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Spring 2024  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Honors Capstone Experience: Proseminar II (51587)

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
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
Pol 4977V, honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024
Wed 01:30PM - 04:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 609
Enrollment Status:
Closed (16 of 16 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociologys approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. The ultimate recommendation for level of latin honors is made by the committee at the time of the thesis defense. In addition to the Honors thesis requirements, the recommendation for summa-level honors is reserved for the papers that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented; - Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a panel presentation at the spring Sociological Research Institute (SRI). The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major & department consent
Class Notes:
15 seats reserved for SOC majors, Jr. or Sr. Honors. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tswartz+SOC4978V+Spring2024
Class Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociology's approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. Summa-level theses are those that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented; - Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a Sociology Department sponsored panel presentation in the Spring. The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major & department consent
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51587/1243
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 December 2022

Spring 2023  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Honors Capstone Experience: Proseminar II (51924)

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
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
Pol 4977V, honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2023 - 05/01/2023
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 715
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociologys approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. The ultimate recommendation for level of latin honors is made by the committee at the time of the thesis defense. In addition to the Honors thesis requirements, the recommendation for summa-level honors is reserved for the papers that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented; - Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a panel presentation at the spring Sociological Research Institute (SRI). The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major & department consent
Class Notes:
15 seats reserved for SOC majors, Jr. or Sr. Honors. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tswartz+SOC4978V+Spring2023
Class Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociology's approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. Summa-level theses are those that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented; - Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a Sociology Department sponsored panel presentation in the Spring. The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major & department consent
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51924/1233
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 December 2022

Spring 2022  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Honors Capstone Experience: Proseminar II (52726)

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:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
Pol 4977V, honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 60
Enrollment Status:
Closed (14 of 14 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociologys approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. The ultimate recommendation for level of latin honors is made by the committee at the time of the thesis defense. In addition to the Honors thesis requirements, the recommendation for summa-level honors is reserved for the papers that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented; - Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a panel presentation at the spring Sociological Research Institute (SRI). The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major & department consent
Class Notes:
14 seats reserved for SOC majors, Jr. or Sr. Honors. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC4978V+Spring2022
Class Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociologys approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. The ultimate recommendation for level of latin honors is made by the committee at the time of the thesis defense. In addition to the Honors thesis requirements, the recommendation for summa-level honors is reserved for the papers that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented;
- Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a panel presentation at the spring Sociological Research Institute (SRI). The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major &
department consent
Who Should Take This Class?:
Those students who were enrolled in Soc4977V during fall semester of 2020.
Learning Objectives:
To complete the student's empirical study and the writing of the thesis paper.
Grading:
100% on the quality of the thesis paper completed.
Exam Format:
No exam.
Class Format:
In class discussions and instructor-student individual meetings.
Workload:
For the whole semester, a completed thesis paper of up to 30 pages. Weekly readings, an empirical study, and the writing of the thesis will vary among students.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52726/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 September 2020

Spring 2021  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Honors Capstone Experience: Proseminar II (48646)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Pol 4977V, honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/19/2021 - 01/20/2021
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
 
01/25/2021 - 05/03/2021
Off Campus
Virtual Rooms ONLINEONLY
Enrollment Status:
Closed (15 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociologys approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. The ultimate recommendation for level of latin honors is made by the committee at the time of the thesis defense. In addition to the Honors thesis requirements, the recommendation for summa-level honors is reserved for the papers that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented; - Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a panel presentation at the spring Sociological Research Institute (SRI). The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major & department consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. On Wed. Jan. 20, the lecture will meet online synchronously at the scheduled time. After the first week, the lecture will move to an asynchronous format (no scheduled meeting times). Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC4978V+Spring2021
Class Description:
This is the second course in the two-course Honors Capstone Experience. In Soc 4978V, students will complete their data collection and analysis while the focus of the seminar turns to scholarly writing, and particularly to drafting and refining arguments. The Department of Sociology does not make any initial distinction between Honors students who are seeking cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude levels of Latin Honors. Instead, our focus is on helping students to develop ambitious and high-quality original research papers of which they can be justifiably proud and which can serve as testaments to their abilities. The Department of Sociologys approach is to support every Honors student as they plan and conduct summa-level work. The ultimate recommendation for level of latin honors is made by the committee at the time of the thesis defense. In addition to the Honors thesis requirements, the recommendation for summa-level honors is reserved for the papers that demonstrate the following criteria: - Tight integration between a clearly defined question or thesis and the research presented;
- Ambitious original research design, with research completed on time and analyzed appropriately; - Integration of ongoing conversations in the research literature into the design and analysis of the data gathered; - Powerful and precise prose which weaves together evidence and argument and which is attentive to both the lessons and limits of the data. Students will do an Oral Defense and participate in a panel presentation at the spring Sociological Research Institute (SRI). The Sociology Department requires completion of Soc 4977V/4978V to graduate with Latin Honors. prereq: 1001/1011V, 3701, 3801, 3811, 4977V, and at least 12 upper-division SOC credits; Sociology honors major &
department consent
Who Should Take This Class?:
Those students who were enrolled in Soc4977V during fall semester of 2020.
Learning Objectives:
To complete the student's empirical study and the writing of the thesis paper.
Grading:
100% on the quality of the thesis paper completed.
Exam Format:
No exam.
Class Format:
In class discussions and instructor-student individual meetings.
Workload:
For the whole semester, a completed thesis paper of up to 30 pages. Weekly readings, an empirical study, and the writing of the thesis will vary among students.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/48646/1213
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 September 2020

