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Fall 2015 | SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (11848)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- Department Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, 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/?morti002+SOC4977V+Fall2015
- Class Description:
- This two-semester course sequence will guide honors Sociology students in the preparation of their senior project research papers. The first semester will focus on the development of the research project, including selection of a topic, articulating a researchable question, writing a literature review, choosing methods and data, and addressing human subjects concerns. A paper, to be completed by the end of the Fall semester will include a title and abstract; literature review, data source (including human subjects issues), and methods sections; and a bibliography. There will be relatively little lecture. Instead, student presentations and class discussions will focus on the stages of development of the research plan. We will discuss the issues and challenges students encounter as their work progresses. (During the second semester, students will execute their projects and prepare their final papers, including research findings and conclusions.)
- Grading:
- 40% Reports/Papers
20% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
30% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: Assignments: topic & research questions, IRB form, preliminary reading list, literature review, methods, and abstract. The final paper will include all these sections.
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
40% Discussion
40% Other Style Students will present their work to the class.
- Workload:
- VARIABLE Pages Reading Per Week
20-25 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Students will read sociological literature that addresses their topics (approx. 5-10 articles/week). Other readings provide guidelines about how to ask sociological questions, formulate a research plan, and collect and interpret data.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11848/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 4 September 2007
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2015 Sociology Classes