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Final

Dec 3 7:30 night

Dec 5 9:50 day

 

 

Final
Dec 3 7:30 night

Dec 5 9:50 day



 

 

 

 

 

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Future LA

correction:
I said "We're not futurists," and the truth is that we are futurists.  Studying the future of LA is a great topic for a final paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Final Paper due  Fri  Nov30  at my office 12-3 OR at final time, in classroom.  Day people may drop in night final exam, but night people may not drop in day final exam.

At my office:  there is an envelope at the door which can be considered safe, but  accompany any drop off to the envelope with a full sheet paper slipped under the door.  I will be there Fri Nov30 12-4 for pick up.  Use envelope if you do not see me. 

Final Dec 3 7:30 night           Dec 5 9:50 day

 

Final Paper

Title page

Abstract of less than 55 words on page one – italicized and single spaced

The brief statement at the beginning of an article

Single spaced, italicized.

No more than 55 words.

 Beginning – set up

  Middle - data

  End - conclusion

 Page 1-4 with paper which has charts embedded. 

Reference page (3 min)

Appendix of one copy of survey – NOT the filled-out surveys.

 

 

l DEVELOP A QUESTION INTO A SYSTEMATIC PAPER

Design & conduct a mini-survey using topic that interested you from a previous paper. 
Formulate the Question - what is your "hypothesis" about empirical reality  
Engage one another [other Sociology students and your extended network]

Ask systematic questions from which to learn the social landscape 

Write a paper with A issue, B hypothesis-results, and C solution

l  UNDERLYING THEMATIC QUESTION: 

How this class has changed how you feel on life after conducting the survey?
Get everyone's views.  Student designed, student conducted:  write the paper for your own self interest.   Uphold and articulate feelings with empirical findings

l TOPIC: 

your own already developing topic,

a morning or evening group project, including our class,

l  EXPECTATIONS - REQUIREMENTS:

1 - Good Title

2 - Mini-Abstract (like abstract for academic journal, but blurb for web) under 55 words

3 - Paper Length:  2-4 p, title and references  

4 - References:  at least 3 citations from library, not only links to web.  Need 3      because you have to alphabetize them on References page
4 - ASA Style

5 - Composition: 
   beginning, middle, end
   Issue-to-Hypothesis | hypothesis-to-data-analysis | Conclusion-Action

6 - Grammar:  follow elements of style 1-22

l   This final paper is due the final week of class - Friday, Nov 30, Noon - ALL HARDCOPY - RECEIVING IN MY OFFICE ON FRIDAY - DROP OFF EITHER

BETWEEN 12 - 4 FRI NOV 3

or in Classroom ON FINAL DAY

 

 

Final Dec 3 7:30 night         Dec 5 9:50 day

 

 


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EoS  one set due from each student who did not already complete EoS:
one "set" (11-12, 13-14, 15-16, 17-18, or 19-10) 
Write a short paragraph for each of the set. 
See EoS story sample.  See EoSassignment

 

THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING HYPOTHESES IN ADVANCE; I hope the individual feedback was useful.  Here is an example of turning questions into a hypothesis.   

Good Afternoon!   Can you please revise my hypothesis and survey questions?  Thank You

Hypothesis:

We are in the era in which women are being recognize as educated and successful; however, have women realize the power they have in society today?
Survey Questions:

During group projects, do you find women and men participating equally?

Do you find professors more oriented to men?

Do you think the next President of the United State is going to be a woman? Why?

CAUSE ΰ  EFFECT 1  (“YES”)  EFFECT 2  (“NO”)

The yes/no  above does not mean all questions have to be yes/no

Now your challenge is to write the correct questions to get at the issue

Questions could be choices that you then translate into Yes/No, e.g.,  … they could be asked to choose what fits them the most

                In this class women dominate the room

                In this class the men are very important

                In this class I feel reserved

                In this class I  have participated more than my typical manner

              

                In most of my classes, women dominate the room

                In most of my classes the men are very important

                In most of my classes I feel reserved

                In most of my classes I have participated more than my typical manner

Possibly use those or improve it and consider the same kind of work on your other questions

               

             
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morning class has a project - if they complete it, student can use "field observation" to complete final paper assignment. 

Will observe selves with field observation and/or surveys doing a "helping" project.  Data gathering will be video and field observation.  Research to elevate this to a sociological paper with at least three citations and references in proper style and format See this CSULA format document

l or may take evening class idea

l or may take new TOPIC FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO TOPIC idea

evening class
If an idea in a paper thus far still interests you, continue thusly with it:

1.  Wednesday class:  each student (in small groups) develops questions that could be asked of one another about the topic
2.  Ask the questions
3.  Continue towards the final paper with a distillation of the passionate/theoretical portion of the paper and add the empirical or "grounded" portion of the paper.  This will consist of
      A.  hypothesis
      B.  data and data analysis
      C.  citations
      Thus, your final paper has this beginning, middle, and end:

