Heartland Community College
Social and Business Sciences
Course Syllabus for Students
Course Prefix and Number: SOC 101-02
Course Title: Sociology
Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0
Spring 2013
Days and times the course meets: 8:00-9:15 a.m. TR
Room: ICB 2707
Introduction:
This course will familiarize students with the basic problems, methods, concepts, and
theories of sociological analysis. It is important that students come away from an
introductory course in sociology with knowledge of how a sociological perspective
differs from or agrees with other perspectives (e.g., psychological, theological,
philosophical, or biological) as well as an appreciation of how sociology compares with
various “ common sense” interpretations of the social world. In order to see these
differences, it is crucial to recognize that sociology has a scientific basis. Among the
topics to be covered are the family, religion, education, politics, the environment,
deviance, gender, race, and social change. Particular attention will be paid to the
inequality within and between societies.
Catalog Description:
This course provides an introduction to the scientific study of society. Topics include
power and inequality, change, deviance, education, occupations, organizations,
family/gender, religion, and racial/ethnic groups. Students will develop a critical
understanding of social forces. Prerequisite(s): None.
Instructor Information:
Instructor name: Liz Hoisington
Phone number to contact instructor: 268-8579
Instructor e-mail address: liz.hoisington@heartland.edu
Location of instructor’s office: ICB 2116 (inside Suite ICB 2100)
Hours and days of instructor’s office hours: Monday-Wednesday: 9:30-11:00,
Thursday: 9:30-10:00, and by appointment.
8:00-9:30
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Office Hour: 9:3011:00
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Office Hour: 9:3011:00
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Office Hour: 9:3010:00
Textbook:
Required:
Hughes and Kroehler. (2011) Sociology: The Core. New York, NY:
McGraw Hill
Relationship to Academic Development Programs and Transfer:
(Indicate if course is General Education/IAI)
This course fulfills 3 of the 9 semester hours of credit in Social Sciences required for the
A.A. or A.S. degree. This course should transfer as part of the General Education Core
Curriculum described in the Illinois Articulation Initiative to other Illinois colleges and
universities participating in the IAI. However, students should consult an academic
advisor for transfer information regarding particular institutions. Refer to the IAI web
page at www.itransfer.org for more information.
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General Education Program and Course Learning Outcomes:
SOC 101 is a course within the General Education Program at Heartland, and as such,
contains learning outcomes that help students develop proficiency in Communication,
Diversity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking. Specifically, upon completion of this
course, students will develop an increased proficiency in the following areas:
1. Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the science and research methods
developed in sociology.
2. Apply the basic sociological paradigms – structural functional, social conflict and
symbolic interaction.
3. Define, give examples and demonstrate the relevance of the following sociological
notions: culture, socialization, deviance, stratification, social structure and social
change.
4. Analyze the major social institutions such as family, government, economy, religion,
education and medicine.
5. Identify and offer explanations of social inequality while considering the relationship
to social process, social interaction and institutions.
6. Examine and explain the impact of human relations on patterns of urbanization and
the physical environment
7. Analyze and demonstrate awareness of the impact of cultural diversity in our society.
COURSE/LAB OUTLINE:
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3.
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10.
Developing a Sociological Consciousness
Culture and Socialization
Social Structure, Groups and Organizations
Deviance and Crime
Social Stratification
Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity and Gender
The Family
Social Institutions
Population and Environment
Social Change
Methods of Instruction:
Classes will include discussion and application of textbook content, videos, and in-class
activities.
Course Policies:
Method of Evaluation (Tests/Exams, Grading System):
There will be a quiz over each chapter and a final exam. Each chapter quiz will consist of
25 multiple choice and true/false questions. The final exam will consist of essay
questions over the seven learning outcomes (listed above). The final is worth 70 points.
Article Papers
There are 16 articles for you to read and there is one question to answer about each
article for 10 points. These articles correspond to textbook topics. The articles are on
electronic reserve through the Library. The links are available in this class in
Blackboard, or, to access the electronic reserves directly from the Library: login to
“myheartland,” click on the “Library” tab, click on “E-Reserves,” and find “SOC 101”
on the drop-down menu. Click on “Find” to go to the link listing the articles. When you
click on the article link, you will then need to click on the “Click here for full text” link
(under the “Location”), and then click on “PDF Full Text” (to the left) on the article
page. The list of articles and questions to answer is available in this syllabus and on
Blackboard.
Three of the ten points for each paper will be allocated on the basis of the
quality of grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
To access Blackboard, please use Firefox as your web browser:
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox
Once in Blackboard, click on SOC 101-02.
The article papers are to be submitted in Blackboard using SafeAssign: click on the
“Article Paper Submissions” link on the left-hand menu in SOC 101-02.
Keep a back-up copy of your papers. It’s best to write the answers in your own
word processing program and then copy-and-paste them into SafeAssign so you don’t
get “timed out.”
