Soci111 Syllabus
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|Sociology |
|SOCI 111 |
|Introduction to Sociology |
|3 Credit Hours |
|8 Week Course |
|Prerequisite(s) None |
|Table of Contents |
|Instructor Information |Evaluation Procedures |
|Course Description |Grading Scale |
|Course Scope |Course Outline |
|Course Objectives |Policies |
|Course Delivery Method |Academic Services |
|Course Materials | |
|Instructor Information |
Instructor: Michelle Gardner
Email: Response Time: 24 – 48 hours
Use the MESSAGES feature under Communication Tools in our classroom for class-related emails; no email address is needed. • NOTE: you will need to check ‘Messages’ in our specific classroom for replies. Each classroom has its own separate messages box. o TIP: be sure to click the blue arrows next to Messages to ‘refresh’ the tool each time you check, otherwise new messages may not appear.
You may also email me @: michelle.gardner@mycampus.apus.edu
Virtual Office Hours: Monday 11:00 am- 12:00 pm, EST.
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|Course Description |
Catalog: Introduction to Sociology introduces students to the sociological investigation of human interaction and behavior in society. Students will become familiar with the sociological perspective and develop a ‘sociological imagination’ – the ability to see the general in the particular, the new in the familiar, and to observe the impact social forces have on our lives. The course explores environmental, historical, cultural, and organizational influences on our interpersonal relationships and life-patterns within the context of contemporary society. Students will learn how to use sociological concepts, theory and research to think critically about individuals, groups, institutions, and societies in any given situation.
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|Course Scope |
The student will develop an ability to use sociological concepts, theory, and research to think critically and act intelligently in interactions with (and observations of) individuals, groups, institutions, and societies.
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|Course Objectives |
- Apply a sociological perspective to the social world - Describe culture and socialization - Recognize and define social structure and social interaction - Describe the major research methods used in sociological research - Explain the differences between societies and social networks - Identify and describe bureaucracies and formal organizations - Describe deviance and social control from a sociological perspective - Describe global stratification - Explain social class in the United States - Describe sex and gender, race and ethnicity, and the elderly in the United States as well as how prejudice and discrimination impacts certain groups of people in society - Interpret the United States economy and politics - Describe the family, education, and religion from a sociological perspective - Discuss the sociological study of health and medicine in society - Explain collective behavior, social movements, and social change
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|Course Delivery Method |
This is an online course delivered via distance learning that will enable students to complete academic work in a flexible manner, completely online. All lessons, instruction and interaction will occur within the course website. We will all use online technology to read, discuss, and write about society. Course materials and access to an online learning management system will be made available to each student.
The course requires that students work independently and interdependently with the course instructor and with fellow students. Consequently, students must be able to make a commitment to sustain their participation in the course and to communicate regularly with fellow students and with the instructor.
Students must possess self-motivation and be self-directed to successfully progress through the course. Students must also feel comfortable with computer tasks such as using email, browsing the web, using word processing software, and posting messages to an electronic bulletin board.
Students report the most difficult aspect of online learning to be time management. I know you may have other demands on your time, but in order to succeed in this course, you will have to set aside regular time for reading as well as writing and thinking about the materials assigned.
To get started, the student is recommend to do the following: • Read all the pages in the "Read Me First" Folder. • Read all the pages contained within the “Syllabus” and review the contents of the "Resources” area (pay special attention to the "E-book" “Homework Assignments” and “Resources”) • Take time to familiarize yourself with all aspects of the course—that is, just browse around the course until you have a good feeling where everything is. Every APUS course has nuances to its ‘class’ and ‘online’ structure. • The course is laid out for you in the course schedule and will also be broken down week by week under the Lessons section; this is a good place to start each Monday where you will find links for what is assigned including links to lecture notes and other relevant materials
Email your instructor with any questions that you have as you familiarize yourself with the course.
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|Course Materials |
REQUIRED TEXTS:
|Book Number |
Students will be evaluated on their knowledge, comprehension and application of the materials presented through online quizzes (mix of multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank), discussion questions and activities, and three applied written exercises (Observation, Current Events, and A Day in the Life). All grades will be available in Gradebook.
Sociology lives when we engage it – we read about it, we discuss it, we debate it, we frame our research questions with it, we put it to the test of empiricism, and every once in a while we build it ourselves. Therefore, the success of this course depends on all of us thoroughly engaging it (aka maximum participation). One of the most important parts of the course will be the discussions and debates we participate in, in our online forums. These discussions need to be informed by thorough reading of the assigned texts.
I. WEEKLY FORUM QUESTIONS (35% of the final grade; 5 points each):
1) Instructor Question (IQ): Students will choose and answer one instructor question (in the Forum description for that week), and reply to one of their fellow students.
o Initial student discussions are due by Wednesday at 11:55 p.m. EST and the one response is due at the end of the same week by Sunday at 11:55 p.m. EST.
o Initial discussion postings must be “substantive” with a minimum of 250 words; the response must be a minimum of 100 words. NOTE: Direct quotes from the text or any other source do NOT count towards you word minimum.
2) Weekly Supplemental Material Post (WSMP): Each week, after having completed the assigned readings and questions, students will be responsible for finding and posting 1 piece of relevant supplemental material (i.e. website, article, book, video, etc) to the correct Supplemental Material Thread. This post must include a link or attachment for the supplemental material, an APA formatted citation for the source of the material, a brief description of the material, and a discussion about why it is relevant to the week’s assigned reading using at least one sociological concept (identified, defined and applied). This source must be different than sources and links listed in the text.
Students must also reply to one of their fellow students’ WSMP.
o Initial student WSMP post due by Wednesday at 11:55 p.m. EST, and the one response is due at the end of the same week by Sunday at 11:55 p.m.
- See Communication Policies for more detail on discussion board expectations. - See Appendix B for the grading scale.
II. QUIZZES (32% of the final grade; 25 points each):
There are a series of eight quizzes for the course; each quiz is worth 25 points. All quizzes are open book and there is no time limit. The purpose of the quizzes is to enhance comprehension and application of the weekly readings. Therefore, each student is encouraged to score 100% and may re-take the weekly quiz as many times as they like before each quizzes corresponding deadline (see schedule below).
Please note that all quizzes are automatically graded. Technology can be inflexible, so please email me if you have any problems. For example, if you misspell a word and it counts the answer as incorrect, please email me – if it’s just a misspelling, etc. I will award points back.
III. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS (33% of final grade, 25 points each)
1) OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT (11% of final grade; 25 points):
Students will observe ONE social setting to begin to detect patterns in human behavior – observance of norms and potentially behaviors that deviate from the norm. This assignment includes two parts. First, you will need to go to ONE public place and observe the people there for 25 minutes. Note people’s behavior, their demeanor, their reactions/interactions to/with each other. Second, you will break a norm and observe people’s reactions to your norm breaking behavior. Your observation write-up must be 2-4 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 4 sociological concepts) of your observations as well as a ‘thick’ description of your observations and norm-breaking activity.
- See Homework Assignments folder (under Resources) for specific instructions. - See Appendix A for grading chart.
2) CURRENT EVENTS PAPER (11% of final grade; 25 points):
Students may choose a news article related to current events. The article can be from any recognized newspaper, magazine, or website that covers current events. The article must have been published within the past three months. Your review essay must be at least 3 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 6 sociological concepts) of the news article as well as a brief description of the article.
- See Homework Assignments folder (under Resources) for specific instructions. - See Appendix C for grading chart.
3) A DAY IN THE LIFE (11% of final grade; 25 points):
Each student will record their life for one day and critically discuss how you are an actor in society; how you affect your social surroundings; and, how your daily life is shaped and constrained by society. This will allow you engage with many of the sociological concepts reviewed to-date including newer concepts such as impression management, stage theory and emotional labor. Your write-up of ‘a day in the life’ should be 3-6 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 8 sociological concepts) of your day. - See Homework Assignments folder (under Resources) for specific instructions. - See Appendix D for grading chart.
IMPORTANT: Critical information is found throughout the following sections. Students need to read through them all very carefully to avoid assignment points loss and/or significant negative impact on their course grades.
Late Policy: Please note that APUS is in West Virginia which follows the Eastern Time Zone (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=62).
A serious risk of taking an online course is that, without face-to-face weekly sessions to keep you on-track, it may seem very tempting to procrastinate with assignments. (On the other hand, many of you are no doubt taking courses online because you are busy people who are good at time management.) The course schedule is carefully put together so as to pace the readings and assignments fairly evenly over the semester. Blanket schedule adjustments are not offered for this course.
