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Created: July 27, 2003
Latest Update: March 6a, 2009
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CRMJ 490 Special Topics: Careers in Criminal Justice
(aka The Criminal Justice Profession)

You will be held accountable for the readings and discussion questions listed here. There will be no "testing." That means that you will not have to live in anxious anticipation of what we will ask and how much you will have to know. Instead, we will provide weekly discussion questions, lectures, essays, and concepts we feel that you should know as a result of having taken this course. You will assure us of that learning and receive your grade for the questions and concepts about which you choose to write and talk with us. In addition you will find detailed explanations and examples on our grading policies in the first week's reading.

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Week 8: Week of March 8, 2009

Friday, March 13th - The last day to drop a semester-long course.

Saturday, March 14th through Sunday, March 22nd - Spring Break (not a day sooner or a day later). I will not be on email from March 14th through the 18th.

Topic: Midterm and Beyond

Preparatory Readings

• Susan Takata and Jeanne Curran. Theory, Policy, Practice of a Career. [online] --- Chapters 1-7 .
  
• J. Scott Harrs & Karen Hess. Careers in Criminal Justice and Other Related Fields, [bundled with free access to the Cengage Learning's Career in Criminal Justice website]. --- Sections 1 & 2 (Chapter 1-11) .
  
  

• Mark Jones. Criminal Justice Pioneers in U.S. History. entire book .
• Spencer Johnson. Who Moved My Cheese? --- entire book

• Dr. Seuss' Oh, the Places You'll Go -- [Thank you, Jeni for suggesting this Seuss book for this class. Unfortunately, there is no video or DVD on this book yet!] .
  
  
• Randy Pausch. The Last Lecture. (optional)
• Richard Bolles. What Color is Your Parachute 2009? (optional)

Lecture related links:



• W.I. Thomas "Definition of the Situation
• Those Infamous Grades and Letters of Recommendation
  
  

Concepts to be covered:



• 6Cs
• taxonomy of learning
• illocutionary discourse
• the interrelationship between theory, policy, practice



Discussion Questions:

Note: You need to complete the readings in order to answer these questions.

1. Based on the resume that you submitted for your midterm portfolio, honestly, if you were a potential employer, would you be interested in bringing in this person for an interview? Why.

2. Go to the careers website that was bundled with your H & H textbook. View one of the interview clips. Provide your analysis and critique of what was presented.

3. What is your Plan A? And, what are your backup plans B and C? If you do not have a backup plan, develop one NOW!

4. List at least three to five possible elements to be included in your career portfolio by the end of the semester.



Self-Assessment Questions for Career Performance Portfolio:




1. Explain in depth, how your career performance portfolio specifically connects to the readings, class discussions, and major concepts discussed in class. Demonstrate how your portfolio relates to "theory, policy, practice". What have you learned at midterm?
2. Assess how the 6Cs apply to your career performance portfolio, with special attention on competence and creativity. What is your career performance portfolio self-assessment (provide a letter grade) ___ ? Explain why this particular grade.

Suggestions for your Career Portfolio:

Note: Start thinking about ideas for your career portfolio. Should relate to "the criminal justice profession." Cannot be something that you are doing or have done for another course. Research cannot be 100% online (i.e., google, askjeeves). Must conduct library research using scholarly works, (not the popular press -- Time Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated). No term papers! Allow time to dialogue (i.e. revise and resubmit)!



• new Beyond the OOH, examine other forecasts in your career field. Compare and contrast the OOH with these other sources.
• new Map out where your career path will go after commencement at UWP.
• Map out your career related network. Analyze the connections as well as the disconnects in your network.
• Write one to two pages discussing role models and mentors who have helped you along the way.
• Map out or illustrate your career path from the past to the present.

Recommended Readings:

• Arlie Hochschild. Second Shift.
  
• Harvey MacKay Sharkproof.
• Harvey MacKay Swim with the Sharks
• Malcolm Gladwell. Outliers: The Story of Success.
• Dennis W. Bakke. Joy at Work.
• Megan Hustad. How to be Useful.
  

• Jurgen Habermas. Between Facts and Norms.
  
• Martha Minow. Making All the Difference: Exclusion, Inclusion and American Law. Check out this link Martha Minow on the Dear Habermas site.
  
  
  

Course Syllabus for CRMJ 490 "Special Topics: Careers in Criminal Justice" (aka The Criminal Justice Profession)

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