Courses

CMST 131 - Exploring the Digital Future

• Describe current digital technologies.
• Explain the historical and economic development of digital technologies.
• Articulate both the ethical and moral concerns inherent in the new digital technologies.
• Discuss emerging technologies and their potential application in the future.

• Technology and Society

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CMST 132 - Techniques & Technology of Propaganda

• Define the terms: media, persuasion, propaganda, technology, application, symbol, metaphor, “yellow journalism”, editorial, sound bite, manipulation, soft sell, motivation, instructional training, education, hands-on, virtual reality, educational television, documentary film/video, docudrama, advertising, infomercial.
• Identify and explain criteria used for developing a media propaganda campaign.
• Compare and contrast the persuasion techniques utilized in creating documentaries, instructional videos, infomercials, local and network news programs, and the subjective propaganda messages, based on the source and destination of the intended message.
• Analyze and explain the role of audience analysis and goals and objectives in the development of persuasion materials.
• Apply the propaganda techniques and concepts presented in historical and contemporary case studies.
• Analyze how propaganda can lead to real-life violence and other behaviors in societies.

• Research/Information Literacy

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CMST 133 - Media Aesthetics

• Analyze the origin, impact, and meanings of visual media messages as they relate to us and our culture.
• Describe how a story’s author, content, audience, and media work in concert to convey a given message’s goal.
• Describe the production techniques utilized to create media images and messages, including film editing, video editing, digital media editing, audio production and editing, lighting techniques, and computer graphic design.
• Describe and explain the ability of film and video editing to define the pace and flow of a given production and its visual message.
• Describe and explain how mood and message can be affected by the use of light, shadow, and color.
• Be able to define a variety of terms including montage, cameo lighting, jump cut, accelerated motion, and emotional literacy.

• Aesthetic Awareness

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CMST 134 - Cultural Studies in Mass Media

• Demonstrate an understanding of key theories and concepts in the Cultural Studies of Media
  field.
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  Be able to apply these key theories and concepts in critical analyses of contemporary mass
  mediated messages.
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  Demonstrate an understanding of the analytical approaches used by cultural studies scholars
  to examine mass mediated messages and how these approaches differ from social scientific
  approaches.
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  Demonstrate an ability to write and synthesize readings, lectures and discussions, and provide
  critical analysis of arguments using appropriate evidence and methods of citation.

• Cultural Diversity

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CMST 136 - Writing for the Web

• Define a variety of terms associated with Web communications
• Construct a web document that demonstrates how to best organize and design written content for Web audiences
• Analyze and evaluate the integrated use of photos, graphics, video, and text on an existing Web site from the standpoint of best information design practices
• Create an online blog using a free online publishing application that incorporates images, diagrams, links, and video, supported by a written language style appropriate to a chosen target audience
• Develop a team-based marketing plan that incorporates a blog along with associated social networking media and various components used in Web-based campaigns
• Explain the difference between copyright and open source and how each can be used to both protect and/or selectively share creative work
• Produce written materials on the Web that can be made accessible to users with disabilities.

• Writing

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CMST 138 - Media Digital Law & Ethics

• Apply Supreme Court precedents in order to predict judicial outcomes when analyzing cases.
• Demonstrate an understanding of core decisions relating to the First Amendment.
• Identify the various laws in the American Legal system (e.g., common law, statutory law, equitable remedies, and administrative rules).
• Define various terms concerning new media technology, including “Internet,” “cyberspace,” “cyberporn,” “hacking,” and “spamming,” “P2P File sharing,” “Net Neutrality,” and “Traffic Throttling.”
• Define the meaning of ethics and apply various theoretical frameworks that have been used to understand ethics through the ages.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how ethics apply to television, radio broadcasting, and new media.
• Define “net crime” in the legal sense of the term.
• Describe Intellectual Property Law, including the basics of copyright, patent, and trademark law.
• Describe major principles of Media and Mass Communication Law.
• Identify and analyze specific cases concerning the law and obscenity on the Internet and/or other media.
• Describe precedent-setting Supreme Court rulings.
• Describe the history of communications regulation in the United States since the Civil War and apply this history to current & future issues surrounding the regulation of terrestrial broadcast and digital media.

• Ethics

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CMST 141 - Introduction to Media Writing

• Writing

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CMST 143 - Editing Techniques

• Write leads and headlines
• Refine punctuation, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills to achieve error-free text
• Analyze and edit writing for story structure, newsworthiness, consistency and audience-appropriateness
• Apply libel laws, ethics and judgment in the editing of newswriting
• Recognize and apply the Associated Press (AP) style guidelines in editing news stories
• Recognize, critically read and evaluate professional journalistic writing

• Reading
• Writing

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CMST 144 - Digital Journalism & Online Media

• Recognize, critique, and evaluate various types of digital newspaper designs and layouts for various mediums. 
• Compose visually pleasing multimedia stories for digital platforms.
• Evaluate video and images in terms of how they may interest and inform audiences.
• Discuss the elements of newspaper design and layout using the proper terminology. 
• Explain the value and impact of photojournalism on a particular audience.
• Describe the role design and layout play in readership. 
• Identify and explain the essential elements of good storytelling.

• Computer Literacy
• Visual

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CMST 145 - Advertising

• Design and create professional quality advertising for various campus organizations and events
• Use appropriate advertising and journalism terminology
• Explain the value and impact of advertising for a particular audience
• Describe the advertising and business components of publications and ad campaigns
• Critique and evaluate professional advertisements and PSAs

• Computer Literacy
• Visual

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CMST 146 - News Staff

• Describe the journalistic process.
• Gather data via multiple sources and evaluate the credibility of sources.
• Write coherent stories.
• Refine punctuation, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills to achieve error-free text.
  