Unlike traditional face-to-face classes, this course does not require students all to be in the classroom at a particular time, but this is not the same as setting one’s own assignment deadlines. This is one way academically rigorous APUS coursework is distinct from self-paced, correspondence-type assignments, although many traditional correspondence courses also have deadlines. Students are expected to submit all assignments by the posted due dates and to complete the course according to the published class schedule.
It is very important that you stay on top of things and do not attempt to fit an entire huge and complex field into your brain in one big push at the end of the semester, or even in a couple of smaller pushes corresponding to the deadlines. There is a lot of material here, including a textbook very densely packed with information, and supplemental readings and assignments that require significant research, reflection, integration, writing, and virtual interaction with your professor and classmates. Also, your ability to post meaningful comments to the Forums will plummet if you are not up-to-date with your work.
Because of this, there are strict deadlines for handing in assignments, and penalties for
Lateness – LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Having said this, I am well aware that we are all human and that from time to time we may experience life events that can derail our best efforts. For this reason I include the “For Heaven’s Sake, Please Give Me One More Day!” grace period.
Here is how it works: each student gets ONE grace period. You must invoke the grace period BEFORE (not after) the due date, at which point you may have another TWO days to hand in your assignment without penalty. (If you are in the emergency room at the time when you should be invoking your grace period, I will waive the prior notice requirement with medical documentation. But please try not to end up in the E.R. this term). You may do this via email or telephone (a message with an appropriate time stamp is fine).
NOTE: The final Research Paper is subject to a 5-point deduction if the grace-period is requested for it.
If it is five minutes before the deadline for an assignment and you experience a failure of technology and cannot submit it, then you have two options:
(1) invoke your grace period;
(2) save your grace period for later and accept the late penalty consequences (a zero for that assignment) of leaving things until the last minute.
The best policy is, of course, to not wait until five minutes before the deadline before trying to submit your assignment.
Beyond the one-time grace period, should a student need to request additional time to complete an assignment due to deployment, extended emergency family and/or health conditions that are otherwise unavoidable (vacations, cruises, unplanned trips or trips to places with poor connectivity, taking too many courses at once, forgetting course work or wanting more family time don’t count as reasons for late assignment submissions), he or she must contact the professor before the assignment due date so the situation can be discussed and an acceptable resolution determined. Such situations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Extra credit: There is no extra credit.
WRITING STANDARDS AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students should proofread each assignment carefully before submitting it. Spelling and grammar errors will result in point deductions.
Collaboration on coursework, unless so assigned by the professor, is not allowed.
Avoiding Plagiarism: All written assignments must be in the student’s own words, and MUST include citations (in proper APA format) giving the source credit for ANY paraphrases or direct quotes based on published authors’ work, and should be submitted error free. - For this course’s discussion boards, this means including an in-text citation for any section of the text or another source used for developing ideas and including a full reference citation for all sources below the post. An in-text citation includes the publisher(s) name and the year of publication, i.e. (Henslin, 2009); for a direct quote the page number should also be included (Henslin, 2009:34).
ANY copying from the Internet or other published sources without including proper citations (giving the original author credit for their work), including the course text (i.e. plagiarism), found in any course assignments, including discussion boards will result in an automatic score of zero with no option for revision. More than one instance of plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course.
Additionally, submission of written work purchased from paper writing sources, including in person, by mail or via the Internet will result in course failure and a report sent to the University Registrar’s Office for placement in the student’s permanent academic record. There is no option for resubmission in any of the above cases. These are stringent requirements but necessary to protect the integrity of APUS classrooms and honor students who have completed their work in compliance with University policy and course rules.
Academic dishonesty: It is a serious violation to cheat on exams, hand in work that is not your own, or plagiarize others’ materials. If you do these behaviors, your grade will suffer. Penalties may include reduction of grade for the assignment, reduction in course grade, or course failure. For University policies on this, see http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-standards/index.htm#Academic_Dishonesty . More detail on avoiding plagiarism is below, but if you have any questions, please ask me. “I did not know” is never an acceptable excuse.
Evaluation Procedures: Evaluation Criteria
The points earned on course requirements will determine the course grade. The final grade in the course will be based on total points. Grades will be assigned based on the following composite scores:
|Grade Instruments |Points Possible |% of Final Grade |
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|Forum: Instructor Question |8 x 5pts = 40 |17.5% |
|Forum: WSMP |8 x 5pts = 40 |17.5% |
|Quizzes | 8 x 25pts = 200 |32% |
|HW Assignments | 3 x 25pts = 75 |33% |
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|TOTAL |355 points |100% |
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|Grading Scale |
Please see the student handbook to reference the University’s grading scale.
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|Course Outline |
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|Topic(s) |
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|Learning Objective(s) |
|Reading(s) |
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|Assignment(s) |
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|1 |
|- The Sociological Perspective |
|- Culture |
|- Socialization |
|1-Interpret the broader social context of the sociological perspective and the global context |
|2-Identify the origins of sociology |
|3-Define culture and cultural relativism |
|4-Explain symbolic culture |
|5-Describe socialization |
|6-Interpret cultural universals |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 1-3 |
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|2. Lecture 1 folder contents in the Resources section of the classroom and Week 1 Lesson |
|1. Required Introduction and 2 out of 3 Introductions options on Forums |
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|2. Course Contract |
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|3. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|4. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|4. Quiz 1: ch 1-3 |
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|2 |
|- Social Structure and Social Interaction |
|- How Sociologists do Research |
|- Societies to Social Networks |
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|7-Interpret the levels of sociological analysis |
|8-Describe social structure and social institutions |
|9-Identify research methods and demonstrate how research and theory work together |
|10-Identify the transformation of societies |
|11-Interpret group dynamics |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 4-6 |
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|2. Lecture 2 folder contents in the Resources section of the classroom and under Week 2 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 2: Ch 4-6 |
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|3 |
|- Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations |
|- Deviance and Social Control |
|- Practicing qualitative methods |
|12-Describe formal organizations and bureaucracy |
|13-Define deviance and identify the various theories of social control |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 7 and 8 |
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|2. Lecture 3 folder content in the Resources section and under the Week 3 Lesson |
|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 3: Ch7 and8 |
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|4. HW 1: Observation Paper |
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|- Global Stratification |
|-- Social Class in the United States |
|- Sex and Gender |
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|14-List systems of social stratification and identify what determines social class |
|15-Identify issues involving poverty, sex and gender |
|16-Describe gender inequality in its various incarnations and review gender focused violence |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 9-11 |
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|2. Lecture 4 folder content in the Resources section and under the Week 4 Lesson |
|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 4: Ch 9-11 |
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|5 |
|- Race and Ethnicity |
|- The Elderly |
|- Sociological analysis of everyday events |
|17-Learn how to use a sociological analysis to explain the world around you |
|18-Interpret the myth and reality of race |
|19-List theories of prejudice and review race and ethnic relations in the U.S. |
|20-Identify how the various sociological perspectives impact aging |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 12 and 13 |
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|2. Lecture 5 folder contents in the Resources section and under Week 5 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 5: Ch 12 and 13 |
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|4. HW 2: Current Events Paper |
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|6 |
|- The Economy |
|- Politics |
|- The Family |
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|21-Interpret the transformation of economic systems and identify the major world economic systems |
|22-Describe the functionalist and conflict perspectives on the globalization of capitalism |
|23-Define power, authority and violence and identify the types of government |
|24-Differentiate between the functionalist and conflict perspectives of who rules the U.S. |
|25-Analyze war and terrorism |
|26-Describe the family life cycle and identify trends in U.S. families |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 14-16 |
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|2. Lecture 6 folder contents in the Resources section and the Week 6 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 6: Ch 14-16 |
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|- Education |
|- Religion |
|- Medicine and Health |
|- Apply sociological concepts to everyday life |
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|27-Differentiate between the functionalist, conflict and symbolic interactionist perspectives of education |
|28-Describe the worlds major religions and identify types of religious groups |
|29-Describe a sociological analysis of healthcare using the three major sociological perspectives |
|30-Identify the major threats to health |
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|HENSLIN, Chapters 17-19 |
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|2. Lecture 7 folder contents in the Resources section and the Week 7 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 7: Ch 17-19 |
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|4. HW 3: A Day in the Life Paper |
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|- Population and Urbanization |
|- Collective Behavior and Social Movements |
|- Social Change and the Environment |
|31-Identify the models of urban growth |
|32-Interpret alienation and community |
|33-Describe the forms of collective behavior |
|34-Identify the types and tactics of social movements and discuss why people join social movements |
|35-Define gemeinschaft and gesellschaft |
|36-Describe theories and processes of social change |
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|37-Identify the models of urban growth |
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|38-Interpret urban problems and social policy |
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|HENSLIN, Chapters 20-22 |
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|2. Lecture 8 folder contents in the Resources section and the Week 8 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 8: Ch 20-22 |
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|Policies |
Please see the student handbook to reference all University-wide policies. Quick links to frequently asked question about policies are listed below. They are also available by clicking on the Syllabus button in the left-hand menu of the course.
