Cartersville Campus
Instructor: Brenda Andradzki Elliott
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is
designed to introduce the student to the basic fundamentals and concepts of
general sociology. Sociology is the scientific
study of human society and social interaction. The student will gain an understanding of the science of
sociology as well as an insightful awareness of the effects of culture and
group involvement on one's psychosocial development and behavior. Students are expected to learn to recognize
differing perspectives and points of view; to construct and evaluate argument;
form hypotheses and anticipate consequences; recognize how governmental systems
affect social, economic, and political developments; understand cultural
diversity; and understand the cause and effect relationships in society. The student will also gain a basic
understanding of research methodology.
Topics will include social institutions, social change, and social
issues with an emphases on sociology's relevance in today's world.
Required Books: Essentials
of Sociology, Third Edition – James M. Henslin
Instructor: Brenda Elliott, MSW. You may
E-mail me at theteach0@hotmail.com. Other alternatives: brenelliott@hotmail.com
or belliot@herms.highlands.edu. You will be
notified of any changes, should they occur, as soon as possible.
You also may leave
messages for me at the Cartersville Campus Office at 770-387-3775 or the North Metro Campus at 770-975-4088. Students may schedule appointments as
needed. Please note: If you leave
a message for me to call you, please include your area code if other than
770.
Course Requirements:
1. Class Participation: Read your text and be ready to
contribute when asked.
2. Attendance. Class meets MW from
7:30-8:45p.m. Attendance will be noted
every class. Students are expected to attend every class unless class is
cancelled by the instructor or the school.
You will have approximately 29 nights of class out of the possible 31
nights since Sept. 4 and Nov. 23 are holidays for you. You will receive 4 points every time you
attend class and will lose 4 points every class you miss regardless of the reason for a total of 120 points. I will GIVE you the other 4 needed for a
total of the required 120 points for Sept. 4 holiday. Nothing will be counted off for the Nov. holiday. The sign-in sheet will be passed around at
the beginning of class. Again, the
maximum points earned will be 120 points toward your final grade.
3. Successfully Complete Four Exams. No make-up exams will be given unless there
is documentation showing serious cause; otherwise a grad of "0" will
be assigned for that exam. Final
exam cannot be rescheduled for any reason.
Each exam is worth a maximum
of 100 points for a total of 400 maximum towards your final grade.
4. Assignments: You will be given 10 assignments worth 20
points each towards your final grade for a maximum total of 200 points. Some of these will include finding resources
on the Internet, finding and reporting
information on web sites, assignments related to videos, and reports. Some of these may be done in class; others will be “homework”. Take-home assignments will be due the
following class in order to receive credit.
If you are absent that day, you
may e-mail you assignment to me or have
it delivered to my mail box at the Cartersville campus before the next
class time; otherwise it will be
considered late. 2 points will be
deducted per each class period that it is late.
5. Student Assistance: Instructor will provide needed assistance for any student with
questions,
concerns, or problems dealing with assignments or grades. Remedies will be offered or
suggested and every effort will be made to help every student reach his or her
academic or
classroom goals this semester.
6. Policies Concerning Student Complaints,
Dishonesty, Etc: For specifics not
mentioned, see
Student Handbook.
7. Miscellaneous
>Instructor reserves the right to make changes, deletions, or
additions to the schedule,
assignments , or requirement as needed and will notify
students of such changes.
> Students are requested not to work on computers during class
unless it is part of that day’s
assignments or you are instructed to do so. If you have been accustomed to taking
notes on the computer, you may
continue to do so but I will reserve the right to check your
work from time to time and may
at any time request that you send a copy of your notes to my
email when class is over. Any student who is found to be doing
computer activities unrelated
to class assignments or note
taking will have the day’s class attendence points deducted from
his or her final grade.
>Grading Scale:
648-720 points will receive an A;
576-647 will receive a B; 504-575
will receive a
C; 432-503 will receive a D.
Anything below 432 (431 or less) will receive an F.
You will have 4 exams for a maximum
of 100 points each for a total of
400 points maximum
You will have 10 assignments
for a maximum of 10 points each total of
200 points maximum
You will have 30 classes for
a maximum of 4 points each for a total of 120 points maximum
Remember that in order to have an
“A” you must collect between 648-720
points
a
“B” from 576-647 points
a
“C” from 504-575 points
a
“D” from 432-503points
an “F”
431 or less
>Important Dates:
August 21-22………………..Drop-add
period;
October
12…………………..Midterm. Last Day to drop
with a W
Sept. 5 and Nov. 22 –
26……Holidays
December 11-16…………….Exams
It is my hope that
each of you will gain during this semester:
1. A better appreciation for and a better
understanding of sociology in general.
2. An awareness of how society shapes an
individual and how the individual’s actions can change social policy.
3. An ability to view the world from a broader
perspective.
4. An understanding of how beliefs and
viewpoints operate in and influence people in society.