Topic: Arrest and Search

Topic: Arrest and Search Instructions: per college The learning agreement must include the college level knowledge that will be demonstrated / documented and must include the following five components: Description of what was learned Example: This PLA will demonstrate my knowledge of Arrest and Search. Learning results The learning results must reflect the principal elements of the knowledge which the student is claiming to have mastered. This should be broken down into specific areas. For an upper level course, the following verbs should be used: analyze, criticize, evaluate, demonstrate, compare/contrast, differentiate, etc.) The faculty member should list at least 8 learning results. THE NARRATIVE The narrative is an essential part of the prior, guiding the evaluator through the student's knowledge and experiences and identifying the significance of all of the accompanying documents. The narrative should be a minimum of  4 pages and should detail the student's journey or path that led to the college level knowledge gained. This is where the student convinces the evaluator about what he/she knows (theory) and how he/she knows about the subject matter (experience or practice). All documentation should be cited in the narrative, as appropriate. The student should use the learning agreement as a guide because it identifies the specific competencies that were to be learned as a result of the student's prior experiences. The student may also be guided by the following questions as the narrative is being composed: Examples: 1) What did I learn and how did I learn it? 2) What are the key concepts, ideas, or theories that were learned? 3) What was the time span for this learning experience? 4) What individuals contributed to this experience? 5) What major problems were solved during the process of learning? 6) What were the social, personal, and/or professional impact of this learning experience? 7) What are the implications to work, career, family, and/or society? THE BOOK REVIEW The book review should be a theoretical/conceptual academic document. The student must select a current text (no older than 5 years) that specifically relates to the subject matter of the prior. A book review is not simply a summary of a book. It must incorporate the reader's personal perceptions and interpretation of what the authors are saying. This document must be a minimum of  8 pages in length and must include a cover pages and references. APA formatting must be followed and the student should make sure that all references are cited appropriately. Some hints to completing a book review that reflects upper level critical thinking skills: 1) Make notes as you read. 2) Write an outline. 3) Write the introduction which includes basic factual information such as the book title, author, and year of publication. It is helpful to research an author's prior publications and background when writing a book review. Does the author have practical experience in the field that might support the opinions he/she asserts in the text? 4) The body of the paper should be well organized and reflect a coherent flow. The student will discuss the content as presented by the author and offer his/her own personal perspective on what is written. The student's analysis should be supported by professional experience and those of other experts in the field, All quotes or references to the works of others must be cited to comply with APA formatting. 5) The conclusion should incorporate the student's reaction to the book, whether the text challenged the student's viewpoint, etc.