MATC 2021-22 Catalog

POLICE – POWENG DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

POLICE-387

Credits: 1

POLICE-902

Credits: 3

POLICE-908

Credits: 3

Health and Fitness Through classroom lecture and on-campus lab, students will apply Phases I-III Health Fitness Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework program requirements. POLICE-388 Credits: 2 Principles of Patrol Response Through classroom lecture, on-campus lab and Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy curriculum framework Phase II topics: Professional Communication Skills II, Incident Command Systems and NIMS, Hazardous Materials and WMD, Tactical Response, Crisis Management and Tactical Emergency Casualty Care. POLICE-389 Credits: 2 Principles of Emergency Vehicle Response Through classroom lecture and on-campus lab and Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Department of Justice 720 Academy Phase II topics: Emergency Vehicle Operation and Control (EVOC) and Vehicle Contacts II. POLICE-390 Credits: 1 Overview of Criminal Justice Through classroom lecture and Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy integration exercises, students will learn and apply skills addressed in the following Wisconsin Department of Justice 720 Academy Phase I curriculum framework topics: Academy Orientation, Fundamentals of Criminal Justice, Ethics, Cultural Competency, Agency Policy and Professional Communication. POLICE-900 Credits: 3 Introduction to Criminal Justice Course is an examination of the American Criminal Justice System including the historical and modern role/functions of federal, state, local law enforcement, courts and corrections. Introduction to critical thinking and problem-solving in the context of law enforcement. POLICE-901 Credits: 3 Constitutional Law Course studies the theory of laws and the practices of arrests, searches and seizures as individual concepts and their interrelationships within the criminal justice system. Course also studies constitutional and statutory limitations on the proper authority of law enforcement to perform these tasks. Will contain discussions on contemporary issues of use of force and the exclusionary rules.

Criminal Law This course de fi nes and describes theories concerning the nature of crime, and the purpose and source of criminal law in American society. Identi fi es principles of constitutional, federal, state and local laws that are applicable to criminal law with emphasis on the Wisconsin Criminal Code. Prerequisite(s): Complete POLICE-901. POLICE-903 Credits: 3 Professional Communications Students will develop and apply speci fi c communication skills and strategies in a variety of simulated situations that are commonly used in law enforcement. Interview and interrogation skills also are addressed in this context. Prerequisite(s): Complete POLICE-900, POLICE-901, POLICE-902, POLICE-906, POLICE-907 and POLICE-908. Can take POLICE-905 concurrently. POLICE-904 Credits: 3 Juvenile Law Student will learn the components of the juvenile justice system, including identifying children in need of protection or services, and adjudication of delinquency. Student will identify legal issues and laws relevant to juveniles and the roles of law enforcement in investigational techniques employed in child maltreatment cases, as well as issues involving missing children. Prerequisite(s): Complete POLICE-900. POLICE-905 Credits: 3 Report Writing Student will learn to produce reports necessary for operations in law enforcement and the judicial system. Students also will learn the art of creating reports from various sources and the signi fi cance of these reports in legal proceedings. Prerequisite(s): Complete POLICE-900, POLICE-901 and POLICE-902. POLICE-906 Credits: 3 Criminal Investigation Theory Student will learn the role of evidence in criminal investigation and prosecution, and the proper methods of identifying, documenting and recovering evidence. Student will learn methods and strategies related to interviews of witnesses, and speci fi c serious criminal o ff enses. Prerequisite(s): Complete POLICE-901. POLICE-907 Credits: 3 Community Policing Strategies Student will be introduced to strategies employed to implement the community policing model of law enforcement in use today. Student will learn how law enforcement can work with the community as partners to the bene fi t of each entity through proactive approaches that lead to reduction of criminal activities.

Traffic Theory Student will learn Wisconsin tra ffi c laws, and will investigate and document tra ffi c crashes using current citation and forms. Student also will learn to recognize and interpret indicators of impaired driving and what actions are to be taken. POWENG – Power Engineering (Department: 428) POWENG-330 Credits: 1 Low Pressure Boilers This course covers the basic operation of low pressure boilers and prepares the student for a Facilities Operating License 3rd Class (low pressure boiler license up to 15 psi). Curriculum includes boiler systems – fuel, draft, steam and feedwater. Absorption chillers, hot water boiler systems and operating procedures are covered. Licensing agency is the American Society of Power High Pressure Boilers This class will prepare students to write the American Society of Power Engineers Facility Operating 2nd Class licensing exam. The High Pressure Boilers class also will prepare students to recognize boiler terminology, comprehend feedwater, steam, fuel and draft systems. Students will learn heat transfer principles using air heaters, shell and tube heat exchangers, steam and radiant heat. Basic electricity, boiler operation, water treatment programs, cooling towers, traps, strainers and burner management systems. POWENG-332 Credits: 1 Boiler Operation This class introduces the student to climate change and the di ff erent types of renewable energy in practice today. Emphasis will be on photovoltaic energy. Measurements and comparisons between conventional power generation and alternatives will be studied. POWENG-333 Credits: 3 Plant Maintenance and HVAC Basics A hands-on class for repairing, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment found in commercial and industrial settings. Training includes belt drives (alignment, tension and care of belts), chain drives, fans, couplings, motor alignments, bearing removal and installation, lubrication, solenoid valves, packing, gaskets, regulating valves, piping, air compressors, pumps and other mechanical fundamentals. POWENG-334 Credits: 1 Blueprint Reading for Power Engineering Building blueprints are studied along with symbols and piping diagrams. Students will be able to locate and identify common building systems. Some mechanical assembly prints also will be covered. Engineers. POWENG-331 Credits: 2

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