COURSE OUTLINE : SOC 002
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CURRICULUM
Subject Code and Course Number:
Division :
SOC 002
Social Sciences
Course Title :
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Summarize the need/purpose/reason for this proposal
Addition of Form D
Revision of SLOs and SPOs, MOIs, CCOs, assignments, textbooks updated
Detail added to MOEs
SLOs (Student Learning Outcomes)
1. Examine the structural explanations of social problems.
2. Analyze qualitative and quantitative information on social problems through a sociological lens.
3. Investigate the role of racism, sexism, and class inequality in the creation and maintenance of social
problems.
SPOs (Student Performance Objectives)
1a. Apply the definition of a social problem to social conditions.
1b. Apply the sociological imagination to social conditions.
2a. Identify social problems using sociological theories, such as structural functionalism, social conflict,
and symbolic interactionism.
2b. Explain the cultural, economic, political and structural theories of social problems.
2c. Evaluate qualitative and quantitative information sources.
3a. Consider causes and consequences of major social problems.
3b. Examine the intersectionality of social problems.
3c. Evaluate the impact of individual and group solutions to social problems.
CCOs (Course Content Outline)
I. Introduction
A. Definitions of Social Problems
1. Values & Goals
2. Social Conditions, Social Issues and Social Problems
3. Power & Ideology
a. Karl Marx
b. Emile Durkheim
B. Perspectives of Social Problems
C. Overview of General Sociological Concepts
D. The Sociological Imagination
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1. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
A. Interviews, Ethnography, Case Studies, and Historical Documents
B. Surveys, Secondary Analysis, and Statistics
2. Selective Social Problems and Solutions
A. Inequality and its Causes
1. Economic
2. Race & ethnicity
3. Gender
B. Poverty & Welfare
1. Social policies
2. Construction of poverty
C. Work & unemployment
1. Social & economic policies
2. Temp, part-time and precarious jobs
3. Minimum vs. Living Wages
D. Incarceration
1. Patterns
2. Social policies
3. War on drugs
4. Reentry/Rehabilitation
E. Education
1. Theoretical perspectives
2. School to prison pipeline
3. Dropout nation
Methods of Instruction
The instructor will engage in a combination of instructional methodologies.
Lectures: Generally, this course will begin with lectures; lectures are designed to inform students and
ground the class in the specifics of sociological theory and methods. The lectures will include both
power points and board writing (e.g., writing on the board).
Socratic Method is integrated into the pedagogy. That is, the instructor will encourage students to
question sociological perspectives and answer questions posed by instructor.
Group work: working in small teams, students have the opportunity to propose ideas and receive
feedback from their peers. Here, students have the opportunity to discuss questions posed by the
instructor. The instructor then moves from group to group listening (or reading) and commenting on
their responses.
Methods of Evaluation of Student Performance
Evaluation of individual and group assignments designed to demonstrate mastery of the learning
objectives and their ability to examine the structural explanation of social problems.
Quizzes/examinations designed to assess student's ability to recall, critically analyze, and apply the
sociological imagination and theories to social problems.
Written assignments and research projects, designed to evaluate the role of racism, sexism, and class
inequality in social problems, evaluated for clarity and correctness of explanations, use of quotations
and citations from relevant texts, effectiveness of arguments, and giving original examples to illustrate
problems and concepts.
Assignments
Social Problems DVD/Video Analysis Project: Identify a video/DVD from YouTube or elsewhere, which
demonstrates a social problem.
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1. Provide a short summary of the video/DVD (Describe the content/scenario of the video. Clarity
is important!). Clearly identify the social problem, and how it affects society.
2. In the following paragraph, explain how Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim would analyze the
problem. Then, explain how Marx and Durkheim would resolve the problem?
This project requires a 2-3 page double-spaced paper, which is the analysis of the selected video. Be
sure to cite all sources.
Annotated Bibliography Discussion:
For this week's forum, you're going to do a little research. I'd like for you to find 3 reliable sources on
the internet that could be used to educate people about drug abuse. Post a link to each source, or cite
it appropriately (using MLA, APA, ASA, or Chicago style), and give us a 3-5 sentence summary of what
your source is, and is about. Don't make your initial post until you have all 3 sources and their
summaries (no copying from classmates, please.) For your responses to classmates, I'd like for you to
explore a source from 2 of your classmates, and let us know what you learned and what you thought
about it.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Catalog Description
Identification and analysis of major social problems: inequality, poverty and welfare, incarceration,
education. Total of 54 hours lecture.
Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. C-ID: SOCI 115
Grade Mode: L, A, P
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Recommended Preparation
Enrollment Limitations
Instructional Activities associated with TBA
Units : 3.0
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Credit Type :
C Credit – Not Degree Applicable
Maximum Course Units :
3
Minimum Course Units:
3
Computed Total Carnegie Units :
3.00
Course Unit Totals in Agreement? :
No
Course Units Carnegie Compliant by Type and Mode? :
Yes
Course Units Carnegie Compliant in Total?:
Yes
Total Course Hours by Type and Mode
COURSE HOURS
LECTURE
LAB
ACTIVITY
Scheduled Class Meetings
54
0
0
TBA Hours, Determinate Schedule
0
0
0
*Other Arranged Hours, Variable Schedule
0
0
0
(*Student is required to meet the same number of arranged hours each day or
each week)
Override Computed Course Units if Necessary
COURSE HOURS
LECTURE
LAB
ACTIVITY
Scheduled Class Meetings
3
0
0
TBA Hours, Determinate Schedule
0
0
0
*Other Arranged Hours, Variable Schedule
0
0
0
Projected Student Registration and Attendance
COURSE ATTENDANCE
Registration Capacity
40
Projected Census Enrollment [Total]
0
Projected Census Enrollment [Resident]
0
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Projected Census Enrollment [NonResident]
0
Projected PA Hours [Total]
0
Projected PA Hours [Resident]
0
Projected PA Hours [NonResident]
0
COURSE VALUES (TOTAL)
Scheduled Class Hours
Regular TBA Hours
Variable Arranged Hours
LEC
LAB
ACTV
LEC
LAB
ACTV
LEC
LAB
ACTV TOTALS
Course Hours
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
Course Units
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Load Factor
1
0.75
0.7143
1
0.75
0.7143
1
0.75
0.7143
LHE
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
FTEF
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
STUDENT AND FACULTY WORKLOADS (WEEKLY, FULL-TERM)
Scheduled Class Hours
STUDENTS
Regular TBA Hours
Variable Arranged Hours
LEC
LAB
ACTV
LEC
LAB
ACTV
LEC
LAB
ACTV TOTALS
Instructional
Hours
3.38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.38
Study Hours
6.75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6.75
Total
10.13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10.13
Instructional
Hours
3.38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.38
Preparatory
Hours
3.38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.38
Total
6.76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6.76
FACULTY
Repeatability : Not Repeatable
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The repeatable restrictions apply for Credit Courses do not apply to Non-Credit Courses. Only Non-Credit Courses can be
repeated on unlimited number of times.
Reason for Repeatability:
Courses for which repetition is necessary to meet major requirements of CSU or UC for completion of a bachelor's degree.
Intercollegiate academic or vocational competition
Intercollegiate Athletics
Methods of Delivery
Face-to-Face
On-Line – Primarily taught via Internet
Hybrid – Blend of On-Campus and On-Line
ITV – Instructional T.V.
Maximum Class Size (NCN)
40
Minimum Qualifications (Discipline)
SOCIOLOGY
Semester of First Offering
Summer 2019
Defaul Grading Option
B - Course for grade or pass/no pass
Non-Default Grading Option
B - Course for grade or pass/no pass
E - CE - By Exam
U - NG - Non-Graded course
N - Non-Credit course
P - Course taken for pass/no pass
L - Course taken for letter grade only
A - Audit
COURSE APPLICABILITY, TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION
Course Credit Status:
C Credit – Not Degree Applicable
State Transfer Code:
A Transferable, UC/CSU/Private
State Classification Code:
Basic Skills Status/Level:
Y NA
Aligns with C-ID Decriptor
SOCI 115
Purpose of Course
UC Transferable
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IGETC Area: Specify Area
4: Social and Behavioral Sciences
4J: Sociology & Criminology
4J - Sociology & Criminology
Gen Ed. Local AA degree: Please specify
Social and Behavioral Sciences
AA/AS Diversity Requirement in:
Global Studies
Ethnic & Gender Studies
Other: Please specify
CareerTech Certificate: Indicate name of Certificate(s)
REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOKS OR OTHER MATERIALS
Book 1
Author :
Sullivan
Title :
Introduction to Social Problems
Publisher:
Pearson
Date of Publication:
2015
Edition:
Book 2
Book 3
Author :
Leon-Guerrero
Title :
Social Problems Community, Policy, and Social Action
Publisher:
Sage
Date of Publication:
2015
Edition:
5th
Author :
Publisher:
Lisa Dodson
Don't Call Us out of Name: the Untold Lives of Women and Girls in Poor
America
Beacon Press
Date of Publication:
1999
Edition:
(classic text)
Author :
Mooney
Title :
Understanding Social Problems
Publisher:
Wadsworth Publishing
Date of Publication:
2016
Edition:
10th
Title :
Book 4
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Book 5
Author :
Trevino
Title :
Investigating Social Problems
Publisher:
Sage
Date of Publication:
2018
Edition:
Other materials and/or supplies required of students:
Barkan
Social Problems: Continuity and Change
OER Material
2014
RESOURCES & DEPARTMENT PLANNING
Additional Resources Needed:
Students need to have access to tutoring centers.
