2019-2020 Catalog 
    
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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Practical Situational Awareness- Advanced Practice Certificate


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School: California School of Forensic Studies

Modality(ies): Online

Calendar(s): 8-week term

CIP Code: 43.0302

Program Description/Overview


This certificate is designed to support public safety and human resources professionals to acquire knowledge regarding the factors that influence situational awareness and to apply this knowledge to improve risk management decision-making. Case studies in a variety of contexts- workplace accidents, school shooter, officer-involved shootings- will be employed as the basis for scenarios for students to apply theories into practice.

Professional Behavior Expectations/Ethical Guidelines


Respectful Speech and Actions: As an institution of higher education, the University has the obligation to combat racism, sexism, and other forms of bias and to provide an equal educational opportunity. Professional codes of ethics and the academic code shall be the guiding principles in dealing with speech or actions that, when considered objectively, are abusive and insulting.

Professional Behavior: This program is a graduate-level professional program, and each member of the program, both students and faculty, are expected to engage in professional behavior and conduct. Students should always display empathy, self-control, friendliness, generosity, cooperation, helpfulness, and respect in all of their interactions with other students, staff, and faculty. Students will strive to exemplify professional behavior in all aspects of their participation in this program, to be on time in all engagements, to thoughtfully and diligently complete activities and assignments, and to treat all other program members with respect and dignity.

Credit Units


Total Credit Units: 9

Total Core Credit Units: 9

Total Elective Credit Units: 0

Total Concentration Credit Units: 0

Curriculum Plan


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