Criminal Law
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COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: Criminal Law TERM & YEAR: Spring 1 2012
COURSE & SECTION NUMBER: LE 263 Intro to
Criminal Law/Justice TIME & PLACE: Online
NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS: 3
INSTRUCTOR: Robert W. McKinley OFFICE LOCATION/HOURS: M-F 9:00-4:00 (Central Time)
OFFICE PHONE: 715.723.2588 EMAIL:mckinleyr@trine.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study in the fundamentals of the Criminal Law system in U.S. Society
PREREQUISITES: None
REQUIRED TEXT: Criminal Law, Samaha, 10th Ed. (online book)
REFERENCES:
OTHER MATERIALS: You should review the Summary and Web Resources at the end of each chapter. Both resources provide a review of critical concepts as well as practice test tools to help you measure your progress. These are self-help tools and are not to be turned in or graded. In addition, each of the weekly Learning Modules provides additional resources to help you better understand this course. You are encouraged to make use of those resources as well.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
*understand the basic nature of our criminal law system
*know the sources of the criminal law
* know the elements of common crimes and defenses thereto
*understand theories behind punishment and the limits on government to define crime
*become familiar with case citations, case briefing and finding a case in the library
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students are expected to:
*Complete all assignments and tests in a timely fashion
*Participate in Discussion Board activities
*Use descriptive lines in your e-mail messages to others, so that users will recognize the
message as being from a classmate
ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION: Students are expected to participate in the Discussion Board and take all tests. I am required to file an attendance report each week identifying any students who did not...
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE TITLE: Criminal Law TERM & YEAR: Spring 1 2012
COURSE & SECTION NUMBER: LE 263 Intro to
Criminal Law/Justice TIME & PLACE: Online
NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS: 3
INSTRUCTOR: Robert W. McKinley OFFICE LOCATION/HOURS: M-F 9:00-4:00 (Central Time)
OFFICE PHONE: 715.723.2588 EMAIL:mckinleyr@trine.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study in the fundamentals of the Criminal Law system in U.S. Society
PREREQUISITES: None
REQUIRED TEXT: Criminal Law, Samaha, 10th Ed. (online book)
REFERENCES:
OTHER MATERIALS: You should review the Summary and Web Resources at the end of each chapter. Both resources provide a review of critical concepts as well as practice test tools to help you measure your progress. These are self-help tools and are not to be turned in or graded. In addition, each of the weekly Learning Modules provides additional resources to help you better understand this course. You are encouraged to make use of those resources as well.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
*understand the basic nature of our criminal law system
*know the sources of the criminal law
* know the elements of common crimes and defenses thereto
*understand theories behind punishment and the limits on government to define crime
*become familiar with case citations, case briefing and finding a case in the library
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students are expected to:
*Complete all assignments and tests in a timely fashion
*Participate in Discussion Board activities
*Use descriptive lines in your e-mail messages to others, so that users will recognize the
message as being from a classmate
ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION: Students are expected to participate in the Discussion Board and take all tests. I am required to file an attendance report each week identifying any students who did not...