Indiana Tech

College of Professional Studies

CJ 4960: Senior Capstone: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Online Syllabus Course Content Instructor Information Please see Professor Profile at the Blackboard instructional site.

Course Schedule Please see Course Schedule in the Course Syllabus area of the Blackboard instructional site.

Online Course Policies All of the online courses taken by students are required to follow the policies posted online at

http://online.indianatech.edu/tech-policies/policies/. Please review the posted policies carefully. If you are

unable to abide by the policies listed, please contact the Warrior Information Network (WIN) at 888.832.4742

and request to withdraw from this course.

Textbook Reichel, P. L. (2013). Comparative criminal justice systems: A topical approach (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River,

NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Grading Events & Grading Criteria Unless otherwise specified, all assignments must be submitted via Blackboard

Course Preparation Quiz 15 Points

Discussion Board (Week 1, 2, 4) 100 Points

Project One (Law Enforcement) 150 Points

Project Two (Criminal Law) 150 Points

Exam One 100 Points

Exam Two 100 Points

Tech Live Weekly Reflections 60 points

Total Points 675 Points

Class Participation/Discussion:

Students are expected to have read the assigned materials prior to the weekly module and be able to intelligently

respond to questions about and discuss the readings. Points will be based on the following criteria:

1. Response to the posted question/topic within the week of the module keeping in mind that more than opinion is being solicited. Support your opinions/arguments utilizing course material and/or other

relevant and academically oriented sources.

2. Response to at least two other students’ posts which is designed to foster interaction as well as designed to challenge one another to potentially look at topics or arguments from a differing viewpoint. Keep in

mind the intent is not to cause argument but rather to challenge thinking.

Students are encouraged to raise issues and ask questions regarding current or outside the classroom events that

are related to the course. A student MUST have full participation with responding to all of the posted

questions/topics for each module as well as a minimum of at least two responses to other students’ posts in

order to attain the full one hundred (100) points for class participation.

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Projects (2):

Students are required to write two (2) papers describing (2) major components of foreign country of the students

choosing (instructor must approve selection). The assignments will require the student to research, write a

paper, and make a presentation, by means of developing a PowerPoint presentation covering the material

presented in the formal paper describing (1) Police/Law Enforcement of a foreign country and (2) The Criminal

Law Components of a for