Requirements12 hours security management core courses. Students examine the challenges embodied in various aspects of security such as personnel, facility, and information. Principles of loss prevention and the protection of assets are examined. Students employ the use of situational analyses, case studies, and other research-oriented approaches. This course is an overview of important legal and ethical issues with which the security management professional must deal.
Students apply principles of management to security administration.
Topics include personnel management, security planning, organizational leadership and communication, and recruitment and training. Students examine the application of security knowledge and techniques to the protection of business assets. The security planning process is examined by the study of risk analysis, security surveys, and financial planning and decision making for development of security programs and countermeasures. They examine threats resulting from riots, demonstrations, product tampering, work stoppage activities, terrorism, and natural disasters. Course may be repeated for credit if content differs.