MATC 2024-25 Catalog

CJS–CNC

CLABT – Clinical Laboratory Technician (Department 513) CLABT-109 BloodBank This course focuses on blood banking concepts and procedures, including blood typing, compatibility testing, work-ups for adverse reaction to transfusions, disease states and donor activities. Prerequisite(s): Complete CLABT-110, CLABT-113 and CLABT-115. CLABT-110 Credits: 1 Basic Lab Skills This course explores health career options and the fundamental principles and procedures performed in the clinical laboratory. You will utilize medical terminology and basic laboratory equipment. You will follow required safety and infection control procedures and perform simple laboratory tests. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to the Clinical Laboratory Technician program (10-513-1) or Phlebotomy program (30-513-1). CLABT-111 Credits: 2 Phlebotomy This course provides opportunities for students to perform routine venipuncture, routine capillary puncture and special collection procedures. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to Clinical Laboratory Technician (10-513-1) or Phlebotomy (30-513-1) programs. Completion of or currently enrolled in CLABT-110. CLABT-113 Credits: 1 QALabMath Focuses on performing the mathematical calculations routinely used in laboratory settings. You will explore the concepts of quality control and quality assurance in the laboratory. You will review regulatory compliance requirements and certi fi cation and continuing education programs. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to Clinical Laboratory Technician program (10-513-1). CLABT-114 Credits: 2 Urinalysis Prepares you to perform a complete urinalysis, which includes physical, chemical and microscopic analysis. You will explore renal physiology and correlate urinalysis results with clinical conditions. Prerequisite(s): Completion of or currently enrolled in CLABT-110 and CLABT-113. CLABT-115 Credits: 2 Basic Immunology Concepts Provides an overview of the immune system including laboratory testing methods for diagnosis of immune system disorders, viral and bacterial infections. Prerequisite(s): Must be admitted to Clinical Laboratory Technician program (10-513-1). CLABT-116 Credits: 4 Clinical Chemistry Introduces clinical chemistry techniques and procedures for routine analysis using photometric, Credits: 4

CJS – Criminal Justice Studies (Department 504) CJS-160 Contemporary Legal Issues Students will learn about past and present domestic and foreign terrorist organizations and the structure of organizations in America that must deal with the actions of these groups. Students will identify constitutional, judicial and statutory concepts relevant to investigating and prosecuting criminal actions of these groups. This includes investigative techniques currently Ethics in Law Enforcement Course provides a basic understanding of the theoretical foundations of ethical thoughts. Diverse ethical perspectives will be used to analyze and compare relevant issues in law enforcement. Students will critically evaluate individual, social and/or professional standards of behavior within society/law enforcement and also apply a systematic decision-making process to these situations. CJS-162 Credits: 3 Sensitive Crimes Students will identify what a sensitive crime is and responsibilities of law enforcement in dealing with victims of these crimes. Students will learn of resources and remedies available to these vulnerable victims. Students will also learn about crimes related to violence against women and exploitation of children for a local and global perspective. Prerequisite(s): Complete CJS-902. CJS-164 Credits: 3 Law Enforcement Employability Course will prepare students to engage in the law enforcement application process including various exams and interviews. Course also addresses mental and physical fi tness related to careers in law enforcement. CJS-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. CJS-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. Credits: 3 in place. CJS-161 Credits: 3

CJS-902

Credits: 3

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 CJS 901. CJS-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 are also addressed in this context. Prerequisite(s): Complete CJS-900, CJS-901, CJS-902, CJS-906, CJS-907 and CJS-908. Can take CJS-905 concurrently. CJS-904 Credits: 3 Juvenile Law Students will learn the components of the juvenile justice system, including identifying children in need of protection or services and adjudication of delinquency. Students 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 CJS-900. CJS-905 Credits: 3 Report Writing Students will learn to produce reports necessary for operations in law enforcement and the judicial system. Students will also learn the art of creating reports from various sources and the signi fi cance of these reports in legal proceedings. Prerequisite(s): Complete CJS-900, CJS-901, and CJS-902. CJS-906 Credits: 3 Criminal Investigation Theory Students will learn the role of evidence in criminal investigation and prosecution and the proper methods of identifying, documenting and recovering evidence. Students will learn methods and strategies related to interviews of witnesses and speci fi c serious criminal offenses. Prerequisite(s): Complete CJS-901. CJS-907 Credits: 3 Community Policing Strategies Students 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. CJS-908 Credits: 3 Traf fi c Theory Students will learn Wisconsin traf fi c laws and will investigate and document traf fi c crashes using current citation and forms. Students will also learn to recognize and interpret indicators of impaired driving and what actions are to be taken.

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