Facilities Needed to Teach this Course:
Classrooms with no more than 35 seats.
Equipment Needed to Teach this Course:
In-class computers, projectors, video, working Wifi.
PROGRAM APPLICABILITY
Program Information
Program Category
In an approved program.
General Education
Part of a new program.
Career and Technical Education Program
Not part of an approved program.
Noncredit Program
Instructional Methods
Lecture
Lab
Lecture & Lab
Distance Ed / Online Course
Work Experience
Independent Study
TBA
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TOP Code Information
Program title - TOP Code: 220800 Sociology
SAM Code
A - Apprenticeship course (Courses offered to apprentices only.)
B - Advanced occupational (Courses taken in the advanced stages of an occupational program. Each “B”
level course must have a “C” level prerequisite in the same program area.)
C - Clearly occupational (Courses taken in the middle stages of an occupational program. Should provide the
student with entry-level job skills.)
D - Possibly occupational (Courses taken in the beginning stages of an occupational program.)
E Non-occupational
NON CREDIT ONLY
Funding Category
A English as a Second Language
B Immigrant Education
C Elementary & Secondary Education
D Health & Safety Education
E Education Programs for Persons with Substantial Disabilities
F Parenting Education
G Family & Consumer Sciences
H Education Programs for Older Adults
I Short-term Vocational Programs With High Employment Potential
J Workforce Preparation Enhanced Funding
K Other Non-Credit Enhanced Funding
L Non-enhanced Funding
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Form D - DISTANCE EDUCATION ADDENDUM
Comments :
Course Number :
SOC 002
Course Title :
Contemporary Social Problems
Department :
Sociology
Effective Term :
Winter
2019
Type of delivery (Check all that apply.)
Hybrid: The course has online components and requires regularly or irregularly scheduled face to face meetings
Fully Online: The course has no required face-to-face meetings
Fully Online Delivery
Requirements:
• Any planned face-to-face
meetings, such as an
orientation or study session,
must be optional.
• Students must be notified via
the college schedule of
classes and the syllabus for
the class if proctored tests are
required for this course.
• The use of asynchronous
discussion is a required
component of every fully online
course.
All Distance Education
courses (hybrid and online)
must be:
• Taught using the
College’s Learning
Management System.
• U.S. Government
ADA and Section 508
compliant (all online
content must be
accessible for
students with
disabilities).
Hybrid Delivery
Requirements:
• Dates and times of
required meetings
must be included in
the Schedule of
Classes.
Regular & Effective Contact
Describe how course interactions will promote a learning community with instructor to
student, student to student, and student to content interactions. Title V (5211) mandates
regular and effective contact with students.
For each type of interaction (instructor to student, student to student, and student to
content) consider:
• What types of interactions will occur?
• What types of communication/technology tools will be used?
• How frequently will communication/interaction occur via these various tools?
Interaction
1. Instructor to Student: Describe how both instructor-initiated and student initiated
interaction will occur.
Form D - DISTANCE EDUCATION ADDENDUM
Instructors will provide feedback to students through weekly discussions on course topics
using the LMS Discussion tool.
Instructors will post weekly announcements through the course LMS.
Instructors will hold virtual office hours using the LMS conferencing tool.
Instructors will respond to individual students’ questions through the LMS messaging tool
several times per week.
Instructor will post content material (presentation slides, textbook chapters and outside
articles, videos and video lectures), as well as interactive quizzes (Softchalk) that both
explain content and assess understanding. Instructor will design quizzes, monitor
assessments, and provide feedback to students.
2. Student to Student: Describe how the instructor will ensure a community of learners so
that student to student interaction will occur.
Students will post and respond to weekly discussion questions using the LMS in order to
gain a deeper understanding of course content.
Students will collaborate with one another on group assignments using a variety of LMS
tools like web-conferencing, collaborative documents and discussion boards, messaging, or
email.
Students will have a Student Lounge discussion forum for questions and comments
amongst themselves.
Students will participate in several wikis throughout the course to share with classmates
their formative understanding of course concepts.
