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UWP’s Non-Credit
Courses Bridge Gap Between Academic and Work Worlds
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Summary:
The success of the First-Line Supervisory Training course
goes hand in hand in the development of Leadership in Police
Organizations. |
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Platteville, WI -- Traditionally, career education has
centered on attending structured campus programs with
the goal of earning a specific degree. With the advent
of distance education, students were offered an
alternative venue, but the focus remained on obtaining a
formal degree. Unfortunately, this narrow view of
education does not serve those professionals who wish to
upgrade their skills to earn a promotion, but who do not
wish to earn a degree.
Responding to the educational needs of criminal justice
professionals who wish to advance their skills to
advance their careers, the University of
Wisconsin—Platteville has
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partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Justice to develop two
non-credit courses for law enforcement professionals: First-Line
Supervisory Training and Leadership in Police Organizations. The
goal of the partnership is to encourage police officers to continue
their education while maintaining their current positions.
First-Line
Supervisory Training has been offered online for two years now and
the initial response to the program has been positive. The online
format works well for law enforcement officials, who may be serving
in isolated communities and who generally have to study around
unpredictable work schedules. In addition to learning from the
instructor, the structure of the virtual classroom allows course
participants to network with other professionals. “There are a lot
of practical ideas that other people are using,” notes 2005 program
graduate Chris Fitzgerald, an investigator with the Rice Lake, WI
police department. “If you are having a similar problem, you can
just email (other students) a question and they get right back to
you.”
In a post-course survey, UWP’s online graduates reported that the
material covered in the course was relevant and that they had been
able to apply their new skills at their workplace. “As a supervisor
I constantly look for training to enhance my leadership and
supervisory skills,” remarks Milwaukee patrol sergeant Karl Robbins.
“During the course I learned to motivate my officers with
recognition, greater responsibilities and experience, instead of
ruling with an iron fist.”
Though the online format offers flexibility, it also requires that
participants be highly motivated, independent and self-disciplined.
Good organizational and time management skills are vital, as are
basic computer skills.
The success of the First-Line Supervisory Training course led to the
development of the new Leadership in Police Organizations course.
Registration for both non-credit courses is available online until
August 22, 2006. The courses will be held online from September 5 –
December 22, 2006. In addition to non-credit courses, the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville also offers online undergraduate programs
in business administration and criminal justice and online graduate
programs in criminal justice, engineering and project management.
For further details, please visit
www.uwplatt.edu/disted,
email
disted@uwplatt.edu
or call 800-362-5460.
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