Mar 28, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Construction Management

  
  • CM 3260:Temporary Structures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 2210   
    A study of structural design and analysis concepts of temporary structures used in the construction process. Topics include formwork design, scaffolding, and material handling equipment and staging.

  
  • CM 3270:Facility Management Strategies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students in this course will learn about the history, practice and profession of Facility Management (FM). Core competencies of the FM profession as detailed by key FM organizations such as IFMA, BIFM, and FMAA will be introduced and analyzed for similarities and differences. Students will also learn about the organizational, ethical, and leadership strategies for the delivery of facility management services.

  
  • CM 3280:Building Mechanical and Electrical Codes and Loads

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3180  
    Study of building mechanical and electrical system loads and applicable codes. Emphasis on how they affect the construction project. Topics will include air conditioning, heating, plumbing, fire protection, electrical power, electrical lighting and building control systems. The analysis of current construction drawings will be integrated into each topic.

  
  • CM 3290:Finance for Facility Managers

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students in this course will study the methods and techniques for managing facilities. The core consists of knowledge on process and techniques for strategic planning, estimating and budgeting, life cycle costing, and integrated decision making. Students also learn about the role and responsibilities of facility manager in different business forms and organization models. FM technology and its future is discussed and explored.

  
  • CM 3310:Real Estate Development Practices

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2101 , CM 3110  
    The course provides an overview of the land development process and provides a foundation for the advanced land development courses. The course focuses on the steps in planning and carrying out the land development project and on the legal issues encountered in the land development profession. The course includes lectures, readings from the texts and closed library reserves, class discussion, problems, exercises and student presentations.

  
  • CM 3400:Risk and Quality Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3110  
    This course focuses on Exposure analysis, risk management, risk transfer and the costs associated with each. The costs of safety and the lack of it is examined. Workers’ compensation insurance cost is integrated into the issues of safety along with the development of a comprehensive risk management plan.

  
  • CM 3410:Construction Quantity Surveying

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3110  and (CM 3000  or CE 2003  )
    A study of techniques in the process of construction estimating, with an emphasis on development of the quantity survey. The completion of a specification takeoff and a quantity survey of commercial construction are required.

  
  • CM 3411:Construction Estimating Software

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3410  
    Hands-on computer application of commonly used commercial construction estimating software to construction projects. Instruction in use of the software.

  
  • CM 3420:Construction Estimating and Bid Preparation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3410  
    The continued study of the estimating process emphasizing pricing the general contractor’s work, including estimating procedures, development of direct and indirect unit costs, evaluation of subcontractor bids, bidding strategy and bid opening. The completion of an estimate, bid submission, and development of a schedule of values are required. Also included is an introduction to conceptual estimating.

  
  • CM 3430:Construction Estimating for Development

    2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3410  
    A study of quantity take-off techniques and equipment productivity analysis necessary to development. Small scale development project budgeting will be analyzed from the developer viewpoint. Initial conceptual design budget is based on square foot or assembly pricing for the various construction systems and detailed estimate for the infrastructure costs including site work and utilities. Indirect costs associated with zoning, local codes, and ordinances, as well as soft cost associated with design and engineering will be discussed.

  
  • CM 3440:Heavy Estimating

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3410  
    Advanced estimating techniques and bid preparation for heavy construction projects. Study of the principles used in developing cost estimates for heavy construction projects. Includes interpretation of contact documents, quantity take-off, pricing, and preparation of unit-price bid documents. Introduction and practice with takeoff software for bidding earthwork, paving, utilities, roads, and bridges.

  
  • CM 3480:Mechanical and Electrical Systems Estimating

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3280  
    A continuation of the study of the estimating process emphasizing the specialty contractors portion of the construction project. Topics covered will include the estimating procedure, soft costs, using standard industry references and software, and bidding strategy. A current set of mechanical, plumbing and electrical plans will be estimated.

  
  • CM 3500:Building Codes

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3110  
    This course will provide an overview of building codes from the perspective of construction managers and superintendent. Various issues related to building codes, which must be considered by the PM/CM/superintendent, will be discussed and follow the scheduled reading assignments.

  
  • CM 3620:Construction Finance and Feasibility

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2101  
    A study of Financial Management for the Contractor, and Builder/Developer Organization. Topics include: balance sheet analysis using Percentage of Completion Method, Completed Contract Method with Absorption Analyses, and Work in Process Accounting regarding construction progress payments in excess of costs and estimated earnings. Ratio analysis for construction industry and bid and payment/bond performance. Cash flow projection for construction projects. Also included is building construction economics in terms of: Value Engineering, Constructability, building delivery systems and real estate processes for the Builder/Developer and Construction Management organizations. Graduate students will do additional work on construction cost accounting.

