The Importance Of Pursuing A Associate's Degree

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Starting with a few things about myself, I’m pursuing an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice here at Ivy Tech. I work part time at Menards in the morning to pay for college courses. Some of my hobbies are trapshooting, and gaming when I have time available.
As of yet, I have yet to be placed in a managing position, but with this course I hope that I will learn to be capable when the time finally arrives for me to be in charge of others.
What I would expect from this course would be to demonstrate both proper, and improper ways of managing others in the workforce. With regards of what I expect from the Mr. Adams would be to show past experiences of different kinds of management while tying them into the class, and when

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