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Criminal
Justice 001
California
State University, Sacramento
Division of Criminal Justice
College of Health and Human Services
Spring
2002
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Why take
this course
Technology
Benefits
of Online Learning
Successful
Student Characteristics
Instructor
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Catalog Description: CRJ 001.
Introduction to Criminal Justice and Society. Reviews the
problem of crime and the societal response to criminals.
Institutions discussed are those intended to discover the
crime and the criminal and those designed to deal with the
criminal, the victim, and society, once the criminal has
been labeled. Finally, the bureaucracy of crime and its
measurement as a social phenomenon are discussed.
No prerequisites.
Number of Units: 3.0
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Why
take this course
CrJ 1 is approved as a General Education Course in Area
D2, and is a lower division requirement in the Criminal
Justice major. This is the only course in Criminal Justice
that can be used in both G.E. and the major. Even so, the
student will only receive a total of 3.0 units for the
course toward required graduation units.
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Technology
Students will need an electronic mail account and
computer access to the Web. All CSUS students enrolled in
one or more units can create a SacLink
account for electronic mail and Internet services. Although
a home computer with a high speed modem running Netscape or
Internet Explorer would be beneficial, students can use the
Web from one of the campus
student labs. Check out Computer
Hardware Recommendations for CSU, Sacramento Students
for more information about equipment.
Computing
Recommendations
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Comfortable using
the computer and browsing the Web
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Windows compatible
Pentium running Windows NT,or Windows 95/98 or
Macintosh compatible with System 8. Must have a CD
drive.
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32M RAM (preferably
64M)
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28.8K or faster
modem - preferably 56K
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Microsoft Internet
Explorer or NetScape 4.0 (or higher)
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SacLink or other
Internet Account
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Word processing
skills
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Online class
participation on the Web assignments and electronic
discussions.
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Benefits of Online
Learning
- Flexible
Scheduling: Students generally work full-time,
many have family responsibilities, and many live a
distance from campus. Being able to complete selected
course units from home or work without attending weekly
classes should be a major convenience.
- Enhanced
Learning: Time saved traveling to and from
campus (and looking for parking) can be redirected to
learning!
- Adult Learners:
As highly motivated learners, students can actively
pursue areas of greatest interest rather than sit through
lectures aimed at the whole group.
- Increased Interaction with
Classmates: Web-based communication tools can
actually increase interaction among students by
permitting group work that would be difficult to arrange
if students had to meet in the same place at the same
time.
- Virtual Office
Hours: Electronic communication between
students and the instructor can actually increase the
degree of our interaction, since you can e-mail me at
your convenience, rather than find time to get to my
office or reach me by phone.
- The Web's the Limit (not the
instructor): The World Wide Web has a wealth
of resources from which you can learn a great deal more
than I can teach you. Everywhere, the role of the faculty
is being reconceptualized as that of "coach" rather than
"instructor". Students are perfectly suited to take
advantage of coaching to get out of the course what will
be of most value to them.
- Electronic Competency on the
Job: The
competence in dealing with electronic environments that
you develop in this course will be of great value to you
in your workplace.
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Successful Student
Characteristics
- Discipline to complete projects by deadlines instead
of waiting until the end of the semester.
- Motivation to read, write, and participate fully in
class activities.
- Time to devote approximately 9 hours a week to a
3-credit course.
- Ability to work independently and in teams.
- Flexibility in dealing with technology
problems.
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Instructor
More information is available on Dr.
Meier's homepage. You may contact the instructor via
e-mail at smeier@csus.edu.
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