Students are in the field for eight weeks in order to study, and to integrate their acquired knowledge to the security issues of various industrial, commercial, institutional, and government establishments. This course builds on previous knowledge and focuses on developing the skills and techniques to handle complex investigations in the criminal and non-criminal fields. The course emphasizes interviewing techniques which are used in case scenarios. This course gives students a management perspective. The course identifies security management styles, strategies and techniques, as well as such issues as staffing, employee investigations, labour unions, collective bargaining and collective agreements, budget preparation, administration, and program management.
Students report their actual field experience both orally and in written submissions.
Students gain an insight into how ethics have influenced, directly and indirectly, security, the law, and professions. By discussing the ideas of right and wrong, duty and obligation, students gain an appreciation of values, moral obligation, and the law. This course focuses on the specifics of fraud investigations such as credit cards, common scams, and corporate fraud. Topics discussed are fraud prone theft, auditing, and investigations.