Hello! I'm Mary Lia Reiter and I will be your professor for Soc 2210. Please take a few minutes to review this syllabus for information about your upcoming class.
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This course explores the major sociological perspectives and theories of deviance. This introductory course includes the study of the definition, identification, treatment and management of types of deviance, such as crime, mental illness, alcoholism and other pathologies.
Thio, Alex. 2020. Deviant Behavior. 12th ed. Allyn & Bacon.
ISBN 9780134627090
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Additional readings will be available in Canvas
This course is asynchronous/online.
You will have readings, video lectures, and homework assignments available online in Canvas.
This course is divided into modules that will take approximately 1 week to cover.
This is a 3-credit-hour course. That means you should expect around 3 hours per week of time spent on direct instruction in addition to 6 hours of homework (reading and assignment preparation, for example) to receive a grade of C.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
You will complete a total of five (5) homework assignments during the semester. These assignments are worth 70 points each. They are located within your chapter modules and are submitted via Canvas. There are a total of 7 homework assignments available from which to choose. Choose the five that are the most interesting to you. There may be additional reading assignments or videos to watch associated with these homework assignments. They should take you around 1 - 3 hours to complete. If you complete all the homework assignments, your lowest two grades will be automatically dropped. You can access the assignment, complete part of it, and save your work for later.
You will complete a short chapter quiz each week over each of the chapters assigned during that week. These quizzes are intended to encourage you to read and study your textbook. You may use your book while working on these quizzes, and you may submit the assignment up to three times prior to the due date. Your highest score will be recorded for grading purposes. There are 15 quizzes worth 20 points each.
You will participate in three (3) discussion boards during the semester. The first board is worth 10 points, and the remaining discussion boards are worth up to 20 points. These discussion board are to provide an opportunity for interacting with your colleagues in the class.
There will be two exams covering lectures, readings and any other class material. The format of the exams may include multiple choice, matching, fill-in the blank, and short answer/essay. The exams are not cumulative; however, an understanding of earlier concepts will be necessary to fully understand later topics covered in class. You will take the exams using Proctorio. Please make sure you have the technology necessary to use that tool.
5 at 70 points each
350 points total
35% of your grade
15 at 20 points each
300 points total
30% of your grade
1 at 10 points
2 at 20 points
50 points total
5% of your grade
2 at 150 points each
300 points total
30% of your grade
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