Spring 2022 | SOC 4966W Section 001: Capstone Experience: Seminar (52724)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- Department Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged LearningUMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 250
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (34 of 34 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is designed to: a) provide students with an opportunity to reflect on what they have learned as a sociology major; b) use that knowledge to write a sociological analyses - often based on community service learning; and c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociological enterprise can be used and applied outside of the University. Through this course sociology majors will emphasize the relationship between a sociological perspective and critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civic engagement. This class is the final step in the sociology undergraduate major. prereq: 1001, 3701, 3801, 3811, 12 cr upper div sociology, dept consent
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mgoldman+SOC4966W+Spring2022
- Class Description:
- The purpose of this course is to assist students in fulfilling CLA's senior project requirement, the 'capstone' of the undergraduate career, by creating the learning environment to write a final research paper. Enrollment is limited to student majors in Sociology. The class provides a structure and guided format for completing the senior project. Students select a topic, formulate a research question, read on the topic, conduct preliminary research or use already experienced research, analyze your material and locate within existing debates, and write up the materials as a final analytic paper. Students can choose to focus their project on a new topic, or materials from a previous class, or from an already experienced study abroad, service learning, or employment opportunity. Each week we will discuss specific aspects of the research-and-writing process, so that the final paper will be thought through and written, step by step, throughout the semester. Course work requires intensive engagement in the design of a project and active class discussion of the issues students face in the process.
- Grading:
- 75% final paper
25% weekly short assignments and class participation - Class Format:
- Class discussion, small group activities, writing exercises, and in-class presentations
- Workload:
- Weekly readings that are mostly related to your own research project; short writing assignments due throughout the semester as building blocks to your final paper; and the final paper, which will be approximately 15 pages
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52724/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 29 October 2021
Spring 2022 | SOC 4966W Section 002: Capstone Experience: Seminar (54892)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- Department Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged LearningUMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Tue, Thu 04:00PM - 05:15PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 155
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (36 of 36 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is designed to: a) provide students with an opportunity to reflect on what they have learned as a sociology major; b) use that knowledge to write a sociological analyses - often based on community service learning; and c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociological enterprise can be used and applied outside of the University. Through this course sociology majors will emphasize the relationship between a sociological perspective and critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civic engagement. This class is the final step in the sociology undergraduate major. prereq: 1001, 3701, 3801, 3811, 12 cr upper div sociology, dept consent
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?liebler+SOC4966W+Spring2022
- Class Description:
This course is designed to: a) provide you with an opportunity to reflect on what you have learned as a sociology major; b) use that knowledge to write a portfolio of self-presentation materials and sociological analyses based on community service learning; and c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociological enterprise can be used and applied outside of the University. The main goal of the course is to guide you through the process of writing your capstone portfolio by providing structure, advice, and encouragement. Successful completion of the analytic portion of your portfolio shows mastery of the skills and perspectives of your field of study. Along the way, we will emphasize the relationship between a sociological perspective and critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civil engagement.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Seniors with a major in Sociology
- Learning Objectives:
- Grading:
-- Active class participation in activities, discussion, and in-class writing (20% of grade)
-- Capstone Portfolio (60% of grade) -- Includes resume, personal statement, paper analyzing CEL site, and paper analyzing interview
-- Community-Engaged Learning (20% of grade)
- Exam Format:
- There are no exams
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
20% Visiting speakers
60% In-class activities in small and large groups, including writing exercises - Workload:
- Students will spend significant time in class and outside of class writing and revising this writing. Students who chose to do community engaged learning will spend at least 15 hours total on this during the semester, with the hope of 30 hours.All students can gain points by doing optional career-focused and adulting-focused assignments. People who do not do community engaged learning will need to do a lot more of these.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54892/1223
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/liebler_SOC4966W_Spring2020.pdf (Spring 2020)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 April 2021
Spring 2022 | SOC 4966W Section 003: Capstone Experience: Seminar (65701)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- Department Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Community Engaged LearningUMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 415
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (34 of 34 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course is designed to: a) provide students with an opportunity to reflect on what they have learned as a sociology major; b) use that knowledge to write a sociological analyses - often based on community service learning; and c) think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociological enterprise can be used and applied outside of the University. Through this course sociology majors will emphasize the relationship between a sociological perspective and critical thinking, effective communication, and meaningful civic engagement. This class is the final step in the sociology undergraduate major. prereq: 1001, 3701, 3801, 3811, 12 cr upper div sociology, dept consent
- Class Notes:
- Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC4966W+Spring2022
- Class Description:
- In this "capstone" version of the course, we will be looking back at what sociology was all about, looking forward to what sociology majors do after graduation. Most important, the course will provide the resources, assistance and encouragement to help majors in the Sociology Department to fulfill this requirement for a paper in the major field during the senior year -- mostly based on observational studies tied to service learning projects. The course is organized as a seminar and workshop. There are no formal lectures, but the instructor will present overviews of the stages of research and writing necessary to complete the senior project paper. Students build their major project through completing guided, periodic assignments. Along the way, we will be reading and thinking about how to apply a sociological eye to understand success, failure, and the world around us.
- Grading:
- 50% Reports/Papers
10% Attendance
20% Journal
20% Class Participation - Class Format:
- 25% Discussion
25% Small Group Activities
10% Guest Speakers
40% Service Learning - Workload:
- 20-50 Pages Reading Per Week
25-35 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Assignments relating to sections of project paper - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65701/1223
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/gerte004_SOC4966W_Spring2023.pdf (Spring 2023)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 11 November 2016
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