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Harper CollegeIntroduction to Sociology: SOC 101-004Spring 2016Dr. Monica EdwardsClass Information: Monday & Wednesday, 12:30-1:45, J Theater (143)Email: medwards@harpercollege.edu Office Location: J-149 Office Phone: 847-925-6814MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday11:00-12:303:15-6:3011:00-12:303:15-6:0011:30-12:30By appointmentContacting Dr. Edwards: Office hours are the best way to reach me for questions and concerns, as in-person communication is the most effective. I’m very available to schedule appointments, so please utilize this opportunity when you have questions! Also, during office hours, the telephone is a good alternative to stopping by my office. To reach me during non-office hours, email is the best way to communicate with me. That said, I have over 200 students every semester, and I do take time off of work, so expect that an email will take up to 72 hours to return, though I will do my best to respond ASAP. If you do not get a response from me within 72 hours, the best option is to come to office hours or call. It is also possible your email went to my spam folder, so you might try emailing again, from your Harper email address. When you email me, please be clear about including the following in your email: your full name, the class and section you are enrolled in, and the specific issue/question that you are having, utilizing clear, professional language (an email is not a text or tweet). Communication from Dr. Edwards: all students are required to utilize and check their Harper email addresses; all communication initiated by me will be through blackboard, which will use your Harper email. Harper email is free Equal Opportunity Statement: William Rainey Harper College provides equal opportunity in education and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability. Beyond the EOS, in regards to gender identity: my classroom space respects the preferred gender identity of my students, including name and pronoun preferences.COURSE DESCRIPTION: Analysis and description of the structure and dynamics of human society. Application of scientific methods to the observation and analysis of social norms, groups, intergroup relations, social change, social stratification and institutions. IAI S7 900STUDENT OUTCOMES/COMPETENCIES: By exploring the world of introductory Sociology through the theme of food, students will be come to understand the macro level social forces that shape people’s lives; they will begin to develop a “sociological imagination” (Mills 1959). Students will be able to engage critically, and to see the dynamic ways the social world and social structures affect our everyday lives in the United States, as well as in a global context. Students will also be able to explain how different elements of the social world function; how patterns are created, maintained and changed. Furthermore, students will be able to identify how social institutions affect quality of life, as well as being able to construct ideas to think through social changes that aim to improve quality/quality of life. Students will demonstrate an understanding, through the example of food, how the 21st century issue of sustainability is a sociological issue.Note on outcomes and competencies: Sociology is an academic discipline, and as such, approaches the topics at hand—social class, globalization, health care, the environment—through the lens of the sociological perspective. This necessarily excludes certain ways of looking at the world (personal, psychological, philosophical, theological). This is necessary in order to learn the Sociological perspective. The point is to LEARN a discipline, not to have your personal opinions confirmed or denied. TEXTBOOK/READING REQUIREMENTS:In Defense of Food Michael Pollan2008Penguin PublishingREQUIREDThe Sociology Project 2.0Manza et. Al 2013Pearson Publications REQUIRED (no custom textbooks, no mysoclab, etc…) All additional readings are posted on blackboard.BLACKBOARD/COMPLETING COURSE WORK ON-LINE: All students will be required to use Blackboard for this course. ALL coursework will be turned in via blackboard. Readings will be posted online, as well as paper rubrics, and any other materials provided by instructor. Course reminders and announcements will be posted, as well. I’m posting this here as well as during the late work section of the syllabus: expect that technological issues are going to happen, so plan your completion of your on-line work accordingly. I will not accept late work because of technological glitches. If you wait until the last minute to complete your work, then you have to accept that technological issues might interrupt your ability to turn work in on time. If you want to ensure that your work is turned in on time, then you must make sure that you plan accordingly. So long it is amply before the due date, I will help assist you with any technological issues that you are having. Some issues I can fix; some issues the blackboard help desk can fix. I might recommend that you ensure that your personal computer has a web browser that works with the current version of blackboard. Also, if your personal computer isn’t working with blackboard, that is not an excuse for not turning in your work, as the campus of Harper College offers significant computer access, and in addition, I’m more than pleased for you to come to my office to complete your work if need be. If you need