Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 5510. 4-5 hours. |
Course Title: | Criminal Justice Internship |
Course Description: | An internship specifically designed for and required of students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Centers on the design, execution, and reporting of original research related to the specific placement or internship. |
Oasis Title: | Criminal Justice Internship |
Nontraditional Format: | Internship. |
Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | The research paper consists of major academic research typically related to the work
of your agency. It entails your identifying a reasonably narrow research question,
securing an appropriate body of empirical data related to that question, and
examining the data systematically to shed light on your research question. Most
interns address topics directly related to the activities of their host agency and
often acquire data for analysis from a source in the agency such as agency records
which are available as a consequence of one's strategic location in the agency.
Thus, although you must provide an adequate statement of your research problems and
review previous research in that area, this is not a simple term paper in which all
source material is extracted from the literature. Nor is the paper to be an extended
essay or reaction paper in which you provide subjective comments about some facet of
agency operations. Instead, it is intended to be a bit of original research on your
part, utilizing the understandings and skills you acquired in the prerequisite
research methods course. |
Topical Outline: | Paper topics are as varied as the types of agencies in which students learn. The
common key requirement is that each paper must present a systematic treatment of some
type of empirical data. |
Honor Code Reference: | All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."
Students are responsible for informing themselves about these standards before
performing academic work. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and
ignorance is not an acceptable defense. Also note that the course syllabus is a
general plan for the course and that deviations announced to the class by the
instructor may be necessary. (www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm). |