Department of Sociology and Anthropology
SOC 410.01 SENIOR SEMINAR
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Prerequisite: Intro to Sociology |
Instructor: Dr. Zoran Milovanovich |
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Phone: (484) 365-8000, x3548 |
Office Location: DH 362 |
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The Senior Seminar provides a "capstone" to your undergraduate education. It is designed to give you the practical experience of developing and carrying out your own research project. The course requires from you to consolidate and utilize the theoretical and substantive knowledge and research skills you acquired in your major area of study. To accomplish this goal, you will have to heavily rely on the established research techniques you have learned in the courses Research Methods and Social Statistics.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To
develop your ability to apply basic sociological concepts and analytical tools,
and analyze and understand social phenomena across time, places, and cultures.
To
promote your ability to think critically and creatively about relevant social
issues and to express them successfully in written form.
To
develop and emphasize global perspective in social sciences, its role in
expanding your knowledge of the contemporary world, and its contribution to a
better understanding of other countries and their cultures.
To
reinforce understanding of the relationship between your personal experience and
important socio-historical factors that affect your future -- as a person, as a
professional and as an active citizen in the world.
Research Paper. You must select a research topic in your
major area of study – Sociology, Criminal Justice – and submit this to me by
Wednesday, January 30, 2002. Research papers must be at least 20 typed pages
long and include a bibliography/reference page(s). Your research paper must
have some acceptable form of internal documentation (American Psychological
Association Format or Modern
Language Association Format) and include at least ten
references. Draft submissions are due no later than Wednesday, March 13, 2002.
I will return your draft with directions for revisions. Students are strongly
encouraged to make all recommended revisions. Final papers are due by
Wednesday, April 10, 2002.
Two-page (double spaced) typed
abstract and selected bibliography. Abstracts
are due no later than Wednesday, February 6, 2002. You may choose to submit
this assignment online as an attachment to your email.
Weekly Journals. You are
required to submit a brief (1-2 pages, double spaced) typewritten summary of
the each reading assignment (for a total of 12 journals). The summary should
discuss the most important aspects of reading material assigned for that week.
While doing your assignments try to think intensely about how can you apply
what you learned. You may choose to submit this
assignment online as an attachment to your email.
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Research
Paper |
75% |
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Abstract |
15% |
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Weekly
Journals |
10% |
Percentage to Letter-Grade
Conversions
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A |
95-99% |
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A- |
91-94% |
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B+ |
86-90% |
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B |
81-85% |
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B- |
76-80% |
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C+ |
71-75% |
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C |
66-70% |
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C- |
61-66% |
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D+ |
56-60% |
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D |
51-55% |
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F |
00-50% |
Students in this class will be expected to adhere to the University
regulations on absence from class. Students are advised to keep in mind that
four absences may result in an automatic failure in the course, and that two
tardy arrivals will be counted as one absence.
Students are reminded that they must adhere to the standards of
academic ethics of the University. These include standards of honesty for such
activities as submitting assignments and essays, taking tests and examinations
and doing project assignments. To view the full text of the University Approved
Integrity Statement, click here.
Russell Schutt, INVESTIGATING THE SOCIAL
W0RLD, Pine Forge Press, 2001. Online access available.
Week 1: Science, Society and Social Research
Week 2: The Process and Problems of Social Research
Week 3: Conceptualization and Measurement
Week 4: Sampling
Week 5: Causation and Research Design
Week 6: Experiments
Week 7: Survey Research
Week 8: Qualitative Methods
Week 9: Historical and Comparative Methods
Week 10: Analysis
Week 11: Multiple Methods in Context
Week 12: Reviewing, Proposing and Reporting Research
Relevant Web Sites
Ten Steps in Writing a Research
Paper
This pathfinder is intended to assist the undergraduates in their
research paper assignment. It focuses on the research process of identifying,
accessing and collecting information relevant to the topic.
Research & Writing: Why
the Step By Step Approach?
Step by step guide to writing research
papers.
Tips and tricks on writing a research paper.
How
to Write a Paper in Scientific Journal Style and Format
Strategy for Writing the Paper. Journal
Style Paper Format. Title, Authors, Affiliation. Abstract. ...
Binghamton Univ.
Libraries: Write your Paper
Write
your Paper. ... Many Web writing resources provide general and specific
information to help you write your research paper.
A Guide for Writing
Research Papers, APA-Style
A
Guide for Writing Research Papers. This online guide, based on American Psychological
Association-style documentation forms, provides instruction on basic research
techniques, paper ...
A Guide for
Writing Research Papers, MLA-Style
Modern Language Association (MLA) format provides writers with a
system for cross-referencing their sources--from their parenthetical references
to their works cited page. This cross-referencing system allows readers to
locate the publication information of source material.
Columbia Guide to
Online Style
A guide to locating, translating, and using the elements of
citation for both a humanities style (i.e., MLA and Chicago) and
a scientific style (APA and CBE) for electronically-accessed
sources.
Using the Internet for Social
Science Research and Practice
Discusses major
Internet tools and provides descriptions of useful Web sites in psychology,
sociology, criminology, social work, anthropology, political science, history,
and geography;
Social Sciences Virtual Library
This document keeps track of online information as
part of The World-Wide Web Virtual Library. Sites are inspected and evaluated
for their adequacy as information sources before they are linked from here.
One of the Web's largest collection of topics, ideas, and
assistance for school related research projects.
Criminal Justice
Resources on the Web
Your Lincoln University
Criminal Justice Program Web page provides very large number of Internet sites
that may be relevant to your research.
Criminal Justice
Reference Service offers here full text reports and studies
on criminal justice topics.
Criminal Justice
Resources Guide
Wadsworth Publishing
Criminal Justice Resource Center
Comparative Criminal
Justice Resources
Excite
Education: Social Science: Sociology: Topics
Yahoo! Social Science
> Sociology
Return to Home page of the Criminal Justice Program
Go to Requirements for Criminal Justice Majors
Go to Requirements
for a Criminal Justice Minor
Email: milovanovich@lu.lincoln.edu