SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
COURSE: AJ 302 Community Relations: Multicultural Issues
INSTRUCTOR: Kelly Gould Phone: 558-2485 Office AJ5a
Email: gouldk@scc.losrios.edu
Web page: http://web.scc.losrios.edu/gouldk
OFFICE HOURS: See posted times outside of AJ5a
DIVISION DEAN: Frank Malaret Phone: 558-2402
COURSE OBJECTIVES: To provide a survey of the multicultural problems currently facing communities. Students will learn the concepts of human relations as applied to human dignity; role of the individual worker in encounters with citizen clients; challenges facing professionals in the field; and directions of future innovation and change.
REQUIRED TEXT: “Multicultural Law Enforcement” 4th Ed. Shusta, Levine, Wong, Harris
METHOD OF INSTRUCTION:
Lecture, required reading, visual aids and group exercises.
I. Course Responsibilities
A. Completion of Reading Assignments
B. Class Participation
C. Class Attendance
D. Completion of all quizzes, examinations, and projects
E. PUNCTUALITY!!!
II. Grading
A. Midterm Exams, Final Exams will be completed in multiple choice and True/False test form. Quizzes will require multiple-choice and True/False responses. The essay exams shall be written responses to course topics. Students will adequately develop and support their written responses in a well-organized and thoughtful (intelligent) manner.
Midterm: 100 Points
Final: 100 Points
Four Quizzes (65 pts each): 195 Points
Attendance: 100 Points
Assignment(s) 5 Points each
Total: 500 + Points
B. Grade Points:
A= 450-500 Points 90%
B= 359-449 Points 80%
C= 251-358 Points 70%
D= 150-250 Points 60%
F= 0-149 Points
III. Attendance/Conduct:
NO LAPTOPS ALLOWED
Students will be awarded 100 points for perfect attendance.
Students will lose 3 points for each hour they miss up to 9 points. He/She will lose 16 points for the 4th ABSENCE AND 25 beyond.
Students who submit assignments late will have scores docked 10-points for every day of late status. I do not accept assignments as email attachments.
DO NOT ARRIVE MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LATE - OR
NO CREDIT
*On testing dates, students arriving more that 10 minutes beyond the start of the test will be required to make-up the test
Students will lose attendance points for any absence (excused or unexcused)
The Instructor will drop a student who has more than 5 absences.
IV. Make-up Exams/Extra Credit
Make-up exams and quizzes will be given only at the discretion of the Instructor and then only on the last day of the semester or at the time of the Final Exam. Students will be allowed to take ONE make-up quiz only. There is no make-up for midterms or final exams. All make-up quizzes will require multiple-choice and True/False responses. Extra credit work is only at the discretion of the Instructor and only for those students who are failing the class even though they are making a sincere effort and have no attendance problems.
COURSE SYLLABUS
I. This Course syllabus is to be considered a tentative outline of course progression. The study plan is at the discretion of the Instructor and is subject to change.
II. Study Plan:
