SCMT544 - Security Architecture

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

CO-1: Formulate a working knowledge of the background and theory of CPTED.

CO-2: Measure the concepts behind protecting the built environment.

CO-3: Evaluate applications of CPTED in the built environment.

CO-4: Evaluate how to measure the success of CPTED, conduct CPTED surveys and implement CPTED.

CO-5: Select the various assessments required to conduct a CPTED assessment, risk, threat and vulnerability.

Discussion Forums – 20 percent

Posts made in response to discussion questions should reflect an assimilation of the readings and respond to the assigned topic(s). Students are required to provide a substantive initial post by Thursday at 11:55 pm ET and respond to 2 or more classmates by Sunday 11:55 pm ET. Forum posts are graded on timeliness, relevance, knowledge of the weekly readings, and the quality of original ideas.

Midterm Assignment – 25 percent

This assignment is a take-home essay assignment of three questions for which you are expected to develop a 2-3-page essay per question that fully responds to the question being posed.

Progress Assignment – 25 percent

This assignment is an essay assignment of two questions for which you are expected to develop a 2-3-page essay that fully responds to the questions being posed.

Final Project – 30 percent

Research and write a 15-page paper where you locate an area or facility in your local area which you believe would benefit from a CPTED project. Describe how you would proceed to plan, implement, and monitor such a project.

See Lessons area of the classroom for additional readings.