PPC-115

Practical Application / Polygraph Lab

Minimum Contact Hours: 80

Instructor(s):

Ray Nash

Tony Winstead

Course Topics:

• Pre-test Interview
• Test Question Construction
• Polygraph Operations
• Test Data Collection
• Test Data Analysis
• Post-test Interview
• Report Writing
• Troubleshooting
• Quality Control
• Other issues regarding polygraph operations and practical applications.

Course Materials:

Polygraph instrumentation and software

Assignment:

Students will prepare and submit a minimum of ten (10) sets of charts for instructor

and/or class review.

Evaluation:

At least three complete polygraph examinations will be monitored and evaluated by an instructor or assistant instructor in simulated field conditions. The student-to-monitor ratio will not exceed 3:1 during the evaluation period. At least one faculty member will be available to students during the lab exercises. Additional and/or remedial training will be administered as needed. 

*Instructors are subject to change depending on availability. Qualified instructors may be substituted on an as-needed basis.