Course Descriptions

LAJ 300 - Administration of Criminal Justice

LAJ 302 - Criminal Procedure

LAJ 303 - Legal Research

LAJ 310 - Trial Practice and Strategy

• Describe the trial process and identify various trial components.
• Recognize both good and bad trial techniques and strategies.
• Demonstrate effective techniques in opening statements, direct examination, cross examination, closing statements, and voir dire.
• Distinguish between different purposes of direct and cross examination questions, and discriminate between questions which are effective for their given purpose and ones which are ineffective.
• Compose a trial notebook with prepared questions, exhibits, and materials towards achieving specific trial goals.
• Evaluate the performance of attorneys in actual trials.

LAJ 311 - Family Law

LAJ 313 - Introduction to Criminal Law

LAJ 316 - Introduction to Paralegal Studies

LAJ 317 - Introduction to Civil Practice

LAJ 318 - Introduction to Forensics

• Identify major developments in the history of forensic science
• Identify specialized fields which contribute to the forensic investigation
• Describe the ethical issues facing the forensic scientist
• Employ forensic examination and comparison techniques on evidence
• Demonstrate procedures associated with crime scene processing
• Demonstrate proficiency in writing
• Summarize court decisions concerning scientific evidence
• Appraise current literature, materials and developments regarding scientific evidence

LAJ 324 - Correctional Law

LAJ 326 - Correctional Counseling

LAJ 327 - Community Corrections

LAJ 331 - Investigation

LAJ 332 - Police Community Relations

LAJ 333 - Police Personnel Administration

LAJ 334 - Issues in Policing

LAJ 342 - Juvenile Justice Process

• Know the historical development of juvenile justice
• Know the historical development of policies, laws and practices of juveniles justice
• Know current practice and law with respect to juvenile justice
• Learn a basic understanding of the system of juvenile justice and its components
• Complete a research assessment and evaluation of juvenile justice and juvenile justice process

LAJ 347 - Court Structure and Process

• Explain how courts at the Federal and State level are structured and the explain how court structure relates to the role and function of different courts.
• Identify key actors within the U.S. court system, explain their role and function, and identify factors that influence the decisions that they make.
• Explain key events that occur during the case process as well as identify legal and social issues that arise at during these events.
• Articulate contemporary theories from law and social science sources that explain the behavior of courts as an institution as well as individual court actors/litigants.
• Explain how the U.S. court system interacts, influences, and is influenced by other systems including the criminal justice system and society as a whole.

LAJ 350 - Criminal Justice and the Media

• Identify ways the criminal justice system is represented in popular media including movies and television programs.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills by comparing perceptions of criminal justice in the media to the actual practice of the criminal justice system including police, courts, and corrections.
• Verbally express analysis of assigned movies and televisions programs.
• Critically analyze the ways that media images influence personal opinions and public policy about crime and criminal justice.

LAJ 351 - Preparing for Law Enforcement and Corrections Careers

• Compare and contrast the hiring process in law enforcement and corrections
• Demonstrate strategies in preparation for law enforcement and corrections testing
• Examine the organizational structure of enforcement and corrections within the wider context of public sector employment
• Interpret relevant portions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
• Practice use of professional and organizational vocabulary in law enforcement and corrections
• Apply ethical principles to employment and workplace issues in law enforcement and corrections settings

LAJ 353 - Great American Trials

• Explain the format of trials, trial strategy and trial advocacy.
• Identify how attorneys use verbal and non-verbal communication in the courtroom.
• Use analytical skills to evaluate trials presented in class and make determinations about whether justice has been achieved.
• Demonstrate their verbal advocacy skills.
• Illustrate their research and writing abilities.

LAJ 360 - Sex Crime and Sexual Offending

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Critically evaluate the impact of the various sex offender laws codified over the past 20 to 30 years.
• Understand the evidence-based criminal justice responses to sex crimes/sex offenders both in prison and in the community.
• Examine the realities facing sex offenders in the current social climate.
• Explore and discuss the contemporary perspectives on sex offender rehabilitation.
• Evaluate and discuss ethical issues related to sex offenders in the community.

