Spring 2014  |  SOC 4966W Section 002: Major-Project Seminar (51893)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
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
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
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 course is designed to: a) provide you with an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned as a sociology major; b) use that knowledge to write a senior thesis (usually based on community service learning); and c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of sociology can be used and applied in your lives and careers outside of the University. It is, in short, a capstone course. The focus is on how sociological knowledge, research, and thought help to promote critical thinking, effective communication, an appreciation of diversity, and social responsibility in public life. The main goal of the course is to guide you through the process of writing your senior thesis paper, a graduation requirement for all Sociology majors. Course materials encourage you to reflect on the role of sociological knowledge in the contemporary world and to connect your sociological knowledge to a community-based senior research project. Classes will include a combination of lectures, active learning exercises, writing exercises to help you prepare your main paper, and discussions of the required readings.
Class Format:
30% Lecture
40% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
15% Student Presentations
Workload:
40 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
12 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: Regular engagement in service learning (or another community-based fieldsite).
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51893/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 November 2013

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2014 Sociology Classes Taught by Erin Kelly

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