2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
with the skills needed to
produce useful and dynamic
classroom presentations and
educational courseware. An
extensive hands-on approach
using an authoring language,
presentation software, and
multimedia (use of text, sound,
still images, animation, and
video) will enable students to
develop effective multimedia
presentations and courseware.
Prerequisite: CGS 1100C or
consent of instructor.
CGS 1930C. COMPUTER
SCIENCE SPECIAL TOPICS:
One Credit, One Hour. Courses
centering around topics of
current interest or of special
interest to students or
instructors. Topics or focus
may vary from semester to
semester. Levels may vary
within an institution. This
course is repeatable, but not
automatically transferable.
Prerequisite: CGS 1100C or
instructor consent.
CGS 2571C. COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS II: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (Fall,
Spring, Summer) This course
is designed to teach students
advanced techniques using
some of the more popular
commercially available
productivity softwares,
emphasizing advanced features
through exercises using word
processors, spreadsheets,
presentations and databases.
Prerequisite: CGS 1100C
Computer Applications I.
CIS 2252. COMPUTER
ETHICS: Three Credits, Three
Hours. The course examines
theory and practice of computer
and information ethics -
particularly to study the basis
for ethical decision-making and
the methodology for reaching
ethical decisions concerning
computing and informational
technology matters.
Prerequisite: CGS 1100C.
CTS 1300C. WINDOWS
XP NETWORKING AND
OS ESSENTIALS: Three
Credits, Four Hours. (Fall) This
course introduces students to
Microsoft Windows XP and to
the networking technologies
it supports. Prerequisite: CGS
1100C.
All computer courses
require an additional lab
fee.
PUBLIC SAFETY
(CRIMINAL JUSTICE)
CCJ 1020. INTRODUCTION
TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE:
Three Credits, Three Hours.
(On Demand) This course is
designed as an introduction
to the criminal justice
system, exploring the history,
development and changing
philosophies of our system. The
roles of law enforcement, the
courts and correctional agencies
will be explained and analyzed
in terms of their procedures
and the issues that arise in the
execution of these procedures.
The interrelationship of the
various parts of the system will
also be emphasized.
CCJ 2010.
NATURE OF CRIME: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (On
Demand) This course adopts
a series of vantage points to
assess the nature, meaning
and extent of crime in society.
The areas covered include the
measurement of crime, media
and ctional representations of
crime, social histories of crime
and punishment, crime in the
inner cities, crime in the home,
corporate crimes and crimes of
the state.
CCJ 2022. CONCEPTS AND
ISSUES IN CRIMINAL
JUSTICE: Three Credits, Three
Hours. (On Demand) This
course is designed as a critical
review of the criminal justice
system and its processes,
policies and practices. The
system’s strengths and
weaknesses will be examined
and current trends and issues
will be discussed.
CJC 2350. CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY ORGANIZATION/
OPERATIONS: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (On
Demand) Basic instruction in
the operational functions that
are utilized in local, county
and state jail and correctional
facilities. The state and
federal rules that guide these
procedures will be reviewed.
The course will focus on
the preliminary knowledge,
skills and techniques of line
correctional of cers.
CCJ 2053. CRIMINAL
JUSTICE ETHICS: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (On
Demand) This course provides
a survey of morality, ethics and
human behavior. It includes
a review of various ethical
systems, the recognition
of moral issues and the
development of moral and
ethical imagination and
behavior. Various ethical
dilemmas will be presented.
Focus will be placed on the
ethical issues and problems
generally encountered by
criminal justice professionals.
CJE 1301. POLICE PATROL
OPERATIONS: Three
Credits, Three Hours. (On
Demand) This course is a
comprehensive presentation
of what police do and how
they do it. Emphasis will be
placed on critical thinking,
problem solving and community
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog