COURSE SYLLABUS OUTLINE
Criminal Justice Administration
CJ 300
Sec. 101, CRN 1848 Fall 2007 (200801)
Tuesday/Thursday 14:00-15:15 Smith Hall 418
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Required Texts |
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Champion, D. J.
(2003). Administration of criminal justice: Structure, function, and process.
Upper American Psychological Association. (2003). Publication manual of the American |
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http://www.marshall.edu/criminal-justice/dameron/SAMSSYLLABI.HTM |
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Instructor Sam Dameron |
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Office:
Smith Hall 781 Office Hours:
Posted on my door and website http://www.marshall.edu/criminal-justice/dameron.htm If you want an appointment, just call me. |
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Office Phone: 304-696-2568 (Takes message
anytime) |
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Fax Number: 696-3085 |
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Email: dameron@marshall.edu |
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Web Page: www.marshall.edu/criminal-justice.htm |
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Cell Phones/Pagers |
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Turn them off before coming into
class. If you are expecting an
emergency, put your cell phone or pager on vibrate and sit by the door. Go out into the hall to answer the
call. Let me know that you are going
to monitor your cell or pager before class begins. Again, this should only be done for
emergencies. Failure to comply with
this course requirement may result in a reduction of your final grade. |
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Course Description |
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CJ 300 Administration of Criminal Justice. 3 hrs. This course
provides an analysis of the theories of organization and the administration of
criminal justice agencies, including management styles, techniques of
leadership, and decision-making. |
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Prerequisites |
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CJ 200 |
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Computer Requirements |
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A student must have a computer or access to one, as well as access to the
Internet to send and receive email messages.
If you are using an email account other than your |
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Desired Learner Outcomes/Objectives |
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1.
Students will be able to identify general concepts of administration,
leadership, and management theories. 2.
Students will be able to list and explain tenets of administration,
leadership, and management theories. 3. Students will be able to analyze
management, administration, and leadership problems and create solutions for
those problems. 3.
Students will be able to apply administration, leadership, and management
concepts to solve case studies. 4.
Students will write solutions using good grammar, punctuation, and spelling. 5.
Students will apply administration, management, and leadership theories so
that all aspects of the theory chosen will be applied or the aspects that do
not apply logically dismissed. 6. Students will be able to use APA guidelines
for their research paper and bibliography. 7. Students will edit the writing of other
students. 8. Students will provide writing examples for
other students to read and edit. |
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Evaluation/Measurement/Assessment of Learner
Objectives |
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Students’ performance will be
measured through (quizzes), tests, writing, and theoretical applications to case
studies. |
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Case Studies/Bibliography Guidelines |
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Case studies are students’ solution of the case studies at the
end of the chapter. Students must turn
in one case study. Any case study may be
done, however, besides answering the questions; a student must take an
administration, management, or leadership theory from the book and apply it
in their solution. Each aspect of the
theory must be used or an explanation given as to why the aspects used were
not appropriate. The solutions must be
approximately five double spaced pages in length. Points will be taken off for grammar,
spelling, writing, punctuation and APA errors. Each case study will be proofread by three
people before being turned in and corrections made. The proofreaders must sign the draft and
the draft must be turned in with the final case study.
There will be one bibliography constructed by each student. Bibliographies will be constructed using
APA guidelines. Each bibliography will
be brought to class fully typed and ready for turn in one week before the due
date for peer review.
The bibliography will have 15 sources with the following sources as a
minimum: one textbook, one original management book by the theorist’s
author, one magazine article, one journal article, one
peer reviewed journal article, one internet source, one web page and one
on-line journal.
Proofreading is mandatory for each assignment. Failure to bring your paper to class for
proofreading will result in a reduction in your grade of 20% for that
assignment. |
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Attendance Policy |
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Role will be taken at each class. If you are not there when the role is taken
you will not be recorded as present. There
is no penalty for absences except in the case of a quiz, assignment due, or
test. Absence for a quiz, assignment,
or test must be pre-approved by the instructor or an excuse consistent with
the University Excused Absence Policy of the current 2007-2008 Online During testing sessions, once any
student has left the classroom no student will be allowed to take the test
and any student who comes to take the test after a student has left the
classroom will receive a zero. If a
student comes late to take an examination their paper will be taken when the
assigned test conclusion time is reached, they will not receive an extension
to complete the examination. |
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Course Philosophy and
Themes to be Developed (Optional) |
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The philosophy of the instructor is to
facilitate the learning of students through, lecture, class discussion,
question and answer sessions, practical exercises, research and writing. I am a kinesthetic learner and
instructor. I believe that students
learn by participation in class and by doing.
The theme to be developed is the
application of administration, leadership, and management theories to
problems within criminal justice agencies and to learn to use these theories
to forestall some of these problems. |
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Plagiarism |
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Plagiarism is the use of
another’s thoughts or ideas and claming them as your own. This includes quoting without citing, but
also includes paraphrasing another’s work without giving them credit. Plagiarism or academic
dishonesty, such as cheating on quizzes or exams, will result in an
“F” for the assignment or course and reporting of the violation
to the Academic Affairs Office, as a minimum. |
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Grade
Inquiries |
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Student materials will be returned as soon as graded to the student. If
the student has a question about a grade on an assignment, the student must
bring the assignment to the professor. No grade inquiries about specific
assignments will be explored without the questioned assignment. It is the
student's responsibility to keep their materials. Final examinations and
materials not picked up will be kept in my office for 30 days into the next
semester. A student may pick up their final examination and other materials
after grades are turned in for the semester until thirty days into the next
semester. At that time, finals and all other material not claimed will be
destroyed. |
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Grades |
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GRADING CRITERIA |
Points Each |
No. of Grades |
Points |
GRADING SCALE |
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Exam #
1 |
200 |
1 |
200 |
900-1000%
= A |
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Exam #
2 |
200 |
1 |
200 |
800-899%
= B |
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Final
Exam (Exam 3) |
200 |
1 |
200 |
700-799%
= C |
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Bibliography |
100 |
1 |
100 |
600-699%
= D |
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Bibliography
Pre-submit |
30 |
1 |
30 |
Below
600% = F |
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Case
Study |
100 |
1 |
100 |
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Case Resubmit |
50 |
1 |
50 |
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Quizzes |
10 |
10 |
100 |
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Cover
Sheet |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Abstract |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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TOTAL
POINTS POSSIBLE |
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A student’s grade may be
increased up to 10 points for class participation and knowledge shown in class. Such an adjustment is up to the
professor’s discretion. No
student is entitled to these points. |
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COURSE SCHEDULE* |
Dates |
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*Class presentations may vary from schedule due
to student interest or comprehension. . |
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