INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY, Prof. S. Sarles

Want to learn about society? Widen your perspective? Willing to engage in discussion and thoughtfully listen to opinions that might be foriegn to your own? Want to improve your ability to write for college and make good grades? Need to manage your own time and are responsible enough to do so? Then this is the course for you. This is not a free pass; it is however, a sure pass for anyone who is truly engaged and really tries. No busy work.

"Engaging lecturer" CYP student 2010
"The best teacher I ever had." NRG student 2005
"I chose this course because I had the teacher before. She is great." Wayland Baptist, Lubbock, Student 1994

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SOCI 1301

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: BRING and *flat* SCANTRON, AND PENCILS with erasers TO EXAMS. No hats, drinks, or helps allowed. When you leave, you are finished; no readmittance. No electronic devices. Reminder: It is YOUR responsibility to drop if you are failing.

* Syllabus for Fall 2011 * Schedule of class topics and assignments for CYP T evening Fall 2011 16 week * Schedule of class topics and assignments for Fall 2011 RGC MW afternnon * Schedule of class topics and assignments for Fall 2011 CYP TTH afternoon *Testing Center Rules, Look for Student Guidelines *Survey to Start *Syllabus Receipt This is required. No grade will be recorded until this is recieved. Do this Day One. *Help for Dyslexic Students * Three Major Theoretical Perspectives *Fields of Study *General Writing Tips See Syllabus section on Blackboard for specific tips for your section's assignments. * Extra Credit Proposal Form *Please see Blackboard for any announcements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Students New to Community College Expectations * FERPA, ACC's application of that to high school students, and my own policy prevent discussions with parents. The exception is for arrangements of exams in case of emergency. In other words, I am not permitted to give out information about students to anyone. Even the youngest students should be encouraged to attempt to manage the negotiations of bureaucracy for themselves. However, if a student is in the hospital, he or she should request someone to let me know to arrange a make-up. *Comportment (or how to act in a classroom) Proper comportment includes not disrupting the class, not endangering anyone's safety, not being rude to anyone, and showing proper deference. We will talk about what deference is. It means showing proper respect. One must show a certain amount of respect to the person running the class, or else there will be no class, or there will be someone running it who doesn't know much about Sociology. Use proper ettiquette. Act like you are here to learn. For more information, please see documents on Blackboard about classroom comportment. Comportment expectations extend to office hours and all other times. Especially, do not act in a way so that other students cannot learn or someone's safety is endangered. For this, you will be dropped. *Comparisons between Jr./Community College and other levels of schooling Please see Blackboard for document comparing high school, community college, and senior university. In contrast to high school, there is no one watching out for you; instead you are treated like an adult and expected to take care of your time and grades yourself. Unlike senior university, this is not a strictly competitive environment. Help is available if you ask for it. * Internet Resources (Blackboard has a more uptodate and fulsome list. *"Gee, I studied hard and I'm failing; what can I do?" *How to Use Office Hours Academic help, such as study techniques and guidance in learning to write for college, is proferred repeatedly, explicitly, and continually during the term. No help is offered once grades are in. To ask for that kind of "help" is cheating. Please consult syllabus for my policy on cheating. Nor are arguments entertained at that point. Miscalculations, on the other hand, are cheerfully corrected if and when they are detected. Discussions of calculations, thanks, and requests for recommendations are the only conversations appropriate between the time the final is given and the grades being reported permanently in the college system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *C. V. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Model essay papers Note, these papers may have been written for a slightly different assignment. Use the assignment your section was given, but you may use these as a model for style and level. What is Sociology? Deviance and Stratification Problems of Schools How Religion Could be Positioned as a Peacemaking force This was saved on a campus computers, using MS Word 2007 as a webpage. How Religion Could be Positioned as a Peacemaking forceThis was saved at home using Open Office, as a web page.

CONTACT Professor Sarles ssarles@NOSPAMaustincc.eduManually take out the "no spam."

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