WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Virtual Campus
School of Behavioral and Social Sciences1
WBU exists to educate students in an academically challenging, learning- focused and distinctively Christian
environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind
JUAD/SOCI 3310 Criminology
Term: Fall (Aug 15 – Oct 29)
Instructor: Dr. Richard E. Boyer
Contact Information: Phone (760) 749 7353
Email: boyerr@wbu.edu
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm via Blackboard and WBU email
Class Time and Location: asynchronously via Blackboard
Description: Survey of theories, causes, characteristics, types of crime & social functions of crime in society.
Prerequisite: None
Textbook: One of the following two textbooks by Siegel:
BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
CRIMINOLOGY,
THE CORE
Siegel
4TH
2011
Wadsworth
CENGAGE Learning
13: 978-0-495-80983-8
10: 0-495-80983-7
Optional Materials: n/a
Course Outcome Competencies: Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of:

Criminology theories

Causes of criminal conduct

Characteristics of crimes

Types of crimes and social functions of crime in society.
Attendance: Students enrolled at one of the University’s external campuses should make every effort to
attend all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine whether
the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences considered by the
instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress report
with the campus dean. Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings
may receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the
instructor in the course syllabus, are considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.
Disability statement: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy
of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or
activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a
disability and should be contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of
a disability must accompany any request for accommodations.
1 Revised to add alternative text CRIMINOLOGY, THE CORE and provide reading of same as alternative in schedule. The
Instructor continues to reserve the right to make changes to the syllabus as may be needed from time to time.
Course requirements and grading criteria:
Subject of Evaluation
Points
%
Letter Grade2
Percentage
1. Discussion Board (4) 100
20%
A
90 – 100
2. Homework (10)
100
20%
B
80 - 89
3. Quizzes (5)
100
20%
C
70 - 79
4. Final Exam
100
40%
D
60 – 69
400
100%
F
Below 60
Total
Tentative schedule:
Aug 15 – Sep 2
Unit One
1. Reading: Chapters 1 - 3 in CRIMINOLOGY, THE CORE (hereinafter the CORE)
2. Homework: Answer the Unit 1 homework questions and post answers.
3. Discussion: First-half of class post a Current Event (CE) by Aug 24th and second-half of the class post a
Reply (RE) to a classmate’s CE by Sep 2nd on the Unit 1 Discussion Board.
4. Quiz: Complete the Unit 1 quiz composed of 20 multiple-choice questions taken from the material in Unit 1.
Sep 3 – Sep 5
Labor Day Weekend
No assignments due, but students are free to enter and work on the course at their option
Sep 6 – Sep 18
Module Two
1. Reading: Chapters 4 – 6 in THE CORE
2. Homework: Answer the Unit 2 homework questions and post answers.
3. Discussion: Second-half of the class post a Current Event (CE) by Sep 12th and first-half of the class post a
Reply (RE) to a classmate’s CE by Sep 18th on the Unit 2 Discussion Board.
4. Quiz: Complete the Unit 2 quiz composed of 20 multiple-choice questions taken from the material in Unit 2.
Sep 19 - Oct 2
Unit 3 Three
1. Reading: Chapters 7 - 9 in THE CORE
2. Homework: Answer the Unit 3 homework questions and post answers..
3. Discussion: First-half of the class post a Current Event (CE) by Sep 25th and the second-half of the class
post a Reply (RE) to a classmate’s CE by Oct 2nd on the Module 3 Discussion Board Post Current event (CE)
or (RE) “Reply” on the Unit 3 Discussion Board.
4. Quiz: Complete the Unit 3 quiz composed of 20 multiple-choice questions taken from the material in Unit 3.
Oct 3 – Oct 16
Module Four
1. Reading: Chapters 10- 13 in THE CORE
2. Homework: Answer the Unit 4 homework questions and post answers.
3. Discussion: Second-half of the class post a Current Event (CE) by Oct 9th and first-half of the class post a
Reply (RE) to a classmate’s CE by Oct 16 on the Unit 4 Discussion Board.
4. Quiz: Complete the Unit 4 quiz composed of 20 multiple-choice questions taken from the material in Unit 4.
Oct 17 – Oct 29
Module Five
1. Reading: Chapter 14 in THE CORE
2. Homework: Answer the Unit 5 homework questions and post answers.
3. Quiz: Complete the Unit 5 quiz composed of 20 multiple-choice questions taken from the material in Unit 5.
4. Course Final Exam: Traditional Final Exam (closed books, no notes, aids, or assistance) consisting of 100
multiple-choice questions from the Unit 1 - 5 Quizzes. Two hours in length and to be completed by Oct 29th .
An incomplete will only be given to a student who is passing, but has not completed some required assignments for
reasons beyond the student’s control
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