Discussions are a way to demonstrate your understanding of the coursematerial, while learning from your peers. Engaging with your peersabout the ideas you are learning helps to sharpen your thought process,and it helps to add relevance to the topics of the module. As you arereading and viewing the course material, take notes and think about someissues you would like to discuss and gain more perspective on. Thediscussion boards links are posted below.
Here are some tips for participating in the discussions:
You will be required to post your own answer before you can viewanyone else’s answers. Students who make “ghost postings” (blankpostings) will receive a zero for that Discussion Board assignment,because blank postings gives students access to the information in otherpostings, which is the equivalent of cheating. There are no exceptionsto this rule.
You will have the option of subscribing to the threads, whether yourown or another student’s. This way, if you find a topic interesting andwant to follow how it progresses, you will receive email notificationswhen someone else posts to it.
You are encouraged to type your posts into a document on your computer and save it on your local hard drive, before copying and pasting thetext here. This way, if there is any glitch with Canvas, you will notlose all your work. While technical glitches are rare, they do happen,and it is important to take precautions. (But please, do not attach your document to the discussion board. Paste the text for easier viewing.)
Discuss why reliability and validity are importantin research and how they may differ depending on the type of researchyou are performing.Additionally, create an example of a problemcriminology and criminal justice as a field would face if validity andreliability were not considered when using research to create policy
Each Original Posting should be a minimum of 350 words,and should thoroughly answer each question. These postings requireadvance preparation, and will be judged on the basis of such items ascontent, knowledge of the topic, length, research, grammar and spelling,and quality of writing.
Response posts should be at least 150 words long,and should reflect a meaningful engagement with the topic. You mustmake at least two high-quality responses. Supportive short responses areacceptable, in the spirit of continuing the conversation, but will notcount towards your grade.