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SOC 230!

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! SOC 230 INTRODUCTION TO ETHNIC STUDIES!

About the Course

This course views majority and minority relations and confronts, challenges, and motivates students to know themselves better and understand some societal problems: for example, racism, prejudice, etc. The course deals with the degree to which ethnic relations involve questions of economic and political power and the distribution of the power. It looks at American society’s institutional role in maintaining and perpetuating systematic inequality.

! *** This syllabus is not set in stone, reading assignments and

topics can change at any time. ***

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McClure, Stephanie M., Cherise A. Harris. 2014. Getting Real About Race. Sage Publications.

! Takaki, Ronald T. 1993. A Different Mirror : A History of Multicultural America. Boston: Little, Brown & Co.

2 BOOKS:! ! ! Attendance (10%): Your grade will suffer if you miss class, attendance counts! Unless followed by doctor’s note or death in the family, any missed attendance cannot be excused. See extra credit to make up an absence.

Essay’s (60%): During the semester you will be turning in 3 Essays. These are based on the readings, class discussions, and activities the prompts. See the next page for essay format. These will be due at 8:45 pm the day listed in the syllabus. Must be 3-4 pages in length.

Final (30%): Final will be due April 25 at 8:45pm. The final will be an in-class group presentation that will count for 50% of the final exam. The other 50% will be your account of how the group assignment went and your reflection of the material. No late papers accepted past this time. See the last page for more details.

Extra Credit (5%): only 2 opportunities at 5% each. It’s your responsibility to arrange what that is. This can include, attending events, movie, documentary reviews (not those watched in class), or book review. Format same as Essays including page length.

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! !! Essay Format: All assignments written outside of class should be in the following structure. You will lose points in each of those areas if it is not to specification.

1. Times New Roman, 2. 12 pt., 3. Double Spaced, cite sources

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Week Date Readings/Topic

1 Jan 10

! Intro Course Expectations Read Takaki Chapter 1

2 Jan 17 Part I: Takaki Chapters 2 & 3

3 Jan 24 McClure 1 & 2 &3

4 Jan 31 Work Time: Essay #1 Due 845pm

5 Feb 7 Part II T 4 & 9

6 Feb 14 M 10 & 21

7 Feb 21 Documentary: Reel Injun (2009)

8 Feb 28 Work Time: Essay #2 Due 845pm

9 Mar 7 Part III: T 5 & 6

10 Mar 14 M 18, 22,23

11 Mar 21 Work Time: Essay #3 Due 845pm

12 Mar 28 SPRING BREAK

13 April 4 Group Prep in Class

14 April 11 Groups: 1 and 2 (part 1 or 2)

15 April 18 Groups: 3 and 4 (part 2 or 3)

16 April 25 Work Time: Final Due 845pm

Students with Disabilities: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability contact me ASAP to discuss the specific situation in order to make the necessary arrangements with the Office of Disability Services (ODS). Student Rights and Responsibilities:http:// www.boisestate.edu/osrr/Student%20Code %20of%20Conduct/CodeofConduct.pdf Academic Dishonesty: Per BSU: “The term “academic dishonesty” includes cheating, plagiarism, or other forms of academic dishonesty. All assignments must represent your own ideas, concepts, and understanding, and cite the original source.

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Grade Breakdown: A+ 97-100%

A 93-96 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 F <60

CLASS HACK:

PLEASE SEE ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS BUT FIRST LOOK AT

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Presentation Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to Individual presentation skills 5.0 pts Full Marks 0.0 pts No Marks 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to Collaboration 5.0 pts Full Marks 0.0 pts No Marks 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to Slide design 5.0 pts Full Marks 0.0 pts No Marks 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to Time limit: within 2-3 minutes 5.0 pts Full Marks 0.0 pts No Marks 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to Content and organization 5.0 pts Full Marks 0.0 pts No Marks 5.0 pts This criterion is linked to Academic register 5.0 pts Full Marks 0.0 pts No Marks 5.0 pts Total Points: 30.0

Final and Group Presentation: What: An in-class group presentation that will count for 50% of the final exam. The other 50% will be a 2 page Self-Reflection of the group activity.

Group: depends on attendance numbers

Time: Each person in the group must speak for 3-5 minutes on the topic

Topic: Research presentation on a topic of your choice. You are not summarizing someone else’s research.

Digital presentation Power Point Slides: Your presentation must show the following (so, at least 6 slides):

1. Introduction to topic (why you chose this topic, what you already knew)

2. Your research question

3. Your data collection questions

4. Data collection & analysis (how you asked and noted the information)

5. Results (what information did you find or learn?)

6. Conclusion

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