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Schedule

  • Course length: 16 weeks
Lesson 1: Course Introduction
Assignments:
  • View the Getting Started Lesson and complete the following:
    • Self introduction in the Discussion Forum
    • Student Questionnaire Form
    • Academic Integrity Statement
    • Document Practice
Lesson 2: Morality, Ethics, and Human Behavior
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 1
Assignments:
Lesson 3: Determining Moral Behavior
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 2
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
  • Writing Assignment #1: Annotated Bibliography
  • If you intend to submit the Extra Credit Assignment, remember that is is Due by the last day of lesson 7 - no exceptions.
Lesson 4: Justice, Law and the Criminal Justice Professional
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapters 3 & 4
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
Lesson 5: The Police Role in Society
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 5
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
  • Ethical Dilemma Movie Writing Assignment
  • Reminder: If you intend to submit the Extra Credit Assignment, remember that is is Due by the last day of lesson 7 - no exceptions.
Exam 1
Assignments:

 

  • Take Case Study EXAM 1
Lesson 6: Corruption and the “Code”
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 6
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
Lesson 7: Noble-Cause Corruption
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 7
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
Lesson 8: Ethics and Legal Professionals
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 8 & 9
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
Lesson 9: Justice and Judicial Ethics
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 10
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
  • Reminder: Work on Writing Assignment #2: Topic Paper -- this is due on the week of Lesson 11.
Exam 2
Assignments:
  • Take Case Study EXAM 2
Lesson 10: The Ethics of Punishment and Corrections & Ethics and Institutional Corrections
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapters 11
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
Lesson 11: Ethics and Community Corrections
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 12 & 13
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
  • Writing Assignment #2 is due this week (Late papers will be accepted during the week of Lesson 12 for less credit.)
 
Lesson 12: Ethical Choices and the “War on Terror”
Readings:
  • Textbook – Chapter 14
Assignments:
  • Discussion Forum Activities
Exam 3
Assignments:

 

  • Take EXAM 3

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