Spring 2018  |  SOC 8001 Section 001: Sociology as a Profession (49706)

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
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue 01:15PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Enrollment Status:
Open (9 of 12 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This 1 credit class fosters adaptation to the Graduate Program in Sociology and preparation for a sociological career. In the Fall, we explore professional careers in this field. We discuss the wide range of opportunities in sociology and help students further explore the next steps to becoming a scholar, educator, and member of various professional, intellectual, and social communities. We share practical information about being a student in sociology and about sociological careers, discuss presentations in department workshop seminars, and provide a safe place to discuss issues of student concerns. Students are encouraged to bring to the class their thoughts and reactions to experiences during their first semester in the PhD program. The Spring 8001 class is oriented to particular milestones in the Sociology Graduate Program and important student activities (for example, preparing reading lists for the preliminary exam and then writing the preliminary exam, preparing a dissertation prospectus, writing grant proposals, preparing an article for publication, etc.). Pre-req: Soc PhD students
Class Notes:
Grad SOC major or Instr consent. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC8001+Spring2018
Class Description:
The seminar is designed to give you a chance to explore the "hidden curriculum" of graduate school. This second semester will be devoted to planning and developing large writing projects. Students should have a key writing goal in mind -- often this will be the prelim, but may also be a prospectus, a grant application, or an independent research paper. To facilitate a student-centered focus, the seminar is designed to be open-ended, flexible, and interactive. Depending upon student needs, we will spend some of our class time discussing some of the key milestones students face in the program: the reading list, the preliminary exam, the prospectus, and internal and external grant applications. We also use class time for writing and peer editing.
Who Should Take This Class?:
The course is designed for graduate students in Sociology working on writing projects. Typically, second-year or third-year students who are working on prelims -- but students at other stages are welcome.
Learning Objectives:
Most concretely, the course provides a structured environment for writing and peer engagement of writing projects. Discussion topics depend upon student needs but often involve a) department milestones including the prelim and prospectus, as well as funding applications; b) how to structure and organize large writing projects; c) paper development for conferences and journals.
Grading:
The only requirements are to (1) be there each week; (2) participate; and (3) be reflective. Some reading (often example prelims) occurs early the semester, but the bulk of work involves writing and peer editing.
Exam Format:
No exams
Class Format:
40% Discussion
60% Writing and peer editing
Workload:
Weekly goals for writing and peer editing.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49706/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 November 2017

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