Required
Readings:
1. Police Technology
a. Chapter One through Six
Recommended
Readings:
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800 MHz Public Safety Interference:
The Consensus Plan, The Police Chief, Technology
Talk, October 20032.
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Your Source for Law Enforcement IT
Guidance, The Police Chief, Technology Talk, May
2003
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Radio Spectrum, Executive
Technology Brief, National Institute for Justice
-
Intranets: A New Tool for Corrections
Managers, Ned Benton, Corrections Managers' Report,
October/November 1996
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Introduction to Wireless Data,
Broadbeam Corporation, Trenton, New Jersey, 2000
Assignments:
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Choose two of the discussion
questions from three of the six chapters (for a total of six
questions). Write a one or two paragraph response to each of the
questions;
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Go to Page 18 or 66 in the text,
complete either of the "try this" exercise. Submit a one
paragraph description of your results;
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Go to Page 96 or 103 in the text,
complete either of the "try this" exercise. Submit a one
paragraph description of your results;
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Go to Page 105 or 107 in the text,
complete either of the "try this" exercise. Submit a one
paragraph description of your results;
- Go
to Page 123 in the text, complete the "try this" exercise.
Submit a one paragraph description of your results;
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Return exam one via US Mail.
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Participate in the Online Forum Discussion; and,
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Work on Session/Semester Project: Browse the last three
chapters of the primary text book, Police Technology. Your
final paper for this course will be a topic of your selection
within the broad categories of: Personnel and Training;
Implementing and Managing Technology; and, Emerging and Future
Technologies. As part of your assignments for this module of
instruction, you must choose one of the areas of inquiry and
submit your selection along with a one paragraph explanation of
why your chose this area. Refer to the expanded assignment for
specific information on the final project.
Special Instructions:
1. You must
request exam one via email from the instructor.
2.
Register and create a user name that is your first initial, last
name, and the
word "Union." If I
were creating that user name I would be rfosterunion.
3.
Click here to find the first threaded
discussion assignment.
4.
After you have posted, you must respond to a post made by another
Union
learner.
Due Dates Winter 2008 |
Go To |
Semester |
Session I |
Session II |
|
January 2 |
January 2 |
February 25 |
Semester/Session Begins |
January 31 |
January 11 |
March 7 |
Module One |
February 22 |
January 25 |
March 21 |
Module Two |
March 21 |
February 8 |
April 4 |
Module Three |
April 14 |
February 21 |
April 17 |
Module Four |
April 19 |
February 23 |
April 19 |
Semester/Session Ends |