Spring 2016  |  SOC 4966W Section 003: Major-Project Seminar (68238)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 240
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Defining research problem. Collecting/selecting data. Analyzing data. Writing report. prereq: 1001, 3701, 3801, 3811, 12 cr upper div sociology, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC4966W+Spring2016
Class Description:
In this "capstone" version of the course, we will be looking back at what sociology was all about, looking forward to what sociology majors do after graduation. Most important, the course will provide the resources, assistance and encouragement to help majors in the Sociology Department to fulfill this requirement for a paper in the major field during the senior year -- mostly based on observational studies tied to service learning projects. The course is organized as a seminar and workshop. There are no formal lectures, but the instructor will present overviews of the stages of research and writing necessary to complete the senior project paper. Students build their major project through completing guided, periodic assignments. Along the way, we will be reading and thinking about how to apply a sociological eye to understand success, failure, and the world around us.
Grading:
50% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance
20% Journal
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
25% Discussion
25% Small Group Activities
10% Guest Speakers
40% Service Learning
Workload:
20-50 Pages Reading Per Week
25-35 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Assignments relating to sections of project paper
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68238/1163
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/gerte004_SOC4966W_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
13 November 2015

ClassInfo Links - Spring 2016 Sociology Classes Taught by Joseph Gerteis

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