LAJ 377 - Mock Trial

• Work up a case;
• Demonstate effective techniques in direct and cross examinaions;
• Compose a trial notebook with prepared questions, exhibits, and materials towards achieving specific trial goals;
• Evaluate the experience at AMTA regional mock trial competition in relation to how students prepared for competition individually and as a team

LAJ 396 - Individual Study

LAJ 397 - Honors

LAJ 398 - Special Topics

LAJ 399 - Seminar

LAJ 400 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice

• Conduct independent quantitative and qualitative research
• Demonstrate an ability to analyze quantitative data
• Read, comprehend, and critique scholarly research in the social sciences (emphasis on criminal justice and criminology literature)
• Construct a realistic research plan

LAJ 401 - Ethics, Diversity, and Conflict in Criminal Justice

• Understand ethical theories how to apply them in police and corrections work.
• Apply ethical rules to a wide variety of situations likely to occur in practical work settings.
• View criminal justice from the point of view of diverse cultures; and learn methods of performing criminal justice job tasks in a culturally responsive manner.
• Through exposure to theory and practical techniques, develop skills in managing and resolving conflict.

LAJ 402 - African Americans and the Constitution

• Critically assess the role of slavery in the formation of the U.S. Constitution.
• Identify how the history of slavery impacted future case law in the United States.
• Recognize landmark Supreme Court cases and how they have influenced the lived experiences of African Americans.
• Critically assess the Brown v. Board of Education case and subsequent decisions via the language of racial jurisprudence.
• Identify the “color blind” approach and critically assess it in the context of the lived experience of African Americans.
• Distinguish between de jure and de facto racism and how the latter is evident today concerning African Americans.
• Identify how the court identifies the racial divide and determine whether it’s more recent decisions are a road map for new change.

LAJ 403 - Sexual Minorities, the Law, and Justice

• Identify social justice issues related to sexual minorities
• Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of the treatment of sexual minorities
• Demonstrate the ability to access information from library, internet and agency sources and reference appropriately in written assignment

LAJ 409 - Forensics Capstone

• Express an understanding of forensic sciences in medico-legal contexts
• Assess, interpret and critique sample forensics cases in regards to issues with scientific evidence.
• Compose a technical written report presenting forensic evidence
• Formulate an oral argument interpreting forensic evidence as an expert witness, prosecutor, and defense attorney.

LAJ 410 - Legal Writing

• Use resources and techniques of effective writing
• Demonstrate competency in persuasive writing
• Use proper forms of legal citation
• Demonstrate ability to edit, review and critique their own and other peoples work
• Demonstrate ability to write a quality legal memorandum and/or legal brief

LAJ 420 - Community and Social Justice

• Identify social justice issues that influence both crime and societal reactions to crime.
• Demonstrate communication skills and how they are important to both community and restorative justice efforts.
• Incorporate an understanding of how the historical development of the traditional criminal justice system influences the implementation of restorative and community justice projects in written work.
• Demonstrate how community and restorative justice attempt to address unresolved ethical dilemmas in the criminal justice system.
• Manage a criminal justice conflict using models from restorative justice or community justice.
• Demonstrate the ability to access information from library, Internet and agency sources and reference appropriately in written assignments.

LAJ 426 - Advanced Correctional Counseling

• Demonstrate ability to effectively interview criminal offenders
• Describe the formal assessment tools currently used in correctional counseling and offender risk assessment
• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to use various directive and cognitive-behavioral counseling approaches in working with criminal offenders
• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to use offender group counseling techniques and practices
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of one or more counseling approaches

LAJ 436 - Statistical Applications in Law and Justice

• Articulate how the use of statistics can be applied to solve problems relating to crime and the justice system.
• Read, calculate, and interpret basic descriptive statistics.
• Read, calculate, and interpret basic inferential statistics
• Assess which inferential statistic to apply based on various factors such as research questions and data type
• Explain the logic of hypothesis testing and apply it to make decisions related to behavioral questions

LAJ 440 - Basic Mediation

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of basic mediation skills.
• Achieve a functional understanding of the role of a mediator.
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of contract, tort, family law and landlord-tenant as applied to mediation.
• Develop an appreciation for the problems of ethics in alternative dispute resolution.

