The course provides an overview of the basic skills of a manager and applies these skills through a series of projects and case studies. It examines the evolution of management and the organizational culture and environment. It also teaches the decision-making skills and the skills involved in planning, organizing, leading and controlling, including planning and facilitating change, teamwork, applying motivational techniques and effective communication.

This course provides students with knowledge and skills necessary to identify and reduce employee, client, and personal exposure to risks. Students will develop a working knowledge and understanding of the elements and components of security management and technology. Components of this course introduce the skills and expertise necessary for emergency planning and preparedness. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

This course introduces the modern evolution of the security industry in relation to the management of evidence collection in both criminal and civil cases. This course consists of a combination of lectures, case studies, and field work. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

This course focuses on the maintenance and management of health and safety within the workplace. Students will design and implement loss prevention and mitigation strategies tailored to their workplace. Diverse methods will be introduced to assist supervisors and managers monitor and control workplace incidents involving injury and loss. Workplace and industry incidents and hazards will be simulated in workshops, classroom and field environments for students to apply hands on prevention and mitigation techniques. In class lectures will be supplemented with fieldwork and case analysis. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

This course is designed to provide the forensic investigator the concepts of case management and the application of case management methods in organizing investigative teams, planning investigative actions and analyzing evidence and intelligence. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.

The outcome of most investigations usually depends on the information supplied by victims, witnesses and suspects to an investigator. The amount and veracity of this information is of utmost importance. In this course, investigators learn methods and techniques available for interviewing victims, witnesses and suspects to obtain proper, informative and legal statements that will both aid in the investigation and be acceptable to the court. Prerequisites: 60% in FSCT 7002

This course introduces students to contemporary techniques and applications of intelligence used within the enforcement, regulatory and compliance community. The subject will provide the basis for advanced study in intelligence analysis and strategic intelligence. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.

This course is a continuation of FSCT 8435 and deals with advanced topics in operational intelligence and a variety of contemporary intelligence methods, intelligence products, and applied analytical techniques for use in the workplace. Prerequisites: 60% in FSCT 8435

The Internet consists of about ten billion pages of information yet many investigators and analysts make only superficial use of this amazing resource. This course was designed for those who need to search more aggressively and use information more carefully than the general public. The intention of this course is to turn those who already have some computer and Internet experience into power users of the Internet and to reveal how the Internet can augment their traditional investigative methodology. It covers not only technical issues, but includes how to formulate good search strategies and mine the Invisible Web. Students develop and refine their search skills in the first half of the course. The second half introduces tools and techniques to make searchers more efficient, effective, and secure. The course concludes with a module on cybercrime. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.

This course is designed to assist supervisors and managers to identify, manage, and resolve situations associated with workplace violence and conflict resolution. Students will apply techniques and tools for diffusing and documenting violent incidents in the workplace. Students will develop policies and standards focusing on appropriate and ethical behaviour and conduct. Strategies for mediation and resolutions will be introduced and applied to workplace scenarios. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

Government departments and private organizations are under increasing pressure to implement threat management strategies to avoid corporate collapses and terrorist attacks. The Canadian government, law enforcement and corporations have become more stringent with this practice. Government and industry both encourage the adoption of a philosophy of threat identification and threat management. This course introduces the student to the world of risk and threat identification management. The course combines the theoretical concepts of threat management with the practical application of an internationally recognized threat assessment protocol within the context of the contemporary workplace. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

Physical security assessment begins with a 360-degree assessment of the operating environment of the organization: physical, social, political, economic, and cultural. Attention is paid to assets, physical plant, process flows and the physical movement of material and personnel (employees, the public, contractors, licensees and others) as well as to requirements imposed upon management by normal due diligence, legislation, regulations and jurisprudential standard and duty of care. On the basis of these considerations the manager responsible for physical security is charged with designing, acquiring, implementing, and operating the equipment, systems, and procedures deemed necessary to control and monitor access and movement of assets, material, and personnel. This course is designed to familiarize security administrators with environmental, mechanical, and electronic security systems that they will encounter in various facets of their operations. Emphasis is placed on maintaining an integrated perspective of all aspects of physical security management. The course provides an overview of traditional and modern security products and approaches in order to allow the student to act from a foundation of knowledge for the purpose of developing appropriate corporate security solutions. Students will be assigned weekly projects relative to the session topics. These projects will be reviewed as well as handed in. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