Drop/Withdrawal Policy Plagiarism Policy Extension Process and Policy Disability Accommodations
Communication Policies
Methods of Communication • Messages—all email communication must be done via the Sakai internal email found within the course (Messages). This reduces lost external emails due to spam and quarantine filters. This should primarily be used for personal questions (including questions about grades); general class questions should be posted in the Virtual Office. • Virtual Office—under Forums, this is the best place to post general questions about class logistics and assignments • Homework Assignment Submissions—all final versions of your homework assignments will be submitted TWICE: once via the Assignments Tool in Sakai and once via turnitin.com (directions for turnitin.com are available under Resources>Turnitin>Turnitin ID & PW). • Synchronous Communication—The instructor will be available during office hours and by appointment. Set meeting times may occur via another synchronous method (telephone, chat, instant message, etc.)
Communicating with the Instructor
If you have any questions, concerns, or other general comments about the class, the best way to communicate with the instructor is via Messages. The instructor reserves the right to take up to 48 hours to respond to your messages and Virtual Office questions. The instructor may have to do some grading, look something up, or may just being taking care of his or her own life requirements. Therefore, do not put off your homework to the last minute, have a question, and then expect the instructor to respond prior to the deadline.
Grades for assignments should be posted within 5 days of their final submission deadline. If one week after the assignment has been submitted, you have not seen a grade posted, please email the instructor.
Communicating in the Forums
These postings are the heart of the interaction in this course. The more engaged and lively the exchanges, the more interesting and fun the course will be. Only substantive comments will receive credit. Although there is a final posting time after which the instructor will grade comments, it is not sufficient to wait until the last minute to toss your required comments/questions on the board. The purpose of these is to actively participate in an on-going discussion about the assigned materials.
By “substantive,” this means comments that contribute something new and hopefully important to the discussion. Thus a message that simply says “I agree” is not substantive. If you feel very strongly about it and wish to be supportive of your classmate, you can certainly post such a statement anyway – but PLEASE limit such comments as there are few things more boring to read than discussions where 80% of the content is content-free! A substantive comment contributes a new idea or perspective, a good follow-up question to a point made, offers a response to a question, provides an example or illustration of a key point, points out an inconsistency in an argument, etc.
As a class, if we run into conflicting view points, we must respect each individual 's own opinion. Hateful and hurtful comments towards other individuals, students, groups, peoples, and/or societies will not be tolerated!
Netiquette
It is expected that you will follow the basic rules of ‘netiquette’ when interacting with your instructor and fellow students online. A general review of netiquette may be found at http://www.iwillfollow.com/email.htm.
Announcements
Course announcements are made via the announcement feature in Sakai. These may include changes to the schedule, clarification of material, or notice of system issues. Be sure to check the Sakai announcements area every time you log on to the course.
Disclaimer:
Changes in the Syllabus: If needed, the instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to any aspect of this syllabus. If this happens, the instructor will post a message about the change in “Announcements,” so be sure to check them frequently. You are responsible for keeping up to date with Course Announcements and noting any announced changes.
Agreement: Students accept to comply with these requirements by reading this document, signing the course contract and remaining enrolled in the course.
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|Academic Services |
ONLINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER & LEARNING RESOURCES
The Online Library Resource Center is available to enrolled students and faculty from inside the electronic campus. This is your starting point for access to online books, subscription periodicals, and Web resources that are designed to support your classes and generally not available through search engines on the open Web. In addition, the Center provides access to special learning resources, which the University has contracted to assist with your studies. Questions can be directed to orc@apus.edu.
• Charles Town Library and Inter Library Loan: The University maintains a special library with a limited number of supporting volumes, collection of our professors’ publication, and services to search and borrow research books and articles from other libraries. • Electronic Books: You can use the online library to uncover and download over 50,000 titles, which have been scanned and made available in electronic format. • Electronic Journals: The University provides access to over 12,000 journals, which are available in electronic form and only through limited subscription services. • Turnitin.com: Turnitin.com is a tool to improve student research skills that also detect plagiarism. Turnitin.com provides resources on developing topics and assignments that encourage and guide students in producing papers that are intellectually honest, original in thought, and clear in expression. This tool helps ensure a culture of adherence to the University 's standards for intellectual honesty. Turnitin.com also reviews students ' papers for matches with Internet materials and with thousands of student papers in its database, and returns an Originality Report to instructors and/or students. • Tutor.com: Students have access to 10 free hours of tutoring service per year through Tutor.com . Tutoring is available in the following subjects: math (basic math through advanced calculus), science (biology, chemistry, and physics), statistics, English, Social Studies, Career Services, and more. Additional information is located via the Online Library in the Tutorial Center (http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/index.htm).
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Appendix A
OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC – WORTH 25 POINTS
|CATEGORY |Outstanding |Above Average |Average |Below Average |Unacceptable |
|Observation |Provided thick description |Needed some elaboration on |Need significantly more |Summary of observations |No summary of norm |
|Description |of observations with a lot |either social setting or |detail about social setting |lacks detail overall. (3pt) |breaking behavior |
| |of detail about social |socio-demographic |or socio-demographic | |included (0-2 pts) |
| |setting and |characteristics of people |characteristics observed; or| | |
| |socio-demographic |observed (4 pts) |some elaboration on both. | | |
| |characteristics of people | |(3.5pts) | | |
| |observed (5 pts) | | | | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly identified 4 |Clearly identified 2-3 |Clearly identified 2 |Clearly identified 1 |Did not clearly identify|
|Identified |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |any sociological |
| |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings, |concepts from the readings. |concept from the readings. |concepts (0-1.5 pts) |
| |(3 pts) |one not clearly identified. |(2.1 pts) |(1.8 pts) | |
| | |(2.4 pts) | | | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly defined 4 relevant |Clearly defined 2-3 relevant|Clearly defined 2 relevant |Clearly defined 1 relevant |Did not include text |
|Defined |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concept using |definitions of |
| |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |sociological concepts |
| |source(s). (3 pts) |source(s); 1 not clearly |source(s). (2.1 pts) |source(s). (1.8 pts) |(0-1.5 pts) |
| | |defined. (2.4 pts) | | | |
|Analysis |Clearly applied 4 relevant |Clearly applied 2-3 relevant|Clearly applied 2 relevant |Clearly applied 1 relevant |Did not apply |
| |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concept to |sociological concepts to|
| |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of current |
| |event. (3 pts) |event, one not clearly |event. (2.1 pts) |event. (1.8 pts) |event. (0-1.5 pts) |
| | |applied to analysis. (2.4 | | | |
| | |pts) | | | |
|Reflection |Included discussion of your |(1.8 pts) |Need to elaborate on your |(1.4 pts) |No discussion of your |
| |experience of the situation | |experience of the situation | |experience of the |
| |(2pts) | |(1.6 pt) | |situation (0-1 pts) |
|Description of norm |Provided thick description |Needed some elaboration on |Need significantly more |Summary of norm breaking |No summary of norm |
|breaking behavior and |of norm breaking behavior |either norm breaking |detail about norm breaking |behavior and observations |breaking behavior or |
|observations |and observations people and |behavior and observations |behavior and observations |lacks detail overall. (2.4 |observations included |
| |their reactions including |people and their reactions |people and their reactions |pt) |(0-2 pts) |
| |socio-demographic |including socio-demographic |including socio-demographic | | |
| |characteristics (4 pts) |characteristics (3.2 pts) |characteristics; or some | | |
| | | |elaboration on both. (2.8 | | |
| | | |pts) | | |
|APA Formatted |Included APA formatted |Minor errors in APA |Multiple errors in APA |Missing some citations, and |No citations included. |
|Citations |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. |formatting of citations. |errors in APA formatting. |(0-1.5 pts) |
| |references for ALL |(2.4 pts) |(2.1 pt) |(1.8 pts) | |
| |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | |
| |from other sources. (3 pts) | | | | |
|Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many |
| |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and |
| |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent|
| |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be |
| | | | | |understood. (0-1 pts) |
Appendix B
FORUM RUBRIC: Instructor Question – 5 points
For the initial post you are required to: ✓ post 250 words of more ✓ respond substantively ✓ clearly address the instructor question using the text ✓ use APA formatted in-text citations and references for material paraphrased or quotes
For each response post discussion question you are required to: ✓ post a substantial response (100) words ✓ respond substantively to one of your classmates ' initial responses ✓ use APA formatted in-text citations and references for material paraphrased or quotes
By “substantive,” I mean comments that contribute something new and hopefully important to the discussion. Thus a message that simply says “I agree” is not substantive. If you feel very strongly about it and wish to be supportive of your classmate, you can certainly post such a statement anyway – but PLEASE limit such comments as there are few things more boring to read than discussions where 80% of the content is content-free! A substantive comment contributes a new idea or perspective, a good follow-up question to a point made, offers a response to a question, provides an example or illustration of a key point, points out an inconsistency in an argument, etc.
