Course Syllabus

Home Security e-Learning Course Syllabus

Course name: 

• Securing Your Home, Protecting Yourself and Your Family

Instructor contact info: 

• Robin L Maier; rlmaier2@gmail.com  

Course description: 

• The intention of this course is to bring awareness to the threats of attack or intrusion on one’s personal self or property and how to prevent such incidents.  During the course learners will first access their individual security situation.  Second, they will determine a plan of action to prevent intrusions of their homes or personal attack.

 Requirements (e.g., technology, prerequisite skills, text book): 

• The requirements for this course are simply the motivation to arm oneself with the knowledge necessary to prevent becoming a victim of personal attack or home intrusion. 

 Learning outcomes: 

• Learners will be able to identify ways to minimize or prevent personal attack.
• Learners will be able to identify how to access vulnerable areas around their home.
• Learners will be able to create a plan of action for home security.
• Learners will be able to implement their home security plan of action.

 Standards (if your course aligns with any professional or educational standards)

• United States of America Department of State Guidelines
• Electronic Security Association (ESA)

 Policies (e.g., academic honesty, grading)

• There is no need for policies regarding academic honesty because this course is a free self-help course.
• Although there will be assessments to help the learner remember the content there is no formal grading system.

 Procedures (e.g., submission of work, pacing)

• There is no submission of work to the course planner/instructor.
• The pacing is self-pace.

 Weekly Topics

• Identifying potential threats of personal injury and how to minimize or prevent such attacks.
• Accessing one’s home of potential points of intrusion.
• Creating a plan of action for home security.
• Implementing a home security plan of action.

 Assignments & Assessments info (list or schedule)

• Read US Department of State guidelines.
• Test Your Understanding Quiz 1
• Read Electronic Security Association (ESA) guidelines
• Test Your Understanding Quiz 2
• Create a home security assessment.
• Home security check list.
• Create a home security plan of action.
• Test Your Understanding Quiz 3

 Grade explanation (e.g.,point breakdown, grading scale)

• Test Your Understanding Quizzes will be based on a five point system.  One point for each question. 
  • 5  Superior understanding
  • 4  Very good understanding
  • 3  Adequate understanding
  • 2  Need to review
  • 1  Misunderstanding
  • 0  Total lack of understanding