GST BOCES Bush Campus, Elmira

Understanding of individual and workplace needs as they relate to professionalism, team building, and career growth. Topic areas include human relations, business ethics, business etiquette, team building concepts, and career enrichment. Discussion, participation, and role-playing exercises. May be taught in a simulated work environment.

Credits 3

Agencies and processes in the criminal justice system- legislature, police, prosecutor, public defender, courts and corrections. Roles and problems of law enforcement in a democratic society, component interrelations and checks and balances.

Credits 3

Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York. Applicability of definitions, geographical jurisdictions of offenses, scope of prosecution, rules of evidence, preliminary proceedings, local criminal court, laws of arrest, proceedings from arraignment to plea, pre- trial proceedings, search and seizure.

Credits 3

Penal Law of the State of New York. Application of law and definitions, justification as a defense, anticipatory offenses, offenses against the person, offenses involving damage and intrusion to property. Theft, fraud, public health, morals, and public order. 

Credits 3

A study of the fundamentals of criminal investigations, including general criminal investigative methods, preliminary investigations, and the subsequent phases of investigations. Topics include investigative and crime scene management, utilization of criminalistics experts and forensic science laboratories, sources of information and informants, basic criminal intelligence analysis, interviews and interrogations, documentation and report writing, witnesses, surveillance operations, various types of investigations including undercover and string operations, legal issues and case law, search and seizure warrants, case files, prosecution preparation, courtroom testimony and demeanor, and trails. In addition, the course will review the current role of criminal investigations in terrorism and national security issues.

Credits 3

Survey of early childhood education theories and principles and the alternative settings available for the care and education of young children. Emphasis on defining program quality as it pertains to developmentally appropriate care and other characteristics of the child care environment. Lecture/ projects/field assignments and/or observations.

Credits 3

The aims of public education in our society; philosophical, historical, economic, political and social bases of our educational system. Current trends in education; popular myths about the teaching profession; roles, responsibilities, problems and concerns of teachers. Field observation.

Prerequisites: Eligible to enroll in ENGL 1010.

Credits 3

Essay writing designed to sharpen the student's perceptions of the world and to facilitate communications with correctness, clarity, unity, organization, and depth. Assignments include expository writing, argumentation, and research techniques. Writing Process.

Prerequisites: Placement, ENGL 0980, or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 0999. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Written Communication and Required Competency in Information Literacy

Credits 3

Essay writing course designed to advance critical, analytical, and writing abilities begun in ENGL 1010. Literary analysis essays and interpretation on works of fiction, poetry, and drama. Writing Process.

Prerequisites: ENGL 1010. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Humanities

Credits 3

Designed to assist first-year students in adjusting to the college environment as well as becoming familiar with strategies for success. A general orientation to the resources of the college, essential academic success skills to better understand the learning process, and career exploration will be covered. Lectures/Discussions/Activities.

Credits 3

Develops self-awareness and audience awareness through oral presentation. Organize and present material in a variety of speaking occasions, including information, visualization, demonstration, argumentation, persuasion. Lecture/Presentations. Meets SUNY General Education requirement in Oral Communication.

Credits 3