Please allow a bit of time between submitting your paper (in SafeAssign)
and the deadline. The deadline is always 11:59 p.m. – don’t wait until the
last few minutes to submit!
If accessing and using Blackboard are not possible for you, please see the instructor
right away about an alternative mode of submitting article papers
Late Papers will not be accepted for points. You have all of the information you
need for these papers starting the first day of class, so it is within your power to get
started on them early. Please plan ahead. [HCC notifies instructors about any
Blackboard issues that result in significant outages. If this happens, any paper deadlines
that are affected will be extended.]
Evaluation Summary:
Assessments:
Possible:
Points:
Total Points
16 Article Papers
points
10 points each
13 Chapter Quizzes
25 points each
Final Exam
75 points
160
325 points
75 points
Total = 555 points
Grading Scale:
497–555 (90-100%) = A
442–496 (80-89%) = B
386–441 (70-79%) = C
331-385 (60-69%) = D
less than 331 (below 60%) = F
Writing Expectations:
For the Article Papers and the final exam essays you will earn points based on the extent
to which you do each of the following:
1. Accurately answer the question in your own words; avoid quoting the text and
the article.
2. Provide examples when appropriate.
3. Use proper grammar and punctuation. Points will be deducted for
unconventional abbreviations
such as “w/o”, for wrong word usage such as using “there” instead of “their”, for
not capitalizing the
first word in a sentence, and for missing or misused apostrophes.
Participation and Attendance:
You made the commitment to come to this class when you registered. Thus, I expect
you to attend class every time except for extreme circumstances. If something comes up
that will cause you to miss class on a fairly regular basis, you need to consider
withdrawing from the class. Participation while in class is expected. Please do not come
to class late except on rare occasions when circumstances beyond your control cause you
to be late. Also, do not walk out and come back into the classroom during class (for
example, answering a phone call), unless you experience some kind of health emergency
that requires you to leave the room.
Extra Credit: There are no extra credit opportunities in this class.
Policies regarding missed quizzes and assignments:
If you miss a quiz due to circumstances beyond your control, you may make up the quiz
when you take the next quiz and not after that. Please contact me
(liz.hoisington@heartland.edu) immediately regarding make-up quizzes. If
I don’t hear from you about making up a quiz, I will not have one for you at
the next quiz and you will receive a zero for the one you missed.
No late Article Papers will be accepted for credit, regardless of the reason.
Class Cancellation: If class is cancelled on a day when a quiz is scheduled, we will
have the quiz during the next class meeting. Class cancellations do not affect Article
Paper deadlines.
Policy regarding an early final exam:
If you have a situation that you know about ahead of time that will conflict with the final
exam, you may make arrangements to take the final exam during the last week of class
if the situation justifies taking the exam early. You need to discuss this with me before
May 1.
Midterm Grade:
Your midterm grade will be based on all the points you have earned through Article
Paper #8.
Students who are not attending class, not completing assignments, and/or
not taking quizzes may be withdrawn from the class at Midterm.
WITHDRAWAL: The last date to withdraw from a 16-week class and receive a “W” is
April 10.
Incompletes: See the official College policy in the catalog.
Required Writing and Reading:
We will usually cover only a portion of each chapter in class. The pages covered each
day are specified on the calendar. You are expected to have read the specified pages
from the text before coming to class. Writing in the class will be required for the quizzes,
article papers and the final exam essays. PLEASE USE FORMAL WRITING FOR THIS
COURSE.
Student Conduct:
ANYONE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE IN DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DURING
CLASS WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE. If you truly do not want to be in class or you
have other things to do such as text-messaging or catching up on sleep, please do not
come to class.
Food and beverage in the classroom: There is an official policy of no food
or beverages other
than water in HCC classrooms.
Cell Phones: Please TURN THEM OFF.
Reduce your stress and let your phone rest for a while.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Please refrain from using electronic devices during class.
Electronic devices of any type (laptop computer, cell phone, iPod nano, PDA, minicomputer, CD player, AM transistor radio, Playstation 3 with Grand Theft Auto: Liberty
City, Nintendo Wii playing Zelda connected to a Sony 40" widescreen LCD TV,
Roboraptor, ViewmasterIncredibles Telescope, etc.) tend to distract from learning.
If you absolutely insist on taking notes on a laptop during class, please sit in the front
row. Sorry, no laptops (or whatever form of computer is in use during the semester) are
allowed in the back rows.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE NOT ALLOWED DURING QUIZZES AND THE
FINAL EXAM.
CHILDREN:
Heartland Community College has a policy which restricts all children from attending
any class at Heartland. If you have a conflict between family and academic
responsibilities, other arrangements will need to be made.
COMMUNICATION:
You may call my office number at any time and leave a message: (309) 268-8579.
Please be sure to include your name and which class you are in (SOC 101-02) in your
message.