  
  • CM 3710:Market and Site Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3310  
    An integrated theory and applications course that provides an exposition of theoretical principles associated with the site planning process, and then involves the students in hands-on application. The inter-relationship between site planning decisions and their potential consequences will be demonstrated through practical exercises.

  
  • CM 3800:Construction Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2101  
    Students in this course study the management of company and project finances. They learn the fundamentals of construction accounting and depreciation, prepare financial statements, analyze company’s financial health, conduct cost and profit center analysis, prepare and forecast cash flows, and use the technique of time value of money for economic decision making.

  
  • CM 3810:Advanced Construction Practice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 2000 , CM 3000  
    This course will prepare students to participate in formal interdisciplinary competitions against other Construction Management/Architecture/ Civil Engineering programs at the 4 year university level. At these competitions students are given a real life project from which they must be able to prepare a preliminary design (Design/Build competitions only), complete estimate, CPM schedule and staffing plan and present these items both in a formal bound written report, as well as a formal oral presentation. The first nine (9) weeks of the course involves intensive instruction in the areas of writing, oral presentation, estimating, scheduling and preliminary design skills as part of the pre-competition preparation process. During the final third of the course students will be expected to make corrections to their competition submittal package based on feedback from the judges at the competition. Following the competition, additional topics involving the use of Building Information Modeling importance of a collaborative team effort from owner, developers, architects, engineers, constructors, technicians and consultants is the overall focus of this course.

  
  • CM 3910:Sustainable Residential Practices

    2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3110  
    This course emphasizes the techniques and methods of sustainable construction for the residential building industry. Students will explore green building rating systems and emerging trends for homes and neighborhood development. Topics will include performance certification techniques for sustainable sites, location & connectivity, water efficiency, energy & atmosphere, materials & resources, indoor environmental quality, innovation, and design.

  
  • CM 3912:Workplace Law

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    A study of the legal constraints encountered in the workplace. Topics included are drugs and drug testing, sexual harassment, labor management cooperation, discrimination, worker compensation, foreign labor regulation, minority/women’s business enterprises and professional regulation.

  
  • CM 4190:Sustainable Operation & Maintenance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3180  
    This course will emphasize the techniques and methods used in sustainable operations and maintenance. Importance of a collaborative team effort from owner, occupant, facility management, and maintenance providers will be integrated into the course. Influences on the Environment, society, maintenance and energy needs will be analyzed. Topics will include LEED green building operations and maintenance (Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Innovation In Operations). MEP systems such as ventilation, air conditioning, heating, electrical lighting and building control systems will be discussed from a sustainable operations and maintenance perspective.

  
  • CM 4230:Heavy Materials & Temporary Structures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3170  
    Origin, classification, and physical properties of soil as used in engineering and construction applications, together with loads and stresses of soil on, and the more common types of engineering structures. To include an introduction of field sampling and testing for earthwork construction.

  
  • CM 4480:Design/Build MEP Systems

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3280  
    A study of the design-build delivery method applied to construction projects. The study starts with details of the process and how it differs from other project delivery methods. Topics will include building MEP systems (air-conditioning, heating, ventilation, plumbing, electrical power, electrical lighting and building control) and how they are planned and delivered in a design-build project. The analysis of current construction drawings will be integrated into the course.

  
  • CM 4510:Construction Scheduling

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3110 , and CM 3410  
    A study of the management techniques used in controlling the progress of construction projects, including development of a commercial project schedule, as well as simulation of updating and monitoring progress using critical path methodology. Commonly used commercial software packages are introduced.

  
  • CM 4511:Construction Scheduling Software

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 4510  or approval of the Department Head
    Hands-on computer application of commonly used commercial construction scheduling software to construction projects. Instruction in use of the software.

  
  • CM 4512:Emerging Trends in Residential Construction

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3110  
    This course emphasizes emerging trends in the residential building industry. Students will explore labor issues, residential construction concerns, and innovative strategies that are present in today’s residential homebuilding.

  
  • CM 4560:Construction Project Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 4510 , CM 3410  
    A study of traditional, design-build and construction management delivery methods, the management of field operations and administration of the construction contracts. Contract documents, project organization, supervision, working with owners and design professionals, procurement, management of subcontractors.

  
  • CM 4570:Development Process I

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3310  
    A study of development as a process with special emphasis on teams built around the developer. The various issues that must be considered by the development team will be discussed. These include conformity of the development process to sound business principles, adherence of development activities to relevant zoning and permitting requirements, and the potential environmental impact of the considered development.

  
  • CM 4620:Development Process and Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3800  
    Students in this course will study financial feasibility and economic desirability of income producing properties. They will learn various financial feasibility analysis techniques and prepare financial pro-forma models for various stages of the development process. The concepts that will be covered are net operating income, time value of money, different forms of financing, and business entities for development process. Acquisition, development, and construction (ADC) loans will be studied and student will prepare their loan amortization schedule.

