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10. Late Policy: Since this is an online course, students
are encouraged to work ahead of deadlines to prevent missing an assignment.
No late assignments are accepted. Most assignments are due at 12
PM on Wednesday for the week in which they are posted. It is suggested
that you work ahead to foil any snafus life inevitably supplies.
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11. Make-up form: This form must be filled out in order to make-up an assignment |
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12. Mentoring: Professional collegiality |
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13.1 This course will be adapted or have academic adjustments for those w/ disabilities as needed, just let the professor know. |
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Professor
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Dr. Patrick Withen |
Linda Meade, Dept. Secretary
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Smiddy 276-328-0185 | ||
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Social & Behavioral Sciences |
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276-376-4526 | ||
Course Number
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Soci 1100 |
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pwithen@virginia.edu | ||
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134 Smiddy Hall |
Dr. W's Web page
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http://www.people.uvawise.edu/pww8y | ||
Credits
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276-328-0247 |
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the value of diversity in American and world culture. |
If you need course adaptation or accommodation b/c of a disability or if you have emergency medical information to share w/ me, please make an appointment to talk w/ me as soon as possible. To make inquiries regarding disability services, please contact Whitney Wells, ADA Coordinator, at 276-328-0265 or wew3x@uvawise.edu, or visit Academic Support Services in Zehmer Hall. If you need course adaptations or academic adjustments b/c of a documented disability, if you have emergency medical information to share w/ me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment to talk w/ me as soon as possible. My office location & hours are found at my Office Hours Link Regarding disability services, students are expected to take an assertive role in communicating w/ faculty & staff about their need for reasonable accommodation. If you need accommodations due to a disability or if you have emergency medical information to share w/ me, please make an appointment to talk w/ me as soon as possible. Students w/ disabilities must register w/ Disability Services to discuss accommodations: Whitney Wells, Zehmer 152, 276-328-0265 or wew3x@uvawise.edu Students registered w/ Disability Services will present faculty w/ an accommodation notice which should be reviewed & signed. I, the prof, will work w/ those students on an individual basis to meet their needs. If an agreement is not reached on an appropriate accommodation, I will contact the office at 276-328-0265 for assistance. If a student does not present a letter from the ADA Coordinator & does not have a visible disability, the faculty member should refer the student to Disability Support Services (Zehmer Hall, Room 152) prior to making any accommodation. Any information about a student's disability should be kept confidential. Testing services are provided by Disability Services as assistance to faculty. Students may receive extended time (time plus half), audio testing, word processors, etc. Students receiving this accommodation should sit w/ faculty to develop a plan (a form will be provided) for pre & post delivery of the test, answering questions during the test, allowable materials, etc. I will deliver tests in person, via mail, via student or via email (ada-online@uvawise.edu). All tests are kept in a locked cabinet and destroyed after delivery. The office provides students w/ paper & all backpacks & mobile devices are outside of the testing room. Word processors do not have internet access, unless necessary for online courses or components. Bobbi VanHuss is the administrator for the office, but she is the main contact for testing appointments. She can be reached at blv5j@vuawise.edu or 276-328-0186. Additional information about making your course materials accessible
is available in our office and online at http://www.uvawise.edu/ada/facstaff_info
or http://www.uvawise.edu/ada/faq
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To view the UVa Wise’s Sexual Misconduct/Harassment policy, please visit: http://www.uvawise.edu/compliance/TitleIX If you have questions or concerns, please immediately contact your Title IX Coordinator listed below. Tabitha Smith, Title IX Coordinator
The office is located on the first floor of Cantrell Hall. Please note that I am a Title IX Responsible Employee, ie a Mandatory
Reporter, which means that if you disclose any relevant experiences, eg,
sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, & the like,
that occurred to you or someone else, I am legally obligated to report
this information to our Title IX coordinator.
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All students graduating from UVa - Wise must be able to demonstrate
computer proficiency. Please refer to p.79-80 of the 2004-2005 College
Catalog. If
Given that this course has all of its written work, notes, projects
& so on, on the web, & given that all assignments, other than exams,
are submitted in digital format, it is required that the student be able
to operate effectively in the computer / web environment. The student
should be proficient in emailing, word processing, web searching, &
spreadsheets.
