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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SPRING SEMESTER- 2018
COURSE DESCRIPTION
PREREQUISITES: None
TOPICAL OUTLINE
Students are required to take the exams on the scheduled time. Make up
exam may be taken within one week of the scheduled date if the student
provides the evidences of sickness, treatments or any other emergency
situations. There will not be any make up exam for the final under ordinary
circumstances.
COURSE MATERIALS
Video reflections
2 video reflection papers should be submitted by the students during the
required dates. All the written assignments should be typed; double spaced
and should be divided into paragraphs. Video reflections should be written
from the selected videos shown in the class. Handouts will be provided
which contains the information about how to write these reviews.
The writing assignments should be submitted through the BB links. First you
prepare your assignments in the Microsoft Word and save it. The go to the
links in the BB. Open the link, browse your paper and then submit the paper.
Send it through doc, docx etc. Make sure that you submit the papers on time.
Late papers will not be graded. If your link does not permit to submit
through COD BB link, please bring the hard copy in the class on the day of
submitting the paper. The dead line for the submission is 10 PM on the
specific date of submission of the assignment
READING ASSIGNMENTS
Students are supposed to read the required chapters at home for each week
for class discussions and lectures and come well prepared for class
discussions.
POWER POINTS: Power Points will be posted in the BB Link for your
references. Also, you will send all the written assignments through these
links. You may print out the PPTs from the BB link for your reference or
take down notes during lecture time.
EXAMINATIONS
There will be two examinations (a midterm and a final). Exams will cover
both text and lecture materials. Both the exams will have 50 multiple choices
each. Study guides will be provided. In order to prepare the students to take
the midterm and final exams, there will be practice quizzes during the
course. The instructor will announce the dates of these quizzes in class.
There will be 10 multiple choice questions after the teacher finishes 2
chapters as so on. The grades of practice quizzes will not be included for the
final grades. There are only for “practicing” for the exams.
*Make-up policy
*Academic honesty:
Students are required to be familiar with the Code of Conduct as per the
College of DuPage
*Incomplete policy
If a student has difficulty in completing the course towards the end of the
course for emergency or sickness, the student has complete an Incomplete
form sign it and get it signed by the instructor and will be able to complete
the exams, assignment etc. within a few months(check the details of the
policy from COD website)
DISABILITIES
If any student has any disability, please notify the instructor for the required
assistance.
The final day of a student from withdraw from any course will be equal to
75% of the time for the respective academic session (see the registration
calendar). Go to my ACCCESS in
http://www.cod.edu/registration/pdf/reg_calendar.pdf through myACCESS
https://myaccess.cod.edu or in person at the Registration Office, Student
Services Center ( SSC), Room 2221.
ADMINISTRATIVE WITHDRAWAL
After the deadline, students for late withdrawal and provide appropriate
documentation the Student Registration Services Office for all requests.
Students who are granted approval to withdraw by petition will not be
eligible for refunds of tuition or fees and will receive a ‘W’ grade on the
transcript. Appeals must be submitted prior to the designated final exam
period for 16-week classes and before the last class meeting for all other
session class
TOTAL WEEKS 8
April 6th, Friday: 1st video reflection due by 10 PM (3 full pages. Use
the handout and follow directions)
WEEK 4 - chapter 6
April 11th: Self Study chapter 10 due( 3 full pages. Explain the terms
from the handout)
April 20: Video reflection#2 due (3 pages. Follow directions from the
handout)
April 25th, Wednesday, Self -Study Chapter 10 due (3 full pages; Use the
topics in the handout in details)