Professor’s eyes only… You may be surprised to learn… …that over 25% of all undergraduate students do not utilize their required course material. …student retention is dropping nationwide and while the higher education community has done a remarkable job of opening the doors of college to more and more students, we have not seen equal strides in the number of students who actually complete four-year degrees. (Education Trust, 2004) See the next slide on what you can do… Chapter one slides begin on slide 14 Professor: Course/Section:
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Professor’s eyes only…
You may be surprised to learn…
…that over 25% of all undergraduate students do not utilize their required course material.
…student retention is dropping nationwide and while the higher education community has done a remarkable job of opening the doors of college to more and more students, we have not seen equal strides in the number of students who actually complete four-year degrees. (Education Trust, 2004)
See the next slide on what you can do…
Chapter oneslides begin on slide 14
Professor:Course/Section:
Professor’s eyes only…
What you can do…
• The top factors motivating a student to use their adopted books all involve whether the material is immediately used, referred to, or assessed from in the classroom.
• Please take a few minutes the first day of class to explain and demonstrate why you adopted your book and accompanying technology.
• The next few slides show the book, technology products, and messaging to students that indicates they will be responsible for the content. Feel free to customize the information or delete from your slide set.
Professor:Course/Section:
Siegel/Senna
Essentials of Criminal Justice, 5E
Professor:Course/Section:
This is your required course material
You will need this material for:- tests and quizzes- homework and reading assignments
Some of the reasons why you need to use the new edition…
Professor:Course/Section:
• This new edition has been thoroughly revised, reorganized, and streamlined. In addition, coverage throughout the book has been simplified to clarify concepts and make the material more approachable for today's student. • A new chapter on terrorism and homeland security (Chapter 4—Contemporary Challenges in Criminal Justice) spotlights these key issues in criminal justice today and also features enhanced, expanded coverage of Cybercrime.
• To help students better organize and understand the material presented in the text, Chapter Objectives have been added to the beginning of each chapter and end-of-chapter Key Terms now include page references. In addition, Chapter Summaries have been thoroughly rewritten to clearly tie them to the Chapter Outline and Chapter Objectives.
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There are 3 ways to search:
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Keyword Search
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There is also a Limit Search function, which limits the search
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InfoTrac College Edition, your Online Research and Learning Center,
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Student Companion Website
Provides you with extensive career profiling information and self-assessment testing, and is designed to help you investigate and focus on the criminal justice career choices that are right for you.ISBN for ordering: 053458571X
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Current Perspectives, Roger MillerIncludes 19 articles on Cyber Crime, a quickly spreading and critical issue facing the Criminal Justice System.
Current Perspectives, Dipak GuptaIncludes 16 articles on Terrorism covering a range of topics including homeland defense, religious politics, strategies for fighting terrorism, the need for terrorism data, and how to create a global perspective on terrorism.
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