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I am here to help you succeed in the course. Please come see me, or email me if you have any questions or concerns. There is also help available from the College:
Some of the people available to help you are: Marcia Mitchell
Whitney Wells
Linda Couch
Eligible students are enrolled at The University of Virginia's College
at Wise and meet one or more of the following criteria:
Students must also:
Our philosophy is that the individuals we serve are students first, and their disabilities are secondary. The office strives to coordinate services that will enable students with disabilities to act as independently as possible in a supportive atmosphere that promotes self reliance. It is the students’ choice whether or not they utilize the available services. The need for equal access to education in college campuses was mandated
by the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 states that
reasonable adjustments in post secondary programs must be made in order
for persons with disabilities to fulfill academic requirements. In 1990,
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed, extending equal protection
to persons with disabilities in the private sector, public institutions,
employment, communications and public accommodations. On September 25,
2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments
Act of 2008 (“ADA Amendments Act” or “Act”). The Act emphasizes that the
definition of disability should be construed in favor of broad interpretation
of the term “substantial limitation.”
and for anyone who enjoys writing. The Writing Center is located in Zehmer Hall 144b, at the hearth next to Student Support Services. The center offers services with the following: face to face consultations
Always bring the assignment.
The Tutor Connection is located on the first floor of Zehmer Hall beside the Writing Center. UVa Wise students in need of tutoring can drop by the office and fill out a tutor request form or click on the forms link to the left to print out the form. Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. weekdays with additional
evening hours arranged as needed. Except for designated holidays, the Tutor
Connection is open year round. Summer hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
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COURSE OVERVIEW:
The requirements for this course are 12 discussion forums (2 posts each required), 12 objective quizzes (40 mult choice & true false questions), 2 essay tests (1 essay each), 1 research paper (4 pages). (100 mult choice & true false questions) In order to do well on the tests, consider the following methodology: Read the Course Reading & the Course Notes. Take notes from them. For each chapter there are Objective Quizzes w/ 40 mult choice & true false questions. These are found in Moodle. There is a 40 minute time limit for each quiz. A good method is to use the search function. There are Discussion Forums for each chapter. You are required to make 2 postings on 2 different days w/ 60 words for each. There are 2 Essay Exams throughout the term. Essays should strongly reflect info from the Course Notes & from the Readings provided. General use of the internet is allowed to supplement this material, but usually it is found that an essay response which relies on the internet is incomplete since the Course Material is more comprehensive. The Moodle course home page has info on the course organization that you will need to know, ie due dates, etc. DISCUSSION FORUMS: PLEASE DISGUISE SITUATIONS, PLACES, ETC, & DO NOT USE REAL NAMES Online forums allow students to participate in course discussions w/ fellow class members. For each forum you are to: 1. make at least two separate entries in the forum, 2. on different days, 3. of 60 words each, 4. where your 1st post is a comment on the question/issue of the week & your 2nd post is a response to another student, 5. by the due date & time. Please use the Subject Line & indicate whether your post is: MY COMMENT, or RESPONSE TO... Students are always concerned w/ 'how much... how long should my answer be?' About 60 words should be good for each of your two entries (posted on two separate days) should be enough. Or you may post 3 or more entries of 35 words each on separate days. Note, I, Patrick Withen, may appear as "Sample Student" in the course, esp the discussion boards. I do this so I can check to see what the course looks like from a student perspective. In this & all of the forum questions that follow, please use the
following ethical guidelines. Do not use actual names of anyone you know.
Maintain anonymity in relation to all persons, places, things, & time.
Use your experience, knowledge, understanding, what you have seen in the
media, etc. If you feel you have no experience, etc. for the question,
use your scholarly creativity to answer the question. Though not
required or expected, if you use outside sources, cite & reference
& follow all referencing guidelines. If I determine these guidelines
were not followed, I will remove the post & it will have to be re-done
to earn credit. Note, I, Patrick Withen, may appear as "Sample Student"
in the course, esp the discussion boards. I do this so I can check
to see what the course looks like from a student perspective. It
is expected that all work done in the course, especially in forums &
projects, be conducted in a professional, scholarly, & respectful manner.
