Fall 2013  |  SOC 8001 Section 001: Sociology as a Profession (22137)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1 Credit
Grading Basis:
S-N or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Sample topics: role of sociology in society, professional organizations, employment opportunities, professional ethics, and writing for publication or grant proposals.
Class Description:
This is the first part of a one-credit, two-semester seminar designed for first-year graduate students in Sociology. The seminar is designed to give you a chance to explore the "hidden curriculum" of graduate school. During the first semester, the seminar will focus on many practical matters of graduatre school and professional life, as well as issues related to the development of a professional identity and purspose. To facilitate a student-centered focus , the seminar is designed to be open-ended, flexible, and interactive. That said, we do have a number of formal goals: (1) to provide practical information about sociology, academic life, and career goals; (2) to introduce resources and opportunities available in graduate school; (3) to provide a space to discuss presentations by students, faculty and job candidates in the department; (4) to foster an environment promoting creativity, a free exchange of ideas, and a place to ask questions and to form ideas about our work and our place in the discipline.
Grading:
Other Grading Information: There are no readings, exams or other formal requirements. The only requirements are to (1) Be there each week; (2) participate; and (3) Be reflective and be yourself as honestly as you can.
Class Format:
80% Discussion
20% Guest Speakers We will have everyone sign up to help with weekly preparation to help foster our discussion.
Workload:
2 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: There is no formal grading for the course. There will be at least 2 short "homework" assignments designed to help foster discussion about life in graduate school. We will also produce working CVs.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/22137/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 April 2013

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