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Show 216 217 53. Municipal Personnel. Practical analysis of municipal personnel problems. The course deals with organization, classification, training, promotion, disciplining, and paying city employees. Five quarter hours. 54. Municipal Finance. Practical analysis of the operation and techniques of municipal finance. The course will study local problems in connection with revenue, budget making, accounting, assessments, purchasing and storage, long-term financing, and other financial controls. Five quarter hours. 56. Municipal Fire. Examination of the important fire safety principles and use of equipment for effective operation will be studied. Five quarter hours. 57. Municipal Public Works. Practical analysis of procedures and techniques for the efficient management of municipal public works. Particular attention is given to streets, sewage, water works, and airport operation. Five quarter hours. 58. Municipal Recreation. Practical analysis of the planning and operation of community recreation. The history of local problems will be noted. Planning for city wide participation is emphasized. Five quarter hours. 61. Police Department Organization. The organization and op- peration of the police department is studied, to promote efficient supervision and planning of handling criminal investigations, traffic problems and other major problems of public safety. Five quarter hours. 62. Criminal Investigation. Instruction in searching the scene of a crime using scientific criminal detection aids. Three quarter hours. 63. Crime Prevention. Correction and rehabilitation procedures for minors and adults. Three quarter hours. 64. Traffic Investigation. Instruction in how to make a thorough and accurate investigation and report of traffic accidents. Three quarter hours. 65. Mechanics of Arrests. Legal procedures for arrest and seizure of evidence with and without a warrant and the consequences of an officer's misconduct. Three quarter hours. 66. Report Writing. Technique of writing an effective police report. Three quarter hours. 67. Public Relations for Police. A study of the police department's problems in maintaining pleasant public relations in civil and criminal affairs. Three quarter hours. 71. Field Inspection for Building Inspectors. A course designed for building inspectors and others who may be interested. The problems covered include blueprints, building codes, final inspections, existing buildings, fire safety, etc. Two quarter hours. 72. Public Relations for Building Inspectors. A course designed to meet the needs of building inspectors both in the office and in the field, Special emphasis is given to appearance, manners, working with others, and use of the telephone, etc. Two quarter hours. PSYCHOLOGY 22. Psychology of Leadership. An introduction to the principles of Team Leadership especially applied to the nursing profession. Two quarter hours. 25. Psychology of Creative Thinking. Designed to acquaint students and organization personnel with methods of stimulating the thought processes and developing idea power. Special attention will be given to the following techniques: structured approach, applied imagination, and freewheeling concepts. Three quarter hours. 51. Human Relations. A course dealing with the technique of resolving industrial difficulties through the use of group dynamics and the principles of human relations. Five quarter hours. 53. Principles of Distraction. A course designed for supervisors wnich treats the problem of instructing the new worker. Especially emphasized is the four-step method. 54. Methods Improvement. A course for supervisors in industry and business designed to increase efficiency by analysis of time, motion, and materials. 55. Personality Development of Supervisors. A fundamental discussion of psychological concepts important for executives and others developing into such. Five quarter hours. PHTLOSOPHY AND RELIGION 14. Introduction to Religion. An introduction to the major problems of religion in the Western world. Such problems as conceptions of God, ways of knowing God, religious values, the possibility of immortality, and human freedom are among the ultimate questions considered. Five quarter hours. 18. Types of Religious Philosophy. This course examines the intellectual foundations of some major contemporary movements in religious philosophy. Such religious philosophies as Protestant Modernism, Scientific Humanism, and Existentialism are considered. Five quarter hours. 20. Introduction to the Bible. An introduction to the background of the Bible. In addition to selected readings, special consideration is given to the dating of the books of the Bible, authorship, canonization of the books, and preservation and transmission of the English Bible — Including the Protestant and Catholic versions. Five quarter hours. 21. Introduction to the Old Testament. An introduction to the major books of the Old Testament, considered in their historical context. The Pentateuch, and the writings of the great prophets are the major focusing points of the course. Three quarter hours. 22. Introduction to the Apocrypha. This course continues the history of the Jewish tradition of Old Testament times ending in about 200 B.C., down into New Testament time ending about 150 A.D. This is a history of intertestamental times and the writings that played .an important role in early Church History. Three quarter hours. |