1. There will be two exams (one midterm and one final). The format of the tests will be multiple choice and will cover the material that has been presented in the text and lectures up to that point. Specifics of exam length and coverage will be dealt with prior to exam dates. The exams will be completed no later than the last day of the week on week four and eight respectively. The exams will not be allowed to taken earlier than beginning of that week as well unless authorization is given by the instructor for that student for extenuating circumstances.

1. Exam one will cover twenty-five items and end with the first textbook noted above.
2. Exam two will cover twenty-five items and will cover just the second textbook noted above.

Hint: Exams will be taken online and graded by computer. The best way to prepare for exams is to read all assignments and to prepare for all assignments ahead of time. The easiest way to make a poor grade on an exam is to get behind and stay behind early.

2. There will be several written assignments as well for this class. The material that shall be covered will come directly from readings in the textbooks. The readings will be of specified length and should be properly documented. This class will take eight weeks to complete. At the end of week one, two, three, five, six, and seven, there will be a written assignment due. At the end of the fourth and eighth week, there will be no written assignment due because of exams. Late assignments will be penalized two points a day for the first five days and one letter grade for each day after that. Any questions concerning this policy need to be directly aimed at your instructor to avoid confusion.

3. Each of the written assignments with the exception of the last one should be approximately five to six pages in length (no less) double spaced and cover the material as presented in the text book. The assignments are outlined below. They are due no later than the week they are given and no earlier than the week they are given as well. Grammar is very important as well as structure. By this point in your college career, none of us should have a lot of problem with this. Deductions may be taken for poor grammar, syntax, structure, as well as, principle gaps. Please make sure that all assignments are presentable in a professional situation. Make believe that I am your supervisor in this sort of situation and that these are reports designed to show me what you know about the material. You would not present a half-way done project to your boss. Keep that in mind.

1. Written assignment number one--Chapters 1 thru 3--"Choose one major topic from each chapter. Discuss completely and fully. Make sure your work is at least as long as noted above. Documentation must be consistent. Every outside source should be documented and plagiarism will not be tolerated on any assignment. Whatever type of format used is fine for this and other assignments, but always be consistent. If you use, APA for one part, use it for all parts and all assignments.

2. Written assignment number two--Chapters 4 thru 7—“The material in these three chapters is extremely specialized. Choose a topic from each of these important issues and write about it for this assignment. Pay very close attention to documentation.

3. Written assignment number three--Chapters 7 and 8. These two chapters are specialized as well. They work to wrap up the material covered in this book. Do a comparative analysis of at least three topics covered in this book. Make sure you include as much reference material to back up what you are doing as possible. Make sure you hit the important topics and also that you use proper documentation when applicable.

4. Written assignment number four--Chapters 1 thru 4. Compare and contrast the gangs noted in these chapters. Make sure you include information about structure, communication, etc. as necessary. Use proper documentation as needed.

5. Written assignment number five--Chapters 5 thru 8. As in assignment four, do the same thing with the gangs noted in these four chapters. Make sure you include proper documentation as needed.

6. Written assignment number six--Chapters 9 thru 12. For this lesson, the assignment counts more. Choose a major topic covered in this book. Do this in an in depth manner. Do an in depth analysis of the material bringing the information learned from class and research together. This assignment should be longer and have more sources than the other five. This assignment should have no less than six sources at previously noted in this class.