Introduction to Criminal Justice Online

Starting Requirements

Computer Literacy

If you confident in the fact that you know nothing about computers, please don't take this course unless you have someone to provide you with technical assistance.  You need to be able to complete course requirements with confidence.  You must have or do the following:

• Have an email address (capable of sending attachments) that you check on a regular basis.  All private communications will be conducted by email.

• Check the frequently asked questions page BEFORE you ask a technical question--the odds are that someone else has already asked the question and I have posted it there.

Equipment

To complete this course successfully, you will need access to a computer with internet access, email, and a web browser.  You can survive without a printer, but attempting it is highly discouraged.  (You are required to keep a notebook with hard copies of your work.)  Most of the course content is specifically designed to be compact, so older computers and the use of a modem (rather than broadband) should not present a problem.   

Files

This course will require you to send many documents to the professor as email attachments.  Your professor does not have every word-processing program ever created.  Thus, there are some file conventions that you MUST follow when sending attachments.  Simply put, your documents must be readable in Microsoft Word.  This means that you must either create them in a relatively recent version of Word or save them in Rich Text Format.  This latter format has the file extension .rtf.  Most word processors allow you to select this as the file type when you are saving a document.

Class Decorum

You are expected to act in a professional manner in this course.  The fact that the course is online changes some things, but you are still required to act in accordance with University regulations and maintain a respectful demeanor toward your classmates. 

Any violation of University policy will result in your administrative withdrawal from the course.  [Some of you will be happy to note that my usual rule about cell phones is suspended for this course].

Failure to Participate

Any student who fails to turn in two consecutive assignments without communicating a compelling reason for doing so to me may be administratively withdrawn from the course.       

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