• Apply Associated Press (AP) style guidelines.
• Describe news ethics, interview methods and audience awareness.
• Analyze professional journalistic writing.
• Cooperate as a professional team to meet deadlines.

• Reading
• Writing

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CMST 151 - Introduction to Public Relations

• Research/Information Literacy

• Writing

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CMST 161 - Basic Broadcasting

• Demonstrate an understanding of the history, creation and evolution of radio.
• Conduct research into various radio formats and employment opportunities, and design a radio station of one’s choosing, including a justification of format, budget for a year of operation, and discussion of various staff positions in that radio station.
• Log and explicate segments of local radio programming.
• [In labs] Produce a 20 minute live radio show demonstrating production techniques (including cross fades, digital editing, microphone skills, and playing a previously-produced commercial).
• [In labs] Create a commercial that meets broadcast standards.

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
• Research/Information Literacy

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CMST 163 - Radio Operations: Announcing/Production

• Quickly edit in various industry-standard technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of key components of radio voice techniques (i.e. affecting out, nasal tongue thrust).
• Demonstrate production and writing aspects of public service announcements, promotional and sale spots.
• Demonstrate an ability to edit and perform components of an air check tape (i.e. front sell, cross fade, news announcement, legal, weather, etc.).
• Edit & produce various air-quality features.
• Edit & produce news segments that include wrap, voicer, and actualities.
  

• Computer Literacy
• Listening and Speaking

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CMST 194 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 202 - Survey of Speech Communication

• Define the process of communication from multiple discipline perspectives.
• Explain the influence of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers on current rhetorical and communication theory.
• Describe the symbolic nature of verbal and nonverbal communication and the role of communication theory in improving message clarity and relational satisfaction.
• Describe the unique qualities found in group interaction and organizational communication and the methods of effective teambuilding and decision-making.
• Analyze a public speech and demonstrated an understanding of effective organization, argument construction, and guidelines for speech delivery.
• Identify the barriers to effective intercultural communication and describe the methods of adapting to new cultures.
• Apply contemporary communication research methods to human discourse and behavior.

• Research/Information Literacy

• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication

• Explain communication competence and identify their own personal strengths and areas of needed improvement.
• Describe the principles of communication as applied to interpersonal relationships.
• Identify the different types of listening styles and assess their effectiveness in specific situations.
• Discuss the relationship between perception, self-concept, and communication.
• Describe the communication climate experienced in a relationship and make recommendations for improvement.
• Assess their use of language and nonverbal communication.

• Listening and Speaking

• Self-Assessment/Life Goals

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CMST 216 - Scripting for Film Video & Multimedia

• Describe what a motion picture or television “treatment” is and why treatments are important
• Construct and “pitch” an idea to the class and “sell the class” on the idea, citing project cost, target audience, and why the project would be a success
• Identify and critique the “mythic structure” of both a story and a screenplay
• Explain the difference between a symbol and an archetype, and show what they represent in a particular character or idea within a story/screenplay
• Explain the difference between a “digital” or multimedia script and a script for so-called “linear” media
• Discuss the importance of Aristotle’s six elements of drama for playwrights and how those ideas pertain to today’s media
• Illustrate the use of a back-story for leading characters in scripts

• Writing

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CMST& 220 - Public Speaking

• Identify and analyze the four elements of the rhetorical situation (audience, occasion, speaker, speech).
• Explain and apply an understanding of ethical considerations and responsibilities as a speaker.
• Demonstrate critical thinking through critique and analysis of one’s own speeches as well as others’ speeches.
• Evaluate credibility of evidence.
• Identify and analyze lines of argument and fallacies.
• Present speeches that apply recommendations for effective application of the canons of rhetoric (invention, arrangement, style, and delivery).

• Listening and Speaking

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CMST& 230 - Small Group Communication

• Identify the language, listening, and nonverbal communication skills that are needed to promote a positive communication climate in a group setting.
• Analyze the influence of culture on group interaction.
• Identify the actions needed to conduct an effective meeting and promote group productivity.
• Analyze the methods of decision making used by a group.
• Evaluate how theoretical group problem-solving models can be used to help a group accomplish a task.
• Identify methods groups can use to stimulate critical and creative thinking while problem-solving.
• Evaluate how leadership theory can be used to help a group accomplish its goals.
• Identify different methods for managing conflict within a group.

 

GenEd Outcomes: Creative and Critical Thinking

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

• Group Processes

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CMST 250 - Communication in a Diverse Workplace

• Listening and Speaking

• Cultural Diversity

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CMST 252 - Communication in a Diverse Healthcare Workplace

1. Analyze how their cultural identity influences their perception of patients, healthcare team members, and supervisors and the steps necessary to promote greater empathy for those who are culturally different from themselves.

2. Identify the behaviors (including responding non-defensively to criticism, giving constructive criticism, and adapting to norms) that lead to successful communication within a specific organizational culture.
3. Discuss behaviors that will promote effective communication on diverse healthcare teams.
4. Describe how culture influences conflict and strategies that can be used to effectively collaborate with others.
5. Describe the characteristics of intercultural communication competence and the methods of engaging in culturally sensitive language, nonverbal communication, and listening skills.
6. Explain the role that culture plays in the social support of patients and their families
7. Discuss effective communication approaches with patients with disabilities.
8. Describe how race and low socio-economic status impact patients’ health and the healthcare experience. 