  
  • CM 4639:Construction Safety & Law

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    A study of construction safety and law as they pertain to day to day needs of the construction professional. Topics include but are not limited to safety and loss control principles and practices, contract documents and claims, insurance and dispute resolutions.

  
  • CM 4660:Advanced Scheduling & Project Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 4510  and CM 3410  
    This course focuses on Communication, Industry Software, Target Value Design and other best Practices as they pertain to Project Management. Erosion Control Supervisor and Work Zone Traffic Control Certification requirements are examined. Skills generally required for sound project management in a variety of management settings are studied in addition to specific management issues typically associated with construction companies.

  
  • CM 4710:Construction Safety

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CM 3110  and CM 3180 ) OR (PHYS 2212  and PHYS 2212L  and CM 3110  and ENGR 3343  and ENGR 3345  and CE 3501  and CE 3502  )
    A study of construction safety and loss control principles and practices. Topics include project security control, construction accident prevention, safety information sources, weather precautions, emergency planning, and OSHA procedures and regulations.

  
  • CM 4760:Construction and Real Estate Property Law

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BLAW 2200  or ENGR 3324  
    A study of Construction Contract Documents and Claims. Topics include: analyses of AIA B141, A101, A201, and contractual graphic and technical documents. Other supporting construction contract documents such as bid bonds, payment and performance bonds and construction modifications are studied. The traditional tri-union construction contract formation process is examined in relation to the owner, contractor, material men, and subcontractors. Discussions regarding damages for differing and unforeseen conditions, defective workmanship, and construction delay claims are surveyed in conjunction with AAA construction arbitration rules regarding emerging construction manager contracting processes.

  
  • CM 4800:Construction Management Technique

    1 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: For General Concentration: CM 3420 , CM 4510 , CM 4560 , CM 4710 , CM 3620  For Specialty Concentration: CM 4510 , CM 4560 , CM 4710 , ACCT 2101 , CM 3480  
    Simulations and case studies of events that affect the construction organization and project. Topics and event simulations will include problems typically encountered in the construction industry such as changed conditions, strikes, inconsistencies in documents, and surety assumption of the contract. Presentations by prominent industry representatives pertinent to the event being simulated are included.

  
  • CM 4900:Capstone Project

    2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CM 3800 CM 4560 , and CM 4660  
    This course is the application of course materials covered in the four-year curriculum to an actual construction project. Preparation includes: developing a company organization along with detailed project bid, schedule, construction contracts, cash flow, risk management, and safety plan. Students will present and defend their projects to a panel of industry and faculty members.


Criminal Justice

  
  • CRJU 1101:Foundations of Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of the American criminal justice system including law enforcement, the court system, and the correctional system. Emphasis is placed on crime in the U.S., the criminal justice process from arrest through sentencing, and the roles and responsibilities of criminal justice actors. Current topics in the criminal justice system are addressed such as the death penalty, offender treatment, and criminal justice reform among others.

  
  • CRJU 2201:Crimes and Defenses

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course explores substantive criminal offenses and defenses. Topic areas include the types and elements of felony and misdemeanor criminal offenses, defenses to crimes, and lower and appellate case law interpretations of crimes and defenses. Emphasis is placed on federal and state criminal law, including those pertaining to Georgia. The course also evaluates the historical development of crimes and defenses, public policy implications, and the underlying principles that guide the development of crimes and defenses.

  
  • CRJU 3300:Criminal Courts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course examines the history, development, structure, operation, and organization of criminal court systems in federal and state courts in the U.S. Topic areas include the roles of major professional and non-professional courtroom participants, stages in the process of adjudication of criminal cases from initial charging through post-conviction review, and an introduction to the constitutional rights of the accused.

  
  • CRJU 3301:Research Methods in Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course provides an introduction to the scientific method and the concepts and techniques of social science research. Topic areas include levels of measurement, sampling techniques, research design, survey methodology, and various research techniques. Emphasis is placed on the application of these techniques to the study of specific research questions in criminal justice. This course also examines how to interpret basic statistics and analyze data in a statistical software program.

  
  • CRJU 3305:Technology and Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  or SOCI 1101  
    This course involves an in-depth study of technology as it relates to crime and the criminal justice system. Topics discussed include technology associated with criminal investigations, law enforcement practices, offender monitoring and supervision, and homeland security. Legal issues and laws pertaining to the use of technology for investigative purposes, privacy issues, and fourth amendment issues are examined. Various technologies used by police, courts, and corrections are also addressed.

  
  • CRJU 3310:Police in America

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course provides an overview of American law enforcement including the role and purposes of police in society, the major functions and responsibilities of police, and police subculture. This course also examines legal issues related to policing, police discretion and decision-making, and police behavior including use of force and misconduct. Emphasis is placed on police effectiveness in controlling and preventing crime, police/community relations, and future trends in law enforcement.

