CCJS389H Fall 2013 (Gottfredson).pdf - Criminology and Criminal ...

implications of the research, limitations of their proposal, and directions for
future work. (about 30 pages).
CLASS FORMAT
Most of the work in this class will be independent, as students write
and rewrite sections of their thesis. However, we will use a structured peer
review process in which students will provide feedback to each other on
sections of the thesis. We will use Dropbox for all file submissions (drafts to
peer reviewers, peer reviews, and updated drafts to Prof. Gottfredson).
Details on the file submission specifics will be provided the first day of class.
All assignments will be posted for assigned peer reviewers by 4 p.m. the
Monday before the assignment date. Peer reviewers will post their
comments in the reviewed student’s Dropbox folder and provide feedback in
class on Wednesday. After editing the work based on peer feedback,
students will submit (by 4 p.m. Friday) the edited section to Prof.
Gottfredson for additional feedback. Class meeting time will be used to
provide and receive this feedback. Students are expected to participate fully
in the peer review process, to make continuous progress towards the thesis,
and to ask intelligent questions of the visitors during the two panel sessions.
REQUIRED READING
Students will be reading literature related to their thesis topics throughout
the semester. In addition, sections of the following textbook will be
assigned:
Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.C., & Williams, J.M. (2008). The Craft of
Research, 3rd edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. [ISBN-13:
978-0-226-06566-3/ISBN-10:0-226-06566-9]
GRADING POLICY
Grades will be based on the quality of final thesis (80%), participation
in the peer review process (10% for on time submission of feedback), and
the presentation of the thesis (10%).
DISABILITY SUPPORT
Every effort will be made to accommodate students who are registered
with the Disability Support Services (DSS) Office and who provide a
University of Maryland DSS Accommodation form, updated for the current
semester. Students requiring special accommodations must inform me and
provide the required DSS form within the first two weeks of class.