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4 EXAMSUNIT I: STUDY GUIDESOC. 101 – 3826 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY FALL, 2004 MR. GLENN SIMS GLENDALE COMM. COLL. COURSE CREDIT 3 SEMESTER HOURS TIME AND LOCATION: T/R – 11 – 12:15 GCC – CL-11 OFFICE LOCATION: GCC – 05 – 103 TELEPHONE: OFFICE: 623 – 845 – 3694 OFFICE HOURS: M/W – 3 – 4 T/TH – 10 – 11 REQUIRED TEXT: HENRY L. TISCHLER INTRO. TO SOCIOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TOACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY AND TO HELP THE STUDENT DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR ITS USEFULNESS IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR CULTURE. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY THE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE IN THE ANALYSIS OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND PROBLEMS WHICH CONFRONT THEM. PREREQUISITES: NONE COURSE FORMAT: LECTURE/DISCUSSION AUDIO TAPING POLICY: STUDENTS MAY RECORD LECTURES IF THEY DESIRE. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: (FOUR) EXAMS, AND TEXTUAL ANALYSIS. (TA) COURSE OBJECTIVES: 11. TO DEVELOP A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL BEHAVIOR THAT IS BASED ON THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD RATHER THAN COMMON SENSE. 2. TO IDENTIFY FUNDAMENTAL PATTERNS OF CONFLICT THAT ARE PRESENT IN OUR SOCIETY AS WELL AS SOCIAL ORDER AND INTEGRATION. 3. TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF WHAT WE CALL SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND TO SEE HOW SOCIOLOGICAL DATA ENTER INTO POLICY DECISIONS. 4. TO BECOME A MORE INFORMED CONSUMER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DATA. 5. TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF OTHER PEOPLE IN OTHER CULTURES AND ADOPT A POSITION OF CULTURAL RELATIVISM. 6. TO BECOME AWARE OF THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. 7. TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF SOCIALIZATION AND HOW WE BECOME SOCIAL BEINGS. 8. TO BECOME AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE ACT, FEEL, THINK, AND DEFINE THEIR SITUATIONS BASED ON THEIR “SEX, CLASS, AGE, ETHNIC GROUP, GEOGRAPHICAL REGION AND NATIONALITY.” 9. TO IMPROVE WRITING SKILLS IN TERMS OF CONTENT AND IDEAS: STRUCTURE (SENTENCE AND PARAGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT) AND MECHANICS THROUGH ASSIGNMENTS AND SOCIOLOGICAL EXERCISES. COURSE EVALUATIONS: EXAMS: 4 EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN. THE COMPOSITION OF THE EXAMS WILL BE MATCHING, COMPLETIONS, TRUE OR FALSE, MULTIPLE CHOICE , AND MULTIPLE CHOICE ESSAY QUESTIONS. 2TEXTUAL ANALYSIS: A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS (TA) WILL BE REQUIRED, A HANDOUT TO EXPLAIN THE DETAILS IS A PART OF THIS COURSE OUTLINE. EXTRA CREDIT POINTS: THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMNN…….. DURING CLASS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES WILL BE DISCUSSED THAT RELATE TO THE CONTENT OF THE LECTURES OR ASSIGNED READINGS . STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO WRITE A REACTION PAPER TO NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. THE REACTION PAPER WILL BE AWARDED POINTS BASED ON THE LENGTH OF THE PAPERS. A PAGE WITH LESS THAN ONE – HALF WILL BE AWARDED .5; A PAGE WITH ONE – HALF WILL BE AWARDED 1 POINT; A PAGE WITH MORE THAN HALF OF A PAGE – BUT NOT A COMPLETE PAGE WILL BE AWARDED 1.5 POINTS; AND A FULL PAGE WILL BE AWARDED 2 POINTS. THE POINTS EARNED WILL BE ADDED TO STUDENTS UNIT AVERAGES AND FINAL CLASS AVERAGE. THESE PAPERS CANNOT BE TURNED IN LATE, THEY ARE DUE BY THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD ON THE DUE DATE. EXTRA – CREDIT ACTIVITIES: STUDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EARN EXTRA – CREDIT POINTS BY ATTENDING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS AT GCC AND SOMETIMES AT OTHER PLACES AWAY FROM GCC. THESE EVENTS MAY FEATURE SPEAKERS, SEMINARS, AND WORKSHOPS. POINTS TO BE EARNED WILL VARY ACCORDING TO THE EVENT OR ACTIVITY. POINTS EARNED WILL BE ADDED TO EXAM SCORES. THE NUMBER OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL NOT BE KNOWN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER. IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT IF YOU SHOULD MISS ONE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES THAT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. 3GRADE DETERMINATION: 4 EXAMS TA………………………….. = 1 GRADE GRADE DETERMINED: 5 GRADES AND TTMYGH POINTS AVERAGED AND DIVIDED. ATTENDANCE, MAKE – UP AND LATE POLICY: PERFECT ATTENDANCE WILL BE REWARDED BY HAVING 10 POINTS ADDED TO YOUR FINAL CLASS AVERAGE (NO ABSENCES EVEN OFFICIAL OR EXCUSED). 95 PERCENT ATTENDANCE (28/29) DAYS PRESENT WILL EARN STUDENTS FIVE POINTS ADDED TO THEIR FINAL CLASS AVERAGE. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES. STUDENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO TAKE EXAMS WHEN SCHEDULED AND TURN IN THE TA WHEN DUE. ANYONE MISSING OVER 4 UNEXCUSED OR UNOFFICIAL DAYS WILL HAVE (10) POINTS DEDUCTED FROM THEIR HIGHEST GRADE EARNED. ANY STUDENT WHO MISSES 4 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITHOUT CONTACTING THE INSTRUCTOR WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CLASS AND WILL NOT BE REINSTATED. AN OFFICIAL ABSENCE IS WHEN THE STUDENT IS AWAY FROM CAMPUS ON COLLEGE BUSINESS. AN ABSENCE WILL BE EXCUSED ONLY IF ADVANCED NOTIFICATION IS GIVEN TO THE INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO THE ABSENCE, UNLESS AN EMERGENCY PREVENTS SUCH NOTIFICATION. (10) POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM ANY MAKE – UP EXAM AND ANY TA TURNED IN LATE. TA’S ARE CONSIDERED LATE IF THEY ARE NOT TURNED IN BY THE END OF THE CLASS PERIOD ON THE DUE DATE. IN THIS SYLLABUS, YOU WILL FIND THE SCHEDULED DATES AND LATE DEADLINES. All MAKE – UP EXAMS MUST BE TAKEN IN THE CENTER FOR LEARNING BUILDING (GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE). THE HOURS OF OPERATION ARE M – TH. FROM 11:00 A. M. TO 9:00 P.M.; AND FRIDAY 8:00 TO 12:00. YOU WILL NEED A PICTURE I.D. CARD IN ORDER TO COMPLETE MAKE – UP EXAMS. ALL AND ANY MAKE – UP EXAM MUST BE TAKE BY THE LAST SCHEDULED DATE FOR MAKE – UPS. ANY LATE TA MUST BE TURNED IN BY THE END 4OF THE CLASS PERIOD ON THE LAST POSSIBLE DATE. AN EXCUSED ABSENCE DOES NOT GIVE STUDENTS PERMISSION TO MISS THE LAST POSSIBLE DUE DATE FOR MAKE – UPS AND TURNING IN ASSIGNMENTS LATE. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND CLASS REGULARLY. IF A MEDICAL, PROFESSIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL OR PERSONAL EMERGENCY CAUSES YOU MISS A CLASS; OR IF YOU HAVE AN UNEXCUSED, EXCUSED, OR OFFICIAL ABSENCE, GET THE NOTES OF THE CLASS FROM A CLASSMATE; AND CONSULT YOUR SYLLABUS FOR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE WORK AND ASSIGNMENTS. YOU MAY ALSO IN ADVANCE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE LECTURES TO BE RECORDED WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABSENT. IN THIS CLASS, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE ALL ASSIGNED WORK. FAILURE TO COMPLETE WORK WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF F FOR EACH INCOPMPLETE TASK. INCOMPLETES FOR THE COURSE WILL GENERALLY NOT BE GIVEN UNLESS EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST. EXAM SCHEDULE AND MAKE – UP/LATE DEADLINES. E # 1 – SCHEDULED SEPT. 23 – MAKE - UP BY SEPT. 30 E # 2 –


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