You may also send e-mails to: liz.hoisington@heartland.edu. Please use your Heartland
e-mail account to send e-mail and identify your class (SOC 101-02) in the subject line of
the e-mail message. Please do not ask for copies of documents via e-mail.
myHeartland
Just a reminder that to access Blackboard, IRIS, and your Heartland Student Email, you
will need to log into myHeartland, at https://my.heartland.edu.
BLACKBOARD
You will need to use Blackboard to submit Article Papers. The links for submitting each
article paper, the class syllabus, the list of articles and due dates for the Article Papers,
and your personal gradebook are available in Blackboard. If you are not familiar with
Blackboard, please let me know and I can walk you through it. There are also
Blackboard tutorials available online. Reminder: Blackboard works best in the Firefox
web browser.
TEXTBOOK WEBSITE
The textbook website has practice quizzes and flash cards for reviewing textbook
content. It’s very helpful! Find it at: http://highered.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0073528196/student_view0/index.html
Syllabus Disclaimers:
Any of the information contained in this syllabus is subject to change and any changes
will be communicated to students in class.
Some of the statements in this syllabus have been adopted, with permission, from other
sources.
SOC 101-02
SP13
CALENDAR
DATE TOPIC/PAPER DUE/EXAM
before class
JAN
15
Introductions
pages to read
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Practice submission in SafeAssign DUE by 11:59 p.m. January 16
Article Paper #1 DUE by 11:59 p.m. January 16
17
Developing a Sociological Consciousness
22
Theoretical Perspectives & Assessment
24
Applying the theoretical perspectives
pp. 3-17
pp. 18-24
Article Paper #2 DUE by 11:59 p.m. January 28
29
Methods
pp. 24-35
1. Demonstrate awareness andunderstanding of the science and research methods
developed in sociology.
2. Apply the basic sociologicalparadigms – structural functional, social conflict and
symbolic interaction.
31
CHAPTER 1 QUIZ
Article Paper #3 DUE by 11:59 p.m. February 4
FEB
5
Culture and…
7
Social Structure,… CHAPTER 2 QUIZ
pp. 41-54
pp. 54-61
Article Paper #4 DUE by 11:59 p.m. February 11
12
…Socialization
pp. 67-91
14
Socialization continued, CHAPTER 3 QUIZ
Article Paper #5 DUE by 11:59 p.m. February 18
19
[Social] …Groups…
21
…and [Formal] Organizations, CHAPTER 4 QUIZ
DATE TOPIC/PAPER DUE/EXAM
before class
pp. 97-109
pp. 109-127
pages to read
Article Paper #6 DUE by 11:59 p.m. February 25
26
Deviance
28
Crime, CHAPTER 5 QUIZ
pp. 133-153
pp. 153-170
Article Paper #7 DUE by 11:59 p.m. March 4
MAR 5
7
Social Stratification
pp. 175-206
Social Stratification continued, CHAPTER 6 QUIZ
MARCH 11-16 Spring Break -- no classes
Article Paper #8 DUE by 11:59 p.m. March 18
19
Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity…, CHAPTER 7 QUIZ
pp. 211-241
7. Analyze and demonstrateawareness of the impact of cultural diversity in our society.
21
…and Gender, CHAPTER 8 QUIZ
pp. 247-275
5.Identify and offer explanations of social inequality while considering therelationship
to social process, social interaction and institutions.
Article Paper #9 DUE by 11:59 p.m. March 25
26
Social Institutions: Political Power
28
Economic Power, CHAPTER 9 QUIZ
pp. 279-296
pp. 297-305
Article Paper #10 DUE by 11:59 p.m. April 1
APR
2
The Family – concepts and theories
pp. 311-319
4
The Family – facts and perspectives, CHAPTER 10 QUIZ pp. 319-343
9
Religion
pp. 349-363
Article Paper #11 DUE by 11:59 p.m. April 10
11
Education
DATE TOPIC/PAPER DUE/EXAM
before class
16
Medicine, CHAPTER 11 QUIZ
pp. 364-374
pages to read
pp. 374-386
4. Analyze the major socialinstitutions such as family, government, economy,
religion, education andmedicine.
Article Paper #12 DUE by 11:59 p.m. April 17
18
Population…
pp. 393-408
Article Paper #13 DUE by 11:59 p.m. April 22
23
Urbanization
pp. 408-415
25
…and [Ecological] Environment
pp. 415-423
6. Examine and explain theimpact of human relations on patterns of urbanization and
the physicalenvironment
30
CHAPTER 12 QUIZ
Article Paper #14 DUE by 11:59 p.m. May 1
May
2
Social Change
pp. 429-441
3. Define, give examples anddemonstrate the relevance of the following sociological
notions: culture,socialization, deviance, stratification, social structure and socialchange.
Article Paper #15 DUE by 11:59 p.m. May 6
7
Collective Behavior
pp. 441-446
Article Paper #16 DUE by 11:59 p.m. May 8
9
Social Movements and the Future, CHAPTER 13 QUIZ
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, May 14, 8:00 a.m.
pp. 446-454