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Sociology 357 – Methods of Social Inquiry University of Wisconsin – Madison Spring 2010 Instructor: Sandy Sulzer Office: 7105 Social Sciences Office Hours: Course Website: Learn@UW Email: [email protected] Cell: 919-306-3898 The aim of teaching is not only to transmit information but also to transform stud ents from passive recipients of other people’s knowledge into active constructors of their own and others’ knowledge. ‐Christensen, Garvin & Sweet, 1991, p. xv Course Materials REQUIRED: The Practice of Social Research, 11th Ed by Earl Babbie This is not the most recent version, so you should be able to find used copies online, as well as at the University Bookstore. A copy is on reserve at College Library. All references to chapters you need to read in the course schedule refer to this text. Additional Readings available online at the Course Website on Learn@UW. Grading: Assignment 1: 20% Assignment 2: 20% Participation: 10% Quizzes: 10% Presentation: 20% Final Paper: 20% Assignments Detailed instructions and grading criteria will be provided closer to the due date of your two assignments, presentation and final essay. All of these will be submitted online at Learn@UW. Late submissions will be deducted by a letter grade each day, and papers that are more than three days late will receive an F. Please note that early drafts will not be graded or given feedback. I strongly encourage you to access the Writing Center to receive early comments on your work. Grades will be changed only in cases of computational error. Quizzes Quizzes will be given at random throughout the semester to test your completion and comprehension of readings. Additionally, the CITI human subjects training completion certificate will count as a take-home quiz grade. You will need to submit your certificate online to Learn@UW before class on January 28th. Participation Participation includes attending class and engaging in discussion. If for some reason you have trouble speaking in class, it is your responsibility to come see me in office hours to arrange an alternate way for me to evaluate your engagement with the material. You are expected to be in class, with the exception of illness or extenuating circumstances. This does not include vacation plans, sleeping in or studying for another class. If you must miss class, you must notify me by email as soon as possible, and have a legitimate reason, for the absence to be excused. More than two absences will affect your final grade. Academic Misconduct (Cheating): Students who cheat or attempt to cheat will automatically receive an F for that project or assignment. If I suspect you of cheating I will call you in for a personal meeting. In addition, the incident will be reported in writing to the Dean of your school or college as well as the Dean of Students so that he/she may decide whether further disciplinary action is needed. A clear definition of plagiarism as well as information about disciplinary sanctions for academic misconduct may be found at the Dean of Students web site (http://www.wisc.edu/students/UWS14.htm). Knowledge of these rules is your responsibility, and lack of familiarity with the rules does not excuse misconduct. There will be plagiarism examples posted on the course website for you to reference, but this does not remove your responsibility to have a clear understanding of the rules as listed on the Dean of Students web site. Special Needs: Students with disabilities should contact the McBurney Disability Resource Center (see course website) and provide me with a copy of your VISA at the beginning of the semester. You have until the third week to notify me of your McBurney status, unless it is designated during the course of the semester. Email Etiquette: If you have questions or concerns, always check the course website first. I will not respond to questions that have answers within the syllabus or on the course website. If you don’t hear back from me, please check there. Additionally, I check email for class every other day. Please do not be alarmed or send follow-up emails if it has been less than 48 hours since you have sent your message.Class Etiquette: Please avoid disruptions such as arriving late, leaving early, checking email, reading during lectures, or packing before class ends. Thanks! Course Schedule This schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and posted on the course website. You are responsible for knowing about any of the changes announced in class. Dates in bold indicate due dates or exam dates. All readings outside of the course text book will be listed on Learn@UW. I Overview of a Research Project Week 1: The Method to the Madness Tuesday, January 19: Course Introduction Thursday, January 21: Overview of the Components of a Research Proposal Literature Review, Question, Methodology, Sampling & Methods, Analysis, Discussion READ: The Sociological Imagination, C. Wright Mills p. 5-18i Week 2 Epistemologies: The Assumptions beneath the Research Tuesday, January 26: Who decides what science is? READ: Is there a feminist method? & Epistemological Questions, Sandra Hardingii Imperialism, History, Writing & Theory, Linda Tuhiwai Smithiii The Positivist Paradigm in Contemporary Social Science Research Charles Crook & Dean Garratt Thursday, January 28: Human Subjects Training & Ethics READ: Chapter 3 TAKE HOME QUIZ: Citi Human Subjects Training. Submit your certificate online before class on January 28 at Learn@UW. Week 3 Literature Reviews: Defining the World of Inquiry & Methodology: Broad Strokes Tuesday, February 2: How to create a Literature Review Library Training Session at Memorial Library Room 436 READ: Chapter 17, Writing Social Research p. 489-503Thursday, February 4: How the Literature flows into a question and way to answer READ: Chapter 4: Research Design, p 94-116 Chapter 5: Conceptualization, Operationalization & Measurement II Methods, Sampling & Design Week 4 Qualitative Methods Tuesday, February 9: Field Observation & Ethnography READ: There are no Children Here, Alex Kotlowitz, Preface, Ch 1 – 3 (p ix-32iv) READ: Refocusing the Discussion of Methodology, Henry Brady & David


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