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UNION COUNTY COLLEGE
CRANFORD CAMPUS

SOCIOLOGY 102-301 SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Spring 2012
January 19, 2012 –May,7, 2012


Dr. Joan McGowan Office H-104 Cranford Campus


By appointment Office Hours: MWF 11:05 A.M.-12:05 P.M.


Campus Phone: (908)-497-4242

Cell Phone: (908) 451-5657 9:00 A.M.- 8:00P.M. Daily
E-Mail: mcgowanj@ucc.edu

IMPORTANTDATES: No Late Submissions or Extensions Allowed
Thursday, January 19, 2012: 1st Day of Course
Thursday, January 19, 2012: 4 Tests & Cumulative Final Exam Open
Thursday February 20,2012: President’s Day: College Closed
March 12, 2012-March 18, 2012: Spring Break: College Closed
Thursday, March 22, 2012: Last Day To Withdraw From Class
Monday, April, 16, 2012: 5 Pages of Text Web BasedPaper Due 11:30 P.M.
Monday, May 7, 2012: 4 Tests & Cumulative Final Exam Close 11:30 P.M.
Monday, May 7, 2012: Last Day of Course



Course Objectives
By the end of this course the student should be able to:

1. Define what social problems are and what standard it utilized in this process.
2. Identify, define, analyze, and evaluate current social problems. SolutionsTo these problems will be presented and evaluated.
3. Be able to analyze the following questions:
How do the different Sociological Perspectives view social problems?
How does each Sociological Perspective impact on solutions?




Grading


There is no extra credit for this course.
Grade is determined by average of four tests, CumulativeFinal Exam and Web-Based 5-Page Paper Submitted to Turnitin on Lessons page by Monday, April 16, 2012 at 11:30 P.M.
Those who are demonstrated to have plagiarized, a plagiarism rating of 50% or higher, will be awarded a zero on their paper and an F for the course.
Only papers with deductions will be returned.

No late submissions accepted for 5-Page Paper and no test and cumulative final examextensions will be granted since the 4 tests are open for the duration of the class time for this course (January 19 2012-May 7, 2012).




Tests and Cumulate Final Exam are taken online


Students will be graded on four twenty five question multiple-choice-tests, 50-question multiple-choice cumulative final exam and the 100-point 5 Page Web-Research Paper. See test and exam settings forallotted time to be spent on your tests and cumulative final exam.

A missed test, cumulative final exam or 5-Page Paper will be calculated as zero.


Warning

All tests and exam are open book and open notes. Prepare ahead by reading and taking notes. Students who do not have a solid understanding of the required material tend to fail the tests and cumulative final exam.

Tests andCumulative Final Exam = 80%
5-Page Paper = 20%
Total: =100%


Any students involved in cheating will receive a grade of zero on the test, cumulative final exam or paper.
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Grading





5-Page Web-Based Research Paper



Grading Rubric


Format 25 points

Title and Reference Pages (Use can use your text book for this course as a reference.)
Double Spaced
12 Font
New Times Roman
Correct APA stylecitations within body of text
5 pages of text. Deductions will be made for papers under or over 5-pages.
Submit to Turnitin Under Lessons.
No credit will be issued to any paper not submitted through Turnitin link under Lesson’s Tab of our Angel shell. No user name or password required.
 

Writing Style 25 Points

Grammar & Spelling
Content based on research not opinions
Use of stereotypes...