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SYG 2000, Introduction to Sociology, Distance Learning Class
SPRING, 2016

SECTION NUMBER: 81306, 81307, 81310, 81311, 81321 PROFESSOR: Walt Ellis

NO ON-CAMPUS MEETINGS: This is a Distance Learning webcourse. There are no on-campus meetings of any sort including testing.

WITHDRAWAL FOR NON-ATTENDANCE: The course starts February 8. Failure to enter your Canvas course section online by February 14 and complete the Syllabus Acceptance Contract statement may result in a withdrawal for nonattendance (WN). If you enter the course even once and yet do not submit any assignments, you will receive an automatic F in the course.

REQUIRED MATERIALS: 1) You must have the correct textbook, internet access, an email account, and Microsoft Word or equivalent. 2) Computer System Requirements to access my courses in MyHCC: PC - Windows XP SP2 or better, MAC - MAC OS 10.0 or better, Broadband Internet Connection, Speakers, Video player for MP4 videos or equivalent. Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF’s, and PowerPoint reader. Additional information can be found at www.hccfl.edu/distance-learning.aspx

DROP/ADD DEADLINE: February 12 WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: March 30

COURSE DESCRIPTION: An introductory sociology course which emphasizes the scientific method in examining society. Topics of study include group structure, roles, social stratification, socialization, deviance, collective behavior and social movements, minority and gender relations, and social institutions (such as the family, education, political, economic, health, and religious institutions). This section is an Online Distance Learning course.

OFFICE HOURS: I monitor Email daily (except for holidays) and will generally respond within 24 to 36 hours or sooner. My HCC email is wellis@hccfl.edu My HCC telephone number, with voicemail, is 813 253-7209. My on-campus office is DSSC 215 on the Dale Mabry campus. On-campus office hours for Spring are: Monday and Wednesday - 10:45AM to 12:30PM, 1:45 to 2:00PM and 3:15 to 3:45PM. Online office hours are: Tuesday and Thursday – 10AM to 12:30PM.

COURSE COMMUNICATION: Since we do not have any on-campus meetings, how do we keep in touch? Primarily, for most communication, we use two things. I will use Announcements to let you know what is going on in the course and to post any changes or advise you of any problems or concerns. Please do NOT use the Canvas Inbox or HCC email to contact me (or fellow students) for a general question. Instead, each week, there is an Open Forum Discussion Board for you to use to ask general questions or make statements. It is the equivalent of raising your hand in a classroom and asking a question. Since everyone can view the Open Forum, it amounts to a virtual classroom each week for any student questions or concerns. Please use the Canvas Inbox (Conversation) system ONLY when you have a very personal question about grades, illness, family emergencies, etc. I monitor my Canvas Inbox daily (generally including weekends and holidays) and will usually respond within a few hours but never more than 24 to 36 hours. Again, please use the Inbox (Conversation) system within the Canvas course only when there is a personal, private matter. If you cannot access the Canvas Inbox system, then in an emergency use my HCC email: wellis@hccfl.edu So, between Announcements and the Open Forum, we can communicate as a class almost as if we were in a classroom. Please check Announcements and the Open Forum on a regular basis.

COURSE TEXT: Required: Society: The Basics by John J. Macionis, 13th edition, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 9781269714129. If you do not use the current 13th edition, your grade in the course will probably be affected since tests are based on this edition. This 13 digit ISBN is for the notebook version. There are hardback, soft cover and EBook versions and each will have a different ISBN number. Any version will do as long as it is the 13th edition. You do NOT need a Pearson access code.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Define sociology and describe its origins.
2. Explain the three major paradigms used in sociology (conflict, symbolic interaction, structural-functional).
3. List and briefly describe the various steps in using the scientific method.
4. Identify and define the major elements of social structure, such as roles, status, groups, and institutions.
5. Define a social group and describe the different types of groups in our society.
6. Identify and define the major components of culture.
7. Discuss the agents and importance of socialization.
8. Explain the social self and how it develops.
9. Define the concept of deviance and discuss the theories that have been used to explain deviant behavior.
10. Define social stratification and contrast the basic characteristics of the structural functional and social-conflict explanations for its existence.
11. Describe the characteristics of the major classes in the United States and how these affect your life.
12. Define minority group and distinguish between prejudice and discrimination.
13. Discuss how conceptions of gender develop.
14. Discuss problems related to aging in our society.
15. Define demography and discuss the demographic processes that account for population growth, as well as changes.
16. Compare past, present, and future urbanization trends in developed and less developed nations.
17. Define collective behavior and give examples of types of crowd behavior.
18. Identify and explain the types of social movements that can occur and give examples of each.
19. Discuss the sources, types, consequences, and theories of social change in our world today.
20. Discuss the functions of at least one social institution in our society.

