Special Project/Symposium

Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice

CJS 495

BREYER STATE UNIVERSITY

Instructor: John Moran, BS

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to " Special Project/Symposium", this is the final course in your Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. I am pleased to instruct you in this course, which will give your final course.

I am looking forward to mentoring you through this course and enjoy seeing you through this last step on your way to completing your Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice.

TIME FRAME: This is a twenty (20) semester hour course. The course assignments must be completed within 4 months. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course or the day that you advise me that you are ready to begin your studies. Please monitor the time frame as extensions are very rare without special circumstances. Upon successful completion of this course you will be awarded twenty (20) semester hours of credit. You may accelerate and finish the course prior to the ten week mark, but not in less than four weeks. There is NO mandate to accelerate, it is simply an option for those students who are able to devote extra time to this course.

TEXTBOOKS: There is no textbook required for this course. You might want to pick a handbook on APA writing style however.

EXAMINATIONS: For this course you are going to use all of the knowledge you have gained through the previous courses to design a security survey analysis on a site of your choice. You will proposal the site to me for my approval before you begin. For more information please go to the assignment section of the classroom.

GRADING: The grading scale for the course is as follows:

90%-100% = A
80%-89%   = B
70%-79%   = C
Below-70% = Fail

You are graded completely on your project/symposium.

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me via e-mail, group chat in BSU's virtual chat room, or even by telephone if necessary. Depending on how many students are enrolled in this course, we may have one or several group chats scheduled, of which you will be notified. If your e-mail address changes at any time during this course, please notify me right away.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: I, John Moran, graduated from Youngstown State University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice. During my studies there I took many psychology and computer science courses. I also am a graduate of the Youngstown State Police Academy, where I graduated with the third highest grade of a class of 50 cadets. I plan to, in the future, earn my Masters in Policing Science. In my spare time I enjoy weight lifting, jogging, music, and pistol shooting.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may address them to adm@breyerstate.com. An administrative faculty member will respond to all questions.