Instructional Faculty Consortium Committee Meeting (IFCC) MINUTES [FEB. 2ND, 2007 10AM CGTC
PROGRAM CRJ
FACILITATOR R. Pomrenke
SECRETARY J. Kramer ATTENDEES Neal Harrell David Taylo Trey Drawdy Larry Waller Travis Akridge Kevin Corbin Sonja McCulloch Derek NeSmith Vanessa Wall Neal McIntyre Tony Adams Harry Chapman Grady Toney Jay Hilliard Wally Thornton Donald Greathouse Emmett Griswold Joyce-Archie Williams Tom Bojo Brandon Beck James Jernigan Patrick Finney Joe Pride Douglas Robinson Vic Burke Bill Munn Louis Shepard Larry Johnson Mike Sales Valerie Brown Beverly Thomas ull name and college] Agenda Topics [Agenda topic 1] [TIME ALLOTTED] [PRESENTER] DISCUSSION New Business:
The new curriculum was approved by the State Board in November, 2006 and is now in effect so if a college has not changed, members should notify the appropriate personnel at their colleges so the changes can be made. Some members stated they are waiting for an official letter from DTAE before changing. CONCLUSIONS
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[Agenda topic 2] [TIME ALLOTTED] [PRESENTER] DISCUSSION As long as a class meets state standards, it can be added to the program.
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[Agenda topic 3] [TIME ALLOTTED] [PRESENTER] DISCUSSION CRJ 105, Criminal Procedure is a 40/20 class and there were suggestions made by members concerning the meeting of the lab component. Most agreed that using the “courtroom” as an observation “lab” satisfies that requirement.
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[Agenda topic 4] [TIME ALLOTTED] [PRESENTER] DISCUSSION Members need to make sure that their on-line instructors meet the requirements of SACS. It was noted that COC/SACS is changing from state standards to performance objectives with each being measured separately.
Occupational electives do not have to be CRJ classes. They can be from other areas of instruction as long as they are “occupationally related” to criminal justice.
The TCCs have been consolidated so if anyone has a need to start a TCC they can use an existing one instead of having to create a new one. If there are any that are on the list but are not being used, they can be removed. If a new one is created at a college it was asked that it be shared with other colleges.
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[Agenda topic 5] [TIME ALLOTTED] [PRESENTER] DISCUSSION CRJ 111, Marksmanship and Firearms Familiarization will be used with other classes as a TCC. The class is under development and has not yet been approved.
CRJ 209, Practicum/Internship needs to be revised. The committee decided that the prerequisite of completion of all required courses should be changed to permission of the program director. The standards need to be changed so they are not just law enforcement related. Contact hours need to be included.
CRJ 175, Report Writing in Criminal Justice was taken from FST 214, Documentation and Report Writing; on the approved course list.
CRJ 172, Introductory Forensic Science is an approved elective. FST programs are becoming more science based than criminal justice based; on the approved course list.
Although there is a course titled CRJ 211, Homeland Security, there are no homeland security programs in the state. This course is on the approved course list.
CRJ 163, Investigation and Presentation of Evidence was discussed to change it from a 3 credit hour course to a 5 credit hour course. It can be changed by adapting FST 210, Crime Scene Investigation I. CONCLUSIONS
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[Agenda topic 6] [TIME ALLOTTED] [PRESENTER] DISCUSSION Transfer credit based on POST training can be done and is accepted by COC. Tom Bojo said his college did an evaluation that compared the BLETC and the DTAE criminal justice standards. He determined that students could be given credit for CRJ 101, Introduction to Criminal Justice Technology, CRJ 150, Police Patrol Operations, and CRJ 162, Methods of Criminal Investigation. There was discussion as all colleges provide transfer credit on an individual basis; a primary concern would be satisfying accreditation requirements. All agreed that it would be difficult to provide a statewide policy on transfer credit and it should be an institutional decision.
A question was raised about the creation of on-line classes. All colleges should have a GVTC coordinator on site to help out with creation; and GVTC is a great resource to learn. CONCLUSIONS
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