Please note that I am a Title IX Responsible Employee, ie a Mandatory Reporter,
which means that if you disclose any relevant experiences, eg, sexual discrimination,
sexual harassment, sexual assault, & the like, that occurred to you
or someone else, I am legally obligated to report this information to our
Title IX coordinator.
OBJECTIVE QUIZZES: The quizzes are open book, & open notes, & it is expected that students do their own, original work. Each quiz has 40 multiple choice & true false questions w/ a time limit of 40 minutes. It is only possible to go forward; It is not possible to go back to questions. Your grade will appear after the quiz closes for everyone. You may then click on the grade to review the quiz & see the correct answers & any feedback provided. Note that each question usually begins w/ a phrase such as "In relation to..." This indicates the section of the course review notes from which the question is based. If the question does not begin w/ "In relation to...", it begins w/ just the name of the section of the Course Review Notes where the answer is found. For example, "In relation to Durkheim, ..." indicates the question is drawn from the section on Durkheim. Try the following methodology: The challenge is to find the answer in the Lecture Notes. Print off the first page of the Lecture Notes from each lecture that the test is over. Then, when you read a question & it says, for example, "In relation to the Scientific Method...," then you need to look at the chapter summaries to see which chapter the question is from. Then copy a unique word or phrase from the question, & use the 'Find Function' in your browser to locate the text in the Lecture Notes. This should help you find the answer. If this method fails, you still know the section from which the question was taken & you can read this to find the answer. As the syllabus indicates, there are no make ups allowed. So since all assignments are available, it is suggested that you work ahead to avoid any of life's inevitable snafus. If you have technical, or other difficulties before the assignment closes, inform me via email: include your name, the name of the course, the assignment name, & that you wish to have it reset. I am almost always able to reset any assignment when I am given 24 hrs notice. However, if you notify me w/in the last 24 hrs before the assignment is due, I may or may not be able to reset the assignment (I cannot be online all the time). In which case, you must take the zero. For most assignments, this is not many pts since there are so many assignments in the course. ESSAY QUIZ: There is no time limit on this essay. And you may open & close the essay as much as you like as long as you do not click the submit button. But do not forget to submit the essay when you are done. Because Moodle does not have an option of choosing an essay from a pool of essays, your first question is a true - false question (Answer: false). This is your essay. Copy it & paste it into your second question, which is your essay. Then answer the essay there. Your grade will read 1 or 0 until I grade the essay. Include the Honor Code. The essay should be 300 words in the body (excluding the question, honor code, refs, etc). If you go over 350 word, there is a penalty. It is expected that essay answers discuss the material found in the appropriate course review notes section. There is no need for the use of outside sources. The essay answer may come from material from any of the chapters available, including chapters from weeks later in the term. Once the material from the course has been discussed in the essay, feel free to add outside sources & your own ideas, but this is neither needed nor expected. The goal here is to establish a base of knowledge from the course info on which to develop intelligent opinions/discussion. Essay answers receiving full credit will be drawn from the text readings, the course review notes, & other course materials. The use of sources other than the course readings, course review notes, & other course materials is not required, but if you choose to do so, you should use primary sources such as peer reviewed journals, books, or reputable website. No "open" internet sources such as Wikipedia, Answer.com, etc. are allowed. If you use such sources APA formatted in text citations & a reference list will be included, eg (Author, date) & a Bibliography. To maintain academic integrity, and to promote authentic student engagement, I recommend that students answer subjective questions by using their own words. I will assign a zero grade to responses to subjective questions that include (but are not limited to) any of the following: (a) text that is substantially similar to that found in other students’ subjective responses, & (b) quoting or paraphrasing w/o attribution from work or ideas that appear in internet or print sources, including course notes & textbooks. Cite appropriately. If you use quotes, they should be short b/c this is a short essay. Quotes should only be used to emphasize a point or highlight the fame of the author. Quotes should never be used simply to convey info. In this case, you should be paraphrasing. Prepare & save your essays & research paper off line, then paste it into Moodle. You may be required to resubmit it if Moodle eats it. RESEARCH PAPER: 1300 words in the body plus title page & biblio on the topic of your choice related to any of the topics in this course. If you are unsure of your