  
  • CRJU 3311:Police Administration

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course provides an overview of police administration in the U.S. and examines the social, legal, and political factors that influence police management. Topic areas include the goals of the law enforcement system, recruitment and selection of officers, the roles and responsibilities of police administrators, problem-solving and decision-making, and strategic planning of police operations. Emphasis is placed on police accountability to the public and future trends that influence the management of police organizations.

  
  • CRJU 3312:State and Federal Law Enforcement Initiatives

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course examines various state and federal law enforcement initiatives. Topic areas include the mission and vision of agencies, as well as their operation and administration, jurisdictional authority, use of technology, and the prediction of future crime issues facing the agencies. Emphasis is placed on career trends in state and federal law enforcement agencies. The hiring and application process and the essential skills applicants ought to possess for employment in these agencies are also discussed.

  
  • CRJU 3315:Criminal Procedure

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course examines the requirements and interpretation of constitutional amendments by the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal and state courts during the various stages of a criminal case, including police investigation, search, and arrest; the pretrial phase, including screening of complaints and formal charging of the accused; the trial; the sentencing phase; and appellate review. The constitutional requirements regarding reasonable suspicion, probable cause, custodial interrogation, and the exclusionary rule are featured.

  
  • CRJU 3320:Criminal Investigation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course examines the historical, theoretical, and technological aspects of the investigation of crime. Topic areas include crime scene examinations, the collection and preservation of evidence, the basic legal principles and procedures governing the use of evidence in court proceedings, forensic and behavioral sciences, interviews and interrogations, and the use of technology by law enforcement agencies.

  
  • CRJU 3332:Corrections

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course includes a historical and philosophical overview of the American correctional system. Emphasis is placed on the types, goals, and purposes of community-based and institutional corrections, the roles and responsibilities of correctional agencies and actors, and offender characteristics and legal rights. This course also explores correctional policies and their effectiveness to reduce crime and recidivism such as correctional rehabilitation, habitual offender laws, and the death penalty among others.

  
  • CRJU 3340:Legal Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course involves students in the process of reasoning objectively and arguing persuasively within a socio-legal framework. Set against a background of formal and informal logic that guides reasoning in general, the course is primarily concerned with the reasoning underlying the construction of legal arguments from judicial, legislative, and scholarly points of view. Theoretical analysis is illustrated by investigating and writing about the law, with an emphasis on topics related to crime.

  
  • CRJU 3352:Juvenile Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  or SOCI 1101 
    This course focuses on the juvenile justice system including the processing of juvenile offenders from the delinquent act through disposition and discharge. The nature and extent of juvenile delinquency and theories of delinquency are also addressed. Emphasis is placed on the historical purpose of the juvenile court, the effects of the due process revolution on the juvenile justice system, and current research and trends related to juvenile delinquency and justice.

  
  • CRJU 3355:Race, Crime, and Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  or SOCI 1101 
    This course provides an in-depth examination into racial and ethnic issues related to crime and justice in America. The course explores how racial stratification and inequalities influence crime and victimization and official responses to crime. Topic areas may include disparities in criminal justice enforcement, minority representation in the criminal justice system, and strategies for addressing discrimination across criminal justice policies and practices.

  
  • CRJU 3365:Profile of the Serial Offender

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  or SOCI 1101  
    This course provides an in-depth examination of repeat, violent offenders. Topic areas include offender characteristics, victim traits and characteristics, offender identification and investigative strategies, and criminal justice policies that are focused on serial offending. Emphasis is placed on the examination of theories and research that explain how serial offenders evolve across their life-course from childhood to adulthood.

  
  • CRJU 3396:Cooperative Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the coordinator of cooperative education (Career Services) and the internship coordinator.
    A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a previously approved site in business, industry, government or private agency related to criminal justice field. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.

  
  • CRJU 3398:Internship

    0 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Criminal Justice Major; 90 credit hours; and successful completion of 12 upper-level CRJU credits.
    This course is a structured off-campus experience in a supervised setting that is related to the student’s major and career interests. Practical experience is combined with scholarly work in the topical area of the internship, under the guidance of both a field supervisor and an academic internship coordinator. In advance of the semester of the internship, students must select an appropriate host agency and attend a mandatory departmental internship orientation session.

  
  • CRJU 3400:Ideological/Group Violence and Law Enforcement

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course examines law enforcement’s response to domestic and international terrorism. Topic areas include the development of modern terrorism and specific terrorist groups, counterterrorism policies and laws, threat analysis, and intelligence processing. Emphasis is placed on proactive measures to prevent terrorism and reactive measures to investigate terrorist acts. This course addresses the roles and responsibilities of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in responding to terrorism.

  
  • CRJU 4100:Ethics in Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course provides an overview of ethical decision-making and behavior within the context of the criminal justice system. Common ethical dilemmas that occur within law enforcement, the court system, and the correctional system are presented. The relationship between occupational discretion and ethical behavior is explored, and appropriate responses to ethical misconduct are presented. The course also explores various occupational subcultures within the criminal justice system and how these subcultures affect ethical behavior in the workplace.

