Please Read Carefully:
This course is being offered using Blackboard Vista as the Learning Management System. If you have never used Blackboard vista before, please visit the orientation site.  http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

You will access your CCA Blackboard Vista course at http://online.ccaurora.edu

Note:  You will not be able to access your course until the start date, June 2^nd.

New this semester: A support desk is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to assist you with setting up your computer and solving problems. http://www.ccaurora.edu/students/helpdesk/

Criminology

CRJ 230/176 (Online)

3 Credit Hours

(June 2 to Aug 9)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course examines the question of crime and causation from legal, social, political, psychological, and theoretical perspectives; and examines the history and development of criminology.

COURSE WEBSITE:

http://online.ccaurora.edu

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Name

Clifford Hunter

Phone

303-739-6060

E-mail

chunter@ci.aurora.co.us

Fax

Mailbox Location

Building 859, Room 119

Other

REQUIRED COMPUTER SKILLS:

·        Send/receive mail

·        Download files to your computer and then open them

·        Basic word processing skills 

·        Experience with the Blackboard Vista tool or having read the orientation guide at http://www.ccconline.org/support/vista

REQUIRED TEXT BOOK(S):

Text: Siegel, Larry. Criminology: The Core. 3^nd  Ed. NY: Thompson, 2008.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

None

REQUIRED HARDWARE/ SOFTWARE:

·        Supported Web-browser

·        Supported version of Java

·        To confirm your software is supported, run the Browser Check at http://online.ccaurora.edu

HOW TO GET STARTED:

Go to the Course Shell in Blackboard Vista. Read the Course Syllabus. Complete the Introductory Assignment.  Participate in the Introductions topic in the Discussion.

(NOTE: If you are unfamiliar with Blackboard Vista, the College provides orientation classes to our students.)

ORIENTATION SESSION/FIRST MEETING:

None

OTHER INFORMATION:

Course assignments must be submitted as a Word (.doc) or rich text format (.rtf) file ONLY! You cannot submit your assignments as zip files.