Security management is instrumental to the success of emergency planning for all hazards within organizations. This course will focus on elements of emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. Fieldwork and case studies are designed to complement and integrate lecture material. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

This Level 1 course provides an overview of the major areas of information security management. It covers topics such as security management practices; security architecture and models; law, investigation, liability and ethics; business continuity and disaster recovery planning; and physical security. This course provides added value by demonstrating the real world application of the concepts and principles discussed. It lays a firm foundation for subsequent study in the information security field and provides the underpinnings and background for the field of information security management. The practitioner is left equipped with a range of methodologies and tools they can bring to bear on practical information security issues they may come across in their careers. The practical hands-on labs and homework assignments will provide students with direct experience of the tools and techniques discussed. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

This course provides students with an in-depth analysis of the uses and evidentiary value of both digital and analogue video. It analyzes the proliferation of video cameras in today's society and demonstrates to investigators how they can take advantage of this accurate and powerful source of evidence. Through site surveys, students will gain an increased awareness and understanding of the use of video surveillance technologies and techniques. Students interpret recent Supreme Court decisions. Investigators are challenged to look for video at every crime scene; learn how to use it, and how to apply proper rules of evidence in order to protect it for court. Students are shown how to optimize a video surveillance system so the full evidentiary potential is obtained. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.

This course provides students with an understanding of the importance of loss prevention as a tool to improve risk selection and loss experience. The course is designed to provide participants with knowledge of how to identify the factors that create losses, and use the information to establish a program to mitigate the frequency and severity of losses. The role of loss prevention and risk management in the corporate strategy is discussed. Prerequisites: 60% in FSCT 8450

There are two management concepts that when applied to any endeavor - including conducting complex criminal or civil investigations - historically tend to produce very successful outcomes. These concepts, using the strength of teams and project management, each have followers on an individual basis. The focus of this course will be to expose the student to both concepts to enable them to develop and experience an organized approach of any type of investigation. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensic credential program or permission of the Program Coordinator.

Students will be introduced to the Private Investigators and Security Agencies (PISA) Act as well as the powers bestowed to governing bodies of the security industry. They will develop a working knowledge of the purpose to perform inspections ensuring compliance with the Act; understand the roles and responsibilities surrounding the administration and compliance of licensed employees; monitor and communicate changes and amendments to the act; identify duties and powers of the registrar's office in regard to licensing; and establish methods to work with government to influence recommended changes to legislation. Prerequisite: Admission to a Forensics credential program or permission of the Program Head.

This is a practically oriented, skills-intensive course for law enforcement officers and those with constable status employed in protective security duties for public figures and witness protection operations. Course content is focused on the covert techniques and procedures used by a small security detail in the conduct of a protective security operation. Prerequisite: Operational member of federal/provincial law enforcement agency/department AND Completed basic training with that agency/department AND Permission of the Program Head or Instructor.

The aim of this course is to provide law enforcement members with an integrated close quarter defensive capability that incorporates lethal and non-lethal use of force responses in a seamless manner. This is a practically orientated, skills-intensive weapon handling and integrated defensive tactics course for general duty law enforcement officers, utilizing a system which combines combative techniques and use of weapons. This is termed "force integrated tactical training" (FITT). Participants will undergo their department's/agency's/force's course of fire qualification and achieve a marksman grading for successful course completion. Further evaluation will be achieved through daily revision, practical exercises, and operational. Prerequisite: Operational member of federal/provincial law enforcement agency/department AND Completed basic training with that agency/department AND Permission of the Program Head or Intructor.

This skills-intensive surveillance course is designed for law enforcement officers who may be employed in small units or detachments in the conduct of field investigations in rural environments. Course content is focussed on individual skills development and the techniques and procedures employed by a small unit in the conduct of a covert observation post in a rural area. Prerequisites: Participants must meet the following criteria: -Operational member of federal or provincial law enforcement agency/department -Completed basic training with that agency/department -Currently employed or about to be employed in a rural area/environment -Hold an agency medical certificate -An interest in outdoor pursuits is desirable -Permission of the program head or instructor