OATdb Archive

2006 - 2007

Criminal Justice, Security Studies MS

Goal
Quality Education, Scholarship And Service.
To provide full support combined with continual improvement in the quality of education, scholarship, and service in compliance with the mission of the university.

Objective
Enhance Professional Advancement
Students will demonstrate skills and abilities to enhance professional advancement in criminal justice leadership and management roles.
Associated Goals

Indicator
CJ 530 Critical Analysis Of Justice Administration
Students will achieve competency in core course.

Criterion
80% or higher
CJ 530 at least 80% of the students will earn a grade of "B" or higher

Finding
Expectations exceeded
CJ 530 100% of the students in 06-07 earned a grade of "B" or higher.

Indicator
CJ 539 Global Terrorism
Students will achieve competency in core course.

Criterion
80% or higher
CJ 539 At least 80% of the students will earn a grade of "B" or higher in 06-07.

Finding
Expectations exceeded
CJ 539 100% of the students in 06-07 earned a grade of "B" or higher.

Indicator
CJ 687 The Ethics In Criminal Justice
Students will achieve competency in core course.

Criterion
80% of higher
CJ 687 At least 80% of the students will earn a grade of "B" or higher in 06-07.

Finding
Expectations exceeded
CJ 687 100% of the students in 06-07 earned a grade of "B" or higher.

Action
No action
CJ 530; No action necessary. In 2007-2008 examine another four core courses for competency.

Action
No action
CJ 539 No action necessary. In 2007-2008 examine another four core courses for competency.

Action
No action
CJ 687; No action necessary. In 2007-2008 examine another four core courses for competency.

Goal
Preparation For Higher Education
To provide students with the foundation for talents necessary to prepare for higher education and eventual success in both the criminal justice profession and society.

Objective
Writing/critical Thinking Skills
Students will develop writing and critical thining skills as applied to the study of criminal justice and leadership and demonstrate effective articulation of that knowledge/research both in oral and written formats.

Indicator
CJ 634 Research Methods And Quantative Analysis In CJ
Students will achieve competency in core course.

Criterion
80% or greater
CJ 634 At least 80% of the students will earn a grade of "B" or higher in 06-07.

Finding
Expectation exceeded
CJ 634 100% of the students in 06-07 earned a grade of "B" or higher.

Action
No action
CJ 634; No action necessary. In 2007-2008 examine another four core courses for competency.

Goal
Serve Needs Of Practitioners
To serve the needs of the experienced professional in criminal justice by developing and enhancing managerial skills

Objective
Competence In Core Courses
Students will command detailed competence of core course material.

Indicator
Course Evaluations
Perform a random sampling of scores in IDEA teaching evaluations 06-07 for all four courses.

Criterion
IDEA Scores
IDEA scores will be "3" or higher.

Finding
IDEA Scores
IDEA scores in a random sampling for the four core courses were "3" or higher.

Action
No action necessary
No action necessary. In 2007-2008 IDEA scores for another four core courses


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