Course Syallbus

If ultra is everything and everywhere what on the dot isnt culture, and do we actu all toldy indispensableness a subfield in sociology to study it if everyone is already study It any(prenominal)way? Does this course sound confusing? Does it sound identical something youd best run away? Please dont. You need non worry. gloss is two the norms, surveys, and rituals that you celebrate and hold dearly, and the ones that you take for granted as honey oil sense. Culture is a mental map or schema that you handling to make sense of the world and your place in it. Culture is a way of life. Appeals to culture can be holdd to keep things path changing, or to change things.Culture is also material objects such as books, movies, art, and fashion, as well as physical practices such as singing or dancing. Culture is produced and culture is consumed. This is a course just about how culture -?which is both indoors you and all around you - ladders, doesnt work, and why. Required Text * Wary, Matt. 2014. Cultural Sociology An preceding Reader. New York, NY W. W. Norton. Goals and Objectives *Students will be able to display comprehension of major theories and perspectives in the sociological study Of culture, both historical and anthropometry. Students will be able to apply theories from these subfields to real-world settings and examples. *Students will leave the course with an analytic tool- kit for studying the role of culture in groups, organizations, fields, and societies. Student Expectations Students will chase all scheduled meetings on season and prep ared. Students will not falsify infirmity or injury to themselves, family, or friends if attendance is girled. Students will complete the readings as stigma before class and to a level in which they would feel well-off leading a group discussion.Students will not skip the reading, scuttle the reading, or give up on the reading if they find it ab initio confusing. Students will respect each other, a nd our collaborative learning environment in the course. Students will not plagiarism. Instructor Expectations In agreement and in applaud of your commitment to the course, I agree to be punctual and prepared to use my knowledge of sociology to work through the material with you and to be forthright, timely, and helpful in my communication and feedback.I take our time together very seriously and work hard to provide opportunities within our course that will contri besidese to our goals, aspirations, and commitments at heart and outside of CISTS. Assignments and Grade Breakdown configuration Attendance and Participation You are postulateed to be in class every day and be an active and vocal member of our community. You need to be here to participate, and you need to be prepared to participate well. Attendance will be taken using a sign-sheet on each day. If you were not present to sign in on the sign-in sheet, you will be considered absent for that day of class.Reading Quizzes everywhere the term there will be five surprise reading quizzes. These will consist Of two to three short distrusts. Mid-Term trial run The midterm examination will take place in Week 6 of the course. exposit will be provided in class in advance of the midterm. concluding examination Exam The final exam will turn in a similar format to the mid-term. We will spend time during our last lecture discussing the final exam. Final grades will be broken down into the following categories Class Attendance and Participation Reading Quizzes Midterm Exam Final Exam Total 15% 100% Late Work policy f you miss a reading quiz you will get a zero account for that weeks quiz.Your lowest reading quiz score is dropped. If you miss the midterm without advanced notice and without an approved and excused absence your score will automatically be dropped by one letter grade. assort Policies having to do with Email Email Diana Miller Dianna. emailprotected Ca with questions about the course. Questio ns that drive two sentences or less to answer will be responded to by email, which basically excludes all emails asking for substantive course material to be explained. For these types of inquiries and any other inquiries that will take longer to answer, please attend office hours or make arrangements by appointment.Diana will forward me any questions that she cannot answer. Emails will be responded to within 48 hours. If your question has not been responded to within 48 hours, please forward it to me after that period. Do not expect a response Outside of normal business hours (e. G. A question emailed on Friday night will be responded to by the end of the works day on Tuesday). What Participation Means Participation can be either positive or negative. Being attentive, engaged, and asking and answering questions about the course material are examples of positive participation.If youre not comfortable talk in front of the class, I encourage you to use this space to practice, but a lso accept that this may be an issue for you. If so, make authorized youre engaging in the other forms of positive participation, and not engaging in any forms of negative participation. Negative participation includes zoning out, coming late, going early, not paying attention, intermissioning or distracting other students. If you are alive(p) negatively and I or someone else finds it distracting, Ill politely ask you to leave, and I strongly suggest you do so.Simply put, if youre too red or not ready to learn Id rather you not come to class than sleep through it or distract other students. Feedback on our Course value and seek your feedback on our course. To that end, I will distribute a mid-term valuation near the halfway point of the course to hear from you anonymously. This assists me in devising any necessary adjustments in my teaching practice for the rest of our time together. Possible Changes to the Syllabus Every class is a bit different. As a result unforeseen proble ms may emerge and we may have to make adjustments to the syllabus as we go.