Online Orientation

CJA 2135-40: Public Safety Communications

This is an introductory course dealing with all aspects of public safety communications. It will cover the techniques of effectively communicating facts, information, and ideas in a clear and logical manner for a variety of public safety systems reports, i.e. crime/violations/incident reports, letters, memoranda, directives and administrative reports. Students will gain practical experience in interviewing, not taking, report writing and testifying.

Advisory: Eligibility for English 1500 strongly recommended.

Course Details

Instructor: Tom Ramos, MPA

E-mail:tramos@taftcollege.edu, or tramos@bak.rr.com (preferred e-mail)
Telephone: (661) 589-7666 (Leave a message, I'll return your call)
Student Contact Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Units: 3

Class Meets: Class begins on January 19, 2010 and ends on May 20, 2010.

Textbook & Estimated Cost:

Rental Textbook: Brown, Jerrold, G. and Cox, Clarice R. Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals, 2nd edition, Cincinnati, Oh., Anderson Publishing Co.

Estimated Time Per Week: 3 to 6 hours per week

Assignments & Tests: There will be a weekly reading assignment along with a weekly written assignment. There will be a midterm project and a final exam.

Proctored Exams: No proctor

Additional Comments: This is a distance learning class, please be aware of the class deadlines, they will be strictly enforced.

New to ETUDES: Be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES.

ETUDES Course: You will log into the Etudes classroom with log-in information provided below:

New Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of your Student ID

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
ID: A000123456

Username = joga23456

MonthDay of birth in school records

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

Password = 0411

Previous Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of Student ID

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
ID: A000123456

Username = joga23456

Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used in on your application.

Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.