• Listening and Speaking

• Cultural Diversity

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CMST 254 - Communication, Disability, and Culture

• Identify and articulate how disability is perceived by oneself and others.
• Articulate the major theoretical perspectives present in disability research.
• Identify the modes of how the meanings of disability are defined and deconstruct the systems of power that are present.
• Actively engage in academic conversation surrounding communication for disability and other identity-based characteristics.
• Define co-cultures and apply to various groups
• Articulate the relationship between history, culture and cultural expectations in how persons perceive the world.

• Cultural Diversity

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CMST 260 - Art of Cinematography & Lighting

• Demonstrate the ability to use lighting to create specific settings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how light can create mood and a sense of time.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the use of camera angles and how they influence the visual narrative.
• Demonstrate an understanding of camera placement and movement.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a cinematographer works in a production group.

• Aesthetic Awareness

• Visual

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CMST 261 - Radio News Broadcasting

• Research/Information Literacy

• Writing

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CMST 280 - Intercultural Communication

• Define culture and explain its elements 
• Describe the characteristics of intercultural competency and apply to various intercultural situations 
• Define ethnocentrism and bias and explain their influence on perception of self and others 
• Identify and critically analyze one’s own cultural identities and worldview in relation to intercultural interactions 

• Cultural Diversity
• Ethics

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CMST 285 - Nonverbal Communication

• Describe the transactional model of communication and discuss its relationship to nonverbal communication.
• Identify the criteria of a competent communicator and be able to self-evaluate one’s own nonverbal behavior in terms of personal strengths and challenges in relationship to those criteria in a variety of contexts.
• Explain how nonverbal norms are influenced and culturally-bound.
• Describe the nonverbal factors that shape one’s perception and interpretation of people and events to promote greater empathy for those who are culturally different from themselves.
• Describe & apply the major codes of nonverbal communication in a variety of contexts.
• Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal linguistics cross-culturally.
• Identify situations in which one has experienced misunderstanding due to ineffective nonverbal language skills and discuss strategies to communicate more effectively across differences. 
• Identify and critically analyze the influence of one’s own cultural identities on nonverbal communication and expectations.

• Cultural Diversity

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CMST 291 - Making Movies

• Demonstrate an ability to work as crew on a professional film shoot.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the proper terminology used on and off set during production.
• Explain and follow the chain of command on and off a movie set.
• Demonstrate an ability to work in a group towards a common goal during a production.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a director works with actors during rehearsals and during shooting.
• Identify the various job descriptions of personnel involved in feature film production.
• Demonstrate an ability to perform the step-by-step process of production.
• Demonstrate an ability to produce a finished film.

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CMST 294 - Special Topics in Communication

• Aesthetic Awareness

• Visual

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CMST 299 - Special Projects in Communication

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and instructor.
  
  

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CMST 330 - Intercultural Health Communication

• Define culture and identify various health belief systems.
• Analyze one’s own cultural identity in relationship to the organizational culture.
• Describe the characteristics of intercultural competence and the methods for improving language, nonverbal communication, and listening skills in the health care setting.
• Analyze the impact of perception, bias, and discrimination in the access and provision of care in the health care setting.
• Discuss the influence of culture on conflict and explain the various approaches to effective conflict management in the health care setting.
• Identify the components of collaborative communication in a diverse health care setting.

• Cultural Diversity

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CMST 340 - Advanced Communication in Business & Technology

• Self-assess one’s own communication behaviors and effects. 
• Explain and demonstrate active listening and communication effectiveness. 
• Evaluate and practice appropriate approaches for effective conflict management in a variety of settings.  
• Evaluate the types of language and nonverbal communication that promote effective communication within a specific organizational culture. 
• Assess and choose communication behaviors for effective teamwork and decision-making in a diverse group setting. 
• Explain how organizational structure and culture influence interaction. 
• Evaluate the benefits of intercultural competence in an organizational setting. 

 

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

• Listening and Speaking

• Group Processes

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CMST 350 - Professional Communication for the Designer

2. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of various face-to-face and electronic communication channels found in the workplace and choose the most appropriate and effective one given the situation.

3. Identify the culture and co-cultures in a specific organization and describe how their norms and values shape communication in the workplace.

4. Describe the best listening approaches in a given situation to promote understanding, accomplish your goals, and enhance your relationship with others.

5. Identify the types of language and nonverbal communication that will be most effective within a specific organizational culture.

6. Describe different approaches for negotiating solutions in work-related conflicts and predict likely consequences of using each style.

7. Identify the types of group roles, norms, and decision-making required to transform a group of people into an effective team.

8. Explain the communication required of leaders and members to produce an effective meeting.

9. Design and deliver an effective, organized, and professional public presentation on a work-related topic. 

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

• Listening and Speaking

• Group Processes

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CS 101 - Technology and Computer Science

• Identify standard human-computer interfaces using industry standard terminology.
• Describe network components of computers and associated storage systems.
• Effectively search the Internet and use information to create a basic html web page.
• Describe similarities and differences between binary and decimal systems.
• Provide a descriptive algorithm for solving a problem.
• Identify digital versus analog representations of pictures and sounds.
• Identify and explain common spreadsheet functions and capabilities. 
• Identify and explain common database management functions and capabilities
• Explain what a program is, and how a program is produced.

• Computer Literacy

• Technology and Society

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CS 194 - Special Topics in Computer Science

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CS 199 - Independent Study in Computer Science

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and teacher.

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CS 209 - Introduction to Computer Programming

 

Prerequisite(s): MATH 141  (or higher), or placement by assessment in MATH 142  or above, or entry code.

