Fall 2020  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (13808)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
honors student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 16 seats filled)
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:
This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times. Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC4977V+Fall2020
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 10%, topic statements 20%, review committee 5%, preliminary bibliography 5%, literature review 10%, methods 20%, ethics statement 10%, integrated paper 20%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
30-40 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/13808/1209
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC4977V_Fall2021.pdf (Fall 2021)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 September 2020

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