PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY -- ONLINE
SYG 2000 – Sections 14CH, 1725, 1744, 1H17
Professor Christine Overdevest
E-mail: coverdev@ufl.edu
Home page: http://soccrim.clas.ufl.edu/directory/overdevest/
Office: 3113 Turlington Hall
Office hours: By appt
Fall 2014
Lead Teaching Assistant and Course Co-Instructor:
Kara Fransisco kfransisco@ufl.edu
Office: 3353 Turlington Hall
Office hours: Wednesdays 10am-1pm; by appt
Teaching Assistants:
Michaela Herrick herrickm19@ufl.edu
Fang-Yi (River) Huang voyage213@ufl.edu
Course Description:
This is an introduction to sociology as a social science and analysis of American
society. This course will encourage you to develop what C. Wright Mills called a
sociological imagination, which refers to the capacity to see how seemingly
personal matters are shaped by larger social forces. The sociological
imagination involves making linkages between private issues and public
problems. It requires students to think about the familiar routines of daily life
and consider how events that seem to concern only the individual actually
reflect larger social issues. Topics include gender, class, minorities, deviance,
health, the family and culture, socialization, and social stratification among
others. In this course, you will learn to analyze your personal experiences using
the sociological imagination; apply sociological concepts to the analysis of
social issues and problems, explain the effect that social forces and social
institutions have on individual and group behavior, and comprehend how
structural inequalities based on race, class and gender affect society.
Required Text:
Dalton Conley. And You May Ask Yourself: An Introduction to Thinking Like A
Sociologist. 3rd Edition. W.W. Norton. Available Formats:
Paperback: ISBN 9780393912999 $62.50 (Neon Yellow cover).
(available for purchase at local bookstores, University of Florida
bookstore or online from W.W. Norton)
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E-book downloadable version (3rd Edition): $ 41.66
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294975253
E-book online version (3rd Edition): $ 20.83 (180 day rental)
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail.aspx?ID=4294975254
Grading:
Final Grades Will Be Determined as follows:
Weekly quizzes
Weekly assignments
Final Exam
40%
30%
30%
Grade /Percentage:
A = 93-100 %
C = 73-76 %
A- = 90-92 %
C- = 70-72 %
B+ = 87-89
D+ = 67-69 %
B = 83-86
D = 63-66 %
B- = 80-82
D- = 60-62 %
C+ = 77-79 %
E = Below 60 %
Course Requirements:
Each week you have the following requirements:
(1) Review the Chapter Learning Objectives and Key Concept Map for the
module.
(2) Read Assigned Chapter.
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(3) Complete Weekly Assignments. Submit the results to the Discussion forum
as instructed in Canvas. Your lowest single assignment score of the
semester will be dropped and will not affect your grade.
(4) Take the weekly Quiz. These quizzes reflect the content of assigned
readings. They are timed. You have only 20 minutes to answer 30 multiplechoice questions. You can take the quiz up to 2 times. Your highest score
will be recorded. The quiz questions are drawn from a large test bank so
the questions will not be the same across quizzes. No make-up quizzes will
be given unless you have a written excuse from your health care provider
other approved excuse according to UF academic policies. The two lowest
quiz scores of the semester will be dropped and will not affect your grade.
ProctorU
Your exam in this course will be proctored using ProctorU. Review the
ProctorU Student Guide (this can be found in Start Here section – ProctorU
page – of your course site) for detailed information.
PREPARING FOR YOUR PROCTORU EXAM
• You will need a webcam and some type of speakers and microphone.
• You must register with ProctorU. If you already have an account, there
is no need to register again.
• You must sign up for a test time prior to the 4 day deadline.
• If you are in need of a specific time, sign up for a time early.
• Once you sign up for a time, you should receive a confirmation e-mail. If
you do not receive the confirmation e-mail, you should contact ProctorU
immediately
• If you make a last minute schedule change with ProctorU, you will incur
a $5.00 fee.
• The video of the proctor will freeze while you are taking the exam, but
the proctor is still watching
• You will also be required to show picture identification to your proctor
at the time of your exam. Approved forms of identification include, but
are not limited to, a driver's license, military identification card,
passport, or school‐issued identification card.
• No breaks are allowed during your testing session and cell phones and
other devices will not be permitted in the testing area.
• No other people are allowed in the area in which the test is being
taken.
• Any unauthorized notes or other attempts to cheat will abort the test
session and will be reported to your instructor
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Due Dates:
Module/
Week
Drop-Add Week
Introduction
to the Course
Begins 8/25
Assignment/
Quiz
Assignments
Review the “Start Here” Page
on the course website. Read
the syllabus and take the
syllabus quiz in Canvas. You
will not be able to move
forward in the course if you do
not pass the syllabus quiz with
a 120 (you are permitted
multiple attempts).
