CRIM/SOC 250: Writing and Reading in Criminal Justice and Social Sciences

This course is designed to help students become familiar with searching criminological and sociological literature, read journal articles in the social sciences and present ideas effectively in written form within the discipline. Students will also learn to make oral presentations of written work. By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to read journal articles in criminal justice, present ideas effectively in writing, use APA style, and do effective presentations. Inclass writing exercises, a critique of a research paper, a term paper, a presentation, and class participation will be used to assess achievement of these objectives.