SOC 390 INTERNSHIPS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE                                Dr. Julia Hall                                                                                                                                               Bldg. #47, 33rd & Powelton Ave

FALL 2006                                                                                                     (215)895-2472

                                                                                                                        (215)895-1333fax

                                                                                                                        hall@drexel.edu

 

 

ASSIGNMENTS

 

WEEK 1              INTRODUCTIONS, COURSE OVERVIEW: REQUIREMENTS AND OBJECTIVES

 

WEEK 2              WRITING THE INTERNSHIP REPORT

                                    WHAT TO COVER,

OBJECTIVE & SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION. PERPECTIVES

LENGTH OF REPORT, CITATIONS,

CONFIDENTIALITY

 

WEEK 3              ETHICAL ISSUES IN INTERNSHIPS

                           RESPONSIBILITIES-LIMITS

                           EXAMPLES FROM THE FIELD

                           HYPOTHETICALS

 

WEEK 4              WHAT DID YOU LEARN: TEXTBOOKS V REALITY?

                           SYNTHESIZING AND MOVING BEYOND

                           IDENTIFYING GAPS IN PERSONAL PREPARATION/EDUCATION

 

WEEK 5              MAKING THE MOST OF LIMITED SITUATIONS

                           AVOIDING ROUTINE & BOREDOM

                           STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING STIMULATION

 

WEEK 6              DISCOVERY- NEW LEARNING, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, CHANGES IN CAREER OBJECTIVES AND EDUCATIONAL PLANS

                           RELATIONSHIPS/LEARNING FROM INTERNSHIP TO CAREER

 

WEEKS 7-10       PRESENTATION OF REPORTS (4 EACH WEEK)

 

WEEK 11            NEXT STEPS: NEEDED COURSE WORK, NEXT INTERNSHIP, NETWORKING,REFERENCES, THANK YOU LETTERS & EVALUATIONS

 

 

Your attendance is very important to your final grade. This is a seminar, not a lecture, so come prepared to contribute to the discussion.

All written assignments must be submitted on the dates  requested.

 

Academic Honesty:
It is assumed that the work you submit for this course, whether written or spoken, is your own. Any attempt to represent someone else's work as your own will be considered plagiarism--a form of academic misconduct. For more clarification on plagiarism, see
Drexel's Student Handbook.

Plagiarism includes copying another student's work on papers or tests, copying without attribution the ideas or words from published sources, and submitting papers written in previous semesters. Such academic misconduct will result in a failing grade for the assignment, a probable failing grade for the course, and a report to the Dean for possible disciplinary action. Be advised that internet services such as
EVE 2.3 and Turnitin.com make the detection of plagiarism easy.

 

Disabilities Statement:

 

Student with disabilities requesting accommodations and services at Drexel University need to present a current accommodation verification letter ("AVL") to faculty before accommodations can be made.  AVL's are issued by the Office of Disability Services ("ODS").  For additional information, contact the ODS at www.drexel.edu/edt/disability, 3201 Arch St., Ste. 210, Philadelphia, PA  19104, V 215.895.1401, or TTY 215.895.2299.   

 

SUGGESTED BOOKS FOR S390 INTERNSHIPS   IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

The following are a few examples of existing guides for the criminal justice interns..

 

Camerson, Blythe & Anita Hufft, Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers, McGraw Hill

 

Gary, R.Gordon, Bruce McBride,  et al, Criminal Justice Internships: Theory into Practice,4th ed.,  Anderson Publishers

 

Harr, J. Scott, et al,  Seeking Employment in Criminal Justice and Related Fields, Wadsworth Publishers, 2005

 

Johnson, William, The Criminal Justice Student Writer¹s Manual, 2e,

Prentice Hall, 2001

 

Taylor, Dorothy, Jumpstarting Your Career: An Internship Guide for Criminal Justice, Prentice Hall

 

Thomlison, Reed, Internships for Criminal Justice, Wadsworth Publishers, 2003

 

COPIES OF THESE BOOKS WILL BE PLACED ON RESERVE AT HAGERTY LIBRARY FOR YOUR USE AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.