SOC 301: Topics:
Globalization,
The Long View
1-3:50 Wed Asbury 117
DePauw University
Fall 2007 Professor Thomas Hall
Office: 106 Asbury, x 4519, email:
thall@depauw.edu
WEB: http://fs6.depauw.edu:50080/~thall/hp1.htm
OFFICE HOURS: Tu & Th 1:15 - 3pm; W 4-5pm;
& by appt
Last Updated
Friday July 27, 2007
Reading Reports
I will assign, one or more meetings in advance, readings eligible for for reports. You will need to do 20 over the course of the term. One or two a week would be a good pace. There will be "rolling due dates." Once a due date is past they can NOT be turned in late because once we have discussed them you are no longer contributing. So pace yourself. You not only MAY, but I recommend that you, use any reading for which you are responsible for initiating discussion.
MECHANICS:
Put your name, the class, and the date at the top of the sheet [The class is
important because I am requiring these in two classes, and some of you are in
both!]:
Name
SOC 301
Date
RR #X [X=which report it is, helps both of us keep track of your work]
*IF* your RR goes more than one page number the pages.
Enter the reading(s) in correct bibliographic format [see How to Cite Readings and Formats and Bibliographies for Papers & Theses] at the top of the page.
Where you are writing sentences or paragraphs they should be in good form. See How to Write Essays for Prof. Hall.
To keep you on your toes I'll knock off one point for each of these things done wrong!
I STRONGLY PREFER RRs be turned in as hard copy in class. Emailed RRs are for emergencies only [afraid of being late is NOT an emergency].
**IF** you must email an RR name the file as follows:
yoursurname301RRX.doc where X = RR number
any other file name I will return to you to redo. Why? This protects you from
inadvertently missing credit for an RR. Also, while you know what all your
classes are, I have several classes, many students etc.
SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT:
Answer as many of the following as are appropriate to the reading. A phrase or sentence
often will do:
As you learn more about globalization, which questions are appropriate will change. For some readings some of the questions will not apply. For some readings nearly everyone will have the same answer. And for some other readings, nearly everyone will have a different answer! The latter can happen when a reading is complex, or because as each of you get further and further into globalization, you will read with a somewhat different view.
The quality of an RR is determined primarily by the answers to questions 3 & 4, sometimes 5 will play a role. Question 1 is so that I can discuss topics that anyone finds unclear or confusing. Question 2 is a summary primarily useful to you in studying for the midterm or final.
GRADING RRs:
Basically I grade RRs on a + X - basis. Plus means that the answers to questions
3 and/or 4 were especially strong, or that comments in 5 raised important
issues. X [or check, but I can't type 'check' on my computer!] means it was done
adequately. - means less than adequate RR.
For those of you who want quantitative conversions:
+ = 10
X = 8
- = 6 or less.
NOTE: To keep you on your toes I'll knock off one point for
each of the mechanical things done wrong!
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