Course Outcomes

• Write clear, robust and modular computer programs using fundamental programming constructs such as basic computation, conditional and iterative structures, methods, and file input/output.
• Write programs that use array data structure
• Apply a variety of strategies to the testing and debugging of simple programs
• Trace the execution of a variety of code segments
• Apply consistent documentation and program style standards that contribute to the readability and maintainability of software

 

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• Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

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CS 210 - Fundamentals of Computer Science I

• Solve computer programming problems using current industry standards in software engineering; editing, compiling, and executing code; which is structured in maintainable style with programmer comments (documentation).
• Define the concepts of data types, specifically the use of primitive data versus object, accessing and creating methods, their parameters passed, and returned.
• Use procedural decomposition to construct programming solutions using decision controls (if, else), repetitions (for, do while), and external file reading (secondary storage).
• Utilize simple data structures such as arrays and classes to solve complex problems, and use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to fix potential errors identified with code testing concepts.

 

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• Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

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CS 211 - Fundamentals of Computer Science II

• Create classes via inheritance, use their objects to demonstrate polymorphism of both interfaces and abstract classes; and explain the role of generic class templates within classes.
• Explain the principles of recursion versus repetition, and write recursive methods for a variety of tasks.
• Implement and contrast the uses of various data structures including arrays, sets, lists, collections, and trees.
• Recognize the use of Big-O notation to explain program performance in searching, sorting, recursion, and implementation of existing methods from a software API (Application Programming Interface).
• Compose programs that facilitate error handling using API standard Exceptions with try-catch blocks.
• Design programs using a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and event driven programming.

• Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

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CS 212 - C++ Data Structures

• Explain and compare the concepts of static and dynamic memory allocation.
• Apply good memory management practices in data structures by implementing destructors.
• Create and use pointers in linked lists using iterators and fundamentals of pointer math.
• Explain the parameter passing mechanisms of call by value, call by address, pointer data types, and call by reference.
• Design programs using binary tree data structures.
• Explain the use of Hash Tables for indexing random access data structures.
• Demonstrate the difference between C++ templates and Java generics.

• Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

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CS 250 - Management Information Systems

• Explain the role of information systems in modern businesses.
• Identify different ways that information technology may be used to support organizations.
• Explain the fundamental components of hardware, software and telecommunications technology.
• Explain the types of database technology and applications used in modern businesses.
• Describe ways that information technology may be used for competitive advantages in business.
• Describe the ways that information technology may be used to support electronic commerce.
• Explain how information technology can impact security, privacy and human job content and health.
• Identify the processes involved with information systems development.
• Attain intermediate skills in database systems on microcomputers, for support and organizational of data collection, analysis, and reporting operations.

• Quantitative/Symbolic Reasoning

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CS 294 - Special Topics in Computer Science

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected each quarter.

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CS 299 - Independent Study in Computer Science

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and teacher.

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CS 300 - Data Structures

• Distinguish the appropriate data structure for modeling a given problem and to provide justification for that selection 
• Implement and use each of the following fundamental data structures: Lists, Stacks, Queues, Trees 
• Explain the heap property and the use of heaps as an implementation of priority queues 
• Compare alternative implementations of data structures with respect to performance 
• Implement sorting, searching and hashing algorithms 
• Explain the applications of graph algorithms 
• Construct complex data structures using existing data types

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CS 310 - Python for Data Science

• Create a generic program in Python.
• Create a program in Python that does data pre-processing and analysis.
• Use Python libraries used in data analysis tasks.
• Use Python libraries used in data visualizations and graph plotting.
• Create notebooks that mix code, text, and visualization elements.

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CS 311 - Software Patterns

• Use a design paradigm to design a simple software system, and explain how system design principles have been applied in this design.
• Identify the most suitable design pattern for a simple system suitable for a given scenario
• Identify the software architecture pattern by differentiating among common software architectures such as layered, pipe-and-filter, and client-server
• Apply examples of design patterns in a software design
• Discuss and select appropriate software architecture for a simple system suitable for a given scenario.
• Refactor an existing software implementation to improve some aspect of its design.
• Discuss implementation trade-offs of certain patterns with respect to others

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CS 320 - Programming Languages

•  Distinguish various programming language paradigms 
•  Choose a suitable programming paradigm and language for a given problem or domain 
•  Use formal grammars to specify the syntax of languages 
•  Give a formal semantics for a small language 
•  Construct new data types, abstractions, encapsulations in various languages 
•  Apply the program paradigms to simple problems 
•  Explain design concepts, design alternatives and trade-offs, and implementation considerations for scope, binding, data types, expressions, control structures, subprograms, abstract data types, objects, concurrency structures, and exception handling in modern programming languages 
•  Explain how programming language implementations typically organize memory into global data, text, heap, and stack sections and how recursion and memory management map to this memory model

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CS 331 - Database Systems

• Explain the components of a database system 
•  Develop an entity-relationship (ER) model based on user requirements 
•  Use the Structured Query Language (SQL) for database definition and manipulation 
•  Generate an index file for a collection of resources 
•  Convert an entity-relationship diagram to a set of normalized relations 
•  Explain the ACID properties of a transaction 
•  Describe techniques that are used for recovery 
•  Design and implement a relational database system 
•  Distinguish the differences and similarities between NoSQL databases and relational databases

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CS 341 - Computer Networks

• Describe the layered structure of a typical networked architecture 
• Describe how packets are forwarded in an IP network 
• Identify the different types of network devices and their functions within a network 
• Implement a simple client-server socket-based application 
• Apply in-depth study of local area networks and wide area networks in their access mechanisms, routing algorithms and performance evaluation methodologies 
• Distinguish the functions of UDP and TCP/IP 
• Analyze the requirements for a given organizational structure and select the most appropriate networking architecture and technologies 
• Discuss deficiencies in existing protocols, and issues surrounding mobile and wireless networks

