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COURSE SYLLABUS
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CRIMINAL LAW I
Course Description:
Rationale
Mission
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the course, the student is expected to:
1. Define and explain Criminal Law, felonies and other related
concepts;
2. Discuss as well as explain the sources of Criminal Law;
3. Explain the general principles of criminal law
4. Correlate criminal law with the Fundamental Law as well
as the laws related;
5. Elucidate the constitutional rights of persons and the
statutory rights of the accused;
6. Discuss the various circumstances attendant to the act or
omission resulting to a felony;
7. Distinguish various terms, concepts, doctrines and
principles of criminal law;
8. Describe the persons who are criminally liable; and
9. Explain the concepts of felonies.
STUDENT EVALUATION
Students' mastery of the readings and lecture materials presented
in class will be evaluated on the basis of their performance on
three tests and a final exam, quizzes, participation in discussion
groups exploring aspects of various course topics, self-
assessments of required readings and class participation.
Make-up exams will be given only if you have obtained my
permission to be excused from the actual exam prior to the
time of that exam.
Participation
Students are expected to attend class regularly and to have
completed all assigned readings prior to the date for which they
are assigned. Points in this category will be earned through class
attendance and through contributions to class discussions in
class. Students who miss a class are responsible for getting
notes from someone else in the class and for finding out about
any assignments that were given out that day.
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Grades
Final grades will be computed on the following basis:
Statement of
Plagiarism and Cheating
Definitions of Plagiarism:
"Take and use another author's thoughts, writings...as one's own."
(The Concise Oxford Dictionary)
"The appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and
thoughts of another author and representation of them as one's
original work." (The Random House Dictionary of the English
Language)
Cheating in any form may result in expulsion from the course with
an “F” or 5.0 for the course.
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Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Getting help from a fellow
student to solve a problem or to complete an assignment is not
cheating. However, copying a major portion of an assignment
from someone else (to get it done on time) or using someone
else’s work in any way is cheating in the form of plagiarism.
If two or more students each turn in an assignment that is
essentially a copy of another’s work, this will be considered
cheating. Instances of outright copying will result in no credit for
the assignment for both the individual(s) who copied and the
individual who was copied from (if known about). Serious or
repeated instances of cheating may result in an automatic failure
of the course.
Class Policy
PASS/FAIL POLICY:
It should be understood that the instructor expects that student to
complete ALL assignments and requirements that the regular
students have to do. Work must be turned in by the same
deadlines, and all policies (including absenteeism) are in force.
There are no removals, incomplete and no grade status. At the
end of the semester, students are given either a passing or a
failing grade.
ABSENTEEISM POLICY (and Tardiness):
The 20% Rule is applied. For a course that meets twice a week
(over fifteen weeks), that is a total of 30 class meetings. 20% of
30 is 6. After that many (6) absences, the student will be
administratively withdrawn (grade of "W") from the course. For a
course that meets three times a week (over fifteen weeks), that is
a total of 43 class meetings (45 minus Advising Day and Break),
and 20% of 43 is 9. These numbers amount to three weeks of
absences. If a student manages to bypass administrative
withdrawal, and has accumulated 20% absences by the end of
the course, a final grade of 5.0 is turned in. There are additional
procedures, as per the College Catalog, and as follows:
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Schedule of Absenteeism Penalties
A. Half letter grade drop;
instructor will speak with
A. Three (3) student about absences;
absences student is dropped from any
course that meets one day a
week (8 week courses)
B. Full letter grade drop;
B. Four (4) instructor notifies Advisor,
absences Student Support, and speaks
with student again
C. Two letter grade drop;
C. Five (5) instructor notifies Advisor,
absences Support, Head of Instruction,
Registrar, and student
D. Student is dropped from
D. Six (6) any course that meets two
absences days a week (15 week
courses)
E. Student is dropped from any
E. Nine (9)
course that meets three days a
absences
week (15 week courses)
Course Outline
Meeting Topic
1-2 General Provisions, Date of Effectiveness
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and Application of Provisions
3 Felonies and Circumstances which affect
4 criminal liability
5 Felonies
6 Justifying circumstances
7 Exempting circumstances
8 Mitigating circumstances
9 Aggravating circumstances
Alternative circumstances
10 Persons criminally liable for felonies
11-12 Penalties
Penalties in general
Classification of penalties
Duration of penalties
Application of penalties
Execution and service of sentence
13 Extinction of Criminal Liability
Total extinction
Partial extinction
14 Civil Liability
Persons civilly liable for felonies
What civil liability includes
Extinction and survival of civil liability
15 Probation Law
16 Indeterminate Sentence Law
Disclaimer
This is simply a beginning of the semester syllabus, not a
contract. Syllabus content may be modified or enhanced upon
the consent of the class.
I, ____________________________ have read, agreed and
understand the syllabus for CLJ I, First Semester 2013-14, as
presented to me.
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