  
  • CRJU 4300:Organized Crime

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  or SOCI 1101 
    This course examines the origins, histories, and activities of various major organized crime groups in the United States and throughout the world. Special emphasis is placed on emerging organized criminal enterprises in developing countries and regions. In addition, this course explores the methods used by law enforcement to combat organized crime.

  
  • CRJU 4305:Technology and Cyber Crime

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course provides an overview of cyber crime and computer-related crime issues facing the American criminal justice system, particularly law enforcement. Topic areas include prevalence and types of cyber crime, cyber crime victim and offender characteristics, and methods and types of technologies used to engage in cyber crime. Emphasis is placed on the criminal justice system’s investigation and response to cyber crime. Future trends of cyber crime and computer-related crime are also discussed.

  
  • CRJU 4400:Directed Study in Criminal Justice

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
    Covers special topics and seminars external to regular course offerings.

    Notes: May include original research projects and practicum experiences.
  
  • CRJU 4410:Criminal Profiling and Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  
    This course centers on the deductive criminal profiling method, the analysis process of forensic evidence, and the development of offender characteristics from behavioral evidence analysis. An overview of the socio-legal aspects involving profiling and analysis of specific profiling issues in different types of serial crime are addressed. Students examine an actual cold homicide and prepare a threshold assessment of the case.

  
  • CRJU 4430:Victimology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101  or SOCI 1101 
    This course provides an overview of criminal victimization in the U.S. This course includes an examination of theories of victimization, research on the scope and impact of specific types of victimization, and efforts to prevent victimization. Additional topics covered include victims’ interactions with the criminal justice system, victims’ rights, social services for victims, and other efforts to address the needs of crime victims.

  
  • CRJU 4490:Special Topics in Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
    Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.

  
  • CRJU 4499:Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101 ; CRJU 3301 ; Criminal Justice Major; and 90 credit hours
    This is a capstone course designed for senior-level criminal justice majors to apply learning from previous criminal justice courses. This course addresses current issues and trends in criminal justice to integrate knowledge concerning criminal justice policy.


Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality

  
  • CSH 2100:Introduction to Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an overview of ethical, environmental, and economic sustainable practices in the culinary hospitality industry. Historical development, organization structures, resource conservation, farming, travel and tourism and the role culinary management has in the industry are all discussed. Guest speakers are integrated into the course to provide industry perspective. Students also conduct a carbon footprint analysis identifying the environmental, societal, and economic impact of that footprint, and design strategies to reduce their own footprint.

  
  • CSH 2200:World Cuisines and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course studies the evolution of agriculture, food preservation and preparation techniques, food habits and beliefs about food. We delve into geographical, historical, technological and religious factors that have influenced the food-related behaviors of various ethnic groups, exploring how all cultures impact individuals’ beliefs about food. Students taste and evaluate regional dishes from a variety of countries, focusing on ingredients, flavors, preparation and techniques characteristic of the cuisines and regions.

  
  • CSH 2300:Basic Culinary Skills

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This class serves as an introduction to fundamental cooking skills, methods, theories and techniques. Skills include creating sauces, stocks, soups, knife skills, saute techniques, equipment care, safety and usage, meat fabrication, seafood and vegetable identification and preparation, storing and preservation. Topics also include personal hygiene, safety, basic first aid, station organization, and agricultural sustainability. Students must take and pass the ServSafe sanitation certification exam to pass the course.

  
  • CSH 2400:Services Management and Food Production

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of food and beverage services management emphasizing how food service professionals create and deliver guest-driven service, enhance value, build guest loyalty, and promote repeat business. Students learn theoretical and practical skills for effective management of food and beverage service operations relating to front and back of the house, leadership, management principles, service skills, service styles (French, Russian, American), and training of personnel.

  
  • CSH 2500:Principles of Nutrition for the Professional

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of nutrition as needed for general health and healthy menu design. Topics include macro- and micro-nutrients needs for optimum health, U.S. dietary guidelines (and international equivalents), tools to assist with menu planning and nutrient analysis. Students study food labeling, sustainable food practices, and how to apply these practices to meal and menu development, meal planning, and healthy cuisines.

  
  • CSH 3100:Food Science I

    2 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CSH 2500  
    This course explores engineering, biological, and physical sciences to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying cooking and food processing, and the improvement of food quality for the consuming public. Students acquire a basic theoretical understanding of the chemical and physiochemical principles involved in creating and maintaining desirable food sensory and nutritional properties during food storage, preparation and holding.

