SEM , 02:30 P.M. - 03:45 P.M. , Tu,Th (01/22/2008 - 05/09/2008)
4 credits , Must obtain permission number from Department office to register.

Instructor: Aminzade,Ron R (CLA Distinguished Tchg Awd) Open Faculty Award Information

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: This section is a capstone version of the senior projects course that is designed to provide students with an opportunity to think about how the knowledge, skills, and insights of the sociology major can be used in lives and careers outside of the University. The course will explore the role of sociological knowledge, research, and thought in contemporary American public life. It will consider different types of sociology and their various contributions. Instead of traditional research projects, students will be encouraged to conduct projects that are more engaged and applied in nature. Specifically, students will have the option of doing community service learning (field research papers or action projects with participating community organizations) or writing a library research paper that documents the current state of sociological knowledge in a particular area of the discipline and then explores how audiences outside the academy (e.g. journalists, judges, lawmakers, probation officers, etc.) have used, ignored, or misused this knowledge. In either case the final project will build on the values of critical thinking, effective communication, diversity, and social responsibility that are cultivated in sociology.

Class Time: 33% Lecture, 33% Discussion. paper development and one on one meetings with instructors

Work Load: 25-30 pages reading per week, 25 pages writing per term, 1 papers. one final paper with preparatory drafts along the way

Grade: 60% reports/papers, 20% class participation, 20% other evaluation. paper proposals, outlines and drafts