assistance with logging on to Blackboard, please ask me and I would be happy to provide you with necessary resources. Refer to the following website for assistance with blackboard:: Your success in this class is important to me. If you have a disability (learning, physical, psychological or other) and may require some accommodation or modification in procedures, class activity, instruction, requirements, etc. please contact me early in the semester so we can refer you to ADS who will discuss and arrange for reasonable accommodations. The Access and Disability Services department is in the Building D, D119, 847.925.6266 or TTY (847) 397-7600POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: There will be a zero tolerance policy on cheating and plagiarism or any other violation of the guidelines established in Harper Colleges Policies and Procedures manual. Anyone who plagiarizes, cheats or copies another’s work on any exam or assignment will be given a 0 for that exam or assignment. I reserve the discretion regarding reporting the student to the Dean of Business and Social Science. There is the possibility the student could receive an F for the course; Dr. Edwards and the Dean will decide what the appropriate follow-up action is, and will inform the student accordingly. If you have questions regarding what is dishonest work you may come and talk to me or refer to this website: IN MY CLASSROOM AND PARTICIPATION: In my classroom, I expect each of us to play a role in creating a safe learning environment. This course is based upon active student participation and on the sharing of ideas and experiences. If the class is not participating, I will pull out my roster, and start randomly calling on people, so always be prepared to participate, whether you raise your hand or not. Even in the large lectures, there will be ways that I will encourage participation, through small group work that is shared on the document camera. Importantly, I will uphold my expectation that each person is respected, and that we create an atmosphere free of judgment. If a student has a preferred name and pronoun preference, we will respect that. In addition, I will not allow cheating of any kind, and each student is expected to follow all of the rules outlined in the Student Handbook. In order to learn, and to do well in this course, you must be prepared to participate in class, via discussions, asking questions, and completing the formal, graded work. You must do the readings in order to participate fully. You must attend class in order to be an active participator. I expect each of you to take the front seat in your learning process, and thus expect that you will engage fully in the course. CELL PHONES & COMPUTERS: You are free to use cell phones and computers for course assistance, such as note-taking and reading, so long as you don’t disrupt any other students. As soon as your technology utilization impacts me or another student, I will attend to the issue so that the class can remain a focused learning environment.ATTENDANCE AND LATE WORK: Attendance is required in order to receive a good grade in this class. Let me assure you that you will not be able to pass the graded work, and thus the class, without coming to class. Lecture material can only be accessed by coming to class, and none of the graded work can be accomplished successfully by reading only. Furthermore, the “concept review” assignment is dependent upon attendance, as there are no make-ups for those if you leave early or miss class that day. Based on past student experiences, those who miss more than two classes tend to have significant struggles with the material. That said, you don’t receive points just for attendance. As a result, if you do not attend class, you do not need to inform me. If you email me that you won’t be in attendance, which is a statement and not a question, I will read but not respond to that email. If you ask me what you missed, I also will read but will not respond to that email. The schedule in the syllabus and the provided materials make it clear what the topic of the day is. Thus, if you miss class, it’s best to ask a fellow classmate for their notes. If you have a specific question about the readings that were covered during your absence, or if there is content in your peers’ notes that you don’t understand, then I’ll be happy to answer those specific, content related questions.I DO NOT ACCEPT LATE WORK, NOR DO I GIVE MAKE UP EXAMS. The quizzes and exams are taken on blackboard, and they will become unavailable as soon as the due date and time arises. Once it is unavailable, it can’t be taken. If life happens, as it usually does, be sure you include your school work in your coordinating plans. I’m happy to accept work EARLY if you are aware of a specific due date that you can’t meet for personal reasons. There are two “extra” quizzes which function as make-ups; there is one make-up exam offered during finals week (above and beyond the comprehensive final). If you miss class, you miss the “concept review”; there will be one make up “concept review” the last day of class. I DO NOT ACCEPT WORK VIA EMAIL. You must submit the work as stated on the syllabus, which would be either on blackboard or as a hard copy. Emailed work will not make it into my “stack” of “to be graded” work, and thus, will not be counted as work that is turned in on time. This means, if you are absent from class, then you also accept that you cannot submit any