  
  • CSH 3200:Food and Beverage Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2101  
    This course promotes an understanding of the managerial aspects of hospitality purchasing activities in food, beverage, supplies, equipment, services, and furnishings. Emphasis is placed on strategic selection and procurement considerations based on item need, value, and supplier information. Students learn policies and procedures in the receiving, transportation logistics, storing, controlling, and issuing functions of inventory management all with responsible environmental consideration. Students learn how logistical decisions impact the performance of the operation.

  
  • CSH 3300:Professional Development

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: CSH 2100 ; Non-Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: 60 credit hours and permission of the department.
    This course improves students’ abilities to describe their accomplishments and sell their ideas in professional networking situations, company meetings, responses to proposals, and interviews. Students learn to create career objectives based upon their research of career options and potential employers, and prepare a developmental roadmap that will lead them to success within their chosen profession.

  
  • CSH 3390:International Initiatives in Foods (Study Abroad)

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 75+ credit hours and permission of the department chair.
    In this study abroad course, students evaluate the origins and migration of foods throughout a region, including food’s relationship to religion and various cultural groups, geographical location, social practices and economic well-being. Students examine the impact of the country’s sustainability practices and the basis for those practices. Students design, create, implement and evaluate a new sustainable practice in the partnered-locale.

  
  • CSH 3398:Internship (Culinary Services Management)

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: 60 credit hours or permission of the department chair; Non-Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: permission of the department chair.
    In this course classroom learning is applied to the professional practice of sustainability in culinary food service and hospitality management. Students gain hands-on experience under direct supervision of managers, chefs and/or staff in establishments approved by the instructor, rotating through multiple departments while learning to engage in a variety of food service operations, sustainable business practices and management responsibilities. 150 hours of internship experience with a host employer is required, in addition to classroom meetings.

  
  • CSH 3400:Sustainable Facilities Design and Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: CSH 2100 ; Non-Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: 60 credit hours and permission of the department chair.
    This course provides fundamental concepts of sustainability and resource conservation in the operations of culinary and hospitality facilities. Students learn how to work effectively with the engineering and maintenance department(s). The course prepares students to responsibly manage with emphasis on the areas of energy, water and waste as related to their impact on the environment and facilities management. CPR/First Aid Training certification is a requirement for successful completion of the course.

  
  • CSH 3500:Organic Agriculture and Beginning Apiary Studies

    2 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students are introduced to the competencies and hands-on methods to practice and experience all aspects of sustainable organic farming and beginning apiary studies. This course emphasizes sustainable food production systems, soil conservation, plant nutrition, honey bees and beekeeping, and the environmental study of how using the local bee population can increase crop production.

  
  • CSH 3610:Club Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to the world of private club management, including club governance, service excellence, organizational structure, quality management systems for clubs, government regulations, club marketing, food and beverage operations, computer technology for clubs, golf operations in clubs, club fitness operations, and club facilities management. Students learn how to incorporate sustainable practices in club management.

  
  • CSH 4000:CSH Work Experience

    0 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 0 Credit Hours
    Work experience hours that are industry related (culinary or hospitality) need to be verified by submitting documentation from the work establishment that shows the number of hours worked and the job title/description. Students should hold on to these documents until they are ready to be submitted in the semester the student is taking the CSH 4000 class. Working “under the table” is not considered for work experience hours (plus, illegal).

    Notes: In order to graduate, students must complete a minimum of 600 industry-related work
    experience/volunteerism/service hours, with a minimum 200 of those hours being industry-focused volunteer (non-paid) service hours through VKSU. Any exceptions to the VKSU site requirement require written approval in advance by the department chair. All 600 hours may be acquired through volunteerism/service.

    Upon completion of the requirements, or in the semester in which the student is certain they will complete the requirements, students will register for CSH 4000 (for work experience) and/or CSH 4010 (for volunteerism).These classes are zero-credit, pass/fail classes used for certification that the required hours were completed, and appear in DegreeWorks. Only register for these courses if the hours will be completed by the end of the semester.
  
  • CSH 4010:CSH Volunteerism

    0 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 0 Credit Hours
    All volunteer hours must be industry-related and non-paid for the student to receive credit. Students are required to log their hours using the VKSU website (VKSU.kennesaw.edu). VKSU does not allow students to volunteer with places of worship, for-profit organizations or businesses, or activities conducted from a non-approved volunteer site.

    Notes: In order to graduate, students must complete a minimum of 600 industry-related work
    experience/volunteerism/service hours, with a minimum 200 of those hours being industry-focused volunteer (non-paid) service hours through VKSU. Any exceptions to the VKSU site requirement require written approval in advance by the department chair. All 600 hours may be acquired through volunteerism/service.

    Upon completion of the requirements, or in the semester in which the student is certain they will complete the requirements, students will register for CSH 4000 (for work experience) and/or CSH 4010 (for volunteerism). These classes are zero-credit, pass/fail classes used for certification that the required hours were completed, and appear in DegreeWorks. Only register for these courses if the hours will be completed by the end of the semester.
  