LAJ 449 - Legal Regulation of Expression

Articulate the historical roots of legal regulation of expression and religion as it influences current case law and statutory law in the United States.

Explain the evolution of key legal doctrines of content-based restrictions on expression in the United States, including: incitement, true threats, fighting words, obscenity, hate speech, & lewd/profane speech.

Explain the evolution of content-neutral restrictions on expression in the United States, including: public forum, political contributions/expenditures, & symbolic conduct

Explain the evolution of key clauses, and related cases, connected to religious practice in the United States, including: the Establishment Clause & Free Exercise Clause

Evaluate how doctrines examined impact/influence U.S. society and develop personal perspectives and positions regarding current and future controversies with these doctrines

Apply legal doctrine - case law and statutory law - to solve or propose resolution to legal controversies.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/5/20

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Fall Locations: Ellensburg Winter Locations: Ellensburg, Online Spring Locations: Ellensburg Summer Locations: Online

LAJ 450 - Report Writing

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly, effectively and ethically via written report
• Use various law enforcement terms and forms accurately
• Demonstrate ability to recognize and accurately report all relevant facts and circumstances surrounding various criminal investigations

LAJ 451 - Crime in America

• Summarize the history of crime trends
• Describe the scope and nature of crime
• Identify institutional sources of crime and crime control
• Analyze the issues surrounding current and alternate crime control strategies
• Demonstrate proficient verbal communication abilities
• Demonstrate proficient analytical and writing abilities

LAJ 453 - Domestic Violence Issues

• Identify the legislation designed to address the issue of domestic violence
• Explain the history of perspectives on domestic violence and attempts to manage it
• Describe the meaning of domestic violence for victims and why victims fail to adequately respond to the threat of future violence
• Describe the issues relating to children and domestic violence including teen domestic violence and parenting plans
• Analyze domestic violence batterers and attempts at treatment and control
• Discuss issues related to domestic violence and the police including the enforcement of domestic violence laws, the duty to protect, enforcement of stalking statutes and other sundry aspects
• Discuss issues related to prosecuting domestic violence cases and problems therein, including reluctant witnesses

LAJ 455 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

• Understand the historical context of Canada and Mexico justice systems and how they relate to the United States.
• Gain knowledge of the African American, Native American, and Irish experience of justice in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• Explain the police professionalism, police community relations, and police corruption in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• Explain the court systems of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• Explain the prison systems of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

LAJ 459 - Current Issues

• Discuss the nature and dynamics of criminal behavior and society’s response to this behavior.
• Discuss the various theories that social science scholars use to account for individual (micro) and societal (macro) level variations in crime.
• Explain how specific institutional, subcultural, and individual-level aspects of American life contribute to the growing crime problem.
• Analyze potential strategies and approaches that might be used to counter the harmful effects of institutional, cultural, and individual-level risk factors.

LAJ 460 - Terrorism

• Demonstrate an understanding of the history of domestic terrorism in the United States.
• Demonstrate an understanding of current United States interests in international terrorism.
• Explain concepts and theories in terrorism.
• Give examples of case studies of terrorist incidents involving U. S. interests, domestic and abroad.
• Demonstrate an understanding of techniques for investigating terrorist incidents.

