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Schedule

Lesson 00: Getting Started & Lesson 1: The History and Development of Security Administration
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 1: Dempsey
  • PPT slides for Chapter 1.
Assignments:
  • Finish Lesson 00: Getting Started to get yourself familiar with the course tools.
  • Thought-provoking discussion.
Lesson 2: The Business of the Private Security Industry
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 2: Dempsey
  • PPT slides for Chapter 2.
  • High School Private Security Programs: The Wave of the Future? (Library electronic reserves).
  • Watch two video clips.
Assignments:
  • Thought-provoking discussion.
Lesson 3: The Rudimentary Aspects of Private Security
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 3: Dempsey
  • PPT slides for Chapter 3.
Assignments:
  • Watch the movie Paul Blart Mall Cop, and post to the discussion forum.
  • Start to plan on the Security Survey assignment that is due in Lesson 10. Make sure you have enough time to secure permission from the establishment to conduct the survey.  You will need to submit your site location for approval during Lesson 5.
Lesson 4: Private Security and the Law
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 4: Dempsey
  • Patrick & Gabbidon. (2004). What's True about False Arrests? Security Management. 48(10): 48-56 (Library electronic reserves);
  • Beasley. (2005). Truth in the Courtroom. Authors respond. Security Management. January: 8, 10 (Library electronic reserves);
  • Sennewald (2005). Shoplifters' rights. Security Management. March: 8, 10 (Library electronic reserves).
  • PPT slides for Chapter 4.
Assignments:
  • Security Management Article Review - Article Sign Up starts this week.
  • Read the Library e-reserves and post your reflection to the discussion forum.
  • Case Analysis Exercises, 1-4
Exam 1.
Assignments:
  • Take Exam 1
Lesson 5: Premise Security
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 5: Dempsey
  • The X-rated X-ray: Reconciling fairness, privacy, and security. Criminal Justice Studies, 20(2): 149-159. (Library electronic reserves).
  • PPT slides for Chapter 5.
Assignments:
  • Read the Library e-reserve and post to the discussion forum.
  • Submit your Security Survey Site location for approval in the discussion forum.
  • Thought-provoking discussion.
Lesson 6: Retail Security and Loss Prevention
Readings/Videos:
Assignments:
  • Watch streaming video Under Suspicion. Post your thoughts to the discussion forum.
Lesson 7: Personal Security and Executive Protection
Readings/Videos:
Assignments:
  • Security Management article review exercise.
  • Read the Library e-reserve and post your reflection to the discussion forum. 
Lesson 8: Employment-Related Security
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 9: Dempsey
  • PPT slides for Chapter 9.
  • Proposed policy: drug testing Hawaii’s public school teachers. The Clearing House 80(6): 283-285. (Library electronic reserves).
Assignments:
  • Read the Library e-reserves and post your reflection to the discussion forum.
Exam 2
Assignments:
  • Take Exam 2
Lesson 9: Information and Computer Security
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 10: Dempsey
  • PPT slides for Chapter 10.
Assignments:
  • Watch the movie The Net (1995). Post your thoughts on the discussion forum.
Lesson 10: Investigative Security
Readings/Videos:
  • Chapter 11 and 12: Dempsey
  • PPT slides for Chapter 11 and 12.
Assignments:
  • Security Survey.
Lesson 11: Private and Public Partnerships for Security
Readings/Videos:
Assignments:
  • Read the Library e-reserves and post your reflection to the discussion forum.
  • Watch the Hollywood movie Domino and post to discussion forum.
  • Reminder: The End-of-Course Survey will be available two weeks before the official end date of the course and will close two days after the course end date
Lesson 12: Homeland Security
Readings/Videos:
Assignments:
  • Read the Library e-reserves and post your reflection to the discussion forum.
Exam 3
Assignments:
  • Take Exam 3

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