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*Required* Online Orientation
Before you complete this orientation, make sure
you are registered for the course.
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Austin Community
College
CRIJ 2328
Police Systems and Practices
Instructor: Fred D. Toler
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Contacting Instructor:
E-mail:
ftoler@austincc.edu
ACC telephone: 512-223-5182
(Voice Mail is frequently checked for messages)
Office Location: EASTVIEW
CAMPUS (EVC)
3401 Webberville Road, Austin, Texas
78702
bldg 3000 room 3222
Office hours:
By Appointment
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Class Overview :
- Text: Current
edition of The Texas Peace Officer
by
Larry D. Nichols, Ray K. Robbins, and Donald B. Harrelson
- Teaching
methodology
- Online
discussion topics as needed
- Students
goes through course together as a learning community
- Course
Definitions, textbook exercises, and short topic papers.
- Exams, papers and
assignments
- Exams must
be taken before deadline posted in course calendar.
- Textbook
Exercises must be turned into the Digital Drop Box by the deadline
posted in the course calendar.
- Short Topic
Papers will be posted in the course calendar.
- Course Documents:
- Course
documents in Blackboard
- Course
documents include:
- Course
Calendar
- Syllabus
- Definitions
- Textbook
Excercises
- Short
Topic Papers
- Major Exams
- Four
(4) major exams will be given.
- Each exam contains
multiple choice questions and may contain short answer questions.
- Exams must be taken
on dates posted on course calendar
Grading Policy:
Grading Policy
- Four
exams will be given, worth 150 points each
- Textbook
Excercises and Short Topic Papers will
be worth a total of 25 points each
- The
maximum possible points during the course is 100
- Total
points will be divided by ten to obtain the final
average on a 100-point scale
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Numeric to alpha
grade conversions:
90 -100=A
80 - 89=B
70 -79= C
60 - 69=D
Below 60=F
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This is a personal computer/modem (PCM) Open Campus version
of the standard Criminal justice course listed at the top of the
page
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The student will be required to do the same amount and quality
of work
as the classroom equivalent of this course.
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This course will require self-discipline and knowledge of personal
computers
and the Internet.
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Blackboard
Blackboard is an online system that supports communication in this course. Each of you will have a password and access to all of the course materials, i.e. syllabus, calendar, grading system, course requirements and expectations. In addition, the Blackboard system allows for me to post announcements and discussion questions. As a student you can participate in the discussion forums, check your grades and read my comments, and leave assignments in the digital dropbox for me to “pick up”. It is expected that you check this site a minimum of once a week.
You are responsible for the details contained in the syllabus and all other information in the blackboard course. You may want to print a copy of the syllabus to keep available for reference.
You may access the ACC resources available to you as a distance learning student at: http://dl.austincc.edu/students/StudentWelcome.html
Accessing Blackboard
With a web browser, open the following URL: http://acconline.austincc.edu/
Students may also access Blackboard by selecting the “Blackboard/Online Courses” link from the student resources menu on the ACC website at http://www.austincc.edu/.
Once your browser has accessed the Blackboard site, click the "Login" button to begin using Blackboard. You will be prompted to enter your ACCeID and Password. If you have not set up your ACCeID please click here and follow the directions carefully.
Trouble logging in?
ACC Help Line is 512-223-8026 or 1-888-223-8026 or you can email dl@austincc.edu
Testing Procedures:
Inside ACC service area
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Exams will be administered
at the ACC campus testing centers.
You must check
for the times and days that your center will be open.
You must take exams during the week/day(s) it is available.
Failure to take the exam during the prescribed period may reduce your
exam score or result in a zero for the exam.
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You will not need a permission
slip to take the exams.
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You will need your ACC
ID and an additional form of picture ID.
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It is the student’s
responsibility to obtain, read and be thoroughly familiar with ACC
Testing Center Rules prior to taking exams at the center. Violation
of these rules is very serious and may result in disciplinary action
being taken against the student. For more information and testing
center hours please refer to www.austincc.edu/testctr
Outside ACC service area
Each student must take the required midterm and final exams as described
in the
syllabus and orientation.
For students residing outside the ACC service area, the student
must get approval from the instructor to test at a location other
then specified ACC testing centers.
The student outside the ACC service area must locate a testing facility
at a nearby college or university during the first two weeks of the
semester and advised the instructor of the matter.
The Open Campus/Distance Learning staff will assist the student
in this task. Once faculty approval
is given, a receiving institution has agreed to provide the distance
testing service, and the faculty member has provided Open Campus (OPC)
with all necessary tests and Distance Testing Transmittal forms, OPC
staff will forward all testing materials to the college or university. The web for Distance Learning at Austin Community College is http://dl.austincc.edu
The ACC Help Line is 512/223-8026 or 1-888-223-8026 or you
can email dl@austincc.edu
The student is responsible for paying any testing/proctoring
fees to the proctoring institution and the costs for returning the completed
exams to the instructor or OPC.
Testing Center Rules: It is the student’s
responsibility to obtain, read and be
thoroughly familiar with ACC Testing Center Rules prior to taking exams
at the center.
Violation of these rules is very serious and may result in disciplinary
action being taken
against the student. For more information refer to www.austincc.edu/testctr