COURSE OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES, TESTING, GORDON RULE PAPER, AND GRADING: Students will be expected to be prepared from their reading and other online material to engage in meaningful online discussions. You must get a textbook. The textbook is available in several versions: notebook, hardback and softcover. You can get it at any HCC bookstore or off-campus, private stores. You can also get it online in EBook format. You will NOT need a Pearson access code. In addition to the web based material, most weeks I will provide a video lecture and/or power point presentation to enhance the text and online discussions. So you have a lot of modern and technological devices to help you learn. A student’s final grade will be computed from two sources: chapter exams and participation in discussions. Successful completion of the Discussions will fulfill the Gordon Rule.

SPECIFICS OF GRADE COMPUTATION:

Chapter Exams: There are 12 of these; one for each chapter we cover plus the orientation quiz. The combined scores of these Chapter Exams will be approximately 33% of your final grade. These have 25 multiple choice and/or true-false questions counting 1 point each and they come from all material: the textbook, the web materials, the video lectures, and the discussions. You can take each one twice, as long as you make at least 65% (16 points out of 25) on the first attempt. I don’t want you taking the exam without studying and then just trying to look up the answers and take it again. The exam will be graded immediately and you will be told which ones you missed. You will not be shown what the correct answer(s) should have been. You can study the ones you missed and then take the test again, but you must wait at least 15 minutes between exam attempts. I would hope you would make an A on your second attempt given the feedback. Just click on the same test again when you are ready for your second attempt. It will let you take it two times and you will get the best attempt as your grade. If you take the test a second time without making 16 or more the first time, I will reduce your grade back to the first attempt. If you try this in other weeks, I will give you a zero for trying to cheat. If you do this more than 3 times, I will give you an F in the course. Do NOT attempt to take the Make-Up Test. It requires a password and is only to be taken when you have an “excused absence.” See the Attendance and Missed Assignments section further down in the syllabus. Note: When you review your test attempts, please ignore any page references for correct and incorrect answers. Those page references are old and out-of-date and are a Canvas glitch that cannot be deleted!! Unbelievable!!

Weekly Discussions: Every week, there will be a discussion topic and all students will be required to participate. This will count as 67% of your final grade. Sometimes you will watch a short video and sometimes you will read a short article or even a short section of the textbook and then discuss what you have seen or read. Sometimes, a topic will be “thrown out” and the discussion will just be “off the top of your head.”

Every week, except for the first week, the Class Online Discussions will be divided into two portions: a Midweek portion and a Weekend portion. During the Midweek portion, students will examine an academic topic such as a scientific study or a sociological concept or theory. Then, during the Weekend portion, students will apply this study, concept or theory to a real world issue. This will be entitled: “What Do You Think?” I require at least 2 posts of 25 words or more in each portion; so you will write at least 100 words or more each week (2 post times 25 words in each of the two portions of the Weekly Discussion). You must view at least 10 posts from other students in each of the portions. You must wait at least 12 hours between your first and last post in each portion of the discussions. To be perfectly clear, in the Mid-Week discussion you must have 12 hours or more between your first and last post. Then again in the Weekend discussion, you must again have 12 hours or more between your first and last post in this discussion portion, as well. This will help give everyone time to comment and to read several comments before you reply. In each weekly discussion, there will be ONLY one main “thread.” Each student should be feeding off of the ideas of other students rather than starting a new thread with each post. I will monitor regularly and post my own comments, if necessary, to keep discussion moving. I really look forward to these discussions. Always check and follow the Instructions at the start of each Discussion Thread or Announcement.

The Midweek portion of the Class Online Discussions starts Tuesday morning and ends Thursday at midnight. You will find it listed in the weekly outline entitled: “Participate in Midweek Discussion.” The Weekend portion goes from Friday morning to Sunday at midnight. It will be revealed on Friday each week via an Announcement entitled: “Weekend Discussion Topic: What Do You Think?” After reading the Weekend topic, you will re-enter the Midweek discussion thread and discuss the Weekend topic. By keeping this in only one weekly discussion thread, it is easy for the student to reference all posts for the academic portion (Midweek discussion) and the practical application/real world topic portion (Weekend discussion). And, you won’t have to go searching for different discussion threads. So, again, there is only one weekly discussion, but it will be divided into a Midweek portion and a Weekend portion, both contained in the same discussion thread. Remember, each portion is worth 25 points for a total of 50 for the week.