  • CSH 4100:Principles of Beverage Operations Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CSH 2400  and permission of the department chair. All students must be 21 years or older to take this class.
    This course examines the management of bar and beverage operations within the various hospitality environments, exploring the history of the beverage industry, the cultural relevance of spirits and ales, and the incorporation of various beverages in food service. Students develop serving techniques of wine, spirits, beer, coffee, and tea, and create wine lists, beer lists, and beverage menus. Students must successfully complete the ServSafe Alcohol exam to pass the class.

  
  • CSH 4200:Food and Beverage Cost

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2101 , ACCT 2102 , and CSH 3200  
    This course provides a comprehensive look at the methods, tools and techniques to control food, beverage, and labor costs. Topics include planning, budgeting, standard costing, standardized recipes, menu development, principles of purchasing, staffing and labor costs. Emphasis is placed on controlling costs, allocation of overhead, and fiscal accountability in a sustainable environment.

  
  • CSH 4300:Hospitality Law and Liability

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MGT 3100  
    This course provides a basic understanding of the law in general, and of the primary laws that apply to the hospitality and food service industries. Students learn to effectively manage the legal issues and liabilities most commonly faced by all hospitality managers, how environmental and natural resource law impacts the industry, and how to avoid and prevent legal liabilities.

  
  • CSH 4400:Directed Study

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA and permission of the department chair.
    This course gives students the opportunity for in-depth study of a special topic in culinary sustainability and hospitality not afforded in regular course offerings. Students work under the direction of an individual faculty member.

  
  • CSH 4498:Strategic Management in Hospitality

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: Students must have completed MKTG 3100  and MGT 4001 . This course is taken in the last or next-to-last semester in the program; Non-Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: Senior standing and permission of the department chair.
    This challenging senior-level capstone course transforms students into strategic business leaders, incorporating disciplines learned throughout the curriculum including marketing, purchasing, situational analysis, quantitative production, environmental awareness, financial and quality management, and strategic formulation and implementation as applied to the hospitality industry. The primary focus is on the successful development, execution, and application of strategic management concepts to a signature event held during the semester.

  
  • CSH 4499:Quantity Food Management

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: Students must have completed CSH 3100  and CSH 4200 . This course is taken in the last or next-to-last semester in the program; Non-Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality majors: Senior standing and permission of the department chair.
    Students demonstrate established standards, techniques, and practices for large quantity food production by creating a meal service event, including the menu development and design, purchasing, sales and marketing, food service production, cost analysis and service of meals in a dining room environment.

  
  • CSH 4610:Plant-Based Cuisine

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CSH 2500  
    This course examines vegan and vegetarian diets and the nutritional preparation of plant-based cuisines. Students explore why vegan and vegetarian diets are chosen for health, social, religious, or other reasons, with a focus on preparing meals with plant-based ingredients, modifying recipes, and determining preparation methods for highest nutritional value. Students analyze the relationship between diet and disease, and compare that for those eating exclusively plant-based cuisine to the average diet.

  
  • CSH 4620:Exploring the World of Wines

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Students must be 21+ years of age by the first day of class to take this class.
    Students obtain an in-depth understanding of vineyard and cellar practices that affect style, quality, commercial viability and long-term sustainability of the world’s most important wines. Classic, New World, and emerging regions provide the context within which these practices are studied. The class develops students’ sensory evaluation skills for the purpose of guiding commercial decisions made by management within a foodservice or hospitality operation.

  
  • CSH 4630:Spirits, Beers, and Brews

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Students must be 21+ years of age by the first day of class to take this class.
    Students gain an in-depth understanding of key factors that influence price, quality, and long-term sustainability of the world’s most important spirits, beers and other alcoholic beverages such as cider and beverages and their regional or generic counterparts. Students will develop their sensory evaluation skills for the purpose of guiding commercial management decisions within the industry.

  
  • CSH 4640:Beer Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Students must be 21+ years of age by the first day of class to take this class.
    Students develop knowledge of the evolution of brewing and brewer’s culture and practices, an understanding of various beer and ale styles, the effects of local culture and society, and the relationship of various technologies on the brewing process. Samples of beers illustrate the sensory properties (flavor, color, foam, and haze), microbiological processes, and chemical components that determine beer quality. Students develop and sharpen sensory skills to discern stylistic nuances as well as technical production issues.

  
  • CSH 4650:Fundamentals of Brewing

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Students must be 21+ years of age by the first day of class to take this class.
    Students explore the art and science of brewing beer, the business of its production, distribution and sale and its place in a cuisine pairing. Students will handcraft several types of beer, going from grain to finished product, exploring the science of fermentation, learning to critique various styles, and gaining an understanding of beer’s place in history, culture and cuisine.

  
  • CSH 4660:Event Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an introduction to the principles of event management including special event research, planning, coordination, marketing, management and post-event evaluation. Through instruction, observation and analysis, students probe, explore and draw conclusions about “what works” in event management.

