Semester | Fall Semester, 2023 | ||
Department | International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, First Year International Doctor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Second Year | ||
Course Name | Mechanics of Social Theory:Analysis, Construction and Writing | ||
Instructor | REIDHEAD JACOB | ||
Credit | 3.0 | ||
Course Type | Elective | ||
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Course activities are broadly defined below. Detailed instructions and grading rubrics will be uploaded to the course website and introduced in class. Review Videos – 20% of Overall Grade During Module 1, Analyzing Social Theories, students will form teams of 2-3 students to analyze research articles and produce two review videos. By the end of the second week, teams will search for relevant articles and submit a list of 4-5 articles to the instructor. The instructor will choose 2 of these for your team to review. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document, but the basic steps for making a review video include:
Literature Review & Research Proposal – 80% of Overall Grade Throughout the semester, each student will undertake several milestones leading up to an original Literature Review and Research Proposal. The instructor will provide detailed instructions and a grading rubric in a separate document, but the basic milestones for the literature review are:
Consultations – Non-Graded Requirements Students will schedule a consultation with the instructor following the submission of each Milestone #1-4. Consultations will be held out of class at a time convenient for the student and instructor. During consultations, students will communicate their progress and concerns, and the instructor will provide detailed feedback. Consultations are not graded but are required in order to receive each a grade for Milestones #1-4. Peer Reviews – Non-Graded Requirement Students will review their classmates’ Milestone 4 - Draft Proposals in the form of a peer review. a consultation with the instructor following the submission of each Milestone #1-4. The instructor will provide detailed instructions in class and in a separate document. Peer Reviews are not graded but are required in order to receive a grade for Milestone 5. Activity-ILO Matrix Course activities support Intended Learning Outcomes in the following way.
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Attendance Policy Class attendance is essential to students’ achieving the Intended Learning Outcomes; however, students must also balance learning with other life priorities. As a result, this course allows students to have TWO FREE ABSENCES during the semester. After two free absences, each unexcused absence will subtract 5% from the student’s overall grade. Arriving to class late, or leaving class early, by more than 10 minutes will be counted as half an absence. Excused absences will not affect students’ grades and do not count as the student’s two free absences. Excused absences require:
Absences due to the following reasons will not be excused:
University Policy on Academic Integrity – TBD University Policy for Students with Disabilities – TBD
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Required Texts 1. Stinchcombe, A. L. (1987). Constructing social theories. University of Chicago Press. 2. Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (1994). Academic writing for graduate students (pp. 155-6). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
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Syllabus _ Mechanics of Social Theory _ 2023.08.pdf |