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CS 351 - Computer Architecture I

• Describe a computer’s functional components, their characteristics, performance, and interactions 
• Convert numerical data from one format to another 
• Evaluate the quantitative performance of computer systems and designs 
• Articulate the cost-performance issues and design trade-offs in designing and constructing a computer processor including memory 
• Trace the execution of instructions and programs on pipelined processor, and quantitatively compare the performance of programs on pipelined and non-pipelined processors 
• Describe the principles of memory management including caches, virtual memory, SRAM, DRAM, etc. 
• Build circuits using both combinational and sequential digital logic elements 
• Write simple assembly language program segments 

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CS 356 - Computer Security

• Apply core computer security concepts to computing systems design, implementation, and operation.
• Identify the appropriate computer security policies, defense mechanism(s) and its limitations given a different threat.
• Evaluate the computer network and information security needs of an organization.
• Develop contingency planning, risk assessment, risk management and compliance standards for various businesses.
• Troubleshoot, maintain and update an enterprise-level information security system.
• Apply, evaluate and classify appropriate security and penetration testing techniques to obtain results of testing
• Describe the cost and tradeoffs associated with designing security into a product.
• Describe and apply appropriate cryptographic techniques and list ways it is used in data communications.
• Identify the risks and benefits of outsourcing to the cloud.

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CS 360 - Operating Systems

• Evaluate different process-scheduling algorithms and their performance trade-offs
• Utilize underlying technologies that make contemporary operating systems work efficiently, and apply them to practical applications
• Build processes that employ inter-process communication and synchronization mechanisms
• Design, implement, modify, and analyze complex software systems
• Discuss operating systems problems that are addressed in different systems
• Analyze coarse estimations of access time to persistent storage devices

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CS 370 - Internet of Things

• Design and implement the software to solve an IoT problem
• Use sensors, communication interfaces micro-controllers to design and build IoT devices.
• Identify privacy and security threats and challenges and propose ways to mitigate them.
• Use IoT’s standard APIs and protocols to create prototype solutions
• Test prototype solutions using industry-standards methods and tools
• Store and manage data obtained from IoT device
• Evaluate the social and ethical implications of their work.

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CS 380 - Web Programming

• Describe the client-server architecture and its constraints for a web application. 
• Review existing web applications using current web standards 
• Design and implement a simple interaction web application. 
• Design and develop single-page web applications within a JavaScript framework. 
• Generate dynamic content and implement user-authentication schemes by incorporating different types of databases. 
• Compare and contrast web programming with general purpose programming. 

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CS 390 - Introduction to Cryptography

• Use cryptographic primitives and describe their basic properties.
• Illustrate how to measure entropy and how to generate cryptographic randomness
• Apply appropriate known cryptographic techniques for a given scenario
• Describe quantum cryptography and the impact of quantum computing on cryptographic algorithms
• Describe real-world applications of cryptographic primitives and protocols
• Explain how key exchange protocols work and how they fail
• Use public-key primitives and their applications

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CS 401 - Algorithms

• Discuss the runtime and memory efficiency of principal algorithms for sorting, searching, and hashing 
• Implement fundamental algorithms 
• For each of the algorithm design paradigms (greedy, divide-and-conquer, and dynamic programming), identify a practical example to which it would apply 
• Analyze algorithms and data structure operations to determine their algorithmic complexity 
• Use Big-O notation formally to give asymptotic bounds on time and space complexity of algorithms 
• Evaluate algorithms, select from a range of possible options, provide justification for that selection, and implement the algorithm in a particular context

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CS 410 - Software Engineering

• Describe the relative advantages and disadvantages among several major process models (e.g., waterfall, iterative, and agile) 
• Differentiate among the phases of software development 
• Track the progress of some stage in a project using appropriate project metrics 
• Compare simple software size and cost estimation techniques 
• Identify both functional and non-functional requirements in a given requirements specification for a software system 
• Use a design paradigm to design a simple software system, and explain how system design principles have been applied in this design 
• Describe and distinguish among the different types and levels of testing (unit, integration, systems, and acceptance) 
• Choose appropriate tools, methods, and approaches for a given development environment

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CS 411 - Software Engineering Project Management

• Identify and justify necessary roles in a software development team. 
• Describe how to plan and monitor projects using a variety of software processes. 
• Estimate software development effort (e.g., time) using an ad hoc method and compare to the actual effort required. 
• Demonstrate how to manage project cost, quality, and delivery via involvement in a team project and the use of project management tools. 
• Track the progress of project stages using appropriate project metrics. 
• Compare simple software size and cost estimation techniques. 
• Analyze potential risks and describe approaches to managing these risks. 
• Analyze the implications, challenges, and opportunities for organizational dynamics in project management. 

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CS 412 - Advanced Java Programming

• Create a Java application using the functional style of programming
• Demonstrate the use of Streams
• Design and develop a multi-threaded Java application
• Demonstrate distributed programming using the Remote Method Invocation (RMI)
• Describe Java object serialization
• Use Java’s Reflection Application Programming Interface (API) to extract information from classes at runtime
• Use Java Native Interface for interfacing with applications written using some other programming languages 
• Create a client/server Java application with Socket programming in Java

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CS 420 - Theory of Computation

• Characterize formal models of computation, such as finite automata, pushdown automata, and Turing machine and regular expressions
• Design grammars for context-free languages
• Classify regular and context-free languages based on their properties
• Design Turing Machines for problems
• Prove decidability and undecidability of languages
• Describe class-based resource usage models, including time complexity
• Apply basic concepts to explain the implications of modern complexity theory approaches to problem-solving

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CS 430 - Image Processing

• Explain current technologies and issues that are specific to image processing systems. 
• Describe  basic principles of digital image processing. 
• Implement algorithms that perform basic image processing (e.g., noise removal and image enhancement); 
• Define image operations and use some image processing software tools such as MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox to execute these image operations 
• Identify algorithms for advanced image analysis. 
• Assess the performance of image processing algorithms and systems.