LAJ 470 - Victimology

• Identify and explain the historical perspective of the victims’ movement and current trends in victimology including victims’ rights, legal issues and restorative justice
• Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of victims’ rights including financial, remedies, victim services and national and state legislation
• Identify and distinguish crisis reactions, long-term stress reactions and recovery of trauma experiences in the aftermath of crime
• Identify and determine the legal issues, social values and interventions for child abuse, sexual abuse, domestic and family violence
• Identify and apply proper stress management techniques

LAJ 489 - Senior Seminar in Law and Justice

• Organize concepts of law and social science knowledge of criminal justice
• Modify personal knowledge in view of research knowledge
• Select areas of policy and practice in need of further research
• Synthesize theories of law in society, criminal justice and social justice

LAJ 490 - Cooperative Education

LAJ 491 - Workshop

LAJ 492 - Teaching Experience in Law and Justice

• Improve communication skills
• Develop the ability to develop instructional materials

LAJ 493 - Field Experience

• Provide opportunities for students to integrate knowledge, values and skills acquired during completion of their academic curriculum.
• Assist students in developing professional competency through supervised application of theory to various practice settings
• Introduce students to individuals and populations involved in the criminal justice system in order to promote understanding of the system and the people it services.
• Provide opportunity for students to work as part of a professional team, and to participate in collaborative activities with members of related professional groups.
• Foster the development of professional ethics, standards and methods of evaluating practice

LAJ 495 - Directed Research

• Design, execute, conduct data analysis, and write final report
• Design and conduct a legal research-project
• Design and conduct a qualitative research report

LAJ 496 - Individual Study

LAJ 498 - Special Topics

LAJ 499 - Field Experience Seminar

LEAD 101 - Foundations of Leadership (Put on Reserve 9/1/2020)

• Demonstrate awareness of special decision-making considerations for leaders.
• Recognize leadership opportunities in informal capacities (e.g., family member, friend, group member, university student).
• Define and provide an example of action-oriented leadership concepts emphasized in the course: goal­setting, helping, and inspiring, demonstrating, planning, decision-making, empathizing, feedback-giving, and problem-solving.
• Understand the capability and limitation of leadership across different contexts (e.g. political, organizational, civic, etc.).
• Personally define leadership.

LEAD 201 - Leading Others: Essential Skills (Put on reserve 9/16/19)

• Demonstrate ethical awareness and judgment in decision making.
• Demonstrate refinement of essential leadership competencies: ethics, relationship-orientation, perspective taking self-awareness, self-efficacy, self-regulation, self-assurance, and adaptability.
• Demonstrate personal development of communication skills.
• Demonstrate complete decision-making in problem or conflict situations.
• Recognize and understand major leadership theories and principles related to dyadic or group leadership.

LEAD 298 - Special Topics

LEAD 299 - Seminar

LEAD 301 - Organizational Leadership (Put on reserve 9/16/19)

• Understand the historical development of leadership in organizations.
• Learn several widely accepted leadership theories.
• Identify and recommend the use of appropriate leadership theories for organizational activities.
• Seek to develop as leaders.

LEAD 396 - Individual Study

LEAD 397 - Honors

LEAD 398 - Special Topics

LEAD 399 - Seminar

LEAD 401 - Leadership Experience (Put on reserve 9/16/19)

• Formulate coherent framework for integration of relational leadership theory, understand leadership experiences of self and others.
• Use relationship- building skills with individuals, task groups, professional associations, community associations, boards, advocacy groups, etc.
• Illustrate role of emotional intelligence in leadership, identify students’ own emotional intelligence.
• Implement positive conflict resolution techniques.
• Identify the role of values and ethics in leadership.
• Demonstrate ability to effectively lead others in a business, university, or community project.
• Evaluate students’ own leader effectiveness.
• Identify goals and select and implement interventions that will enhance the functioning of a population, organization and/or community group.

LEAD 496 - Individual Study

LEAD 497 - Honors

LEAD 498 - Special Topics

LEAD 499 - Seminar

LIS 110 - Research Fundamentals

• Identify when research support is necessary in the completion of an academic assignment.
• Identify various informational databases to obtain research support materials.
• Effectively search various information databases to obtain research support materials.
• Incorporate the ethical use of information in creative works.

