Fall 2017  |  SOC 4966W Section 001: Major-Project Seminar (14251)

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:
Community Engaged Learning
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
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/?mgoldman+SOC4966W+Fall2017
Class Description:
The purpose of this course is to assist students in fulfilling CLA's senior project requirement, the 'capstone' of the undergraduate career. Enrollment is limited to student majors in Sociology. The class provides a structure and guided format for completing the senior project. There will be two options: the research option and the service learning option. For the first, students select a topic, formulate a research question, read on the topic, conduct preliminary research, and write up lessons learned from the experience. Emphasis will be on the preparation, reading, and thought that goes into research, less so the implementation, as time is limited. Students can also choose the `service learning' option, in which they will be required to do community service learning and to write either a field research paper or an action project paper based on their work with participating community organizations. The final project will build on the values of critical thinking, effective communication, diversity, and social responsibility that are cultivated in sociology. Course readings provide guidelines about how to ask sociological questions, and the ethical questions concerning research. Course work requires intense individual engagement in the design of a project, and active class discussion of the issues students face in the process.
Grading:
90% Reports/Papers
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
30% Lecture
40% Visiting Speakers
30% Small Group Activities and writing exercises
Workload:
Less than 25 Pages Reading Per Week, Six assignments that are drafts of final paper sections, Final Paper is 12-18 pages
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14251/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 November 2016

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