FORUM: Instructor Question Grading Rubric
| |Initial student discussion directly responds to the central issue of the discussion question and clearly represents reading|
|5 |of the text; response adds new or different information or examples into the discussion; response is professional and |
|Points |treats other students with respect; response is written in correct spelling/sentence structure/grammar; APA formatted |
| |citations are used for all paraphrased or quoted information from an outside source (i.e. text, website, etc); initial |
| |discussion and the two responses meet the length requirement; initial discussions and the responses are posted by the |
| |deadline for each |
| |Initial discussion or responses are somewhat related to the issue at hand; citations are inserted without explanation; |
|4-3 |initial discussion or response length are under the requirement; response has several errors in spelling/sentence |
|Points |structure/grammar; missing response to others. |
| |Initial discussion or responses simply rephrases a previous posting; course material is referenced without citation; vague |
|2-0 |or no details that support the issue; response appears nonprofessional and has many errors in spelling/sentence |
|points |structure/grammar; missing response to others. |
| |No discussion has been posted or discussions or responses are clearly offensive |
|0 | |
FORUM: WSMP Grading Rubric – 5 points
| |Exceptional |Met Expectations |Below Average |Did Not Meet Expectations |
|Supplemental Material |Supplemental material |No attachment or url included|No attachment or url |No attachment or url included (0) |
| |attached or url included (.5 |(0 pts) |included (0 pts) | |
| |pt) | | | |
|APA Citation |WSMP properly cited in APA |Minor errors in formatting |Significant errors in APA |No citation included (0-.5) |
| |format (1 pt) |(.8 pts) |formatting (.6-.7 pts) | |
|Description |Brief description of WSMP |Description needs some |Description lacks clarity |No description provided (0-.5) |
| |clearly articulated (1pts) |elaboration (.8 pt) |and needs much more | |
| | | |elaboration (.6-.7 pt) | |
|Relevance |Relevance clearly |Relevance needs some |Relevance lacks clarity |No relevance provided (0-.8) |
| |articulated, including 1 |elaboration (1.2 pt) |and needs much more | |
| |sociology concept from | |elaboration (.9-1.05) | |
| |reading )1.5 pts) | | | |
|Reply |Good, substantive reply to |Need more substance to reply,|Post lacked Substance, min|No post (0-.5) |
| |other student’s WSMP (1 pt) |min. 100 words (.8) |100 words (.6-.7) | |
Appendix C
CURRENT EVENTS PAPER RUBRIC - WORTH 25 POINTS
|CATEGORY |Outstanding |Above Average |Average |Below Average |Unacceptable |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly identified 6 |Clearly identified 5 |Clearly identified 4 |Clearly identified 3 |Did not clearly identify|
|Identified |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |any sociological |
| |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts (0-3 pts) |
| |(6 pts) |(4.8 pts) |(4.2 pts) |(3.6 pts) | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly defined 6 relevant |Clearly defined 5relevant |Clearly defined 4 relevant |Clearly defined 3 relevant |Did not include text |
|Defined |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |definitions of |
| |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |sociological concepts |
| |source(s). (6 pts) |source(s). (4.8 pts) |source(s). (4.2 pts) |source(s). (3.6 pts) |(0-3 pts) |
|Analysis |Clearly applied 6 relevant |Clearly applied 5 relevant |Clearly applied 4 relevant |Clearly applied 3 relevant |Did not apply |
| |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to|
| |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of current |
| |event. (6 pts) |event. (4.8 pts) |event. (4.2 pts) |event. (3.6 pts) |event. (0-3 pts) |
|APA Formatted |Included APA formatted |Minor errors in APA |Multiple errors in APA |Missing some citations, and |No citations included. |
|Citations |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. (.8|formatting of citations. (.7|errors in APA formatting. |(0-.5 pts) |
| |references for ALL |pts) |pt) |(.6 pts) | |
| |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | |
| |from other sources. (1 pts) | | | | |
|Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many |
| |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and |
| |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent|
| |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be |
| | | | | |understood. (0-1 pts) |
Appendix D
A DAY IN THE LIFE PAPER RUBRIC – 25 POINTS
|CATEGORY |Outstanding |Above Average |Average |Below Average |Unacceptable |
|Description of day |Description of day included |Description of day needed |Description of day lacked |Description of day not |No description of day |
|(interlaced |good detail (3 pts) |some elaboration (2.4 pts) |clarity in some areas and |clear, needs much |included (0-1.5 pts) |
|w/analysis) | | |needed elaboration. (2.1 |elaboration. (1.8 pt) | |
| | | |pts) | | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly identified 8 |Clearly identified 6-7 |Clearly identified 4-5 |Clearly identified 1-3 |Did not clearly identify|
|Identified |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |any sociological |
| |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts (0-3 pts) |
| |(6 pts) |(4.8 pts) |(4.2 pts) |(3.6 pts) | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly defined 8 relevant |Clearly defined 6-7 relevant|Clearly defined 4 -5 |Clearly defined 1-3 relevant|Did not include text |
|Defined |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |relevant sociological |sociological concepts using |definitions of |
| |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |concepts using the text |the text and/or other |sociological concepts |
| |source(s). (6 pts) |source(s). (4.8 pts) |and/or other source(s). (4.2|source(s). (3.6pts) |(0-3 pts) |
| | | |pts) | | |
|Analysis |Clearly applied 8 relevant |Clearly applied 6-7 relevant|Clearly applied 4-5 relevant|Clearly applied 1-3 relevant|Did not apply |
| |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to|
| |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of current |
| |event. (6 pts) |event. (4.8 pts) |event. (4.2 pts) |event. (3.6 pts) |event. (0-3 pts) |
|Typed Diary Included |Diary has been typed up and | |Diary lacks sufficient | |No diary included (0) |
| |included at end of | |details (.4) | | |
| |write-up(.5 pts) | | | | |
|APA Formatted |Included APA formatted |Minor errors in APA |Multiple errors in APA |Missing some citations, and |No citations included. |
|Citations |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. |formatting of citations. (1 |errors in APA formatting. |(0-.5 pts) |
| |references for ALL |(1.2 pts) |pt) |(.9 pts) | |
| |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | |
| |from other sources. (1.5 | | | | |
| |pts) | | | | |
|Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many |
| |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and |
| |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent|
| |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be |
| | | | | |understood. (0 -1 pts) |
Citations: |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. |formatting of citations. (1 |errors in APA formatting. |(0-.5 pts) | | |references for ALL |(1.2 pts) |pt) |(.9 pts) | | | |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | | | |from other sources. (1.5 | | | | | | |pts) | | | | | |Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many | | |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and | | |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent| | |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be | | | | | | |understood. (0 -1 pts) |
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|Sociology |
|SOCI 111 |
|Introduction to Sociology |
|3 Credit Hours |
|8 Week Course |
|Prerequisite(s) None |
|Table of Contents |
|Instructor Information |Evaluation Procedures |
|Course Description |Grading Scale |
|Course Scope |Course Outline |
|Course Objectives |Policies |
|Course Delivery Method |Academic Services |
|Course Materials | |
|Instructor Information |
Instructor: Michelle Gardner
Email: Response Time: 24 – 48 hours
Use the MESSAGES feature under Communication Tools in our classroom for class-related emails; no email address is needed. • NOTE: you will need to check ‘Messages’ in our specific classroom for replies. Each classroom has its own separate messages box. o TIP: be sure to click the blue arrows next to Messages to ‘refresh’ the tool each time you check, otherwise new messages may not appear.
