Module Learning Outcomes (MLOs)
Demonstrate learning of a main course concept (leadership, ethics, or critical thinking) in greater detail through a video PowerPoint presentation. (CLO 5)
Assignment Description / Deliverable
You will select one of three modules (leadership, ethics, or critical thinking) and present a video PowerPoint presentation of 10-15 slides or approximately 10 minutes. In the presentation, you will identify why you chose the module from the other two and then support why you believe that this module is the most important to success in leadership and management positions in the criminal justice system.
REFERENCES:
Ennis, R.H. (1989). Critical thinking and subject specificity: Clarification and needed research. Educational Researcher, 18, 4-10. Retrieved on 9-10-2022, from http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0013189×018003004
This article posits that the meaning of critical thinking is often unclear and discussions of it are sometimes confusing and at cross-purposes. The author offers a number of distinctions, including a distinction among three versions of subject specificity: domain, epistemological, and conceptual.
Ghanizadeh, A. (2016, July 21). The interplay between reflective thinking, critical thinking, self-monitoring, and academic achievement in higher education. Higher Education, 74, 101-114. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F26448747
This article assesses the associations among higher-order thinking skills (reflective thinking, critical thinking) and self-monitoring that contribute to academic achievement among university students. The study sample consisted of 196 Iranian university students (mean age= 22.05; SD= 3.06; 112 females; 75 males) who were administered three questionnaires.
Lipman, M. (1988). Critical thinking—What can it be? Educational Leadership, 45, 38-43. https://www.proquest.com/docview/224859179
This article stresses that if we are to foster and strengthen critical thinking in schools and colleges, we need a clear conception of what it is and what it can be. We need to know its outcomes, and the underlying conditions that make it possible.
Kuhn, D., & Dean, D. (2004). Metacognition: A bridge between cognitive psychology and educational practice, 43, 268-273. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3701534?saml_data=eyJzYW1sVG9rZW4iOiIxNjI4YTEzMy1hYjk3LTQ4ZDEtYTg1My03NTZjYWFkN2VkODgiLCJpbnN0aXR1dGlvbklkcyI6WyI3YmU3NWE2Ny03ZjIxLTRhMDQtODJlYi03N2Y3NzZiNWE5MDAiXX0#metadata_info_tab_contents
This article questions the current method of teaching critical thinking skills that will prepare students to contribute to a democratic society. The authors posit that teachers would benefit from an understanding of the mechanisms involved in metacognition and how to foster it.
McMillan, J.H. (1987). Enhancing college student’s critical thinking: A review of studies: Research in Higher Education, 26, 3-29. This article examined twenty-seven studies that investigated the effect of instructional methods, courses, programs, and general college experiences on changes in college students’ critical thinking skills. The conclusion was that the use of specific instructional or course conditions to enhance critical thinking are not working.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40195772
Information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.
Strickland, G. (1991, April). Critical thinking: The importance of teaching. Retrieved on September 22, 2022, from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED336783.pdf
This article takes issue with tests that employ strictly multiple-choice, true-false, and fill-in-the-blank questions that do not assess critical thinking. The author posits that teachers should structure thought-provoking questions that challenge students to use critical thinking.
Cornelius, G. (2021, December 20). Doing the right thing: The importance of ethics in corrections. Retrieved on September 17, 2022, from https://www.lexipol.com/resources/blog/doing-the-right-thing-the-importance-of-ethics-in-corrections/.
This article addresses some of the common ethical lapses that correctional officers engage in and how training can prevent these lapses from occurring.
Ethical Pitfalls for the Corrections Officer (Volume 11 Issue 8). (2014, February 20). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXiFgpLgsXQ
This video shows specifics about the most common ethical pitfalls for correctional officers—both male and female
Kan. v. Hendricks, 521 U.S. 346
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/7e99b440-b1f4-45f6-a4f0-76c8a658c64a/?context=1516831
Knecht v. Gillman, 488 F.2d 1136
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/e7e3bfa7-34e2-44c3-a166-42ac0ec98120/?context=1516831
Washington v. Harper, 494 U.S. 210
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https://advance.lexis.com/api/permalink/15a36a0f-c11e-4244-b837-aa8d5e83da5f/?context=1516831
Ethics for Criminal Justice Professionals (2010)
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=1378818
Read Chapter 12 only—Ethics and Corrections
Ethics and Accountability in Criminal Justice: Towards a Universal Standard (2021)
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/detail.action?pq-origsite=primo&docID=6536724
Read Chapter 8 only—Ethical Issues in Corrections
Birzer, M. L., Bayens, G. J., & Roberson, C. (2012). Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement [E-book]. Chapter 4. Taylor & Francis. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/reader.action?docID=1449577
This e-book, Chapter 4, covers the most accepted leadership styles in law enforcement.
Coleman, E. (2022, January). Are You the Single Point of Failure?
This article examines the “blind spots” that can occur when a leader loses sight of empathy and compassion that can result in the leader becoming the single point of failure
Kitzman, K. (2021, March). A Roadmap for Leadership.
This article posits several “roadmap” suggestions on how to be the be the best leader you can possibly be.
Boetig, B. (2020, May). Delivering Bad News to Employees.
This article identifies several tried and true methods of delivering bad news to employees to assuage the disappointment.
Lewis, C. (2021, November). Drawing Your Own Conclusions.
This article exposes how some leaders fall into the trap of listening to and believing rumors about an employee who is supposedly a trouble-maker and it turns out to not be true.
Coleman, E. (2021, June). Feedback and Emotional Intelligence.
This article tells the reader the importance of self-reflection when giving constructive feedback.
Lewis, C. (2020, December). When to Let Go and When to Seek Input.
This article presents the reader with the fact that the leader who puts a subordinate in charge when out of the office must not be calling regularly to “check on things.” He or she must let go.
The importance of mindset in policing | Chip Huth | TEDxTacoma. (2015, April 20). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_29TS6jjsA
This TEDx video presents a captain on the Kansas City PD who tells how the department began to change dramatically to be more community-policing oriented. The importance of mindset in policing.
Policing the Bridge | Tim Mcmillan | TEDxSavannah. (2017, May 25). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz7fva4OQzo
This TEDx video by Lt. McMillian tells the4 heartwarming account of Lt. McMillian’s encounter with an African-American youth during a vehicle stop.
Mending broken trust: Police and the communities they serve | Charles Ramsey | TEDxPhiladelphia.(2016, February 8). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNCatXqcLw
This TEDx video by former Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey discusses how policing must change for the better.