Please understand, there is no partial credit for discussions, so you must meet all the requirements listed above to receive your points. If you do not meet the requirements, you will receive NO CREDIT for the discussion. Remember, these discussions count 75% of your final grade.

Gordon Rule Writing Requirement: Participating in the Discussions will fulfill the Gordon Rule Writing Requirement. The Gordon Rule is an English writing requirement of the state of Florida. This law states that you must pass the Gordon Rule in order to pass the course. Failure to submit sufficient posts/replies or failure to use proper grammar, punctuation and spelling will earn you a D or F in the course! So, please do well! Your posts/replies MUST meet minimum English writing standards. The Sociology requirement is a minimum of 1000 written words. If you submit the minimum posts/replies during the discussions, you will meet the requirement. Therefore, anyone who does not participate in ALL discussions will not only fail to receive discussions points, but will FAIL THE COURSE due to failure to meet the Gordon Rule requirement!! Obviously, weekly discussions are critical!!

COURSE GRADING: Grades will be based on the standard percentage: A = 90% or above;
B = 80 to 89%; C = 70 to 79%; D = 60 to 69%; and F = 59% or less. Taking a test late or turning in an assignment after the deadline will result in a grade of “0” unless written verification of an excused absence (such as severe illness or work or family emergency) is provided. Canvas (the Online system) actually uses a point system instead of a percentage system. Below is the grade scale translated to raw points.

Computation of Final Grade:

1. 11 Chapter Exams and 1 Orientation Quiz = approximately 33% of final grade • Covers textbook, online discussions, and video lectures • Can be taken twice each for highest grade (if first attempt is 16 points or higher) • Taken once a week • Each Exam has 25 questions at 1 point each • Must be completed by Sunday, 11:59PM • Thus, 12 exams times 25 points each equals 300 points possible

2. Participation in weekly Discussions = approximately 67% of final grade

• Discussion Posts/Replies fulfill Gordon Rule Requirement • Must participate in both Midweek portion and Weekend portion of Discussions • Midweek runs Tuesday-Thursday and Weekend runs Friday-Sunday • Must post 2+ times in Midweek and 2+ times in Weekend • Post must be 25+ words • Must wait 12 hours or more between first and last posts in each portion • Must view 10+ posts in each portion (10 in Mid-Week and 10 in Weekend) • Each Weekly Discussion is worth 50 points (25 points per portion) • Both Midweek and Weekend portions are contained in only one discussion thread • Thus 12 discussions times 50 points each equals 600 points possible

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE = 900

A = 810 - 900 B = 720 - 809 C = 630 - 719 D = 540 - 629 F = 539 or less

All assignments, discussions, quizzes, and tests must be completed during the week they are assigned. The week is considered to run from Monday 6AM until Sunday night at 11:59PM. However, please note the Midweek discussion deadline is Thursday at 11:59PM.

ONLINE TEACHING AND GRADING PHILOSOPHY: If you paid attention to the grade computation section above, you see that I weight the discussions at 67% of your grade and tests at 33% of your grade. The reason is simple. I believe that the concepts, definitions, and theories are important but I also believe that you will forget those definitions in time. What I hope you will retain is the knowledge that human beings affect each other through interaction, whether that interaction is at the individual level, group level, or whole society level. I hope that after this class, you will be much more cognizant of that “interaction affect.” By relating academic facts, studies, and information (from the Midweek discussions) to the real world (the Weekend discussions), I believe you actually learn more about sociology than from just memorizing facts, dates, names, concepts, and theories. So, you really need to remember to enter the discussion threads regularly and keep up. Some students feel that this is an inconvenience and wonder: What is the purpose of having each student post several times a week? Why not just have each student write one essay each week of his/her thoughts on the topic? If you are wondering this, then you do not understand the purpose of the discussions. If all I wanted to do was to know your thoughts on a subject, I would have each student write a long essay. That is not my purpose. My purpose is to have students exchange thoughts as if they were in a classroom, in a circle, having a group discussion. I believe students learn in many ways (lecture, video, reading, studying for tests, etc.) but, as I already stated, one of the best ways is group discussions! You cannot learn from a discussion if you are not participating fully. If you post late or do not make the required number of posts, then other students cannot learn from you and you cannot learn from them. My grading system for discussions is based on this. I hope this explanation helps students understand and I hope each student will participate fully by following the rules for the Midweek and Weekend discussions.