      A.  The passionate/theoretical beginning
      B.  The grounded, empirical middle (hypothesis, data, citations)
      C.  The new, clearer conclusion and call to action (solution)

write the paper for your own self interest.   Uphold and articulate feelings with empirical findings

FINAL -  link.  Grades and matters of reconciliation to be discussed in classroom at Final day
Dec 3, 7:30 night
Dec 5, 9:50 day
you will have handed in your final papers by Friday noon

 


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November 14, 2007

1.       Discuss references and citations.

2.       Discuss hypothesis and conclusion

3.       Get into groups of 4 and discuss topic of interest.

4.       Homework

a.   Come up with a topic of interest , hypothesis,

b.   Email instructor.  WRI 1 Name hypothesis about religion

November 19, 2007

1.       Design survey questions in groups of 4 in class

a.       Instructor goes around giving suggestions to students in groups or individually

2.       Homework

a.       Make 4 prints outs of the survey to give to each other In the group

November 21, 2007

1.       Show class how to make a chart.

2.       Get into the same groups of 4 and do the survey (including candidates survey)

3.       Homework

a.       Final paper

November 26, 2007

1.       Library - acquire references.  Classroom - consult with instructor

November 28, 2007

1.       No class – work on paper

 

 

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TRACK CHANGES

right click in the icon bar and select "Reviewing" icon bar.

SEE the Reviewing icon bar.

ON the Reviewing icon bar, see the drop down menu which reads

Original

Original showing markup

Final showing markup

Final

Determine the way you wish to view the writing, from the 4 above.

two things you need to know:

1.  as long as the "Track Changes" icon is on (looks pushed in), all edits will continue to be tracked, whether you see them in your view or not.  Try it.  Push "Track Changes" icon so it's on, view as Final, make some edits, then view as Final showing markup.  You will see you can track your own editing.

2.  changes and comments that you fully understand and correct can be eliminated and not show anywhere:  just right click the edit or the comment and select delete.  So remember, You right click and accept or reject.

3.   You also have to do that to your very own edits if you edit while Track Changes is on!  When all are accepted or rejected, you have a fresh new final version.

 

Archive - earlier assignments
A Chart

 

A Chart

you will "need" at least one chart.  You might have five.  it depends on whether you gathered the right data to give the chart some life to support your idea of the problem and your vision of the solution. 

 

 

 

Here is an example of a chart

  0 1 2 to 3 4 +    
 
       
men 4 2 2 2 10          
women 2 2 4 2 10          
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
                     
setting A A B B C C  
 
           
  boy girl boy girl boy girl              
stereotype 9 9 8 6 5 4              
not stereotype 1 1 2 4 5 6              
  10 10 10 10 10 10              
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           
                           

i will show you how to make those chartst on Wednesday and, for those who miss Wednesday, again on Monday

plug in your data with answers to questions that serve your hypothesis.

look for the obvious variance.  here it is blue vs. red:  more men do "0" and more women do "2 to 3"

that is your "finding".  use that to support or reject your hypothesis.  remember it does not matter if your hypothesis is accepted or rejected; it only matters if your hypothesis is stated clearly and testable with the sample you have at hand.

it does not matter how many questions you ask; it only matters that you ask the right question.

UPCOMING SESSIONS - TO COMPLETE THE PAPER

Monday IMPORTANT THAT ALL ATTEND:  sub-groups progress - groups that are "ahead" in the data gathering process are here to gather more data or better data.   hit that goldmine of data that sparks the sociological hypothesis to life.  Interview more than 10.  Enjoy mining data in empirical reality.  Print 10 more.  Also: participate as respondents for other students.  So no excuses for not being here Mon.   Mon - we are sociology researchers and respondents.  Be prepared: 

  • be here on time

  • organize yourselves in three groups of 10.  make nice big clear circles.  Points off for messy circles.

  • have 10 interview schedules printed out.  clear.  some might be folded in half if sequence is important.

  • have 11 - one for me

  • you will respond to at least 9 interviews and you are expected to do so with integrity and dedication

  • then you stay and move to the next stage

  • analyze your data privately

  • make 2 first assessments of 2 of your questions - i.e., take two sets of answers and collect the data to make a chart

  • then we will make a chart together - some of you will know how already from Wednesday

  • have you hit a goldmine?  Have you got a "variance" - see chart.

  • then you are ready to go home and imagine your solution and conclusion

  • you have the whole next Wednesday to do that

  • class will be held on that Wednesday, but you may take it off if you dedicate that time to completing your paper

  • then the paper is due either Friday at my office hardcopy or in classroom at exam time hard copy.

  • come to the final session either if you have a paper to hand in or if you have a matter to contribute to the website or if you wish to remind me to post something you have already contributed and receive credit for it.


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example

 

here is a sample paper beginning:  good title, good opening, good set up.  Responsible but not using the word "should".  Remember, Sociology is meant to be an objective look at what we do.

 

Creative Sociology for Social Responsibility and Understanding
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