Social Theory I

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• demonstrate a basic knowledge of classical sociological theory
• demonstrate skills at reading a theoretical text
• demonstrate critical thinking in their understanding of the hypotheses developed by various classical thinkers
• critically apply classical theory to contemporary societies
• compare and contrast at least two different ethical perspectives on a salient and contemporary issue in a global context
• critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information
• construct coherent, evidence-based arguments

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Annotations	42%
Discussions/written assignments	48%
Quizzes	10%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-94	A
<94-90	A-
<90-87	B+
<87-84	B
<84-80	B-
<80-77	C+
<77-74	C
<74-70	C-
<70-67	D+
<67-64	D
<64-60	D-
<60 and below	F

Attendance/Participation:

This is an asynchronous online course that does not require attending classes. Participation in online discussions is required.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.