LIS 191 - Workshop

LIS 201 - Foundations of Library and Information Science

• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of library programs, information systems, and information in a democratic society.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the social, ethical, and legal implications of information access, services, and technologies, to include such concepts as intellectual property, educational fair use, privacy, security, and public domain.
• Demonstrate an understanding of different types of library and information programs and their service populations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the history and development of the library profession, both nationally and internationally.

LIS 245 - Research Methods in the Digital Age

This course examines methods of information gathering and sharing in academic and social environments. Students explore applications of the research process, learn strategies for identifying and synthesizing information, and discuss research influences on scholarly conversations. Formerly LIS 345, students may not receive credit for both. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, and Spring).

Credits: (4)

General Education Category: K2 - Community, Culture, & Citizenship

General Education Pathways: P3 Perspectives on Current Issues, P4 Social Justice

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Examine the relationships between credible information and publication formats, and be able to identify factors that may temper credibility.
• Distinguish between various information sources and be able to articulate how a diversity of perspectives develop and advance scholarly conversations.
• Discuss information sharing practices used in various regional and global arenas, and how they relate to social justice.
• Describe and critique the evolution of information sharing and discuss the community impact of recent developments in information sharing in a government or culture.
• Justify the integration and appropriate use of creative and scholarly works into their own research.
• Implement the development of coherent collegiate level research methods into their course-specific activities

 
Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/7/17

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:

LIS 291 - Workshop

LIS 298 - Special Topic

LIS 299 - Seminar

LIS 310 - Information Literacy and User Services

• Formulate effective communication skills for reference services, including listening effectively, using probing and clarifying questions, and instructing users in search strategies.
• Formulate strategies to guide patrons in identifying and defining authentic problems and significant questions for investigation.
• Compare the characteristics unique to each information format and analyze items according to their specific contribution to patrons’ objectives, personal interests, and developmental needs.
• Analyze the social, ethical, and legal implications of information access, services, and technologies, including intellectual property, copyright, educational fair use, privacy, security, and public domain.
• Examine media literacy as the application of literacy skills to interpret media and technology messages.

LIS 314 - Technology in Library and Information Science

• Appraise technology tools, processes, and web applications that support the delivery of library services.
• Deduce effective strategies for evaluating different technologies and recommending purchases.
• Examine and appraise Web 2.0 and other social networking technologies.
• Examine word processing and production software, analyzing their application in library and information science.
• Effectively incorporate media and technology into library programs and instructional services.

LIS 391 - Workshop

LIS 396 - Individual Study

LIS 397 - Honors

LIS 398 - Special Topic

LIS 399 - Seminar

LIS 410 - Collection Development

• Synthesize best practices in collection evaluation selection criteria to include and provide diverse literature, media, information systems, and information services.
• Evaluate collections relevant to the educational, cultural, personal, recreational and informational needs of service population.
• Analyze analysis selection policies and procedures to facilitate collection development that aligns with the institutional goals and objectives.
• Evaluate collections for the purpose of selecting and deselecting resources.
• Synthesize current research in reading advocacy, and reading acquisition and comprehension.

LIS 411 - Introduction to Archives

• Apply basic archival theory, principles and methods.
• Synthesize the history and development of the archives profession, both nationally and internationally.
• Manage archival activities.
• Evaluate the impact of technologies on core archival functions.

LIS 412 - Library Management and Leadership

• Generate policies and procedure for a library or information center using quantitative and qualitative data.
• Schedule and organize physical and virtual library facilities to create inviting, useful, and engaging learning and meeting spaces.
• Develop and implement an effective public relations program that communicates the vital contribution of a library or information centers to lifelong learning.
• Design, justify and administrator a program budget.
• Manage support staff, volunteers and student assistants.
• Establish a library or information center advisory committee.

LIS 414 - Organization of Knowledge

• Synthesize the theories and accepted national standards for cataloging description and subject analysis.
• Organize information using online bibliographic networks (such as OCLC and LC) and their data and other records.
• Apply MARC format, Dublin Core and other metadata schema.
• Appraise controlled and uncontrolled vocabulary access to information resources.
• Evaluate the social and moral issues regarding equitable physical and intellectual access to information resources.