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CS 440 - Human - Computer Interaction

• Understand the history and purpose of the features of contemporary user interfaces
• Identify appropriate techniques for analysis and critique of user interfaces,
• Create and conduct a simple usability test for an existing software application 
• Discuss at least user interface design standard 
• Use a variety of techniques to evaluate a given User Interface (UI)
• Choose appropriate methods to support the development of a specific UI 
• Design a UI for a security mechanism. 

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CS 441 - Functional Programming

• Identify instances in which a functional programming language would be most beneficial
• Apply, implement and write functional programs using different specific functional programming languages
• Use generic types for functional programs
• Develop purely functional programs, using recursion, pattern matching, and apply higher-order functions
• Explain the characteristics of pure functional functions in functional programming
• Combine functional programming with objects and classes
• Apply equational, evaluation, and compositional reasoning techniques, and use mathematical and structural induction in proofs
• Describe model and use infinite sequences with lazy evaluation

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CS 450 - Distributed Systems

• CS 300  
• Admission to BS CS   program, or instructor’s permission

• Distinguish network faults from other kinds of failures.
• Classify different distributed programming models
• Discuss how to deal with the shared state between separate system processes.
• Explain the tradeoffs among overhead, scalability, and fault tolerance when choosing a stateful vs. stateless design for a given service.
• Design and implement distributed systems

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CS 455 - Cloud Computing

• Discuss the importance of elasticity and resource management in cloud computing 
• Distinguish Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) 
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using virtualized infrastructure 
• Explain strategies to synchronize a common view of shared data across a collection of devices 
• Deploy an application that uses cloud infrastructure for computing and data resources 

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CS 460 - Machine Learning

• List the differences among the three main styles of learning: supervised, reinforcement, and unsupervised 
• Describe over-fitting in the context of a problem 
• Implement simple algorithms for supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and unsupervised learning 
• Develop an application that uses machine learning at its core 
• Evaluate the performance of a simple learning system on a real-world dataset 

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CS 465 - Deep Learning

• Identify real-world problems suitable for deep learning.
• Use the various optimization techniques in neural networks.
• Explain the difference between various types of neural networks.
• Determine which neural network is best for a specific problem.
• Use popular open-source tools to train and inference neural network models.

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CS 470 - Mobile Application Development

• Discuss the constraints of mobile devices 
• Discuss the performance vs. power tradeoff 
• Implement the model-view-controller design pattern 
• Design and implement a mobile application with a graphical user interface 
• Develop applications with location awareness and hardware sensors 
• Deploy applications to the Android marketplace for distribution 
   

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CS 481 - Senior Capstone I

• Follow a formal software development process to complete the project 
• Write a project management plan to describe the team’s management process including project milestones and timelines 
• Prepare a requirements specifications document describing the expected features, constraints, interfaces and other attributes 
• Write an initial design document describing of how the product is to be implemented and which tools and techniques that are needed to complete the project 
• Implement at least two key features of the product 
• Perform independent learning of new technologies and concepts in order to complete the project 
• Work productively in a team environment communicating appropriately with all team members 
• Identify key ethical and legal issues affecting computer science projects 

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CS 482 - Senior Capstone II

• Follow a formal software development process to complete the project 
• Write a detailed design description document describing how the project is to be implemented according to the requirements specifications 
• Prepare a test plan and test case document describing relevant testing methods to valuate and verify the product 
• Implement the requirements based on detailed design specification using appropriate techniques and tools. 
• Make oral presentation 
• Identify ethical and legal issues that might arise in the design and use of the product 
• Perform independent learning of new technologies and concepts 
• Work productively in a team environment communicating appropriately with all team members

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CS 483 - Senior Capstone III

• Follow a formal software development process to complete the project 
• Implement the requirements based on detailed design specification using appropriate techniques and tools 
• Measure product reliability and performance according to test plan 
• Review, refine and adjust the project plan, and update the project’s progress. 
• Make an oral presentation in a professional format 
• Make a poster presentation describing the project 
• Perform independent learning of new technologies and concepts 
• Work productively in a team environment communicating appropriately with all team members 

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CS 485 - Computer Science Co-Op/Practicum

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CJ& 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

• Use a working vocabulary based on the terminology used in the three components of the Criminal Justice System.
• Differentiate between the workings and responsibilities of the three major components of the American Criminal Justice System: the police, the courts and corrections.
• Describe the theories, models and concepts within the Criminal Justice System and determine their strengths and weaknesses.
  
• Explain how laws are made, categorized and enforced and the process of deciding how these laws are applied to case based situations.
• Identify the reasons why experts in the field think the term Criminal Justice System is a myth and a true system is non-existent.
• Examine the current major issues within the Criminal Justice System and be able to explain those issues giving case based examples of what they are.

• Computer Literacy

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CJ 102 - Policing Operations

• Comprehend the roles and functions in police organizations.
• Explain the historical development of law enforcement from England to the present day in the United States.
• Evaluate the differences between local, county, and state police functions.
• Analyze model organizational charts for various size police agencies, police budgets, and financing of police activities.
• Analyze situations involving police discretion, ethics, police culture and crime control models of policing.

