2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CRIM 280 - Internship
PREREQUISITES: Program Advisor Approval.
PROGRAM: Criminal Justice
CREDIT HOURS: 4
LECTURE HOURS: 2
PRACTICUM: 10
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2014
Provides fieldwork experience in an approved social, educational, law enforcement, corrections or other criminal justice organization.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Explain the agency’s policies and procedures, organizational structure, and its relationship to the community.
- Explain the major goals of the agency and describe the methods used to realize these goals.
- Demonstrate communication and problem solving skills in the internship experience.
- Demonstrate professionalism in appearance, communication, and prompt reporting for work.
- Maintain a weekly journal describing and documenting experiences.
- Demonstrate competence in observing, listening, and writing.
- Demonstrate ability to identify, assess, and resolve problems during internship experience.
- Demonstrate effective job search and interview strategies through writing a cover letter, writing a resume, writing a thank you letter, and completing a mock interview.
- Evaluate the internship experience.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - Developing professionalism in interaction with those persons involved with the agency
Managing the stress experienced by the criminal justice professional in the workplace
Learning to work under supervision
Recognizing and understanding diversity in the criminal justice professions
Experiencing the real world of criminal justice professions
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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