LIS 415 - Role of the School Library Media Specialist

• Demonstrate the ability to improve student learning by providing leadership within the educational community.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop, implement, and evaluate the school library media program and manage personnel, information systems, resources, and facilities.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate, select, and maintain resources to provide collections that are integral to the educational goals of the school.
• Demonstrate the ability to use a variety of resources to teach students and others in the school community to develop independence in the information problem-solving process including: defining, retrieving, analyzing, interpreting, organizing, evaluating, synthesizing, and presenting information and ideas.
• Demonstrate teaching skills in literacy, collaboration, and integrating information literacy with content curriculum.
• Analyze a variety of strategies to develop life-long learners who read for a wide range of purposes.
• With information standards and school goals and objectives in mind, develop collaborative relationships within the school and community to deliver integrated instruction, reading advocacy, and information services.
• Propose strategies to provide access to and provide leadership for the management and use of information and communications technology tools.
• Evaluate methods to gather and analyze data to guide program decisions, assess student and staff knowledge and enable self-reflection in order to evaluate the library media program and its impact on teaching and learning.

LIS 490 - Library and Information Science Internship

LIS 491 - Workshop

LIS 492 - School Library Media Clinical Experience

• Plan for instruction and assessment
• Execute instruction and engage students in learning.
• Assess student learning and foster student voice to achieve learning goals.

LIS 496 - Individual Study

LIS 497 - Honors

LIS 498 - Special Topic

LIS 499 - Seminar

MGT 200 - Tactical Skills for Professionals

• Identify high quality sources to analyze and critique arguments, evaluate their rhetorical effectiveness and use underlying assumptions to effectively support or discredit positions on a given topic.
• Establish a position on an issue by developing a focused assertion based on a shared assumption, presenting evidence in support of a line of reasoning, addressing divergent stances on the issue, and using a variety of rhetorical appeals.
• Craft and present prose conforming to academic conventions and to expectations regarding clarity, coherence, and unity  - including citing and documenting sources precisely and effectively according APA format to: 1) develop strategies to address community issues & 2) evaluate multiple courses of action, and 3) apply the concepts and skills to create value in the community.
• Describe the interrelationship between style and meaning and make adjustments to style to enhance meaning in the pursuit of becoming more effective at writing, speaking and developing social & professional relationships.
• Recognize, appraise, and incorporate the skills needed to be able to modify personal behaviors, routines, and habits as well as social and professional friendship networks to propagate personal, economic, social and professional well-being.

MGT 289 - Business Plan Development

• Demonstrate knowledge of the basic functional sections of a business plan mean well enough to use them in analyses.
• Relate fundamental elements of a business model depending on professional stakeholder - ie. banker, investor, partner, supplier, regulator.
• Evaluate others’ work, provding advice, while assessing the value of others’ advice to themselves. 
• Demonstrate an improved propensity for entrepreneurial thinking via dimensions such as hope, resiliency, effectual thinking and self efficacy for entrepreneurial activities.

MGT 298 - Special Topics

MGT 299 - Seminar

MGT 380 - Organizational Management

• Compare and contrast the historical vs. contemporary principles of management that underlie the cultures and traditions of groups and organizations.
• Describe theories of individual dispositions, social exchange, and team processes, and how these theories were developed.
• Explain and apply various empirical methods to investigate how  individual dispositions, social exchange, and/or team processes influence individual behaviors and their outcomes.
• Analyze the causes and effects of individual behaviors using theories of individual dispositions, social exchange, and/or team processes.
• Identify current issues related to social diversity, ethics, the global economy, and how these issues impact managerial practices. 

MGT 382 - Principles of Management

• Describe the basic concepts of management
• Recognize the different forms of organization structure and control systems.
• Define the basic functions of human resource management.
• Compare and contrast the different approaches to motivation.
• Differentiate the various leadership styles.
• Recognize the challenges of team work and communication.
• Identify managerial issues related to diversity, ethics, and the global economy.