Course Catalog
| Course ID | Course Name | Course Description | Textbook | Credit Hours | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBUS308 | Applied Marketing Strategy | Applied Marketing Strategy is tailored to students with minimal marketing experience. From a practical approach, the course will review the marketing principles, process, and tools to diagnose marketing information and situations where strategies are formulated and marketing plans are prepared. A focus on applying marketing strategies and tactics is used to give students an understanding on what guides strategic marketing decisions in today’s business environment. An emphasis on critical thinking helps show how marketing decisions fit together to create a coherent strategy. Much of the course centers on case-based learning situations. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Core Concepts of Marketing | 3 | Syllabus |
| RBUS400 | Project Management | Includes a synchronous presentation. This course is intended for anyone interested in managing projects, participating on project teams, or having a stake in the success of a project. The methodologies taught in this course are applicable in any industry, field, and across all levels in an organization. The Project Management course introduces and applies the fundamentals of project management to the managing of people, process, and projects. Students benefit from learning and using the principles of setting good objectives, applying a structured project methodology, developing workable project plans, investigating effective leadership characteristics, and identifying and leveraging their personal style and that of others. The methods and tools taught are essential to effectively initiate, plan, execute, control and close real-world projects. Not only will students learn the mechanics of project management; they will learn how to employ these methods in their own projects. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | There are no textbooks required for this course. | 3 | Syllabus |
| RBUS401 | Dimensions of Strategic Leadership | In this course students will focus on leading through establishment of a shared vision, the art and skill of motivation, persuasion, and leading employees toward achieving the shared vision. Consideration will be given to change, structure, and processes necessary for attaining a shared vision within contemporary organizations. | Title: Leaders and the Leadership Process | 3 | Syllabus |
| RBUS404 | Social Entrepreneurship | This course engages students in an in-depth study of entrepreneurship in the social sector, an accelerating field of study and practice in today’s world. Employing service learning, case studies and readings, students are exposed to social entrepreneurs who have developed and implemented organizational models to address social problems and facilitate some meaningful change. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Social Entrepreneurship Title: The Social Entrepreneur’s Handbook | 3 | Syllabus |
| RCJU300 | Criminology | This course provides a sociological perspective on the causes of crime and societal responses to crime. We will compare the images of crime and criminals that emerge from the media, from official crime statistics, and from the writings of people engaged in criminal behavior. Specific crimes examined include mass murder, auto theft, family violence, substance abuse, and terrorism. Sociological theory and research will be applied to help students understand and explain why crime exists, and to suggest effective policies for crime reduction. We will critically analyze the functioning of the U.S. criminal justice system in light of the implications of sociological theory and research. Please check the class schedule at your home institution to see if this class is available for enrollment this term. | Title: Criminology | 3 | Syllabus |
| RCJU301 | Drugs & Crime | This course will cover the history of drug use and abuse and drug legislation. The course is oriented toward a psychological/sociological perspective, with significant attention to issues related to criminal justice. The course focuses on the implications for society and the criminal justice system. The course will cover the U. S. drug policy, prevention, education and treatment. Please check the class schedule at your home institution to see if this class is available for enrollment this term. | Title: Drugs, Society and Criminal Justice | 3 | Syllabus |
| RCJU302 | Terrorism | This course provides students with a working knowledge of the history of terrorism, the current status of terrorist groups, terrorism tactics, and methods to counteract terrorism. Please check the class schedule at your home institution to see if this class is available for enrollment this term | Title: Essentials of Terrorism (6th Ed.) | 3 | Syllabus |
| RCJU303 | Applied Ethics in Criminal Justice | This course examines ethical issues and moral dilemmas faced by criminal justice professionals. Traditional ethical theories and practices designed to foster public trust in the criminal justice system are examined and applied. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Police Ethics | 3 | Syllabus |
| RCJU304 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | This writing intensive course addresses quantitative and qualitative research design in social research, including surveys, sampling, data interpretation, and the methods of evaluation in sociological and criminal justice research. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology | 3 | Syllabus |
| RCJU305 | Civil Liability Issues in Criminal Justice | This course addresses the evolution and restriction of prisoner rights, custodial rights, civil liability and Section 1983 actions for violations of constitutional rights, excessive force claims, failure to train, failure to screen, deliberate indifference, medical care, civil liability and the use of force, civil liability for claims of failure to protect and for in police custody, prison conditions, liability and wrongful custodial deaths, liability issues surrounding searches and seizure issues and segregation, supervisor liability, and civil liability and the impact on corrections and law enforcement. Actions undertaken under the color of state law will be examined with scrutiny. Please check with your participating institution to determine whether this course is offered on your campus and when it will be offered. | Title: Civil Liability in Criminal Justice | 3 | Syllabus |
| Course ID | Course Name | Course Description | Textbook | Credit Hours | Syllabus |