work that is due on that day, either—a consequence of your absence. Let me reiterate—if work is due in class, then the work must be submitted IN CLASS; if you miss class, emailing me the homework will not be accepted.LECTURE NOTES AND READING: Two important notes about lecture material and reading material:My lectures are complex, and taking notes is central to your ability to study the material. I will provide the class, via blackboard, with a weekly lecture outline. I highly recommend that you print this outline before class and use it to help you take notes/guide your note-taking. I also encourage students to record the lectures. The exams questions are primarily written from my lectures—even the most minute details from the lecture can wind up on the exam, so there is no such thing as “A” is more important than “X.”The readings serve as a crucial component of your experience in the course, however, your relationship with them will happen out of, not in class. That is, I won’t summarize the readings or tell you what the authors said, etc… I will incorporate the knowledge into my lectures, sometimes directly, but most often indirectly. In other words, I am giving you knowledge in two ways. One is by providing you with lectures on the discipline of sociology and the other is through a careful selection of readings on the discipline of sociology. Both are crucial. Thus, you will be tested on the readings, including material that isn’t directly discussed in class. This applies to both the PDF articles and the textbook. One important point about the textbook: I will jump around, a lot (as the schedule makes clear). As a result, I will direct your attention to the crucial aspects of the text for any given week by including “key terms” from the textbook with each week’s lecture outline. That way you will know, from week to which, which sections of the assigned chapters to tend to.If you are absent and you miss the material for that day, it is your responsibility to get a copy of the class notes from a fellow student. Remember that you can use email and blackboard as a resource for discussing class lecture material with each other. Furthermore, my lectures will assume that you have completed the reading assignment for that day. If the lectures are difficult to follow AND you are keeping up with the reading as assigned, please let me know so that we can discuss your study patterns and my lecture style. This is college, and college requires lots of reading. For nerds like me this reading is fun; you might disagree. If you do disagree, just remember: not all learning is fun. Sometimes it’s just plain hard. Sometimes it should be hard. Hard or not, the reading is required, and your quizzes, homework, exams, and papers will be based on your knowledge of/ability to apply the readings (along with course lecture/discussion). So, make time to read. A lot. Required Work for Course Grading:Concept Reviews—10 points each, 100 points totalImportant note: this assignment requires attendance in class, at the end of class—any student who leaves class early misses the opportunity to complete the assignment. No exceptions.10 times, randomly throughout the semester, I will present a concept that was discussed during that day’s lecture on the board. Each student will write a summary of the lecture material on that concept. You will be graded based upon honest and effortful completion of the assignment as it is presented in class. The purpose is to reflect on what you’re learning, as you’re learning. During the last week of class I will provide ONE make up opportunity with a new and final concept.Reading Quizzes—110 pointsQuizzes will be taken on-line, via blackboard. They are not timed. You can take each quiz twice. The highest grade will be recorded. Once the due date passes the links disappear and you can’t take the quiz.Each quiz will be 10 multiple choice and true false questions that are structured to point you to the crucial moments in the readings. They are open book.There is one quiz per PDF article; 12 quizzes total. ONE will count as extra credit.Exams—90 pointsThere will be three regular exams during the semester.Each exam will consist of 30 multiple choice and true/false. Each question will be worth 1 point.While most of the questions will be based on lecture material, some questions will be grounded in the textbook and the PDF articles, including material we don’t discuss in class. The possibility to take ONE make up exam will be given during final exam week. Use the lecture outlines/key terms that are provided for you, as well as your class notes and quizzes, as your study prehensive Final Exam or Final paper—100 pointsYou can CHOOSE either a final exam or a final paper.The final exam will be a 50 question (2 points per question) exam grounded primarily in Pollan and our classroom sociological analysis of food and sustainability. There will also be cumulative questions from the entire semester. The final paper will be a written analysis of Pollan and the sociology of food and sustainability. A detailed rubric will be posted on blackboard.Both will be due—and submitted via blackboard—during our final exam session.Pre and Post Tests—10 points At the beginning of the semester, and at the end of the semester, I will give you a pre test and a post test. While I will score the exams to see your improvement from beginning to end, and report that information to my department chair and Dean anonymously, you will