topic, please email me, w/ sufficient time to review it before the paper is due, the topic & a sentence or two about it. Topics can be anything related to the course. Look at chapter titles, any of the subtitles in the chapters, or subjects from the index or glossary of the readings or topics from the Review Notes. The subject of the paper should be primarily sociological, not psychological, political science, etc. Do not use the readings or the course notes as a reference. The paper should use 4 scholastic references from the social sciences, to be included in a Bibliography. These references should be cited in text. No "open" internet sources such as Wikipedia, Answer.com, etc. are allowed. Papers should go beyond the analysis presented in the course, & not repeat it. Include the Honor Code in full on the Title Page. LATE POLICY:
All assignments are due on 2 PM on the date indicated on the Course Outline & Review Notes List as found in Moodle. Nearly all assignments are due on Wednesdays at 2 PM except for week one, & Thanksgiving week. See the Moodle course page Each assignment in this course is available to work on at least three weeks in advance. None of the assignments are that lengthy, but there are many of them. Thus each of the assignments may range in worth from 1% to 10% of the course value. Given the number of assignments, & the lengthy availability of time for the student to work on each assignments, there are no excuses accepted, nor are any make-up assignments. b/c the student has three weeks to work on all assignments, if the student waits until the last moment & has problems & cannot turn it in, that student must suffer the penalty. Thus to avoid any late penalties, I suggest students adopt a professional outlook & attempt to turn in all assignments early. This allows the student to avoid any of life's many travails that may affect your timely completion of these assignments such as crashed computers, lost books, illness, & the other very real things that inevitably come down. Prepare & save your essays & research paper off line, then paste it into Moodle. You may be required to resubmit it if Moodle eats it. My email address is pww8y@uvawise.edu HONOR CODE POLICY.
Please include the Honor Code on all of your assignments.
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This books examines the relevance of the sociological theories and ideas that inform our own lives. Four main themes are found throughout the text: Seeing Sociology in Everyday Life; Social Diversity; Global Comparisons; & Critical Thinking. This & other readings are provided in the Course Review Notes.
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In this course you are evaluated on the the discussion forums, objective quizzes (including the final), the essay quizzes, & the research paper Prepare & save your essays & research paper off line,
then paste it into Moodle. You may be required to resubmit it if
Moodle eats it.
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Discusses the value of each test & course assignment toward your grade This is the expected structure of the course. Minor changes may be made. |
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13 Discussion Boards at 1.85 pts each |
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16 Objective Quizzes (including the final) at 3.75 pts each |
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1 Essay Quiz at 6 pts |
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1 Research Paper |
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The length of the research paper is to be 1300 words in the body, &
not over 15% over that length, excluding title page & biblio on the
topic chosen. Please use APA or MLA style.
Scholastic sources include journals, books, & web sites that publish those journals & books. .gov (ie government) web sites are acceptable, & some .org web sites are acceptable, but check w/ the professor if in doubt. Sources that may be used, but do not count as scholastic sources: magazines, newspapers, web sites other than .gov & some .org, encyclopedias, dictionaries, blogs, TV shows, movies, news reports. If in doubt send be both the citation & the web site you are interesting at least 24 hrs before the assignment due date & I will review it for you. Submit the research paper through the appropriate assignment tab in
Moodle.
Topics can be anything related to the course. Look at chapter titles, any of the subtitles in the chapters, or subjects from the index or glossary of the readings or topics from the Review Notes. The subject of the paper should be primarily sociological, not psychological, political science, etc. If you have doubts about your topic, email me w/ sufficient time to review it before the paper is due. This is a research paper, thus it should go beyond reporting or describing the topic & apply sociological concepts from the course to create an analysis of the topic. Other sociological concepts not found in the course may also be used. The preferred word process program is Microsoft Word for PCs (No Mac's), but Note Pad or a simple text editor may be used. You may not use Word Perfect, or any Mac word processors. The Research Paper may either utilize the outline below or your typical narrative research paper model of intro, body, conclusion. If you choose the outline below, see the Research Paper Web page for
more details & the following info:
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