02:30 P.M. - 03:45 P.M., Tu,Th (09/02/2008 - 12/10/2008),
BlegH 235, TCWESTBANK, 4 credits, Must obtain permission number from Department office to register.

Instructor: Gerteis,Joseph Howard

Grading basis/credits: A-F only, 4 credit(s)

Prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 12 cr upper div sociology, dept consent

Liberal Educ. Reqs: Meets CLE req of Writing Intensive

Description: The College of Liberal Arts requires a paper in the major field during the senior year. This course provides the resources, assistance and encouragement necessary for majors in the Sociology Department to fulfill this requirement. The course is organized as a seminar and workshop. There are no lectures, but the instructor will present overviews of the stages of research and writing necessary to complete the senior project paper. Students will read only what is required to complete their own paper. The class is designed to walk students through each stage of the research and writing process from a sociological perspective -- including formulating a research question, reviewing the literature, designing the data collection, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up the final paper. Students build their major project through completing guided, periodic assignments. The goal is to have every student create a senior project that is interesting and rewarding, allowing students to investigate a sociological problem they personally choose and care about.

Class Time: 25% Lecture, 50% Discussion. Small group and individual exercises

Work Load: 10-20 pages reading per week, 30-50 pages writing per term, 1 papers. Assignments relating to sections of project paper