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Course Syllabus


Revision Date: 15-Dec-23
 

Spring 2024 | SOC-1010-VO02 - Introduction to Sociology


Online Class

Online courses take place 100% online via Canvas, without required in-person or Zoom meetings.

Location: Online
Credits: 3 (45 hours)
Day/Times: Meets online
Semester Dates: 01-23-2024 to 05-06-2024
Last day to drop without a grade: 02-11-2024 - Refund Policy
Last day to withdraw (W grade): 03-24-2024 - Refund Policy
This course has started, please contact the offering academic center about registration

Faculty

Melissa Holmes
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Philip Crossman

General Education Requirements


This section meets the following CCV General Education Requirement(s) for the current catalog year:
VSCS Social Sciences
    Note
  1. Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.
  2. Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course is a survey of the basic issues, concepts, theories, and methods of sociology. Students learn to think critically about the nature of society and social institutions, and the relationship among individuals and groups. Topics will include social organization, socialization and social change, social stratification, class and class conflict, biological sex, gender expression, sexuality, race, ethnicity, age, and ability.


Essential Objectives

1. Describe the origin and development of sociology as a social science and give examples of how sociological concepts, theories, and methods can be used to explain cultural and social phenomena around the world.
2. Discuss how the interrelationships of heredity, environment, and social agents contribute to the development and socialization of the self.
3. Discuss the influence of social, cultural, and institutional contexts on behavior norms in global societies.
4. Compare the structure and function of various social groups and identify the factors which affect group dynamics.
5. Differentiate between functionalist, conflict, and interactionist explanations of deviance and social control.
6. Compare theories of social stratification based on biological sex, gender expression, sexuality, class, race, ethnicity, age, and ability and discuss resulting inequalities including power differentials, prestige, and privilege.
7. Identify key social institutions such as the family, education, religion, politics, and economy and examine their composition and function in global societies.
8. Demonstrate and interpret how demographic and statistical research is used to understand and respond to social change and recognize critical questions and ethical issues related to quantitative claims.
9. Describe the applications of sociology locally and globally and the various roles that sociologists play in today's societies.


Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV IT Support page. https://support.ccv.edu/general/computer-recommendations/

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.


Required Textbooks and Resources


*** This is a no cost textbook or resource class. ***

This course only uses free Open Educational Resources (OER) and/or library materials. For details, see the Canvas Site for this class.


Methods

Teaching Methods/Learning Activities

  • Small-group and whole-class discussions
  • Mini lectures with PowerPoint with Audio
  • Small group activities
  • Reaction writing and writing assignments.
  • Several Small quizzes to cement concepts.
  • Mid-term and final Sociological Study Papers and Presentations
  • Use of movies and modern works of fiction and fact

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

 HighLow
A+10098
A Less than 9893
A-Less than 9390
B+Less than 9088
B Less than 8883
B-Less than 8380
C+Less than 8078
C Less than 7873
C-Less than 7370
D+Less than 7068
D Less than 6863
D-Less than 6360
FLess than 60 
P10060
NPLess than 600


Weekly Schedule


Week/ModuleTopic  Readings  Assignments
 

1

Defining The Sociological Imagination

  

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board

Write: Aphorism Paper

Quiz Week One

 

2

Social Theory

  

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board

Assignment: Write a Bias Paper

Mini Quiz

 

3

Studying the Social World

  

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

Provided Resources

  

Participate: Discussion Board

Write: The First Part of Your Sociological Study Questions

 

4

Social Interactions

  

Resources Provided

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board

Assignment: Provide three resources and discuss plan to do your study, where, when, what resources will you need, how much time.

 

5

Social Structure

  

Provided Resources

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board

Assignment: Time to Do Your Study in the Field-This should be a minimum of 3 up to 6 hours, it can be all at once or split times, it depends on the needs of your study.

 

6

Culture, Media and Communication

  

Research resources for your study paper.

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate:

Assignment: Write your Midterm Sociological Experiment Paper AND Prepare a 5-minute presentation to the class, no more than 10, including videos.

 

7

Midterm Presentations and Sociological Study Submission

  

Dedicate Your Time to Watching and Reading Every Classmate's Midterm Project and Presentation and Commenting to All!

  

Participate: Discussion Board: present your online study to the class, and comment on everyone's post.

Assignment: Place your completed papers to be graded for the midterm.

 

8

Social Stratification, Inequality and Poverty and Race and Ethnicity

  

Resources Provided on Racism

Watch: Asynchronous Lectures

  

Discussion Board:

Assignment: Racism Paper

 

9

Gender and Sexuality and Families and Family Life

  

Resources Provided

Watch: Asynchronous Lectures

  

Participate: Discussion Board: How do you define Family.

Assignment: Multi-generational gender bias paper, with interview of family member.

 

10

The Sociology of Religion

  

Pulled Resources on your chosen religion.

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board-Post Your Religion research and formatted information. This counts as attendance and your assignment all in one.

 

11

Education

  

Provided Sources for paper and exploration of careers

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board: What I wish I learned: but never did learn in school?

Assignment: Write your Educational Life Plan

 

12

Health and Medicine

  

Scary environmental information provided.

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board and Homework one in the Same-Discuss and defend your final paper topic, based on the final paper guidelines. Your final paper is due in two weeks.

 

13

Deviance and Social Control and Crime and Punishment

  

You must begin pulling resources for your final paper.

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board- What is Deviant Behavior to you, what issues with do you have concerning punishment/jail in America?

Assignment: From last week, I would like an abstract on your final paper topic and three of your five sources you will use, in APA Format for my approval.

 

14

Environmental Sociology

  

Watch: Asynchronous Lecture

  

Participate: Discussion Board: The Environment

Assignment: Work on Your Final Paper, as it is due Monday at 11:59 pm.

 

15

Class Wrap Up

  

Mini goodbye lecture

  

Discussion Board: Post your final presentation, comment on each one, that is turned in by the deadline, strive for at least 6, the more you do the more you learn.

Assignment: The discussion board is your assignment this week, so strive to keep checking and respond and read and watch as many of your classmates' presentations as possible.

 

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

  • In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
  • Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
  • Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.


Participation Expectations

How My Class is Presented to You:

My online courses are asynchronously presented. We do not do Zoom; I will use Audio recorded power point lectures. I spend a great deal of time recording and change them up every semester. I think I could have a new degree in audio recording. All my classes open by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday of each new week. My sage advice, always take a quick ten minutes on Tuesdays to open the weekly module and look at the requirements and deadlines for the week. It will save you many questions and headaches going forward.

Discussion Board Deadlines and Attendance:

I will post a discussion board every week (unless I give you a break on that), you are expected to post your original post by Friday nights by 11:59 pm. You will need to respond to three classmates for full attendance credit for the week. Let me reiterate, your attendance is based on the discussion board. Your attendance grade for the week is based your written, main comment work up to 85 points, and three comments to others, worth 5 points for each comment. As, you can see, I take this seriously. You will be marked absent if you do not participate in discussion. Three absent days will equate to a need to discuss if you have attended enough of the course to pass the class.

Learning Fun and Being a Human:

Above all, I like to live life to the fullest and have fun. I try to be kind and understanding, life gets in the way of school. I am always just an email or call away if you find yourself in a bind. Communication is key. I will return the favor. If my life goes sideways, I will write to all of you, and let you know if I might need more time to respond to your work. Let’s keep the pathways of communication open! Learning should be engaging, and fun and meaningful that is my goal. I look forward to our journey together!


Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:


CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please
  1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
  2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
  3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.


Academic Integrity


CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College.