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CJ 103 - Criminal Justice Report Writing

• In a timed classroom situation: Students will be able to conduct an interview of five minutes in length for data gathering. This will result in appropriate notes for use in a report
• As an assignment, students will be able to write a report from notes and resources. This will meet professional criteria for format, grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• As an assignment, Student will be able to write a professional resume in an accepted format.
• As an assignment, Student will be able to edit raw text into grammatically correct English with 80% accuracy
• As an assignment, Student will be able to write a test application that is grammatically sound and targeted appropriately

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

• Writing

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CJ& 105 - Introduction to Corrections

• Describe the historical problems that frame our contemporary experience or corrections.
• Identify and analyze the current theory and empirical evidence on methods of punishment.
• Demonstrate recognition and understanding of the issues surrounding how we portray the correctional client (the offender) in relation to criminal legislation, the criminal justice process, and greater societal forces associated with criminal behavior.
• Identify and explain the major components and practices which constitute the American correctional system.
• Construct critical assessments of current issues, trend, and policies which dominate the function and operation the correctional system.

• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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CJ& 106 - Juvenile Justice

• Distinguish the important differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems.
• Identify the nine Supreme Court cases which have shaped critical issues in the Juvenile Justice System.
• Identify important milestones in the development of the Juvenile Justice System.
• Identify the basic procedures associated with the adjudication of Juvenile court cases.
• Recognize and understand the problems and issues associated with measuring Juvenile Crime and Victimization.
• Identify the important aspects of the Diversion and Intake process of Juvenile Justice.
• Identify and discuss the goals and processes of Juvenile Probation and Parole.

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

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CJ& 110 - Criminal Law

• Use the basic vocabulary of law (e.g., culpability, mens rea, probable cause, rule of law, etc.)
• Distinguish between “Common Law”, the “Model Code”, and the “Revised Code of Washington.”
• Paraphrase the categories and sources of criminal and civil law.
• Accurately and informatively explain and give examples of the conceptual and statutory differences between “civil” and “criminal” law.
• Illustrate why general knowledge of “criminal” and “civil” law is important in the daily lives of all citizens.
• Identify, explain and discuss in writings and discussions the theory behind the development of “criminal” and “civil” laws.
• Classify the key elements to specific criminal statutes in the Revised Code of Washington.
• Identify, explain and discuss the major purposes of criminal law.

• Research/Information Literacy

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CJ& 112 - Introduction to Criminology

• Define, recognize, and explain, key concepts related to the field of study called Criminology.
• Explain the various methods of measuring crime, including the techniques of scientific methodology employed in each measure, the strengths and weakness characteristic of each measure, and the sociological, political, and economic usefulness of each measure.
• Distinguish and explain the principle theories that attempt to explain various criminal behavior patterns that exist in the United States.
• Compare and contrast the crime rate in the United States with that of other industrialized countries around the world.
• Use theory to explain criminal behavior as it is commonly portrayed in the movies.
• Identify the authors of the principle theories that attempt to explain various criminal behavior patterns.
• Describe and articulate the historical development of criminological theories as they occurred and progressed throughout the world.
• Critically analyze, compare and contrast the basic approaches to the control of crime utilized in this country.

• Writing

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CJ 125 - Introduction to Visual Tracking

• Explain the relevance of the history and development of the visual tracking program and the use of tracking in law enforcement.
• Apply the Introduction to Visual Tracking program vernacular and definitions as well as the different applications of tracking.
• Apply the basic fundamentals of finding a track.
• Analyze “sign” evidence in multiple outdoor and indoor environments to track human passage.
• Evaluate legally tested and defensible tracking methodology techniques, practices and procedures to identify individual and group participation in criminal actions and activities.

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CJ 194 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 198 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

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CJ 199 - Individual Studies in Criminal Justice

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CJ 200 - Criminal Evidence & Procedures

• Evaluate the protections afforded by the United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution.
• Comprehend the roles and procedures of the police in criminal investigations.
• Define proper methods of evidence collection in a criminal case.
• Evaluate the history of rules of evidence in state and federal law.
• Summarize the major case law from the United States Supreme Court in a criminal proceeding.
• Analyze the various classes of evidence; real and demonstrative, direct and circumstantial, physical and testimonial, documentary and scientific.

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CJ 202 - Principles of Criminal Investigation

• Conduct a basic crime scene investigation within the parameters set forth in the United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution. 
• Identify and gather evidence relevant to a criminal investigation. 
• Use basic interrogation and interviewing techniques.
• Maintain the chain of custody for evidence that will meet legal requirements. 
• Apply inductive and deductive reasoning to evidence in order to reconstruct the crime scene.
• Use the appropriate vocabulary for criminal investigations.
  

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

• Listening and Speaking

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CJ 204 - Constitutional Law

• Explain the history of the U.S. Constitution; the importance of the Constitution and the development and role of the United States Supreme Court.
• Explain and discuss the process of judicial interpretation of the Constitution and the impact of the philosophies of the individual justices on the courts decisions.
• Explain the legal terminology and concepts in the area of Constitutional Law.
• Identify and explain selected individual liberties as established by the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
• Explain and discuss historical decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court and to further discuss contemporary issues facing the U.S. Supreme Court today.