You may also email me @: michelle.gardner@mycampus.apus.edu
Virtual Office Hours: Monday 11:00 am- 12:00 pm, EST.
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|Course Description |
Catalog: Introduction to Sociology introduces students to the sociological investigation of human interaction and behavior in society. Students will become familiar with the sociological perspective and develop a ‘sociological imagination’ – the ability to see the general in the particular, the new in the familiar, and to observe the impact social forces have on our lives. The course explores environmental, historical, cultural, and organizational influences on our interpersonal relationships and life-patterns within the context of contemporary society. Students will learn how to use sociological concepts, theory and research to think critically about individuals, groups, institutions, and societies in any given situation.
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|Course Scope |
The student will develop an ability to use sociological concepts, theory, and research to think critically and act intelligently in interactions with (and observations of) individuals, groups, institutions, and societies.
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|Course Objectives |
- Apply a sociological perspective to the social world - Describe culture and socialization - Recognize and define social structure and social interaction - Describe the major research methods used in sociological research - Explain the differences between societies and social networks - Identify and describe bureaucracies and formal organizations - Describe deviance and social control from a sociological perspective - Describe global stratification - Explain social class in the United States - Describe sex and gender, race and ethnicity, and the elderly in the United States as well as how prejudice and discrimination impacts certain groups of people in society - Interpret the United States economy and politics - Describe the family, education, and religion from a sociological perspective - Discuss the sociological study of health and medicine in society - Explain collective behavior, social movements, and social change
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|Course Delivery Method |
This is an online course delivered via distance learning that will enable students to complete academic work in a flexible manner, completely online. All lessons, instruction and interaction will occur within the course website. We will all use online technology to read, discuss, and write about society. Course materials and access to an online learning management system will be made available to each student.
The course requires that students work independently and interdependently with the course instructor and with fellow students. Consequently, students must be able to make a commitment to sustain their participation in the course and to communicate regularly with fellow students and with the instructor.
Students must possess self-motivation and be self-directed to successfully progress through the course. Students must also feel comfortable with computer tasks such as using email, browsing the web, using word processing software, and posting messages to an electronic bulletin board.
Students report the most difficult aspect of online learning to be time management. I know you may have other demands on your time, but in order to succeed in this course, you will have to set aside regular time for reading as well as writing and thinking about the materials assigned.
To get started, the student is recommend to do the following: • Read all the pages in the "Read Me First" Folder. • Read all the pages contained within the “Syllabus” and review the contents of the "Resources” area (pay special attention to the "E-book" “Homework Assignments” and “Resources”) • Take time to familiarize yourself with all aspects of the course—that is, just browse around the course until you have a good feeling where everything is. Every APUS course has nuances to its ‘class’ and ‘online’ structure. • The course is laid out for you in the course schedule and will also be broken down week by week under the Lessons section; this is a good place to start each Monday where you will find links for what is assigned including links to lecture notes and other relevant materials
Email your instructor with any questions that you have as you familiarize yourself with the course.
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|Course Materials |
REQUIRED TEXTS:
|Book Number |
Students will be evaluated on their knowledge, comprehension and application of the materials presented through online quizzes (mix of multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank), discussion questions and activities, and three applied written exercises (Observation, Current Events, and A Day in the Life). All grades will be available in Gradebook.
Sociology lives when we engage it – we read about it, we discuss it, we debate it, we frame our research questions with it, we put it to the test of empiricism, and every once in a while we build it ourselves. Therefore, the success of this course depends on all of us thoroughly engaging it (aka maximum participation). One of the most important parts of the course will be the discussions and debates we participate in, in our online forums. These discussions need to be informed by thorough reading of the assigned texts.
I. WEEKLY FORUM QUESTIONS (35% of the final grade; 5 points each):
1) Instructor Question (IQ): Students will choose and answer one instructor question (in the Forum description for that week), and reply to one of their fellow students.
o Initial student discussions are due by Wednesday at 11:55 p.m. EST and the one response is due at the end of the same week by Sunday at 11:55 p.m. EST.
o Initial discussion postings must be “substantive” with a minimum of 250 words; the response must be a minimum of 100 words. NOTE: Direct quotes from the text or any other source do NOT count towards you word minimum.
2) Weekly Supplemental Material Post (WSMP): Each week, after having completed the assigned readings and questions, students will be responsible for finding and posting 1 piece of relevant supplemental material (i.e. website, article, book, video, etc) to the correct Supplemental Material Thread. This post must include a link or attachment for the supplemental material, an APA formatted citation for the source of the material, a brief description of the material, and a discussion about why it is relevant to the week’s assigned reading using at least one sociological concept (identified, defined and applied). This source must be different than sources and links listed in the text.
Students must also reply to one of their fellow students’ WSMP.
o Initial student WSMP post due by Wednesday at 11:55 p.m. EST, and the one response is due at the end of the same week by Sunday at 11:55 p.m.
- See Communication Policies for more detail on discussion board expectations. - See Appendix B for the grading scale.
II. QUIZZES (32% of the final grade; 25 points each):
There are a series of eight quizzes for the course; each quiz is worth 25 points. All quizzes are open book and there is no time limit. The purpose of the quizzes is to enhance comprehension and application of the weekly readings. Therefore, each student is encouraged to score 100% and may re-take the weekly quiz as many times as they like before each quizzes corresponding deadline (see schedule below).
Please note that all quizzes are automatically graded. Technology can be inflexible, so please email me if you have any problems. For example, if you misspell a word and it counts the answer as incorrect, please email me – if it’s just a misspelling, etc. I will award points back.
III. HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS (33% of final grade, 25 points each)
1) OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT (11% of final grade; 25 points):
Students will observe ONE social setting to begin to detect patterns in human behavior – observance of norms and potentially behaviors that deviate from the norm. This assignment includes two parts. First, you will need to go to ONE public place and observe the people there for 25 minutes. Note people’s behavior, their demeanor, their reactions/interactions to/with each other. Second, you will break a norm and observe people’s reactions to your norm breaking behavior. Your observation write-up must be 2-4 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 4 sociological concepts) of your observations as well as a ‘thick’ description of your observations and norm-breaking activity.
- See Homework Assignments folder (under Resources) for specific instructions. - See Appendix A for grading chart.
2) CURRENT EVENTS PAPER (11% of final grade; 25 points):
Students may choose a news article related to current events. The article can be from any recognized newspaper, magazine, or website that covers current events. The article must have been published within the past three months. Your review essay must be at least 3 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 6 sociological concepts) of the news article as well as a brief description of the article.
- See Homework Assignments folder (under Resources) for specific instructions. - See Appendix C for grading chart.
3) A DAY IN THE LIFE (11% of final grade; 25 points):
Each student will record their life for one day and critically discuss how you are an actor in society; how you affect your social surroundings; and, how your daily life is shaped and constrained by society. This will allow you engage with many of the sociological concepts reviewed to-date including newer concepts such as impression management, stage theory and emotional labor. Your write-up of ‘a day in the life’ should be 3-6 pages and must include a sociological analysis (using at least 8 sociological concepts) of your day. - See Homework Assignments folder (under Resources) for specific instructions. - See Appendix D for grading chart.
IMPORTANT: Critical information is found throughout the following sections. Students need to read through them all very carefully to avoid assignment points loss and/or significant negative impact on their course grades.
Late Policy: Please note that APUS is in West Virginia which follows the Eastern Time Zone (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=62).
A serious risk of taking an online course is that, without face-to-face weekly sessions to keep you on-track, it may seem very tempting to procrastinate with assignments. (On the other hand, many of you are no doubt taking courses online because you are busy people who are good at time management.) The course schedule is carefully put together so as to pace the readings and assignments fairly evenly over the semester. Blanket schedule adjustments are not offered for this course.
Unlike traditional face-to-face classes, this course does not require students all to be in the classroom at a particular time, but this is not the same as setting one’s own assignment deadlines. This is one way academically rigorous APUS coursework is distinct from self-paced, correspondence-type assignments, although many traditional correspondence courses also have deadlines. Students are expected to submit all assignments by the posted due dates and to complete the course according to the published class schedule.
