JAMIATU MUSLIM MINDANAO

Darussalam, Matampay, Marawi City

Name of Instructor : MOSMIRAH B. ABDULJALIL, LPT

Semester : 1st
Academic Year : 2021 - 2022

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Number : Crim 130A

Descriptive Title : Technical English 1
(Investigative Report Writing and Presentation)
Number of Units : 3 units
Pre-requisites : None

Course Description: The course covers the study of the concept of application of the
appropriate report writing: brevity, clarity, completeness and accuracy of facts and presentation
according to the prescribe format and style of investigative report writing structure and
feasibility studies. It includes the fundamentals and styles of different report writings and
contents of police report writing; manner of handling standards police forms and technique
sequences of blotter entries.

Course Outcomes:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

 conduct Criminological research on technical ways of writing reports on different type of

offenses;
 apply the Principles of and Jurisprudence of Criminal Law, and criminal evidence in
writing technical reports;
 collaborate effectively and independently in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams
in writing police reports;
 engage in lifelong learning and writing police reports in promoting developments of
criminology and criminal justice;
 apply professional, social, and ethical standards in writing police reports; and
  effectively communicate orally and in writing police reports using both English and
Filipino.
Course Contents and Timetable:

Course Contents Timetable

I. Report Writing

 Consideration in Report Writing

 Preparations needed in Report Writing
 Values of Report Writing
Preliminary Examination
 Principles of Report Writing
 Purposes of Report Writing
 Important Uses of Report Writing
 Effective Report Writing
 Improving Report Writing
 Rewards of Report Writing

II. Police Report

 Definition of Police Report

 Narrative techniques of Police Report and
Tone of Police Reports
Midterm Examination
 Criteria for Good Police reports
 The 5W’s and 1H of Police reports
 Practical Considerations for 5W’s and IH
 Classification of Police reports
 Classification of Police reports according to
purpose
 Categories of Police reports
 Types of Police reports

III. Radio Message and Routing Slip

 Important Terms
 Responsibility In Determining Precedence
 Significance In Determining Precedence
  Dual Precedence
 Filling Out Of Message Form
 Routing Slip
 Guidelines And Procedures For Preparing
Routing Slips

IV. MEMORANDUM AND ENDORSEMENT

LETTER

 Tone of Memorandum
 Position and Placement
 Parts of Memorandum
 Records of Intermediate Recipient
 Special Handling
 Assembling
 Endorsement

V. CIVILIAN LETTER
VI. PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF
REPORTS ON SIGNIFICANT ON INCIDENTS Final Examination
AND EVENTS
VII. INVESTIGATIO REPORTS AND
OPERATIONAL PLANS (Police Feasibility Study)
VIII. POLICE REPORT FORMAT

Course Requirements:

A. Grading System:

Quizzes 10%
Weekly Assignments 10%
Oral Recitation 10%
Activity 15%
Attendance 5%
Mock RFP (Request for Proposal) 15
Major Exams 20%

B. Final Investigative Report 15%

TOTAL: 100%
Reference:
https://www.scribd.com/user/440000108/kim-ryan-uchi