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

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CJ& 240 - Introduction to Forensic Science

• Identify and perform the key sequential steps in crime scene management.
• Describe the proper methods for identifying, documenting, collecting, preserving, packaging, and presenting the various types and categories of physical evidence.
• Discuss the proper use of laboratory equipment and applications associated with the identification and processing of various forms of physical evidence.
• Discuss the significance of physical evidence as it relates to the reconstruction of a crime scene, provides evidence-based leads for investigators, provides pertinent evidentiary information during court testimony and all subsequent legal proceedings.

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
• Scientific Inquiry (Nature of Science)

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CJ 242 - Race, Law, and Justice

• Use key terms (e.g., multiculturalism, racism, institutional racism, prejudice, racial groups) correctly.
• Explain the roles that racism and prejudice played in police-community conflicts, the creation of laws, the enforcement of laws, the legal interpretation of laws, the sentencing of offenders and community response to the police.
• Apply comprehension of multicultural law enforcement by identifying the policing philosophies, strategies and techniques used by police departments and explaining whether the departments have addressed the needs of a diverse community.
• Analyze the history of tension between the police and racial and ethnic groups by applying a psychological and sociological perspective.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the legal rationale supporting landmark criminal court decisions and determine whether they fit with common standards of equality and justice.
• Evaluate police-community conflicts to determine whether the police lacked an understanding of the dynamics of a socially diverse community or whether there was a predisposed suspicion of the police due to a long and bitter history.
• Evaluate the new policing strategies employed by the contemporary police departments and argue whether these new approaches address the arguments and concerns raised by those minority groups that are affected.

• Cultural Diversity
• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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CJ 248 - Ethics in Criminal Justice

• Identify and explain major moral theories.
• Explain the concepts of morality, justice and duty and how these are inter-related.
• Analyze the various ethical dilemmas that confront Criminal Justice practitioners.
• Discuss the relationship between police discretion, law-enforcement decision-making and morality.
• Evaluate the various models of the Criminal Justice process in terms of consequentialist and deontological ethical theories.
• Do self-analyses based on personal profiles to determine suitability as a police officer.
• Practice decision-making in situations that challenge their personal and professional values.
• Suggest ways for individuals interacting with the criminal justice system to manage occupational, often life-shattering situations, in a morally acceptable, legally defensible format.

• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives
• Ethics

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CJ 253 - Drug Use & the Law in American Society

• Distinguish between the physical appearance of different types of commonly abused, licit and illicit substances.
• Summarize the historical development of drug laws in the United States.
• Define, identify and recognize the political, legal, and physiological reasoning behind the design, construction, and implementation of American drug laws.
• Schematize the differences in the pharmacological, physiological, and psychological effects of specific forms of illicit drugs, for example, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, LSD, and such according to the federal drug code regulations.
• Support arguments with citations from scientific evidence, expert opinion, journal articles and appropriate texts the pharmacological, physiological, and psychological effects of specific groups of licit drugs, for example, amphetamines, barbiturates, and tranquilizers.
  

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

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CJ 294 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 298 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

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CJ 299 - Individual Studies in Criminal Justice

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CES 100 - Race in the United States

• Critically examine and reflect upon the role race plays in one’s own life.
• Identify the ways race has shaped individuals, groups, and community experiences in both the past and present.
• Describe how race is socially constructed and institutionalized in American society. 

• Cultural Diversity

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CES 104 - Whiteness Studies: Identity and Inquiry

• Analyze how whiteness is socially, politically, and legally constructed in the U.S.
• Investigate and reflect upon how white privilege is institutionalized in American society
• Identify the ways whiteness shapes one’s everyday experiences
• Understand how whiteness is perceived from a global perspective 
   

• Ethics
• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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CES 109 - Introduction to Women’s Studies

• Critically examine and reflect upon how gender inequality is institutionalized in a global context; 
• Apply key concepts and feminist theories to a broad spectrum of historical, political, and social issues facing women; 
• Analyze the ways gender functions in one’s everyday experiences and how gender is also impacted by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and ability; 
• Investigate the ways in which women are presented in popular culture and media from a global perspective 

• Cultural Diversity
• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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CES 115 - Storytelling: Identity and Culture through Film

• Critically interpret and analyze film as a cultural text. Identify how film can reflect and challenge U.S. society and culture.
• Examine the ways race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and ability function in terms of representation in film.
• Investigate film’s historical relevance in shaping history, culture, and identity. Identify one’s own previously-held perspectives on the themes addressed through film and explain how those perspectives may have changed. 

• Cultural Diversity

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CES 120 - Introduction to Native American Studies

• Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary issues facing Native American peoples.
• Identify biases, stereotypes, and discrimination toward Native Americans in the past and present and explore how this contributes to systemic racism.
• Critically analyze Native American experiences and identity formation and how those differ from colonizing and immigrant peoples.
• Investigate the global concept of indigeneity and its political importance to identity.
• Reflect on how knowledge of Native American issues applies to one’s own life and how different communities are racialized in relation to one another. 

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

• Cultural Diversity
• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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CES 121 - Native Americans & Film

• Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

• Cultural Diversity

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CES 130 - Ethnic Identity of Deafness

• Read critically, actively, and reflectively;
• Construct and defend a working Definition of identity;
• Identify and explain the substrates of contemporary, ethnic, Deaf, and individual identity;
• Identify and explain historical events, and agents pursuant to the development of Deaf identity;
• Support their own conclusions about the validity of the assumptions and ideas they have encountered in the assigned readings;
• Form analytical questions about a text;
• Demonstrate analysis through rhetorical techniques;
• Analayze and articulate the ways in which power has been vested in definitions of “normal” within the context of Deafness and ethnicity.

• Cultural Diversity
• Historical and Intellectual Perspectives

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