NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Course title: Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice

Course prefix, number, and section number: CJSA 2334 0381

Semester/Year of course: Fall 22 2^nd 8 Weeks

Semester start and end dates: 10/17/22-12/10/22

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous Online

Class meeting location, days, and times: Online

Lab meeting location, days, and times: NA

Semester credit hours: 03

Course description: A series of lectures and class participation exercises presenting selected topics currently confronting criminal justice personnel and the public they serve.

Course prerequisites: None

Required course materials: Readings provided by instructor

Name of instructor: Lenn Carter

Office location: Contact me using your NCTC email.

Telephone number: Contact me via your NCTC email.

E-mail address: vcarter@nctc.edu

Office hours for students: I will schedule an online session via email, telephone or within the module on the following days and hours: M, W, TH between 6p and 9p.

SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER

The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.

SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

List of graded assignments:

3 Unit Exams @ 100 points each: 300 points

6 Squad Meetings (discussion boards) @ 50 points each: 300 points

6 Brief Unit Quizzes @ 50 points each: 300 points

1 Comprehensive Final Exam: 100 points

Final grade scale:  1000 total available points

1000 – 900 points A

899 – 800 points   B

799- 700 points     C

699 – 600 points   D

Below 600 points  F

Late work policy: No late work accepted. The course has built in extra-credit opportunities within each module

SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.

COURSE POLICIES

Academic Integrity Policy:

1. Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion.  Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
2. The student will receive a failing grade of "O" on the assignment. If the assignment is within a group in which the lowest assignment is dropped, the assignment will not be able to count as a dropped score. It will count as part of the grade.
3. A "Scholastic Dishonesty Report Form" will be submitted regarding the incident
4. Student may be dropped from the course with a failing grade (letter grade of “F”)

Attendance Policy:

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students in all classes for which they have registered.  All absences are considered to be unauthorized unless for a documented and approved illness or family emergency. If a student is absent more than 4 classes they will be dropped.  Attendance will be taken from participation in weekly Discussion Forums. If a student does not participate, they will be counted as absent.

Withdrawal Policy

A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.

Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: October 23rd

Student Learning Outcomes:

At the successful conclusion of the course the student will be able to:

Explore an assigned contemporary topic in criminal justice, list specific problems within the topic, and suggest solutions

Core Objectives:

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