Spring 2020  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (52139)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 16 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects. prereq: [4977V or instr consent], 3701, 3801, 3811, at least 9 additional upper div soc cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?savel001+SOC4978V+Spring2020
Class Description:
This course is required for Honors students in sociology. It builds on the Proseminar I. Students will continue work on their honors theses. They will conduct data collection and/or analyze data, write and revise the final sections of their theses: results, discussion (linking findings back to the literature and to theoretical expectations), and conclusions. One component will be a presentation of findings at the Annual Sociology Research Institute. Participants will finally integrate the different sections of their theses, revise the entire text, and present their findings in class.
Learning Objectives:
Conducting empirical research; relating findings back to literature and theory; writing a sociological research paper; presenting findings
Grading:
80% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
30% Lecture
40% Discussion student presentations and mutual editing
Workload:
10 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52139/1203
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
24 October 2019

Spring 2019  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (52269)

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
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Enrollment Status:
Closed (13 of 13 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects. prereq: [4977V or instr consent], 3701, 3801, 3811, at least 9 additional upper div soc cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC4978V+Spring2019
Class Description:
This second-semester seminar allows us to complete research and writing the senior thesis papers.
Grading:
33% Reports/Papers
33% Written Homework
33% Participation and public presentation
Exam Format:
No exams
Class Format:
33% Discussion
33% Small Group Activities
33% Student Presentations
Workload:
35+ Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52269/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 September 2018

Spring 2018  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (49009)

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
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Closed (13 of 13 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects. prereq: [4977V or instr consent], 3701, 3801, 3811, at least 9 additional upper div soc cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tgowan+SOC4978V+Spring2018
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49009/1183

Spring 2017  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (49427)

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
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects. prereq: [4977V or instr consent], 3701, 3801, 3811, at least 9 additional upper div soc cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hull+SOC4978V+Spring2017
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49427/1173

Spring 2016  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (47361)

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
 
01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects. prereq: [4977V or instr consent], 3701, 3801, 3811, at least 9 additional upper div soc cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register. Click this link for more detailed information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?morti002+SOC4978V+Spring2016
Class Description:
This is the second part of a 2-semester sequence whose purpose is to help Sociology honors students develop their honors theses. The Spring proseminar will guide students in the conduct of their research projects, involving data gathering (surveys, ethnographic observation, content analysis, or archival documents), analyzing their data, writing the findings, and completing all sections of the thesis. Each student will present the work to the class at the end of the semester. Class discussions, sometimes in small groups, will focus on student research projects: the opportunities, obstacles, and challenges encountered as the work progresses. Students will also read, evaluate, and edit one another's work in collaborative teams.
Grading:
45% Reports/Papers
35% Written Homework
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
Class Format:
30% Lecture
20% Discussion
30% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
Workload:
35 Pages Reading Per Week
35 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
5 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/47361/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
29 October 2007

Spring 2015  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (47192)

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
Delivery Medium
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects. prereq: [4977V or instr consent], 3701, 3801, 3811, at least 9 additional upper div soc cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register.
Class Description:
The Senior Honors Proseminar I is the second of two courses designed for honors students majoring in sociology. Students in Sociology 4978 will conduct their empirical analyses, write the results, discussion, and conclusion sections of their theses, and develop a plan for disseminating their research. By the end of the semester, students will have unified the component parts of their thesis into a coherent whole and defended it before a three-person faculty committee. The course will operate as a seminar, with students leading discussions and critiquing their peers. In the first (Fall) Senior Proseminar, we emphasized conceptualization and measurement. Students narrowed their topic to a thesis-sized research question, identified or secured the data and permissions necessary to proceed with their work, identified their thesis committee, and (in some cases) taken their first cut at the analysis. In the second (Spring) Senior Proseminar, they focus on executing, writing, and rewriting the thesis.
Grading:
75% Reports/Papers
10% Special Projects
5% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation Other Grading Information: ? 50% Final Thesis ? 10% Results section draft ? 15% Discussion section/Complete draft ? 5% Oral presentation ? 10% Two written critiques and proofreading (5% each) ? 10% Participation and short exercises
Exam Format:
None
Class Format:
15% Lecture
5% Film/Video
40% Discussion
10% Laboratory
10% Small Group Activities
10% Student Presentations
10% Demonstration Individual meetings with instructor to discuss your work
Workload:
25 Pages Reading Per Week
65 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: Individual meetings with course instructor and committee
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/47192/1153
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 December 2014

Spring 2014  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (51919)

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
Delivery Medium
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014
Wed 12:00PM - 02:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects.
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register.
Class Description:
This second-semester seminar allows us to complete research and writing the senior thesis papers.
Grading:
33% Reports/Papers
33% Written Homework
33% In-class Presentations
Class Format:
33% Discussion
33% Small Group Activities
33% Student Presentations
Workload:
35 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
4 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51919/1143
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
17 October 2013

Spring 2013  |  SOC 4978V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar II (46919)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Seminar
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
Delivery Medium
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 205
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Developing the methodology of senior project, researching it, and writing the thesis. Students work individually or in small groups in consultation with seminar director and other faculty. Group discussion of individual projects.
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from instructor to register.
Class Description:
This practicum is the second of a two-seminar sequence designed to support and guide senior honor's sociology students in the research and writing of their theses. The first semester of the sequence focused on topic selection, literature review, and research design. This course is intended to assist students in the actual conduct and completion of their research projects. This will involve working through the research process, securing results, and writing, presenting, and defending final research papers.
Grading:
75% Reports/Papers
10% In-class Presentations
15% Class Participation
Class Format:
25% Lecture
25% Discussion
25% Small Group Activities
25% Student Presentations
Workload:
25 Pages Reading Per Week
25-40 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/46919/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
10 November 2012

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