COURSE DESCRIPTION

Examines the major management operations of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling the private security unit. Reviews the functions of management, implementation of institutional programs, and development of staff. Lecture 3 hours per week.

GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with fundamental information relative to management techniques and procedures to be applied to security operations.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES

None

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to utilize established management procedures effective in coping with a variety of administrative functions and problems in his security assignment.

MAJOR TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED

1. Managing security surveys
2. Planning, organizing, and managing security functions
3. Establishment of security policy and procedures
4. Training programs
5. Supervision of loss prevention program
6. Security education program
7. Managing investigative programs
8. Security evaluations
9. Application of accepted doctrines and techniques of general management to following assignments:

1. counter measure selection
2. financial management
3. management system
4. personnel management
5. planning, organizing, leadership, communication management
6. vulnerability assessment

Related topics at the discretion of the instructor

Revised 9/99