receive points for completion (5 points for the pre-test, 5 points for the post-test). These are “bonus” points.There are a total of 400 points to earn. 90-100% A: 360-40080-89.9% B: 320-359 70-79.9% C: 280-31960-69.9% D: 240-279 59.9% and below F: below 239*divide your accumulated points by the total points for your percentage.FEEDBACK: All your feedback will be provided in blackboard “my grades” via a grading rubric. If you’d like to have a conversation, at any point, about your work, or if you’d like more feedback than the rubric provides, schedule an appointment with me. I do my best to provide feedback within a week of you submitting your work, however, having over 200 students sometimes makes this difficult. I will always grade your work within two weeks of submission. IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT POINTS, GRADES AND THE GRADING SCALE:A grading rubric will be posted on blackboard for each assignment. I will not include detailed feedback on returned work, as the rubric will explain the amount of points received and why. If you have further questions that the rubric doesn’t address, please schedule an office hours appointment so that we can further discuss the progress of your work. It is your responsibility, as well as mine, to keep track of your grades, and your point accumulation. I do not round grades at the end of the semester. The points are clearly marked for each assignment, and the distribution is clear. At the end of the semester the points you have earned is your final grade. I will not make personal considerations for any individual who desires a higher grade. “Giving” points is not what I do, rather, you earn points by doing sociological work. Once all that work is submitted, no changes will be made. This both maintains a fair grading system, and a meaningful grading system. If you are concerned about your grade, I am happy to discuss what is within the range of possibility via points, and via my ability to help any student who takes the time to receive help. Any comment that I make about what is possible, is not a statement about what will most certainly happen. For example, I could tell you that it is still possible for you to get a C in the course, but it is up to you to do the necessary work to make that happen, the statement of possibility is not a promise. Again, grades are earned.COURSE SCHEDULE: Schedule is subject to change based on the pace and needs of the class.For important dates, such as withdraw dates: : all chapter references are to the textbook Sociology Project 2.0. All other readings are clearly stated as Pollan’s book, or PDF articles that are posted on blackboard.Reminder: The “concept review” assignment is random, and due IN CLASS as a hard copy. All other work is submitted via blackboard. DateTextbook ChapterLecture TopicPDF Reading (on blackboard)Assignments1/201What is Society?Syllabus1/251The Sociological ImaginationMillsMills Quiz1/271The Sociological ImaginationMills2/12, 4, 6Social SolidarityDurkheimDurkheim Quiz2/32, 4, 6Social SolidarityDurkheim2/81, 2, 5Ideology and Social StructureWeberWeber Quiz2/101, 2, 5Ideology and Social StructureWeber2/15All aboveReview: Socialization, Culture and StructureNone2/171, 2, 5, 10Class StruggleMarxMarx Quiz2/221, 2, 5, 10Class StruggleMarx2/246Cultural HegemonyLullLull Quiz2/28Exam One due by Sunday 2/28 @11:59pmExam One2/296Cultural HegemonyLull3/26, 10Cultural Hegemony and Social ClassGansGans Quiz3/72, 7, 13Social Institutions—State, Family, EconomyNone3/92, 7, 13Social Institutions—State, Family, EconomyNone3/142, 7, 13Social Institutions—State, Family, EconomyScottScott Quiz3/162, 7, 13Social Institutions—State, Family, EconomyScott3/21Spring breakNo class3/23Spring breakNo class3/2822The Global EconomySchorSchor Quiz3/3022The Global EconomySchor4/3Exam Two due by Sunday 4/3 @11:59 pmExam Two4/46Food, Culture and GenderCounihanCounihan Quiz4/66Food, Culture and GenderCounihan4/1110, 11Food and Inequality (Race and Class)KwateKwate Quiz4/1310, 11Food and Inequality (Race and Class)Kwate4/1812, 13Food and Inequality (Race and Class)Guthman Guthman Quiz4/2012, 13Food and Inequality (Race and Class)Guthman 4/2510, 11, 12, 13, 19The Environment and Inequality (Race, Class and Gender)McCright and DunlapMcCright and Dunlap quiz4/2710, 11, 12, 13, 19The Environment and Inequality (Race, Class and Gender)McCright and Dunlap5/1Exam Three due by Sunday 5/1 @ 11:59pmExam Three5/2All chaptersFood and Sustainability: Industrial food, health and the environmentPollan: Age of Nutritionism (1-82)5/4All chaptersFood and Sustainability: Industrial food, health and the environmentPollan: The Western Diet… (83-136)5/9All chaptersFood and Sustainability: Industrial food, health and the environmentPollan: Getting Over Nutritionism (137-201)5/11All chaptersFood and Sustainability: Industrial food, health and the environmentPollan: whole bookMonday 5/16By 3:30 pmFinal Exam OR Paper due by 3:30 pm on 5/16Final Exam OR PaperFinal Exam OR PaperReminder: The “concept review” assignment is random, and due IN CLASS as a hard copy. Thus, dates for the “concept review” aren’t listed on the schedule. All other work is submitted via blackboard by the dates and times listed here. Exams are due on SUNDAY by 11:59 pm on the dates listed above. The Final exam is due during the institutionally slated final exam session for our course. Final exam schedule: ................
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