You know, I bet most of you go on Facebook many times a day!! Think of my course discussions as a miniature Sociological Facebook. You will have to go on my Sociological Facebook at least 2 times between Tuesday morning and Thursday night, read what interesting things your classmates have to say and make at least 2 posts or replies (hopefully, more) and there must be at least 12 hours between your first and last post in the Midweek discussion. Then, when the new Weekend topic appears on Friday, you will have to do the same thing again between Friday morning and Sunday night (meaning, you must have 12 hours or more between your first and last post in the Weekend portion of the discussion, as well). This discussion format and rules start in Week 2 and do not change during the rest of the course. You will get a zero if you do not follow these Instructions (and they are posted on the Discussion Board each week). Please remember them and follow them to be sure you get credit and points.

Regarding the 12 hour rule, I want you to understand why I have this “wait at least 12 hours rule” and why I insist that you view at least 10 commentaries. If I allowed students to just make 2 quick posts, many students would probably do that and never pay any attention to what other students said. Thus there would be no real “discussion;” there would just be people making unrelated comments. Can you imagine if we were in a classroom and a group of students were supposed to have a 30 minute discussion on a topic? What if the discussion went like this: One student makes 2 quick comments and leaves the group. Several other students wait ten minutes and then say two things and leave. Finally, one or two students who had not been paying any attention till the last 5 minutes of the 30 minute “discussion” decide to finally say something and then they leave. Was this a real discussion? Of course not! The same thing would happen in our virtual online discussion if I did not insist on students reading other students’ posts and waiting some amount of time between their own posts so that other students could reply to them. So………wait at least 12 hours between at least two of your posts in each discussion (both Midweek and Weekend) and read at least 10 other students’ posts in each discussion (both Mid-Week and Weekend). You are welcome to make more than 2 posts and make them frequently; many students do! You do not have to wait 12 hours if you want to make several posts BUT there must be 12 hours or more between your very first post and your very last post if you are making many posts. Also, I do not distinguish between a post and a reply for grading. You can have two posts or two replies or a post and a reply or a reply and a post. In actuality, all posts are technically replies since the discussions start with my original post and everything else after that has to be a reply to me or to a student. GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN THE COURSE! I CAN’T WAIT TO READ ALL YOUR POSTS/REPLIES!!

ATTENDANCE AND MISSED ASSIGNMENTS/TESTS: You must complete the assigned work during the week it was assigned or you will receive a “0” for that week’s work. If you have an “excused absence” (serious illness, accident, family death or emergency), then you will have to provide documentation in order to make up any missed work. Make-up Tests require a password and that will not be given until the absence is excused. Since that would be a personal matter, contact me via the Inbox system within Canvas. Unless there are extenuating circumstances: I will give a D or F to any student who has not done any work for five or more weeks during the term. This does not have to be consecutive weeks, just a total of five or more weeks. Please check in often (especially announcements) to see what is happening. If you stop “attending” during the term, you will be given an F as a final grade.

RESOURCES AND HELP: If you run into any computer or software glitches or problems you can get 24 hour, seven days a week assistance from the HCC Live Support Center at http://hcclive.hccfl.edu. They will be happy to assist you. If you cannot log-in to Canvas, it usually means your password has expired and only HCC Live Support Center can fix this. If your computer will not play the videos or show the PowerPoints, and HCC Live cannot help you, then you will need to seek help from your computer customer service or internet provider. I am not a computer tech and thus, don’t know how to help you. I assure you all videos, PowerPoints, etc. are working. Please obtain whatever software, apps, etc. that you may need for your computer or phone. I have not added one app to my I-phone or netbook and they both play and show everything used in my course. So, hopefully, you won’t need to add anything. Canvas also has a HELP Center which you can access if you are inside Canvas by clicking on “Help” in the upper-right corner of the Canvas Home Page. Finally, please note, students should possess baseline word processing skills and be able to send/receive email with attachments.

CHEATING: Don't do it!! There is no good excuse. Students will be required to read and sign a "Student Contract" or "Honor Code." See below.

SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS: Any student whose disability falls within the American Disabilities Act (ADA) and requires accommodations should contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities. The office is located in the Student Service Building Room 204. You may also reach the office by phone: 813 259-6035, TDD 813 253-7035, or FAX 813 253-7336. I am especially supportive of these situations and will do whatever the college allows me to do. Of course, I cannot accommodate you if you do not first contact the Student with Disabilities Office and then, also advise me of your situation. If you choose not to advise me of your situation, that is your choice, but I cannot accommodate something of which I am unaware.

ON-LINE BEHAVIOR: Please be advised, Sociology courses frequently involve discussions of controversial subjects. Some video clips or other course materials may contain adult themes or profanity. All opinions and ideas (both mine and yours) are to be respected. Tolerance for others’ opinions is required. Failure to do so will result in a private warning. If there is a second incident, the student will be asked to cease participation in the course and not return until a meeting has been held with the Dale Mabry Dean of Students and permission to return to the course has been granted by the Dean. If a student feels that this policy is being abused (meaning either too much or too little tolerance is being allowed), the student should first speak to me and then, if unsatisfied, follow up with the Dean of AA Programs at Dale Mabry, Dr. Mary Bendickson. If for whatever reason, the student is uncomfortable coming to me, the student should go directly to the Dean of AA Programs.

