Course Requirements and Grading Your final grade will be determined based on your performance on four exams. 4 Exams @ 50 points each = 200 4 Ethical Dilemma Responses @ 10 points each = 40 Total Possible Points 240 Exams: All four exams will be comprised of 40 multiple choice questions and two short essays. No exam, including the final, is comprehensive. That is, each exam will test your understanding of the chapters and corresponding lecture material covered in the days leading up to the exam. See the end of this syllabus for a schedule of readings and exams. Ethical Dilemma Responses: At the beginning of each unit I will pose to you several ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas will ethical present “real world” situations where issues are involved in criminal justice work. After reading the material, you must choose two ethical dilemmas to respond to. Each student will write a short paper in which you choose a course of action and justify your decisions using course material. Each dilemma response must be two-to-three pages in length. Because you will be responding to two dilemmas each unit, papers will be four-to-six pages total. These papers are due at the beginning of class the day of each exam (see the schedule at the end of this syllabus). All papers must be typed, stapled, double-spaced, and in 12-point times new roman font with one inch margins. Papers should be well-written and scholarly. There are a total of four papers due; each is worth 10 total possible points. Ethical dilemma papers must be turned in in class. I will not accept papers submitted via email, turned into the CJUS office, slipped under my door, or any method other than handed to me in class. Late responses will not be accepted. Also, be prepared to discuss your responses in class. Final Semester Grades Final semester grades will be awarded using the following scale: Final Grade Total Points Earned A 216-240 B 192-215 C 168-192 D 144-167 F 0-143
Course Requirements and Grading Your final grade will be determined based on your performance on four exams. 4 Exams @ 50 points each = 200 4 Ethical Dilemma Responses @ 10 points each = 40 Total Possible Points 240 Exams: All four exams will be comprised of 40 multiple choice questions and two short essays. No exam, including the final, is comprehensive. That is, each exam will test your understanding of the chapters and corresponding lecture material covered in the days leading up to the exam. See the end of this syllabus for a schedule of readings and exams. Ethical Dilemma Responses: At the beginning of each unit I will pose to you several ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas will present “real world” situations where ethical issues are involved in criminal justice work. After reading the material, you must choose two ethical dilemmas to respond to. Each student will write a short paper in which you choose a course of action and justify your decisions using course material. Each dilemma response must be two-to-three pages in length. Because you will be responding to two dilemmas each unit, papers will be four-to-six pages total. These papers are due at the beginning of class the day of each exam (see the schedule at the end of this syllabus). All papers must be typed, stapled, double-spaced, and in 12-point times new roman font with one inch margins. Papers should be well-written and scholarly. There are a total of four papers due; each is worth 10 total possible points. Ethical dilemma papers must be turned in in class. I will not accept papers submitted via email, turned into the CJUS office, slipped under my door, or any method other than handed to me in class. Late responses will not be accepted. Also, be prepared to discuss your responses in class. Final Semester Grades Final semester grades will be awarded using the following scale: Final Grade Total Points Earned A 216-240 B 192-215 C 168-192 D 144-167 F 0-143
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