Instructor: W. David Stephenson
Class Schedule: MWF 11:00-11:50, 103 Coburn
Office Hrs: none -- I don't have an office. However, I will try
to be easily available by phone and may be able to meet
before or after class
E-Mail: D.Stephenson@stephensonstrategies.com
Tel: 1-508-359-5112
Web Site: http://faculty.uml.edu/dstephenson/index.html
Course Overview
Issues in Technology
and Security course will expose students to the range of new
technologies being used in the criminal justice system and the
issues surrounding those technologies. Most important, it will
also help them develop sound criteria to evaluate current and
forthcoming technologies. The final project for the course will
be a paper in which the student will choose a single technology,
evaluate it by the criteria developed in the class, and make
a final recommendation whether or not it should be employed at
this time.
Course Requirements
- Grading:
There will be a mid-term
examination (March 11) and a final paper. The mid-term will be
30%, and the final paper, 50% of your total grade. 20% of your
grade will depend upon your class participation in this course,
which includes in-class and/or online participation. Grading
will be as follows: A=95-100; AB=89-94; B=84-89; BC=78-83; C=72-77;
CD=66-71; D=60-65; below 59 =F. There will be no retakes of
examinations due to poor grades. Make-up examinations will
only be allowed in cases of medical and other emergencies.
- Attendance:
All students are expected
to attend all scheduled classes.
If you must miss a class, you must e-mail the instructor with
your reason for doing so. Attendance is an important component
of this course and will affect your final grade. The instructor
reserves the right to drop any student from the class due to
excessive absences (more than four unexcused).
Text:
There is no text. However,
two major on-line documents in .pdf form will be read throughout
the course and should be downloaded immediately:
Making
Smart IT Choices: Understanding Value and Risk in Government
IT Investments
The Evolution
and Development of Police Technology
Other readings will be available
on the Internet the week before each class.
Reading schedule:
A reading schedule for the
following week will be posted at the end of the preceding week
(it is not possible to give these readings out earlier, since
the course deals with current technology issues and therefore
is subject to change at the last minute). It is expected
that all students will come to class prepared. Additionally,
current events will be discussed during each class so it is important
that you keep informed of current issues in the media.
Students are responsible for
obtaining any missed lecture notes from others in the class.
The instructor will not release his lecture notes.
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