g s 4 Glendale Community Colle e Sociology 101 Syllabu Course # 1573 Instructor: Scott Thompson BA, MAT, MPA E-mail: [email protected] Message: Social Science Secretary; Brigida Banfelder @ (623) 845-3685 Class Meeting Days and Time: Saturdays: 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Room Number: CL-12 Required Book(s): Macionis, John J. Society: The Basics. 11th Edition. Pearson Education. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Course Objectives: This course is designed to examine the fundamental concepts of soorganization, culture, socialization, social institutions and social change. The goal of this class is to help students learn about social issues beyond the scope of popular culture mass media reporting with the aim of achieving deeper personal understandintoday’s world and what the future might hold. My expectation is that you will be able todevelop and utilize critical thinking skills which challenge common assumptions and be able to demonstrate sound reasoning for your conclusions. For more information regarding the objectives and competencies of this class go to cial and g regarding http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/cgi-bin/cpr.pl?trm=20036&crs=soc101&inst=99 . Course Requirements: Attendance is mandatory. I do not teach or test solely from the textbook. Therefore, attendance is vital to your ability to achieve success in this course. The instructor therefore reserves the right to withdraw a student from the course at my discretion after four absences. It is vital that your attendance remains in good standing in order to pass the course My policy regarding attendance requires that you miss no more than four classes without an official excuse (such as school athletic events or a medical excuse; see the current GCC student handbook) Note that the instructor in most cases ithe judge of what is a valid and legitimate excuse; personal, family and/or work problems are not a valid excuse. In a nutshell, if you miss four s classes you will need to see me. You will also need to see me if you miss two consecutive weeks of class. Failure to see me regarding excessive absences will result in the grade of an F for the course. It ialso the responsibility of the student to withdraw from the course. Please refer to your current GCC student handbook concerning withdraw dates. Your assignments for thesemester are listed on the next page. s Assignments: oints Py 3 midterm tests 200 pts (Note: lowest test score will be dropped) (100 pts 5 Quizzes 0 poi s per iz.) each) y50 pts (1 nt qu y Critical Writing Assignment pts m 200 pts 50 pts y Ethnic Presentation (We will discuss this in detail later) 100 y Mandatory Cu ulative Final Exam Total Points Possible: 600 pts Grade scale: 89.5 - 100% A 79.5 - 89.4% B 69.5 - 79.4% in class iscussions. Many of the issues we will be discussing will challenge common g take the test when heduled. (A doctors written order is such an example). If you have a time conflict with C 59.5 - 69.4% D 59.4% or Below F Class Format: The class will be mostly a mix of lecture material and group discussions regarding social issues. My hope is that you all are eager to participate dperspectives and should arouse a great deal of interest. Course Expectations: You are responsible for all course material. Anything being discussed in the course can be used for testing purposes. This includes lectures, class discussions, and student presentations. As previously mentioned, I do not teach just from the textbook. It is my expectation you will attend a vast majority, if not all classes durinthis course. It is mandatory that you be present for the tests. I will not give a make up test without an extremely valid explanation for not being able toscthe tests please let me know in advance so the matter can be dealt with. Late Assignment Policy: My policy is to grade any late work down one letter grade perclass period from the grade that would normally receive. I generally will not accept late ork after one week when it was normally due without valid mitigating circumstances. wNote: the instructor reserves the right to refuse any late work. Exceptions to this policy require a written statement from a doctor or a very valid exception. Do not E-mail me assignments late or not. Assignments are due in paper form at the beginning of class on the date due unless otherwise stated. Students will also be penalized one lettegrade if papers are not stapled or held together by a paper clip. r Cheating and Plagiarism: In a nutshell; DON’T DO IT. I will spend some time defining plagiarism and how do avoid it. Regarding my policy for cheating and plagiarism; any student caught cheating or plagiarizing will receive an “F” for the course, e expelled from the class, and will be referred to the Dean of Students. ions Please ask permission to audio tape class lectures and discussions. No ideo taping is allowed. All students must agree in order to audio taping the lectures. b Cell Phones: Please turn cell phones off to minimize disruptions. Repeated violatwill result in removal from the class. Audio Taping: v Text Messaging: Do not text message during class. Students who text messaging in class will be reminded not to text message. Failure to stop text messaging and more than o reminders of this rule will result in removal from the class. usic or wear headphones during class. iolations will result in removal from the class. Students who are listening to these ers of this rule will result in removal om the class. ude t ailing Students: Students who are failing the course may be withdrawn from the class at ood and Beverages: Water is acceptable as long as students do not make a mess. No l, tive to, or interferes with the educational process or institutional nctions." Misconduct will result in the instructor reminding the student of appropriate form to the Dean of Students. (See current GCC student handbook). tw Ipods and Music Devices: Do not listen to mvdevices in class will be reminded that this is inappropriate for a the class. Failure to stop listening to these devices and more than two remindfr Disruptive Students: Students who are disruptive, rude, and/or display a bad