Sociology Syllabus Fall 2009

COURSE TITLE & NO:
SOC 101001 General Sociology I
PREREQUISITES:
None
SEMESTER:
Fall 2009
CREDIT HOURS:
3
DAYS TAUGHT:
Monday-Thursday
TIME TAUGHT:
8:00 – 8:51 AM
BEGINNING DATE:
August 24, 2009
ENDING DATE:
Dec. 17, 2009



INSTRUCTOR’S NAME:
Dawn James
PHONE EXT.
438-2214
OFFICE:
EHS 106
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
Dawn.james@eads.k12.co.us


COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on the scientific behavior including motivation, emotion, physiological psychology, stress and coping, research methods, consciousness, sensation, perception, learning and memory.


COURSE OUTCOMES:

This survey course covers the discipline of sociology in terms of its development and application. Because of taking this course, students should be conversant with the basic rules of research in sociology, culture, religion and other issues creating conflict and changes in society.

LCC GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES: (Those assessed in this class are in boldface)
Communications
Math Literacy
Aesthetic Responsiveness/Craftsmanship
World Awareness
Scientific Reasoning
Critical Thinking
Interpersonal Skills

INTEGRATION OF CRITICAL SKILLS: (Check all that apply)
Integration Activities are included for the following competences:

_X_ Critical Thinking
___ Technology
___ Mathematics
_X_ Reading
_X_ Written Communication


CLASS MEETING REQUIREMENT:

· Students are expected to attend all sessions of each course in which they enroll. When circumstances make regular attendance impossible, students should report such absences to the instructor as soon as possible and make up assignments as the instructor requires. The instructor has the option of setting guidelines for attendance in determining grades. However, each instructor shall inform students verbally and/or in writing of his/her specific attendance requirements and students have the responsibility for knowing the attendance policy. All class sessions will be held in order to meet credit and contact hour requirements.
SPECIAL NEEDS NOTIFICATION:
Students enrolled in this course with a diagnosed disability must indicate this to the course instructor by the third class meeting. This will permit the course instructor to make federally protected accommodations possible.



MEETING DATES/COURSE OUTLINE:

Date
Topic
Assignment
Aug. 24-27
Intro and Overview
Read Ch. 1
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Culture
Read Ch. 2
Sept. 7-8
Test on Sept. 8, Ch 1-2
McClave-take on Sept. 9
Study for test, Begin Ch. 3
Sept. 14-17
Socialization
Ch. 3, Read Ch. 4
Sept. 21-24
Social Interaction
Finish Ch. 4
Sept. 28-Oct.1
Test on Oct. 6, Ch. 3-4
Sexuality and Society
Review, Read Ch 6
Oct. 5-8
Deviance
Ch 7
Oct. 12-15
Test on Oct. 15, Ch 6-7
Study for test; Read Ch 8
Oct. 19-22
Social Stratification
Finish Ch 8, Begin Ch. 9

Oct. 26-29
Social; Global Stratification
Ch. 9
Nov. 2-5
Test on Nov. 4, Ch 8-9
Study for test; Begin Ch 10
Nov. 9-12
Gender
Read Ch 10-11
Nov. 16-19
Race
Read Ch 11
Study for Test
Nov. 23-24
Test, Nov. 24, Ch 10-11

Read Ch 13

Nov. 30-Dec. 3

Family and Religion
Finish Ch 13, Begin Ch 14
Dec. 7-10
Education, Health, Medicine
Read Ch 14

Dec. 14-17
Test, Dec. 16, Ch 13-14
Study for Test


METHODS OF CONDUCTING THE CLASS:
Lecture, class discussion, learning groups multi-media, research, paper to meet attached requirements

ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES: (Check all that apply)
_X_ Essay Tests
_X_ Fill in
_X_ Written Papers
_X_ Definition of Terms
_X_ Multiple choice
__ Oral presentations
__ Other (please explain)

Class Participation = 10%; Major Exams = 70%; Research Paper = 20%

Homework: Homework given during class session shall be due the next class meeting, unless otherwise specified.


TEXT AND MATERIALS NEEDED:
Society: The Basics, Tenth Edition by John Macionis

Academic Dishonesty Policy: See LCC's handbook (http://www.lamarcc.edu/pdf/_degreeplans/AASFeedlot.pdf - page 28) for questions regarding what constitutes plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

Any student who intentionally plagiarizes or cheats on an assignment will be given an F in the course for college credit and therefore be required to reimburse the school for tuition. The student will also receive an F on the assignment for the high school grade in the class, but he or she will be allowed to continue in the class for high school credit only.