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To prepare students to successfully meet the 21st Century challenges of leadership and management in the diverse fields of public safety by means of an intensive study of written, oral and media communication based on a technical foundation, within a strong liberal arts and business framework.

• Graduates will be able to apply principles of basic accounting, fiscal management and budgeting appropriate to a public safety agency.
• Graduates will compare and contrast the similarities and differencs between the roles of managers and leaders in a public safety agency.
• Graduates will apply basic management skills of planning, organizing, staffing, and decision making within a public safety agency.
• Graduates will apply critical thinking, reasoning and analytical skills required for ethical decision-making and problem solving in a public safety agency.
• Graduates will apply appropriate ethical principles, laws, and human relations skills to all facets of operation in a public safety agency.
• Graduates will demonstrate the ability to make optimal use of available resources to successfully design and manage projects in a public safety agency.

Assignments from courses are reviewed by classroom instructors and/or external evaluators to determine the level of competency for each outcome.

The assessment results for 2009 (n=22, out of a population of 22) showed that on average, students met the outcome (Apply principles of basic accounting, fiscal management and budgeting…) at or above the acceptable levels; the average score was 2.5 on a three-point scale (1 being unacceptable, 2 being acceptable, and 3 being proficient).

Not Applicable