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Fall 2014  |  SOC 4966W Section 001: Major-Project Seminar (11938)

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
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
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 serves as a capstone to your studies in sociology. It is designed to: a) provide you with an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned as a sociology major; b) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of sociology can be used and applied in your lives and careers outside of the University, and c) use that knowledge to write a senior project paper (usually based on community service learning). 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 project 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.
Grading:
50% Reports/Papers
30% Written Homework
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
20% Lecture
20% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
15% Guest Speakers
25% Service Learning
Workload:
40-50 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11938/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2014

Fall 2014  |  SOC 4966W Section 002: Major-Project Seminar (34391)

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
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 430
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 provide you with an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned as a sociology major and to think ahead about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociological enterprise 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 ambiguity, and social responsibility in public life. Specific topics include: the status of social scientific research and writing in politics and public policy implementation; the ways in which sociological thinking and research inform movements for social change; the presence (or absence) of sociological research and thought in popular culture and the mainstream American media; the day-to-day work of professional sociologists in the academy; the professions and careers where sociological methods and insights are most useful and prominent; and the utility and value of situating ones life and work in sociological perspective. This will all be situated in the context of the role of ideas, information, intellectuals, and experts in the complex, contemporary global world. Indeed, the larger intellectual goals of the course are to encourage you to think critically about your place in society and history, to reflect on the role of knowledge in the contemporary world, and to understand what skills and understandings you will take with you from your study of sociology to your future careers and lives beyond the academy.
Grading:
50% Reports/Papers
25% Reflection Papers
25% Class Participation
Class Format:
25% Lecture
10% Discussion
25% Small Group Activities
15% Guest Speakers
25% Service Learning
Workload:
25-50 Pages Reading Per Week
15-20 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34391/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 April 2013

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