It is very important that you stay on top of things and do not attempt to fit an entire huge and complex field into your brain in one big push at the end of the semester, or even in a couple of smaller pushes corresponding to the deadlines. There is a lot of material here, including a textbook very densely packed with information, and supplemental readings and assignments that require significant research, reflection, integration, writing, and virtual interaction with your professor and classmates. Also, your ability to post meaningful comments to the Forums will plummet if you are not up-to-date with your work.
Because of this, there are strict deadlines for handing in assignments, and penalties for
Lateness – LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Having said this, I am well aware that we are all human and that from time to time we may experience life events that can derail our best efforts. For this reason I include the “For Heaven’s Sake, Please Give Me One More Day!” grace period.
Here is how it works: each student gets ONE grace period. You must invoke the grace period BEFORE (not after) the due date, at which point you may have another TWO days to hand in your assignment without penalty. (If you are in the emergency room at the time when you should be invoking your grace period, I will waive the prior notice requirement with medical documentation. But please try not to end up in the E.R. this term). You may do this via email or telephone (a message with an appropriate time stamp is fine).
NOTE: The final Research Paper is subject to a 5-point deduction if the grace-period is requested for it.
If it is five minutes before the deadline for an assignment and you experience a failure of technology and cannot submit it, then you have two options:
(1) invoke your grace period;
(2) save your grace period for later and accept the late penalty consequences (a zero for that assignment) of leaving things until the last minute.
The best policy is, of course, to not wait until five minutes before the deadline before trying to submit your assignment.
Beyond the one-time grace period, should a student need to request additional time to complete an assignment due to deployment, extended emergency family and/or health conditions that are otherwise unavoidable (vacations, cruises, unplanned trips or trips to places with poor connectivity, taking too many courses at once, forgetting course work or wanting more family time don’t count as reasons for late assignment submissions), he or she must contact the professor before the assignment due date so the situation can be discussed and an acceptable resolution determined. Such situations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Extra credit: There is no extra credit.
WRITING STANDARDS AND ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students should proofread each assignment carefully before submitting it. Spelling and grammar errors will result in point deductions.
Collaboration on coursework, unless so assigned by the professor, is not allowed.
Avoiding Plagiarism: All written assignments must be in the student’s own words, and MUST include citations (in proper APA format) giving the source credit for ANY paraphrases or direct quotes based on published authors’ work, and should be submitted error free. - For this course’s discussion boards, this means including an in-text citation for any section of the text or another source used for developing ideas and including a full reference citation for all sources below the post. An in-text citation includes the publisher(s) name and the year of publication, i.e. (Henslin, 2009); for a direct quote the page number should also be included (Henslin, 2009:34).
ANY copying from the Internet or other published sources without including proper citations (giving the original author credit for their work), including the course text (i.e. plagiarism), found in any course assignments, including discussion boards will result in an automatic score of zero with no option for revision. More than one instance of plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course.
Additionally, submission of written work purchased from paper writing sources, including in person, by mail or via the Internet will result in course failure and a report sent to the University Registrar’s Office for placement in the student’s permanent academic record. There is no option for resubmission in any of the above cases. These are stringent requirements but necessary to protect the integrity of APUS classrooms and honor students who have completed their work in compliance with University policy and course rules.
Academic dishonesty: It is a serious violation to cheat on exams, hand in work that is not your own, or plagiarize others’ materials. If you do these behaviors, your grade will suffer. Penalties may include reduction of grade for the assignment, reduction in course grade, or course failure. For University policies on this, see http://www.apus.edu/student-handbook/writing-standards/index.htm#Academic_Dishonesty . More detail on avoiding plagiarism is below, but if you have any questions, please ask me. “I did not know” is never an acceptable excuse.
Evaluation Procedures: Evaluation Criteria
The points earned on course requirements will determine the course grade. The final grade in the course will be based on total points. Grades will be assigned based on the following composite scores:
|Grade Instruments |Points Possible |% of Final Grade |
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|Forum: Instructor Question |8 x 5pts = 40 |17.5% |
|Forum: WSMP |8 x 5pts = 40 |17.5% |
|Quizzes | 8 x 25pts = 200 |32% |
|HW Assignments | 3 x 25pts = 75 |33% |
| | | |
|TOTAL |355 points |100% |
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|Grading Scale |
Please see the student handbook to reference the University’s grading scale.
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|Course Outline |
|Week |
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|Topic(s) |
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|Learning Objective(s) |
|Reading(s) |
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|Assignment(s) |
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|1 |
|- The Sociological Perspective |
|- Culture |
|- Socialization |
|1-Interpret the broader social context of the sociological perspective and the global context |
|2-Identify the origins of sociology |
|3-Define culture and cultural relativism |
|4-Explain symbolic culture |
|5-Describe socialization |
|6-Interpret cultural universals |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 1-3 |
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|2. Lecture 1 folder contents in the Resources section of the classroom and Week 1 Lesson |
|1. Required Introduction and 2 out of 3 Introductions options on Forums |
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|2. Course Contract |
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|3. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|4. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|4. Quiz 1: ch 1-3 |
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|2 |
|- Social Structure and Social Interaction |
|- How Sociologists do Research |
|- Societies to Social Networks |
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|7-Interpret the levels of sociological analysis |
|8-Describe social structure and social institutions |
|9-Identify research methods and demonstrate how research and theory work together |
|10-Identify the transformation of societies |
|11-Interpret group dynamics |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 4-6 |
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|2. Lecture 2 folder contents in the Resources section of the classroom and under Week 2 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 2: Ch 4-6 |
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|3 |
|- Bureaucracy and Formal Organizations |
|- Deviance and Social Control |
|- Practicing qualitative methods |
|12-Describe formal organizations and bureaucracy |
|13-Define deviance and identify the various theories of social control |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 7 and 8 |
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|2. Lecture 3 folder content in the Resources section and under the Week 3 Lesson |
|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 3: Ch7 and8 |
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|4. HW 1: Observation Paper |
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|4 |
|- Global Stratification |
|-- Social Class in the United States |
|- Sex and Gender |
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|14-List systems of social stratification and identify what determines social class |
|15-Identify issues involving poverty, sex and gender |
|16-Describe gender inequality in its various incarnations and review gender focused violence |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 9-11 |
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|2. Lecture 4 folder content in the Resources section and under the Week 4 Lesson |
|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 4: Ch 9-11 |
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|5 |
|- Race and Ethnicity |
|- The Elderly |
|- Sociological analysis of everyday events |
|17-Learn how to use a sociological analysis to explain the world around you |
|18-Interpret the myth and reality of race |
|19-List theories of prejudice and review race and ethnic relations in the U.S. |
|20-Identify how the various sociological perspectives impact aging |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 12 and 13 |
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|2. Lecture 5 folder contents in the Resources section and under Week 5 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 5: Ch 12 and 13 |
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|4. HW 2: Current Events Paper |
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|6 |
|- The Economy |
|- Politics |
|- The Family |
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|21-Interpret the transformation of economic systems and identify the major world economic systems |
|22-Describe the functionalist and conflict perspectives on the globalization of capitalism |
|23-Define power, authority and violence and identify the types of government |
|24-Differentiate between the functionalist and conflict perspectives of who rules the U.S. |
|25-Analyze war and terrorism |
|26-Describe the family life cycle and identify trends in U.S. families |
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|1. HENSLIN, Chapters 14-16 |
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|2. Lecture 6 folder contents in the Resources section and the Week 6 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 6: Ch 14-16 |
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|7 |
|- Education |
|- Religion |
|- Medicine and Health |
|- Apply sociological concepts to everyday life |
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|27-Differentiate between the functionalist, conflict and symbolic interactionist perspectives of education |
|28-Describe the worlds major religions and identify types of religious groups |
|29-Describe a sociological analysis of healthcare using the three major sociological perspectives |
|30-Identify the major threats to health |
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|HENSLIN, Chapters 17-19 |
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|2. Lecture 7 folder contents in the Resources section and the Week 7 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 7: Ch 17-19 |
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|4. HW 3: A Day in the Life Paper |
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|8 |
|- Population and Urbanization |
|- Collective Behavior and Social Movements |
|- Social Change and the Environment |
|31-Identify the models of urban growth |
|32-Interpret alienation and community |
|33-Describe the forms of collective behavior |
|34-Identify the types and tactics of social movements and discuss why people join social movements |
|35-Define gemeinschaft and gesellschaft |
|36-Describe theories and processes of social change |
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|37-Identify the models of urban growth |
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|38-Interpret urban problems and social policy |
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|HENSLIN, Chapters 20-22 |
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|2. Lecture 8 folder contents in the Resources section and the Week 8 Lesson |
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|1. Forum: IQ (5 points) |
|(choice of one of three questions) |
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|2. Forum: WSMP (5 points) |
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|3. Quiz 8: Ch 20-22 |
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|Policies |
Please see the student handbook to reference all University-wide policies. Quick links to frequently asked question about policies are listed below. They are also available by clicking on the Syllabus button in the left-hand menu of the course.