STUDENT CONTRACT (HONOR CODE):

A student in this class has the following responsibilities:

1. A student must attend class by doing their work regularly. As noted under Attendance above, if you miss more that five weeks of work during the term, you will receive a grade no higher than a D or an F.

2. You will be held responsible for all assigned material. If you have computer problems, you must make other arrangements such as using a computer at a library or elsewhere. You must check in regularly for announcements and/or any changes that might occur. The professor reserves the right to modify the syllabus or change assignments or dates with reasonable notice to students. It is your responsibility to stay informed.

3. Students cannot take information or comments from the chats, online discussions, and videos or course materials, whether made by professor or student, and use them in such a way as to embarrass, humiliate, or make fun of the individual. The course is an academic and intellectual pursuit. Let’s keep things in the context of the course and not post things on Facebook or elsewhere that might be interpreted as hurtful to an individual.

4. Students must not cheat. Cheating is obtaining a grade in any method other than honestly applying yourself and learning the material. Cheating includes (but is not limited to) the following.

a. Copying any papers that must be turned in (such as the Gordon Rule) from any source other than your own notes is cheating (plagiarism). You may not copy from the book, a friend's paper, or an "old" paper. You may not directly copy, print, or “cut and paste” from the Internet.

b. You may not use any of my old or new tests to study from; if any of my tests are found outside of the class, my office, or the Test Center, they were illegally obtained (stolen). Having an old or current test or set of answers in your possession outside of the class, my office, or the Test Center will be dealt with in the most serious manner. Tests cannot be printed or downloaded from the web or Online@HCC. Students cannot work together during tests or use their book, notes, or materials while taking the quizzes, exams, or tests.

c. In the same vein, talking to former or current students in an effort to find out specific test material is illegal.

d. Certainly, copying from someone else's answer sheet in the Test Center or taking any kind of written test material into the Test Center is cheating. The only material you can take into the Testing location is an unmarked Scantron answer sheet and a pencil.

e. Regarding the chapter tests, if you take the test a second time without making 16 or more the first time, I will reduce your grade back to the first attempt. If you try this in other weeks, I will give you a zero for trying to cheat. If you do this more than 3 times, I will give you an F in the course.

f. Students should be aware that if the professor has good reason to question the validity of a student's test grade or average, that student will be required to demonstrate their knowledge in some other manner such as an essay or verbal retest.

Consequences of cheating (punishment) may range from redoing the test or paper in some other form, to an "F" or "0" on the test, to an "F" in the course, or even to suspension or expulsion from the College.

Students must go to the Syllabus Acceptance Thread in the Week One module outline and submit this statement:

I have fully and completely read, understood, and accepted the terms of the course syllabus and the honor code.

Please copy and paste this statement into (or type it) into the Syllabus Acceptance Thread. By typing your name after the statement, you will be indicating your agreement to the statement and thus the syllabus and honor code. THANKS!

CLASS WEEKLY SCHEDULE:

All assignments, discussions, quizzes, and tests must be completed during the week they are assigned. The week is considered to run from Monday 6AM until Sunday night at 11:59PM. However, please note the Midweek discussion deadline is Thursday at 11:59PM.

WEEK 1: Course Orientation February 8 - 14

WEEK 2: Introduction to Sociology & Scientific Method: Ch 1 February 15 - 21

WEEK 3: Culture: Ch 2 February 22 - 28

WEEK 4: Socialization: Ch 3 February 29 – March 6

WEEK 5: Social Interaction: Ch 4 & Ch 5 March 7 - 13

WEEK 6: Social Stratification: Ch 8 March 21 - 27

WEEK 7: Global Stratification & Social Change: Ch 9 & CH 16 March 28 – April 3

WEEK 8: Gender Stratification: Ch 10 April 4 - 10

WEEK 9: Stratification by Race and Ethnicity: Ch 11 April 11 - 17

WEEK 10: Economic and Political Institutions: Ch 12 April 18 - 24

WEEK 11: Family and Educational Institutions: Ch 13 & Ch 14 April 25 – May 1

WEEK 12: Population and Environment: Ch 15 & Ch 7 May 2 - 8

THIS COURSE IS ONLY 12 WEEKS LONG!!

COURSE ENDS ON SUNDAY, MAY 8,
AT 11:59PM!!

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