  
  • CSH 4670:Catering

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students study the techniques, logistics, and responsibilities involved in the management of on-premise and off-premise catering companies. Students evaluate operations, sales, vendor facilities, challenges and solutions, assessing the needs and requirements in both on-premise and off-premise settings.

  
  • CSH 4680:Wedding Planning

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students explore the various business and creative aspects of wedding planning and the wedding industry. Students design an event focusing on client retention, package development, contract and vendor interactions, as well as the creative needs associated with this specific event.

  
  • CSH 4690:Baking and Pastry

    1 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students are introduced to fundamental baking and pastry skills, methods, theories and techniques through lecture, demonstration and hands-on production. Students learn the necessity of personal hygiene, safety, basic first aid, and station organization in a production kitchen.


Cybersecurity

  
  • CYBR 3100:Principles of Cybersecurity

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1321  and CSE 1321L ), and admission to the BS-Cybersecurity eMajor, Cybersecurity Minor, or Undergraduate Cybersecurity Certificate.
    This course offers a foundation in the various technical and administrative aspects of Cybersecurity and provides the terminology and principles for understanding the key issues associated with protecting information assets, determining the levels of protection and response to security incidents, as well as designing a consistent, reasonable cybersecurity system.

  
  • CYBR 3123:Hardware and Software Concepts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1321  and CSE 1321L ) or IT 1113   Concurrent:
    None
    This course examines various hardware and software components and how they work together in a modern computing environment. Topics include an overview of computer organization and architecture, machine language and modern languages.

  
  • CYBR 3153:Database Systems

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1322  and CSE 1322L ), and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor.
    The topics in this course span from a review of the traditional file processing systems to database management systems. Topics include files systems and file processing logic, planning, and major phases of database development: analysis, design and implementation. Labs use an SQL based database product such as Oracle.

  
  • CYBR 3200:Network Security

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CYBR 3100  and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor, Cybersecurity Minor, or Cybersecurity Undergraduate Certificate.
    This course provides a complete foundation of the cybersecurity of networked information systems, providing a detailed examination of principles, theory, tools, techniques, and technologies used in network cybersecurity.

  
  • CYBR 3210:Client Systems Security

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1321  and CSE 1321L ), and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor, Cybersecurity Minor, or Cybersecurity Undergraduate Certificate.
    This course explores client computer system technology, security, and control of vulnerabilities. It will include relevant computer architectures, and operating systems and will provide the detailed technical coverage necessary to protect computer information system clients by presenting the knowledge of client platform computer hardware components, client network devices and interfaces, as well as the structure and usage of common client operating system software from a cybersecurity perspective.

  
  • CYBR 3220:Global IS Project Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CYBR 3100  and admission to the Cybersecurity BS eMajor program of study. 
    In this course, students will be exposed to the basic principles of Global Project Management, effective teamwork and collaboration. It will prepare students to understand key issues in global project management such as project initiation, planning, scheduling, budgeting, risk analysis, quality management and communicating and collaborating across political and cultural boundaries. Tools such as Microsoft Project will be used to develop and track Information Systems projects.

  
  • CYBR 3223:Software Acquisition and Project Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1321 and CSE 1321L )  or IT 1113 , and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor, Cybersecurity Minor, or Cybersecurity Undergraduate Certificate.
    The course provides a high level introduction to two areas that are crucial to the IT profession, namely project management and software acquisition. It introduces students to the phases both in the project management and software acquisition and implementation process. Since requirements are crucial to both activities, the course will provide students with an in-depth introduction to requirements engineering. The course will also introduce students to a widely used project management information system.

  
  • CYBR 3300:Management of Cybersecurity in a Global Environment

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CYBR 3100 , and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor, Cybersecurity Minor, or Cybersecurity Undergraduate Certificate.
    This course explores managerial aspects of cybersecurity and the administration of strategic planning processes as well as the policies, procedures, and staffing functions necessary to organize and administer the cybersecurity functions of an organization.

  
  • CYBR 3305:Technology and Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CRJU 1101 , and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor.
    This course involves an in-depth study of technology as it relates to crime and the criminal justice system. Topics discussed include technology associated with criminal investigations, law enforcement practices, offender monitoring and supervision, and homeland security. Legal issues and laws pertaining to the use of technology for investigative purposes, privacy issues, and fourth amendment issues are examined. Various technologies used by police, courts, and corrections are also addressed.

  
  • CYBR 3396:Cooperative Study

    0 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CYBR 3100 , and admission to the Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity eMajor, and approval of the coordinator of cooperative education/internships (KSU Career Services).
    This is a supervised credit-earning work experience for a minimum of two academic semesters with a previously approved business firm, private agency, or government agency. For sophomore, junior, or senior students who wish to obtain on-the-job experience in conjunction with their academic education.

 

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