Drop/Withdrawal Policy Plagiarism Policy Extension Process and Policy Disability Accommodations
Communication Policies
Methods of Communication • Messages—all email communication must be done via the Sakai internal email found within the course (Messages). This reduces lost external emails due to spam and quarantine filters. This should primarily be used for personal questions (including questions about grades); general class questions should be posted in the Virtual Office. • Virtual Office—under Forums, this is the best place to post general questions about class logistics and assignments • Homework Assignment Submissions—all final versions of your homework assignments will be submitted TWICE: once via the Assignments Tool in Sakai and once via turnitin.com (directions for turnitin.com are available under Resources>Turnitin>Turnitin ID & PW). • Synchronous Communication—The instructor will be available during office hours and by appointment. Set meeting times may occur via another synchronous method (telephone, chat, instant message, etc.)
Communicating with the Instructor
If you have any questions, concerns, or other general comments about the class, the best way to communicate with the instructor is via Messages. The instructor reserves the right to take up to 48 hours to respond to your messages and Virtual Office questions. The instructor may have to do some grading, look something up, or may just being taking care of his or her own life requirements. Therefore, do not put off your homework to the last minute, have a question, and then expect the instructor to respond prior to the deadline.
Grades for assignments should be posted within 5 days of their final submission deadline. If one week after the assignment has been submitted, you have not seen a grade posted, please email the instructor.
Communicating in the Forums
These postings are the heart of the interaction in this course. The more engaged and lively the exchanges, the more interesting and fun the course will be. Only substantive comments will receive credit. Although there is a final posting time after which the instructor will grade comments, it is not sufficient to wait until the last minute to toss your required comments/questions on the board. The purpose of these is to actively participate in an on-going discussion about the assigned materials.
By “substantive,” this means comments that contribute something new and hopefully important to the discussion. Thus a message that simply says “I agree” is not substantive. If you feel very strongly about it and wish to be supportive of your classmate, you can certainly post such a statement anyway – but PLEASE limit such comments as there are few things more boring to read than discussions where 80% of the content is content-free! A substantive comment contributes a new idea or perspective, a good follow-up question to a point made, offers a response to a question, provides an example or illustration of a key point, points out an inconsistency in an argument, etc.
As a class, if we run into conflicting view points, we must respect each individual 's own opinion. Hateful and hurtful comments towards other individuals, students, groups, peoples, and/or societies will not be tolerated!
Netiquette
It is expected that you will follow the basic rules of ‘netiquette’ when interacting with your instructor and fellow students online. A general review of netiquette may be found at http://www.iwillfollow.com/email.htm.
Announcements
Course announcements are made via the announcement feature in Sakai. These may include changes to the schedule, clarification of material, or notice of system issues. Be sure to check the Sakai announcements area every time you log on to the course.
Disclaimer:
Changes in the Syllabus: If needed, the instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to any aspect of this syllabus. If this happens, the instructor will post a message about the change in “Announcements,” so be sure to check them frequently. You are responsible for keeping up to date with Course Announcements and noting any announced changes.
Agreement: Students accept to comply with these requirements by reading this document, signing the course contract and remaining enrolled in the course.
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|Academic Services |
ONLINE LIBRARY RESEARCH CENTER & LEARNING RESOURCES
The Online Library Resource Center is available to enrolled students and faculty from inside the electronic campus. This is your starting point for access to online books, subscription periodicals, and Web resources that are designed to support your classes and generally not available through search engines on the open Web. In addition, the Center provides access to special learning resources, which the University has contracted to assist with your studies. Questions can be directed to orc@apus.edu.
• Charles Town Library and Inter Library Loan: The University maintains a special library with a limited number of supporting volumes, collection of our professors’ publication, and services to search and borrow research books and articles from other libraries. • Electronic Books: You can use the online library to uncover and download over 50,000 titles, which have been scanned and made available in electronic format. • Electronic Journals: The University provides access to over 12,000 journals, which are available in electronic form and only through limited subscription services. • Turnitin.com: Turnitin.com is a tool to improve student research skills that also detect plagiarism. Turnitin.com provides resources on developing topics and assignments that encourage and guide students in producing papers that are intellectually honest, original in thought, and clear in expression. This tool helps ensure a culture of adherence to the University 's standards for intellectual honesty. Turnitin.com also reviews students ' papers for matches with Internet materials and with thousands of student papers in its database, and returns an Originality Report to instructors and/or students. • Tutor.com: Students have access to 10 free hours of tutoring service per year through Tutor.com . Tutoring is available in the following subjects: math (basic math through advanced calculus), science (biology, chemistry, and physics), statistics, English, Social Studies, Career Services, and more. Additional information is located via the Online Library in the Tutorial Center (http://www.apus.edu/Online-Library/tutorials/index.htm).
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Appendix A
OBSERVATION ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC – WORTH 25 POINTS
|CATEGORY |Outstanding |Above Average |Average |Below Average |Unacceptable |
|Observation |Provided thick description |Needed some elaboration on |Need significantly more |Summary of observations |No summary of norm |
|Description |of observations with a lot |either social setting or |detail about social setting |lacks detail overall. (3pt) |breaking behavior |
| |of detail about social |socio-demographic |or socio-demographic | |included (0-2 pts) |
| |setting and |characteristics of people |characteristics observed; or| | |
| |socio-demographic |observed (4 pts) |some elaboration on both. | | |
| |characteristics of people | |(3.5pts) | | |
| |observed (5 pts) | | | | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly identified 4 |Clearly identified 2-3 |Clearly identified 2 |Clearly identified 1 |Did not clearly identify|
|Identified |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |any sociological |
| |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings, |concepts from the readings. |concept from the readings. |concepts (0-1.5 pts) |
| |(3 pts) |one not clearly identified. |(2.1 pts) |(1.8 pts) | |
| | |(2.4 pts) | | | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly defined 4 relevant |Clearly defined 2-3 relevant|Clearly defined 2 relevant |Clearly defined 1 relevant |Did not include text |
|Defined |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concept using |definitions of |
| |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |sociological concepts |
| |source(s). (3 pts) |source(s); 1 not clearly |source(s). (2.1 pts) |source(s). (1.8 pts) |(0-1.5 pts) |
| | |defined. (2.4 pts) | | | |
|Analysis |Clearly applied 4 relevant |Clearly applied 2-3 relevant|Clearly applied 2 relevant |Clearly applied 1 relevant |Did not apply |
| |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concept to |sociological concepts to|
| |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of current |
| |event. (3 pts) |event, one not clearly |event. (2.1 pts) |event. (1.8 pts) |event. (0-1.5 pts) |
| | |applied to analysis. (2.4 | | | |
| | |pts) | | | |
|Reflection |Included discussion of your |(1.8 pts) |Need to elaborate on your |(1.4 pts) |No discussion of your |
| |experience of the situation | |experience of the situation | |experience of the |
| |(2pts) | |(1.6 pt) | |situation (0-1 pts) |
|Description of norm |Provided thick description |Needed some elaboration on |Need significantly more |Summary of norm breaking |No summary of norm |
|breaking behavior and |of norm breaking behavior |either norm breaking |detail about norm breaking |behavior and observations |breaking behavior or |
|observations |and observations people and |behavior and observations |behavior and observations |lacks detail overall. (2.4 |observations included |
| |their reactions including |people and their reactions |people and their reactions |pt) |(0-2 pts) |
| |socio-demographic |including socio-demographic |including socio-demographic | | |
| |characteristics (4 pts) |characteristics (3.2 pts) |characteristics; or some | | |
| | | |elaboration on both. (2.8 | | |
| | | |pts) | | |
|APA Formatted |Included APA formatted |Minor errors in APA |Multiple errors in APA |Missing some citations, and |No citations included. |
|Citations |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. |formatting of citations. |errors in APA formatting. |(0-1.5 pts) |
| |references for ALL |(2.4 pts) |(2.1 pt) |(1.8 pts) | |
| |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | |
| |from other sources. (3 pts) | | | | |
|Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many |
| |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and |
| |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent|
| |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be |
| | | | | |understood. (0-1 pts) |
Appendix B
FORUM RUBRIC: Instructor Question – 5 points
For the initial post you are required to: ✓ post 250 words of more ✓ respond substantively ✓ clearly address the instructor question using the text ✓ use APA formatted in-text citations and references for material paraphrased or quotes
For each response post discussion question you are required to: ✓ post a substantial response (100) words ✓ respond substantively to one of your classmates ' initial responses ✓ use APA formatted in-text citations and references for material paraphrased or quotes
By “substantive,” I mean comments that contribute something new and hopefully important to the discussion. Thus a message that simply says “I agree” is not substantive. If you feel very strongly about it and wish to be supportive of your classmate, you can certainly post such a statement anyway – but PLEASE limit such comments as there are few things more boring to read than discussions where 80% of the content is content-free! A substantive comment contributes a new idea or perspective, a good follow-up question to a point made, offers a response to a question, provides an example or illustration of a key point, points out an inconsistency in an argument, etc.
