College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Graduate Catalog

185 Across cultures, people effectively communicate about their conflicts and issues through narratives. In any helping profession, it is effective to create useful change with a clear understanding of the strategies of transformational narratives. By understanding what creates change in stories, we can help people rewrite their own accounts in ways that redefine their possibilities. This course offers analyses of narratives from traditions of conflict resolution and other interdisciplinary perspectives, promoting the ability to reframe, refocus, and creatively intervene in stories of a personal and social nature to open useful possibilities for people who carry stories of unresolved struggle. CJI 6690 Federalism and Intergovernmental Conflict (3 credits) This course describes and analyzes the guiding principles and the operational processes of “American Federalism,” as well as its intended and unintended consequences. It seeks to provide students with a working understanding of the complex set of interactions occurring between all government units and levels (national/federal, States, Counties, municipalities, school districts and special districts, townships, etc.) in the USA; the various types of conflicts which necessarily result from these interactions; and the solutions that have been implemented in the past, or are currently suggested, in order to address and resolve these conflicts. CJI 6710 Information Security Management (3 Credits) Provides an understanding to implement effectively the information security vision and strategy set forth by the executive management. The emphasis will be on the management of an information security program. Focus is on the implementation of information security policy, information security planning, development of information security processes, and establishment of information security measures. Concepts and techniques from the management and organizational behavior disciplines will be integrated in order to identify and propose solutions to the problems of information security administration. CJI 6720 Information Privacy and Ethics (3 credits) Building on a foundation in classical ethics, we examine the impact of the computer and the Internet on our society. Topics include ethical decision making; professional codes; whistle-blowing; computer crime; copyrights, patents and intellectual property; privacy; and risk management. Students analyze case studies and write a research paper. CJI 6730 Electronic Commerce on the Internet (3 credits) This course examines the foundation, operation, and implications of the Internet economy. Topics include Internet technologies, online market mechanisms, interactive customers, knowledge-based products, smart physical products and services, pricing in the Internet economy, online auctions and e-marketplaces, digital governance, policies for the Internet economy and an outlook for the new economy. CJI 6740 Database Systems (3 credits) The application of database concepts to management information systems. Design objectives, methods, costs, and benefits associated with the use of a database management system. Tools and techniques for the management of large amounts of data. Database design, performance, and administration. File organization and access methods. The architectures of database systems, data models for database systems (network, hierarchical, relational, and object- oriented model), client-server database applications, distributed databases, and object-oriented databases. CJI 6750 Telecommunications and Computer Networking (3 credits) This course provides a framework for understanding computer network functionality, characteristics, and configurations. Topics include network topologies, protocols, and architectures and emerging trends in network technologies and services. The role of optical technologies in supporting national and international implementations is explored. Strategies for network planning, implementation, management, and security are introduced. Recent advances in standardization, internetworking, and deployment of LANs (local area networks), MANs (metropolitan area networks), and WANs (wide area networks) are introduced. CJI 6810 Violence Prevention (3 Credits) This course examines various theories of human aggression and violence, exploring their underlying assumptions about human nature and the causes of violence. Also included is an introduction to a range of violence intervention and prevention approaches developed for use at the interpersonal, intergroup, and societal level. CJI 6820 Human Factors (3 Credits) This course presents communication theories relevant to conflict resolution as well as theories about understanding, analyzing, and managing conflict. The course focuses on the human and emotional aspects of conflict, and includes the influence of gender and culture. This course is pragmatic as well as theoretical, and presents communication and conflict resolution models in a practice-based approach. CJI 6830 Conflict & Crisis Negotiation (3 credits) This course will provide an overview of law enforcement crisis negotiation and its application to crisis situations, such as domestic violence encounters on an individual level and hostage/barricade encounters on an organizational level. Lecture, expert demonstration, and interactive negotiation with role-play will provide an experiential learning environment for understanding and applying active listening skills, empathy,