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government

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American Government   (POS-110)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
American Government provides you with a broad general introduction to the American political system. The course thoroughly examines the way the American political process operates. As you progress through the course, you will improve your ability to think critically about American politics.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe democracy and what it means in the United States today.
  • Briefly describe the United States Constitution, and explain what is meant by a "living" Constitution.
  • Identify the many ways citizens participate in government, especially through public opinion, interest groups, political parties, and the media.
  • Describe the roles of the three branches of American government: executive, legislative, and judicial.
  • Explain citizens' rights and the concept of "due process."
  • Summarize the movement toward equality under the law for minorities.
  • Identify ways in which thinking critically allows citizens to help elected officials find solutions to current and potential problems in the democracy.

Available by CLEP exam. 
Government Budgeting   (PUA-323)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
The budgetary process, including types of budget structures, techniques of budget analysis and role of budgetary personnel.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain what is the purpose of public budgeting and what budgets are expect to accomplish
  • Define governmental revenues, governmental spending, and the sources of borrowing
  • Describe the budgeting cycle and the politics involved in the budgetary process
  • Discuss the techniques used in budgetary analysis
  • Explain the roles of personnel involved in governmental budgeting
  • Explain the process of capital budgeting and how it relates to debt management
  • Describe the relationship between the economy and public budgeting.

 
Government/Fund Accounting   (ACC-431)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Comprehensive study of principles of Municipal Accounting with emphasis on New Jersey statues. Attention given to the Registered Municipal Accountants Examination.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes :

  • Explain the outcomes of governmental financial reporting.
  • Define the term fund and the principles of fund accounting.
  • Explain the types of funds used by a governmental entity, the characteristics of each fund, and the accounting for each fund.

 
Gov't Contracts and Legal Environ   (OPM-402)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A study of BASIC PRINCIPLES & laws regarding contract methods & types, contract disputes & remedies applicable to government contracts tracts. Emphasis is placed upon understanding legal environment & systems, public policies & ethical problems unique to government contracts. Emphasis is placed upon understanding legal environment & system, public policies & ethical problems unique to government contract law.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Identify and explain some of the issues surrounding public policies & ethical problems unique to government contracts.
  • Explain what is meant by a contract and the meeting of the minds in contract law.
  • Discuss the elements of a contract, types of contracts and methods of validating a contract.
  • Distinguish when the law of contract and the law of sales are to be applied in a business issue.
  • Define what is meant by a remedy in contract law and then explain the type of remedies available for breach of various types of contractual agreements.
  • Explain how public policy and ethics affect possible remedies available for breach of various types of contractual agreements involving government contracts.
  • Identify fact patterns involving contracts or actions on the part of a party to a contract with a government entity that may create the possibility of tort and criminal liability.
  • Define the legal concept of agency and then analyze and distinguish between different agency relationships.
  • Identify and discuss potential ethical problems unique to government contract law.
  • Describe what is meant by public policies and how they can influence various ethical problems that are unique to government contracts as opposed to private business contracts.

 
Contract Administration   (OPM-409)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Information relative to administering government contracts is provided including contract management and contract administration.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Information relative to administering government contracts is provided including contract management and contract.
  • Analyze the contractor performance for purposes of payment
  • Explain the difference between contract performance and material non-performance
  • Explain difference between government and commercial contracting
  • Explain difference between contracting and subcontracting
  • Explain the different types of contracts

 
Protective Labor Legislation   (LAS-301)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Analysis of legislation designed to protect working and living standards of American workers and its implementation by government agencies. Examination of pensions, occupational safety and health, fair employment practices, social security, and unemployment insurance.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Summarize the legislation surrounding working and living standards of American workers and its implementation by government agencies.
  • Describe the use of pensions
  • Explain occupational safety and health and give a current example of the use of the OSH Act
  • Identify fair employment practices
  • Discuss social security
  • Examine unemployment insurance
  • Demonstrate an understanding of employment regulations enacted by the federal government that include unionized labor, wages, compensation and benefits, and the safety and health of employees.
  • Outline the application of laws, exercising appropriate judgment and actions in response to current day employment scenarios

 
Business in Society   (BUS-311)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Analyzes the interrelationship and influences among business, society and government.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Evaluate, and set in an historic context, the respective roles of the public, business, and government as an interactive system in our society.
  • Outline a stakeholder management framework emphasizing the social and ethical responsibilities of business to both external and internal stakeholder groups.
  • Analyze how business ethics relates to various positions within a business hierarchy.
  • Hypothesize how ethical and moral considerations can be integrated into the decision-making process for managers within organizations.
  • Outline a plan to identify stakeholders and illustrate ways to incorporate their concerns into an organization's strategy and operations.
  • Analyze how changing workplace demands and the need for companies to downsize can be balanced with protecting the needs of workers.
  • Assess the influence of environmental forces, both economic and non-economic, on business and their impact on public values, expectations and demands. What influence do these forces have on political processes and in turn on corporations and other businesses?
  • Analyze how globalization, ecological concerns, and ethical norms affect corporate stakeholders.
  • Evaluate the social and ethical impact of business on society as a whole.
  • Defend the need for government regulation of business.
  • Justify the importance of business having social (as well as economic) responsibilities to society.

Available by TECEP exam.  
Computer Security and Information Theory   (CMP-401)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Information and coding, measurement and transmission of information, redundancy, noise, data bank security in government and industry, computer network weaknesses, data encryption.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain how information theory and coding theory are used to transmit information efficiently and accurately
  • Discuss the measurement and transmission of information
  • Explain the redundancy in information theory and noise
  • Discuss the solutions for data bank security in government and industry
  • Describe the computer network weaknesses
  • Explain the algorithms for data encryption.

 
Introduction to Construction   (CET-102)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
This foundation course focuses on basic construction skills, preparing the student for more advanced construction courses. Students will learn to identify construction materials and their uses in the construction process. Building loads, thermal properties, fire-related properties and acoustical properties will also be examined along with various methods of construction including sustainable construction. Government constraints on building will also be reviewed.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe different types of construction materials
  • State the typical uses of different types of construction materials
  • Explain the concept of a building loads
  • Discuss the effects of fire-related properties of construction materials
  • Discuss the effects of acoustical properties of construction materials
  • State the principles of sustainable construction
  • Discuss Government constrains on buildings.

 
Survey of Transportation Law/Freight   (OPM-323)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
An analysis of the legal aspects of the transportation system. Issues include carrier liability, transportation contracts, damages, freight claim preparation, licensing, and practicing before regulatory agencies.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain how laws, government regulations, and industry tariffs and codes control and impact freight transportation systems.
  • Define and describe the relationship between transportation law and the following areas: carrier liability; transportation service contracts; damages and freight claims; licensing of companies, parties, and agents; and transportation shipping operations.
  • Discuss the legal ramifications and complexities involved in scheduling multimodal global transportation movements for shipping goods internationally.
  • Explain the legal and investigatory processes used by government agencies in the control and oversight of the transportation system in the United States.

 
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