Grades
Exam 1: 100 points
Justice Program Response Paper: 100 points
Class Activities (5): 100 points (20 points each)
Discussion participation: 45 points (9 points for each discussion requirement)
Final letter grades will be determined according to the following scale:
93%–100% | 320 points–345 points | A
90%–92% | 309 points–319 points | A–
87%–89% | 299 points–308 points | B+
83%–86% | 285 points–298 points | B
80%–82% | 275 points–284 points | B–
77%–79% | 264 points–274 points | C+
73%–76% | 251 points–263 points | C
70%–72% | 240 points–250 points | C–
67%–69% | 230 points–239 points | D+
63%–66% | 216 points–229 points | D
60%–62% | 206 points–215 points | D–
Below 60% | 205 points or less | F
Exams
All exams will be completed online. The dates are designated in this syllabus. Those days, we will NOT have class. One you start the exam, you must finish it. While notes and the book are allowed, individual effort is the expectation and use of a classmate, google search, AI, or other like resources is prohibited.
For activities, those are due on specific Sunday evenings. Dates will also be designated. You will be given a full week to complete these.
Justice Program Response Paper
There is one written response that overlays the supplemental reading requirement, The Sun Does Shine, against various fundamentals found in the text and discussed in the classroom. This will not be timed, but rather will be due on the date established in the syllabus. Individual effort is the expectation and use of a classmate, google search, AI, or other like resources is prohibited. This will require about three type-written pages of work, so plan ahead to ensure adequate time to meet this requirement.
Activities
There are five activities that involve your review of relevant videos or other material and your response to questions related to that content where you should draw from fundamentals in the text and lecture to frame your responses. These are not timed, but rather will be due on the dates established in the syllabus. Individual effort is the expectation and use of a classmate, google search, AI, or other like resources is prohibited.
Discussion Board
Discussion boards have multiple purposes. Because this class is online, the discussion boards serve as a way to demonstrate your “attendance” and participation. They also allow for critical thinking, sharing thoughts and opinions with your classmates and your instructor, and they allow us to incorporate current events into the course work.
Discussion boards are due during the five (5) weeks you have textbook reading assignments by Thursday evening at 11:59 pm (MST) each week they are assigned. A student’s initial post should be a minimum of 100 words. Responses to fellow classmates and/or the instructor will be due by Sunday evening at 11:59 (MST) in the week they are assigned. At least three responses per discussion board are required. They must be of relevant substance, no less than 50 words. Each initial discussion board post must have at least one source referenced and cited in APA format.
Extra Credit
Extra credit is very rare and may not occur. Any extra credit is assigned at the sole discretion of the instructor.