Course Schedule - Introduction to Criminal Justice

A 3 credit hour course means that you need to work 9 hours a week on coursework. Given that, I expect you to spend 8 hours per week on this course.1 I expect you to spend about this much time per section2 on average on each of the following3:

• 7 hours for Reading

• 5 hours for Annotation

• 1 hours for Discussion Post

• 1 hours for Exercise

• 8 hours for Infographic

Given the breakdown, it should be clear that you need to start reading and working on your Annotation at the beginning of the section. I am making it due at the end of the section, so you have several weeks to work on it. Note, the times below are approximate; something may take you more or less time than stated.

Sections

There are five sections in this course: The Criminal Justice System; Criminal Law and Crime; Law Enforcement; Courts; and Corrections. Each section has the same assignment types4: Annotations; Discussion Posts; Research Exercises; and Infographics:

• For all semesters, assignments are due at 11:59 pm on Sundays.

Fall and Spring Semesters

• Week 1: The Criminal Justice System

• Weeks 2-5: Criminal Law and Crime

• Weeks 6-9: Law Enforcement

• Weeks 10-13: Courts

• Weeks 14-16: Corrections

Summer Semesters

Summer semesters are fast-paced courses that pack 16 weeks of material into 9 weeks. Before embarking on this course, it is important to keep this in mind. This course is 3 credit hours, which means you should expect to do about 9 hours of work a week. I expect you to spend about this much time per section on average on each of the following:

• 7 hours for Reading

• 5 hours for Annotation

• 1 hours for Discussion Post

• 1 hours for Exercise

Given the breakdown, it should be clear that you need to start reading and working on your Annotation at the beginning of the section.

Sections

There are five sections in this course: The Criminal Justice System; Criminal Law and Crime; Law Enforcement; Courts; and Corrections. Each section has the same assignment types5: Annotations; Discussion Posts; and Research Exercises:

• In summer semesters, assignments are due at 11:59 pm on Sundays.

Summer Semesters

• Week 1 of Semester: The Criminal Justice System

  • Submit Criminal Justice System Quiz; Annotation

• Weeks 2 & 3 of Semester: Criminal Law and Crime

  • First week: Submit Discussion Post; Research Exercise

  • Second Week: Submit Annotation

• Weeks 4 & 5 of Semester: Law Enforcement

  • First week: Submit Discussion Post; Research Exercise

  • Second Week: Submit Annotation

• Weeks 6 & 7 of Semester: Courts

  • First week: Submit Discussion Post; Research Exercise

  • Second Week: Submit Annotation

• Weeks 8 & 9 of Semester: Corrections

  • First week: Submit Discussion Post; Research Exercise

  • Second Week: Submit Annotation