Ozarka College Curriculum Proposal s3

OZARKA COLLEGE CURRICULUM PROPOSAL

Course Title (Or Program) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS CIP Code

Contact Person(s) MICHAEL ORF

Effective date of proposal FALL 2012

Proposal Summary An examination of the fundamentals and theory of an investigation, conduct at crime scenes, collection and presentation of physical evidence, and methods used in crime scene investigation Need for the proposal

Curriculum outline Prerequisite – Intro to Criminal Justice Description - An examination of the fundamentals and theory of an investigation Suggested Textbook – Introduction to Investigations, 2nd Edition/J. Dempsey ISBN-13:9780534576462

Faculty needed for proposal No additional faculty

Description of resources Additional material will be purchased as needed

Costs associated with the None activity

Source of funding (if needed) Tuition

Similar activities in colleges UACCB within a 50 mile range ASU Beebe ASU Mountain Home Black River Technical College

APPROVAL Curriculum Committee Date: ______

Chairperson Signature: ______

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Faculty Council Date: ______

Administrative Council Date: ______

Board of Trustees Date (Programs only.)

Signed copy showing all required approvals must be sent back to curriculum committee for filing. ADHE Submission Date: ADHE Letter of Notification Date: After all required approvals have been completed, proposed item may be added to catalog. Assessment Methods

Implementation Date Date: (Add to Curriculum Committee Follow-up Calendar) Report back to Curriculum Date: Committee

(This report is based on assessment measurements including course evaluation of instructions following the first offering of the curriculum and must be completed on all new courses and programs.) (Items requiring a report should be added to the Curriculum Committee meeting agenda and discussed.) Recommended Revisions Date:

Curriculum Proposal Approval Process 1.Proposal is initiated in the Curriculum Committee for approval. 2.Faculty Council 3.Administrative Council 4.Board of Trustees, if necessary 5.Internal Process Completed—signed form back to Curriculum Committee 6.**ADHE notification or Approval—Curriculum Committee sent copy. 7. **Program may be legitimately entered in Ozarka College Catalog 8.Follow up review prepared 1 semester after courses offered and reported back to Curriculum Committee to complete Assessment Loop on Courses Offered. 9.Follow up review on new programs after 2 years.

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