3. Student to Content: Describe how the course curriculum will promote interaction with
course content.
Students will explore and connect with readings through note-taking, highlighting and
responding to critical questions each week.
Students will rexplore the content through multimedia posted in the LMS modules each
week.
Students will further address content by posting critical questions weekly on LMS
discussion board.
External links and materials will be posted in each module to give students additional
opportunities to interact with the course content.
Form D - DISTANCE EDUCATION ADDENDUM
Course Outline
Please describe how students will achieve Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this course
as described in the official Course Outline of Record (in WebCMS) for this course.
Instructions: Copy the SLOs from the course outline into the left column of the table below. In
the center column of the table (Method of Instruction), provide an example of an assignment
that will facilitate achieving the associated outcome. Also in the center column, specify any
adaptations in instructional methodology resulting from offering this course in a distancelearning mode (online or hybrid), as opposed to the face-to-face mode assumed by the current
course outline. In the far right column (Method of Evaluation), list how the assignment or
activity you specified in the center column will be assessed in the online environment.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)
SLO 1: Examine the structural explanations of social problems.
SLO2: Analyze qualitative and quantitative information on social problems through a
sociological lens.
SLO 3: Investigate the role of racism, sexism, and class inequality in the creation and
maintenance of social problems.
Method of Instruction: Provide an example of an assignment or activity for each Outcome
SLO1: Problems DVD/Video Analysis Project
The instructions for this project will be presented in an LMS discussion forum.
Select a video/DVD from YouTube or elsewhere, which demonstrates a social
problem. Students post link to video clip for comments from peers and instructor on DVD/Video
clip selection.
• Provide a short summary of the video/DVD (Describe the content/scenario of the video.
Clarity is important!).Clearly identify the social problem, and how it affects society.
• In the next paragraph, explain how Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim would analyze the
problem. Then, explain how Marx and Durkheim would resolve the problem?
This project requires a 2-3 page double-spaced paper, which is the analysis of the selected
video. Be sure to cite all sources
Students will share and respond to peers’ analyses in the LMS discussion board forum.
Form D - DISTANCE EDUCATION ADDENDUM
SLO2: PowerPoint Presentation
Students must choose one social problem and its ongoing influence on individuals, groups,
and society. Students must convey the social problem’s significance within society. This project
is best presented within the LMS conference tool, so small groups of students (2-5) might
discuss their PowerPoint, and allow replies from others. Completed PowerPoints will be
submitted in a discussion forum in the LMS, so that students may view and comment on their
peers’ PowerPoints (or Prezi or Google Docs) presentation.
SLO3: Research Paper (5 pages) assignment will be presented using an LMS assignment.
Students will select a social problem, locate and evaluate sociological resources (journals &
books) in order to develop an academic paper that uses sociological terms & perspectives to
frame their topic. Students will interact with each other through discussion boards in the LMS to
give feedback on their topics, sources and drafts (outline and sources).
Method of Evaluation: Provide an example of how the assignment or activity will be
assessed:
SLO1: Use assignment rubric to determine grade: quality of DVD/Video; Sociological
significance; usage of Sociological perspectives.
SLO2;Presentation rubric to evaluate: quality of presentation, quality of research, quality of
discussion among peers and social problem identified.
SLO3: Assignment Rubric to evaluate: Use of sociological research materials
- Understanding of sociological perspectives & concepts,
- Structure of the paper: introduction, presentation
of data, findings, conclusion, and citations
Accessibility
Describe how the design of the distance education course will ensure access for students with
disabilities as required by The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the1998
amendment to the Workforce Rehabilitation Act (Section 508).
Multimedia content will be closed-captioned and, when possible additional transcripts will be
provided. Images and tables will use alt-tags. Documents will include styles for headings and
format for readability as well as alt-tags for tables and images. External links will be evaluated
for accessibility.
Form D - DISTANCE EDUCATION ADDENDUM
Support Services & Resources
Describe the resources or services that may be required for students to successfully
participate in the course. Briefly identify/explain implications or impact in each of the areas
specified below.
Information Technology Services & Resources
College Helpdesk/Technical support
Computer labs
Computer requirements, links to technical support, lab information and online helpdesk
information will be provided.
Student Services
Bookstore
Tutoring
Proctoring
Links to the online bookstore, 24/7 tutoring services, and counseling and support services will
be provided in the course syllabus and support materials.
Library
Online library resources
Library facilities
Library Orientation
Links to the 24/7 online library chat, online databases and online resources will be provided.
Other Required Support Services or Resources (i.e. additional software or materials)
N/A