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Outcomes for Majors:
Criminology
| Program Information | Goals | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|
1. To impart to students the theoretical perspectives of criminology: Students will be familiar with major schools of criminological theory, including, but not limited to: classical, structural, social process, and critical perspectives on crime. |
A sample of completed course materials, student exams, final papers, exit interview. | |
| 2. To impart to students the sociologist’s ways of knowing: Students will learn how to use and apply the basic tools of descriptive statistics (frequency distributions in tabular and graphical form, central tendency and dispersion measures); Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of sampling, probability, and inferential statistics; Students will learn to differentiate between independent and dependent variables and to develop testable hypotheses; Students will develop an understanding of the logic of sociological research, including qualitative and quantitative approaches to research design, data collection, and data analysis. | ||
| 3. To impart to students a working understanding of a focused
sample of the accumulated research knowledge base in criminology. |
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