COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1
(Dates to be filled in by Student on last day of week 1)
P-Prim Diagnostic: Verbal and Written.
Week 2
Getting to know everyone and special guest Anthony Chatman.
PowerPoint: Lecture One Law and Edu: Copywrong click here for Video Lecture
Big Idea: Intellectual Property, Influence of the Rich (elites), definitions of crime, enforcement as arbitrary and capricious, resistance of lower classes and younger generations. Basis for OER work.
Continued conversation with Mr. Chatman and special guests – what advice for students today?
In Class Test: End of 2nd Week Diagnostic; also on Google Form.
Do Now: 1 Page Essay: Due next Wednesday
Career, major, program, skillsThis is a getting to know you assignment and will be graded as Pass/Fail. Failure to complete this assignment will result in a final grade of INC, Incomplete.
Week 3
Interactive Lecture Two – Example SLO: LSA Law and Evil: Witchcraft, a very brief historical introduction
Big Idea: Structure of crime/justice changes over time, introduction to rationality, religion and morals, empirical realities, court structures and standards of evidence
Thursday: Investigation Assignment- click here – Due Monday
Week 4
Quiz: structural/historical/pov
Review
Guest Presentation: Anthony Chatman – Intro to Investigative Function
Week 5
Do Now: Begin Sherlock Holmes: Pages 1-44; click here for reading
PowerPoint: Lecture 3: Foucault, Revolutionary Criminals and the Middle Class.
In Class Activity: Begin Clue
Big Idea: Small Group Discusion: What have you learned about logical deduction from the Sherlock Holmes Story thus far?
Week 6
Continue Sherlock Holmes:
Big Idea: Large Class Dialogue: How does the reading apply to the transition from agriculture to the Industrial Revolution? How does history influence the structure of crime and policing? Where did prisons come from?
Week 7
Sherlock – Pages 44 to End.
SPRING BREAK STARTS 4/19; Classes Begin again April 29
Week 8
Watch Sherlock: Film in class
Mr. Chatman Slide Show for Midterm Prep: Click here
Critical Thinking Video for Midterm Prep: Click here
Midterm Prep Handout: Click Here
Thursday: MIDTERM EXAM Multiple Choice (25Q) & Sherlock Case Study
Extra Credit Assignment: Film Photo-Essay (3 pages) Due end of Week 9. Watch another Sherlock film or a film about a Detective and write a three page essay using photos.
Week 9
Big Idea: Small group discussion to Large Class Dialogue: Tech, Artificial Intellegence, Crime today – compare/contrast
Begin Draft Final Reflection Essay in class
Discuss Final Reflection Essay Draft
Extra Credit Photo Essay Due
Week 10
Presentations
Essay, PPT, other
Week 11
Presentations
Week 12
Presentations
Week 13
Discuss Presentations and Grading Rubric
Final Exam:
Case Study Comprehensive Long Essay Answer
Multiple Choice (10Q)