Date Due
Due Dates
Saturday 8/30
10:00 pm
Complete the
syllabus quiz
Week 1
Chapter 1
Begins 8/31
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 9/6
10:00 pm
Saturday 9/6
10:00 pm
Week 2
Chapter 2
Begins 9/7
Sociological Conversations
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 9/13
10:00 pm
Saturday 9/13
10:00 pm
Week 3
Chapter 3
Begins 9/14
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 9/20
10:00 pm
Saturday 9/20
10:00 pm
Week 4
Chapter 4
Begins 9/21
Sociological Conversations
Assignment
Saturday 9/27
10:00 pm
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 9/27
10:00 pm
Week 5
Chapter 5
Begins 9/28
Sociological Conversations
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 10/4
10:00 pm
Saturday 10/4
10:00 pm
Week 6
Chapter 6
Begins 10/5
Sociological Conversations
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 10/11
10:00 pm
Saturday 10/11
10:00 pm
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Done
Completed?
Week 7
Chapter 7
Begins 10/12
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Sunday 10/19
10:00 pm
Sunday 10/19
10:00 pm
Week 8
Chapter 8
Begins 10/19
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 10/25
10:00 pm
Saturday 10/25
10:00 pm
Week 9
Chapter 9
Begins 10/26
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 11/1
10:00 pm
Saturday 11/1
10:00 pm
Week 10
Chapter 10
Begins 11/2
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 11/8
10:00 pm
Saturday 11/8
10:00 pm
Week 11
Chapter 11
Begins 11/9
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 11/15
10:00 pm
Saturday 11/15
10:00 pm
Week 12
Chapter 12
Begins 11/16
Sociological Conversations
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 11/22
10:00 pm
Saturday 11/22
10:00 pm
Week 13
Chapter 13
Begins 11/23
Sociology in Practice DVD
Assignment
Chapter Quiz
Saturday 12/6
10:00 pm
Saturday 12/6
10:00 pm
Week 14
Begins 11/30
Final Exam
Appointments
with ProctorU
available
Saturday, 12/13
8:00am –
Monday, 12/15
10:00pm
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Notes on Taking On-line Tests:
Proceed with WIFI connections at your own risk. UF recommends that students use a
computer with a cable modem connection when taking on-line tests and quizzes, as
a flicker in your WIFI modem can result in your being disconnected from an inprogress quiz or to page loading errors. Flickers can occur for many reasons. It
could be that your roommate just downloaded a movie, too many users trying to get
online at the library, café, or at your apartment at the same time, etc. The problem is
less likely to occur if you are the only user of your modem. So, we really recommend
against using WIFI in a public space. There are many possible causes related to
using a WIFI modem to take an online test. If you chose to use a WIFI connection
and have a problem, I will not be able to reset the quiz for you.
If you have never experienced this issue before, it could happen anytime.
Missed quizzes or assignments for reasons beyond the students control: The course is
designed to allow each student two quiz attempts each week and two dropped
quiz/discussion assignment scores per semester to help account for the possibility
that something beyond the student's control (internet connection issue, car trouble,
stuck in traffic, left laptop somewhere). If there is a UF computer system outage,
extensions and retakes will be allowed. If you have a serious, ongoing problem that
will impair your ability to complete assignments, please contact your instructor.
Reporting Technical Problems: If you experience a technical issue during a quiz that
you believe is UF system related, report it right away (within 24 hours) to the UF
Help Desk at 352-293-HELP. Even if the issue is not UF-system related, the Help
Desk can trouble shoot the issue for you, (e.g., suggest you clear your cache and
cookies or use a preferred browser, etc.). If the problem is UF-system related, you
have 24 hours to send your instructor your Help Desk ticket number.
University Policies and Services:
Academic Honesty: On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of
Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have
neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.”
Accommodation for students with disabilities: Students requesting classroom
accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of
Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide
this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
UF Counseling Services: Resources are available on-campus for students having
personal problems or lacking a clear career and academic goals which interfere with
their academic performance. These resources include:
1. University Counseling Center, 301 Peabody Hall, 392-1575, personal and career
counseling; 2. Student Mental Health, Student Health Care Center, 392-1171,
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personal counseling;
3. Sexual Assault Recovery Services (SARS), Student Health Care Center, 392-1161,
sexual counseling;
4. Career Resource Center, Reitz Union, 392-1601, career development assistance
and counseling.
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