FORUM: Instructor Question Grading Rubric
| |Initial student discussion directly responds to the central issue of the discussion question and clearly represents reading|
|5 |of the text; response adds new or different information or examples into the discussion; response is professional and |
|Points |treats other students with respect; response is written in correct spelling/sentence structure/grammar; APA formatted |
| |citations are used for all paraphrased or quoted information from an outside source (i.e. text, website, etc); initial |
| |discussion and the two responses meet the length requirement; initial discussions and the responses are posted by the |
| |deadline for each |
| |Initial discussion or responses are somewhat related to the issue at hand; citations are inserted without explanation; |
|4-3 |initial discussion or response length are under the requirement; response has several errors in spelling/sentence |
|Points |structure/grammar; missing response to others. |
| |Initial discussion or responses simply rephrases a previous posting; course material is referenced without citation; vague |
|2-0 |or no details that support the issue; response appears nonprofessional and has many errors in spelling/sentence |
|points |structure/grammar; missing response to others. |
| |No discussion has been posted or discussions or responses are clearly offensive |
|0 | |
FORUM: WSMP Grading Rubric – 5 points
| |Exceptional |Met Expectations |Below Average |Did Not Meet Expectations |
|Supplemental Material |Supplemental material |No attachment or url included|No attachment or url |No attachment or url included (0) |
| |attached or url included (.5 |(0 pts) |included (0 pts) | |
| |pt) | | | |
|APA Citation |WSMP properly cited in APA |Minor errors in formatting |Significant errors in APA |No citation included (0-.5) |
| |format (1 pt) |(.8 pts) |formatting (.6-.7 pts) | |
|Description |Brief description of WSMP |Description needs some |Description lacks clarity |No description provided (0-.5) |
| |clearly articulated (1pts) |elaboration (.8 pt) |and needs much more | |
| | | |elaboration (.6-.7 pt) | |
|Relevance |Relevance clearly |Relevance needs some |Relevance lacks clarity |No relevance provided (0-.8) |
| |articulated, including 1 |elaboration (1.2 pt) |and needs much more | |
| |sociology concept from | |elaboration (.9-1.05) | |
| |reading )1.5 pts) | | | |
|Reply |Good, substantive reply to |Need more substance to reply,|Post lacked Substance, min|No post (0-.5) |
| |other student’s WSMP (1 pt) |min. 100 words (.8) |100 words (.6-.7) | |
Appendix C
CURRENT EVENTS PAPER RUBRIC - WORTH 25 POINTS
|CATEGORY |Outstanding |Above Average |Average |Below Average |Unacceptable |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly identified 6 |Clearly identified 5 |Clearly identified 4 |Clearly identified 3 |Did not clearly identify|
|Identified |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |any sociological |
| |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts (0-3 pts) |
| |(6 pts) |(4.8 pts) |(4.2 pts) |(3.6 pts) | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly defined 6 relevant |Clearly defined 5relevant |Clearly defined 4 relevant |Clearly defined 3 relevant |Did not include text |
|Defined |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |definitions of |
| |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |sociological concepts |
| |source(s). (6 pts) |source(s). (4.8 pts) |source(s). (4.2 pts) |source(s). (3.6 pts) |(0-3 pts) |
|Analysis |Clearly applied 6 relevant |Clearly applied 5 relevant |Clearly applied 4 relevant |Clearly applied 3 relevant |Did not apply |
| |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to|
| |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of current |
| |event. (6 pts) |event. (4.8 pts) |event. (4.2 pts) |event. (3.6 pts) |event. (0-3 pts) |
|APA Formatted |Included APA formatted |Minor errors in APA |Multiple errors in APA |Missing some citations, and |No citations included. |
|Citations |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. (.8|formatting of citations. (.7|errors in APA formatting. |(0-.5 pts) |
| |references for ALL |pts) |pt) |(.6 pts) | |
| |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | |
| |from other sources. (1 pts) | | | | |
|Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many |
| |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and |
| |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent|
| |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be |
| | | | | |understood. (0-1 pts) |
Appendix D
A DAY IN THE LIFE PAPER RUBRIC – 25 POINTS
|CATEGORY |Outstanding |Above Average |Average |Below Average |Unacceptable |
|Description of day |Description of day included |Description of day needed |Description of day lacked |Description of day not |No description of day |
|(interlaced |good detail (3 pts) |some elaboration (2.4 pts) |clarity in some areas and |clear, needs much |included (0-1.5 pts) |
|w/analysis) | | |needed elaboration. (2.1 |elaboration. (1.8 pt) | |
| | | |pts) | | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly identified 8 |Clearly identified 6-7 |Clearly identified 4-5 |Clearly identified 1-3 |Did not clearly identify|
|Identified |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |relevant sociological |any sociological |
| |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts from the readings. |concepts (0-3 pts) |
| |(6 pts) |(4.8 pts) |(4.2 pts) |(3.6 pts) | |
|Sociological Concepts |Clearly defined 8 relevant |Clearly defined 6-7 relevant|Clearly defined 4 -5 |Clearly defined 1-3 relevant|Did not include text |
|Defined |sociological concepts using |sociological concepts using |relevant sociological |sociological concepts using |definitions of |
| |the text and/or other |the text and/or other |concepts using the text |the text and/or other |sociological concepts |
| |source(s). (6 pts) |source(s). (4.8 pts) |and/or other source(s). (4.2|source(s). (3.6pts) |(0-3 pts) |
| | | |pts) | | |
|Analysis |Clearly applied 8 relevant |Clearly applied 6-7 relevant|Clearly applied 4-5 relevant|Clearly applied 1-3 relevant|Did not apply |
| |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to |sociological concepts to|
| |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of the current |analysis of current |
| |event. (6 pts) |event. (4.8 pts) |event. (4.2 pts) |event. (3.6 pts) |event. (0-3 pts) |
|Typed Diary Included |Diary has been typed up and | |Diary lacks sufficient | |No diary included (0) |
| |included at end of | |details (.4) | | |
| |write-up(.5 pts) | | | | |
|APA Formatted |Included APA formatted |Minor errors in APA |Multiple errors in APA |Missing some citations, and |No citations included. |
|Citations |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. |formatting of citations. (1 |errors in APA formatting. |(0-.5 pts) |
| |references for ALL |(1.2 pts) |pt) |(.9 pts) | |
| |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | |
| |from other sources. (1.5 | | | | |
| |pts) | | | | |
|Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many |
| |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and |
| |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent|
| |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be |
| | | | | |understood. (0 -1 pts) |
Citations: |in-text citations and full |formatting of citations. |formatting of citations. (1 |errors in APA formatting. |(0-.5 pts) | | |references for ALL |(1.2 pts) |pt) |(.9 pts) | | | |paraphrased and quoted work | | | | | | |from other sources. (1.5 | | | | | | |pts) | | | | | |Grammar & Spelling |Author makes no errors in |Author makes a couple errors|Author makes a few errors in|Author makes multiple errors|Author makes so many | | |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |grammar or spelling that |in grammar or spelling that |errors in grammar and | | |distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|distract the reader from the|spelling that the intent| | |content. (2 pts) |content. (1.6 pts) |content. (1.4 pt) |content. (1.2 pts) |of the paper can not be | | | | | | |understood. (0 -1 pts) |
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