Georgian College

2016/2017 PART-TIME STUDIES GUIDE parttimestudies@georgiancollege.ca 88 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES 88 Studio Lighting Basic This course is an introduction to studio lighting equipment and techniques. Learn about light metering, exposure control and using a camera in a studio environment. By the end of the course students are familiar with a basic lighting set-up in the studio. Students are encouraged to bring their own equipment. PHTO 0013 | 6 HRS $100.30 Wedding Photography Explore traditional and photojournalistic styles of wedding photography. Topics include: Posing, sequencing of shots, etiquette and options to deliver finished prints or digital copy. PHTO 0020 | 15 HRS $143.28 POLICE STUDIES (HONOURS BACHELOR) COURSES Contemporary Social Movements This course explores theoretical foundations and subsequent evolution of major social movements within a law enforcement context. Building upon concepts of diversity, political power and civil protest, students will critically assess the impact of forces such as universal suffrage, feminism, environmentalism and anti- globalism, in a local and international framework, and develop strategies for managing engagement of these movements in civil society. POLC 4007 | 42 HRS $717.36 Ergonomics and Wellness Issues for Policing This course will examine various ergonomic issues faced by police including cardiovascular diseases, back health, eye fatigue, tunnel vision and use of force issues. Special emphasis will be on effective strategies to deal with ergonomic-related injuries, shift work, post-traumatic stress syndrome and healthy lifestyle balancing. Students will participate in a fitness program that will meet their occupational goals. POLC 4002 | 42 HRS $717.36 Ethics In Policing The purpose of this course is to introduce students to ethical reasoning. It will cover a number of comprehensive ethical theories, and it will provide students with a practical framework for their own ethical reasoning. The course will achieve this end dynamically by putting students through a number of ethical scenarios, and through the discussion of contemporary ethical issues. This course will broaden the intellectual horizons of the students, and it will emphasize their writing and analytical skills. POLC 4000 | 42 HRS $717.36 Forensic Science This course will provide a foundation in understanding the complexity of gathering, investigating and solving crimes with physical evidence. Through the application of understanding the nature of physical evidence, students will concentrate on developing analytical techniques to recognize, collect and preserve physical evidence that will be presented in a court of law. POLC 3003 | 42 HRS $717.36 Human Resources Management in Policing This course provides students with an intensive course of study in leadership management and the applications to policing. The course examines the purposes and role of the human resource management function in policing organizations. It covers the skills and techniques necessary to perform the role of a HR position within the policing organization. Students will look at the historical perspectives and development of human resources management the influence of government staffing employee relations current issues and trends. POLC 4005 | 42 HRS $717.36 Investigation and Evidence Drawing upon the previous course "Rules and Evidence," students will integrate several learning outcomes and amalgamate them into this facet of police work. Crime scene investigation will be studied in both a theoretical and practical aspect. Police modes of interviewing and interrogation will be explored and critical analysis will take place. POLC 3006 | 42 HRS $717.36 Major Incident Command Students will learn how to deal concisely and expertly with crisis situations, and to develop negotiation and mediation skills applicable to policing. POLC 4003 | 42 HRS $717.36 Policing in Cyberspace: Trends and Issues This course exposes students to the most current trends and issues related to policing in cyberspace. Students will research and discuss related news items from resources such as the internet, trade publications, association newsletters and the popular media. POLC 4009 | 42 HRS $717.36 Professional Standards in Policing This course builds on students' prior learning in ethics, diversity, and police powers by taking them through a detailed overview of professional standards in policing. The course will demonstrate the relationship between ethical systems and the legal framework of professional standards of police services. The course will focus on detailed critical analyses of a variety of professional standards codes employed in police services in Canada. POLC 4001 | 42 HRS $717.36 Public and Media Relations Students in this course will identify and examine issues and theories related to appropriate conduct of media and public relations for police forces. Successes and failures with regard to media relations from the point of view of police forces in Canada will be examined and students will be challenged to devise recommendations as to how these situations should have been handled. POLC 4004 | 42 HRS $717.36 Victimology The focus of this course is evoking the specialized field of criminology that is related to victims of crime and factors connected to the victim. The student will discover theories related to the explanation of victimization, including the development and current use of areas that operate in victim services. Specific victim groups, provincial and federal legislation related to the victims will be examined as well as victim impact statements in the criminal justice system. POLC 4012 | 42 HRS $717.36

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