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Additional Information
Because most class sessions take place at a regional correctional institution, students must be prepared to travel approximately ten times to the facility, to be present in the facility for several hours at a time, and to comply with all institutional security requirements and course rules, which necessarily go beyond standard course rules. These rules involve matters that include proper dress in the prison and the regulation of conduct that would not seem at all unusual on a college campus. (See syllabus for these rules.) Failure to comply with these requirements may result in dismissal from the course. Students will also be required to apply in writing for admission to the course, and to undergo a short interview with the instructor. Application and interview must be completed prior to a deadline set prior to registration – deadline to be announced
Grading Details
- Weekly three-page Reflection Papers, which are required to be completed before each class session (25 percent of grade). Writing these papers will require active attention and participation in class sessions, and careful and attentive reading of the weekly assignments; reflection papers must comment upon and analyze both.
- Class participation (25 percent of grade), which includes participation in class group project
- A final paper of twelve to fifteen pages (50 percent of grade).