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Academic accommodations are available for students with documented disabilities. These accommodations must be approved through the Office of Disability and Support Services (Ext. 7584). Students with approved accommodations should schedule an appointment with the instructor early in the semester to discuss any accommodation that may be needed for this course.
Attendance in class is mandatory. Missing more than two classes will affect your final grade. By participation, I mean (a) doing the readings by the day they are assigned and (b) joining in class discussions. I realize that not everyone feels comfortable speaking in class when they are unsure about the material or have opinions they fear are unpopular. Therefore, I see it as my duty to prepare a safe classroom environment where you can ask for clarification, make mistakes, and debate ideas, so please take advantage of this and participate. I am always receptive to your comments about how I can improve the classroom environment.
Students will select one of chapters 2-12 in Carter's Doing Sociology with Student CHIP and answer all of its questions. They will hand in a paper with the answers and a final appendix containing the required crosstabulations and graphs. The assignment will be due by the beginning of class on February 11.
NOTE: Students who received a B- or lower can redo their assignment to earn back 50% credit on their missed items. Turn in a new document, with your revised questions (including partial tables) plus your old assignment by February 20.
A take-home midterm and accompanying research article will be handed out in class on February 25. The midterm will be due by the beginning of the following class, on February 27.
Students will conduct field research in an open public setting and turn in a report containing detailed field notes, several hypotheses based on their observations, and a discussion of their fieldwork's sociological relevance. The assignment is due on April 1; specific instructions will be given out in class on March 27.
In a 5-6 page paper, students will select a sociological research article of their choice from the library, evaluate its methodology, and propose an alternate research design to study the author's original research question. The paper will be due on April 17.
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In a 10-15 page paper, students will propose an original research project. They will discuss its sociological, review relevant literature (based on two sociological research articles), formulate testable hypotheses, discuss issues of objectivity, ethics, and sampling; and design a measurement instrument (e.g., a survey, fieldwork methods, content analysis) that could actually be used to carry out the research. The proposal will be due on the last day of class, May 6.
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A take-home final exam consisting of
two essay questions will be distributed on the last day of
class, May 6. It will be due on a date during finals week
TBA.
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