COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS – CRJ301 (ONLINE)

Dr. Eric Metchik

(978)-542-6460)

Welcome to CRJ301 (02), the online version of Community Corrections. This course will be presented in a series of learning modules, each of which corresponds to a specific unit. Each learning module consists of a PowerPoint presentation reviewing the key points as well as specific interactive activities and assignments. It in turn is keyed to the course syllabus (available directly from the WebCT site). You will have maximum success in this course if you do all of the following:

Make sure you are fully familiar with the WebCT system. If you are new to WebCT, or if you feel a “refresher” is in order, please take the tutorial available at the “Start Here” link on your WebCT home page. If this is the first time you are using WebCT, be sure to do the Browser Check. This includes disabling your “pop-up” blocker and making sure you have a suitable version of JAVA (note that this might NOT be the most recent version of JAVA…)

Complete all required readings BEFORE you do the rest of the activities in the learning module. This is such a basic element for success that it hardly needs repeating here, but I nevertheless emphasize it at this time.

Participate in all required discussion sections. Most units of this course will feature asynchronous discussions. Your participation is included as part of the final course grade, but beyond that, this is the principal way that we will establish a sense of “community” in this course and get to know each other’s opinions vis-à-vis the issues that are raised. I am looking for you not only to post your own response, but to answer those from the other students. This will all be explained in further detail in the first learning module which includes a discussion question.

Please make every effort to keep up with each learning module as it is time-released. The course cannot be done in “blockbuster” fashion at the beginning or the end. Each segment builds on the previous ones and so must be completed sequentially in a timely fashion.

I hope you will find this course to be both fulfilling and enjoyable and look forward to interacting with you during the coming semester. Dr. Metchik