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Course Description: This
course exposes students to methods used in the analysis of quantitative and
qualitative data in the field. Emphasis is placed on the development of analytical
skills and appropriate use of statistical techniques. Computer
applications and other hands-on methods are emphasized. Course Prerequisites: Twelve (12) hours of JUS classes, including 12000
and 32400 (Research Methods) Course materials: ·
A simple
calculator ·
Adventures in
Criminal Justice Research (Dowdall et al.) ·
Statistics in
Criminal Justice (Fox et al.) ·
Qualitative
Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Berg) ·
Other readings
as assigned Additional course resources you will need to be
successful:
Course content outline: Statistics as a research tool Descriptive Statistics Introduction to SPSS Qualitative Analysis
Intensive interviewing, ethnography, case studies,
content analysis, oral history Introduction to NuDist/QSR Inferential Statistics Probability Theory Hypothesis testing Comparing means Correlation Regression (linear and logistic) COURSE POLICIES
I. Course requirements and
grading
Students
are expected to come to class, to do the reading, consult the web page
resources, and take all exams. Your
grade in the course is based on your
performance in the following areas: 1)
Three exams will be given during the semester, all of which must
be taken to pass the course; they are 80% of the grade. The weighting
of these tests is as follows: Exam 1 - 25%, Exam 2 - 25%, Final Exam - 25%.
Make-up Exam policy: Make-up exams are allowed
only in cases with legitimate, documentable excuses (medical, military,
athletic, death in the immediate family), per University policy. Dates
of exams will be announced in class approximately two weeks in advance. Assignments/exercises/papers are
25% of the grade. Late work will not be accepted, nor will students with
unexcused absences be allowed to make up missed assignments.. 2) Attendance Policy: The KSU policy is that students
are expected to attend class. Attendance is very
important in this course. Attendance will be taken; it will
be used when considering grades for students on the borderline. Only
during class will you be given assignments, notified of test dates, and be
informed of other important events and deadlines. The student is responsible for all missed
work--it is the student’s responsibility to check with other students
regarding announcements made in class and to get any missed material (notes)
from his/her classmates. Students who
miss class due to unexcused absences (i.e., those that are not due to the
officially recognized, legitimate excuses of military call-up, death in the
immediate family, your own illness, student-athletic
commitment) will not be allowed to make up missed exercises or assignments. 3)
Extra credit policy: A student’s grade is based on their mastery of
the course material as described above. Extra credit is not allowed
other than that provided on exams at the discretion of the instructor.
According to University policy, final grades will not be changed by allowing
the student to do additional work or by using criteria other than those
applied to all students in the class. II. Academic
Honesty and Student Conduct: Cheating and plagiarism are serious
academic offenses. Cases of cheating
and plagiarism will be handled
according to University policy as expressed in the University “Digest
of Rules and Regulations” and summarized in the handout on the website.
Cheating includes such acts as getting outside help for class assignments,
presenting false evidence of a course or exam absence, attempting to obtain
or consulting an old exam, and communicating with another student during the
course of an exam. Plagiarism includes presenting someone else’s
work as your own. Unethical behavior
of this sort could result in a zero on the exam, an ‘F’ in the
course, and a visit to the III. Disabilities:
In accordance with University policy, if you have a
documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in
this course, contact the professor at the beginning of the semester (or when
given an assignment for which accommodation is required). Students with
disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student
Disability Services (SDS) in the Class cancellations: Miscellaneous
matters of safety, security, and etiquette: I can be
reached via e-mail (ptontodo@kent.edu),
but be aware that I do not check it every day. If you need to get a
message to me immediately, please call the JUS department. While I
realize that ordinarily such requests are not necessary, but also that
emergencies sometimes arise, let me note that the following activities and
situations distract your fellow students (as well as me) and should be
avoided in the classroom: “active” cell phones and paging
devices, arriving late, reading during class, and repeated, excessive
talking. On exam days, do not bring any personal communication
devices with you to class (e.g., cell phones, pagers). |
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