Spring 2013  |  SOC 4966W Section 002: Major-Project Seminar (46893)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Seminar
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 155
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Defining research problem. Collecting/selecting data. Analyzing data. Writing report.
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register.
Class Description:
This section is a community service learning version of the senior projects course that is designed to provide students with an opportunity to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociology major can be used in lives and careers outside of the University. The course will explore the role of sociological knowledge, research, and thought in contemporary American public life. The focus will be on how those outside the academy (e.g. journalists, judges, lawmakers, probation officers, etc.) have used, ignored, or misused sociological knowledge. Instead of traditional research projects, students will be encouraged to conduct projects that are more engaged and applied in nature. Specifically, students will be required to do community service learning and to write either a field research paper or an action project paper based on their work with participating community organizations. The final project will build on the values of critical thinking, effective communication, diversity, and social responsibility that are cultivated in sociology.
Grading:
60% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
20% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: paper proposals, outlines and drafts
Class Format:
33% Lecture
33% Discussion
33% Service Learning paper development and one on one meetings with instructors
Workload:
25-30 Pages Reading Per Week
25 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: one final paper with preparatory drafts along the way
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/46893/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 October 2012

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2013 Sociology Classes Taught by Ron Aminzade

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