LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS
CRJU-C900: Master’s Research and
Practicum
FALL 2004
Advisor: Dr. Dee Wood Harper, Jr.
Office: Stallings Room 123
Phone: 504-865-2161
Dept. Phone: 504-865-3323
E-mail: harper@loyno.edu
Dates and times:
By appointment with advisor monthly
Course Description:
Your capstone course, CRJU-900: Master’s Research and
Practicum, consists of directed research in criminal or private justice
under the guidance of Dr. Harper and/or Dr. Thornton. The
required final report should demonstrate mastery of professional skills
and knowledge by completing one of the following:
1. A 5,000- to 10,000-word
research paper. This will be an original research piece that may be
based on quantitative data or it may be a comprehensive review of the
literature;
2. A grant proposal following the accepting agency's guidelines,
for example, National Institute of Justice guidelines;
3. An evaluation of a criminal/private justice policy or program;
or,
4. A security assessment and plan for a corporation or a
facility, such as an airport or sports facility.
At the time of your MCJ Comprehensive Examination, we would like you to
submit a two or three page prospectus about your project to include the
following information:
1. Name of the
project;
2. The format of the project – e.g., evaluation of a
criminal justice policy, theoretical work;
3. Description of the work;
4. Statement of the relevancy of the work; and
5. A rough working outline of the work.
If you have any questions about the
Prospectus or the CRJU-900: Master’s Research and Practicum,
please
contact David Aplin, 504-865-3323, or via email at mcj@loyno.edu.