360-6 Introduction
to the Social Sciences
3 Hours Social Sciences
Instructor: Dr. Jerry Rosenberg
Box 870229
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0229
(205) 348-8414 (w)
(205) 339-3051(h)
jrosenbe@bama.ua.edu
Important Contract Policies
Purpose
To introduce students to the Social Sciences, their methods,
and the major areas of study.
Learning Objectives
- Students will learn why the Social Sciences are a necessary
part of a comprehensive education.
- Students will become aware of what the Social Sciences are and what contributions
constitute the various methodologies of the Social Sciences.
- Students will become familiar with the current major areas studied by the
different Social Sciences.
- Students will learn why the study of contemporary society is a good and
basic introduction to the Social Sciences.
Methodology
- The students will read the required text.
- The students will do a summary outline for each chapter in
the text. At the completion of each chapter, a summary outline
for that chapter should be completed. At the completion of each
3 chapters, the summary outlines should be submitted to the instructor.
Additional specific information will be forthcoming after the
contract is enrolled.
- The students will write a final paper, integrating their knowledge and
understanding of the Social Sciences. This final paper will
be worked out with the instructor and will be arranged toward
the end of the contract time and may well be specific to a
specified number of chapters or integrative of the entire book.
This, too, will be worked out in detail with the instructor
after the contract has been enrolled and after some early feedback is given
on the chapter summary outlines.
Resources
The textbook for this contract will be: Elgrin P. Hunt and David C. Colander, Social
Science: An Introduction to the Study of Society, 11th ed. Allyn and Baaron, 2002. ISBN 0-205-28161-3.
Evaluation - Each summary outline will be graded
for content and understanding and returned to the student after
grading.
- The final essay will be graded for successfully integrating the content.
- The final grade will be: Summary Outline = 75% Final Essay = 25%
*The student should feel free to contact the Contract Director at any time
prior to and during the enrollment of the contract (see above for contact
information).
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