assessments, and demonstrate an approach vehicle contact in various simulated situations.( Prerequisite: 10-504-200 Law Enforcement Basics; Corequisites: all 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Law Enforcement Foundations 10504204 In this course, students will have the opportunity to learn an organized approach to problem solving and decision making, which officers use to resolve a wide variety of problems, compare personal beliefs to the beliefs of the law enforcement profession and analyze situations and defend the choices they make. Students will learn about the importance of proper communication with other cultures and the importance of being responsive to the beliefs, practices and cultural needs of different people with diverse backgrounds who live in the community and be introduced to the basic concepts of interviewing witnesses and victims. Being able to accurately and fairly convey information in law enforcement is an important aspect of the profession. Students will learn the mechanics of law enforcement report writing, focus on importance of field notes and learn how to write a variety of reports.( Prerequisite: 10-504-200 Law Enforcement Basics; Corequisites: all 10-504-XXX courses in the current semester) Course Typically Offered: Spring
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