INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR IN
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
SSC 499
COURSE
SYLLABUS
FALL 2007
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Course Information:
Meeting Place: 228 Kethley Hall | CRN: 45453 |
Meeting Times: Wednesdays, 2:00–4:00 pm (Aug. 15–Oct. 3) |
Instructor Information:
Instructor: Dr. Alan Barton
Office: 214 Kethley Hall
Telephone: (662) 846-4097
E-mail: abarton@deltastate.edu
Webpage:
http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/vp_academic/abarton/
Office Hours:
The instructor holds regular office hours at the following times:
Tuesday 11:00 am–12:00 noon; 2:00–6:00 pm |
Wednesday 9:00 am–12:00 noon; 4:00–6:00 pm |
If you cannot make one of these times, contact the professor to set up an
appointment.
Course Webpage:
Additional materials and updated course information can be found on the course webpage:
http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/vp_academic/abarton/SSC499SP07/SSC499Syllabus.htm
Course Overview:
This course is to be taken by all students with a major in the Social Sciences during their last semester before graduation. The purpose of the course is to provide a venue for integrating material learned in the Social Sciences program, to establish a basis for instituting assessment-based education in the Division of Social Sciences at Delta State University, and to serve as a transition between life in the university and life after college.
Course
Objectives:
(1) Prepare for graduation from DSU and for life after college.
(2) Complete all assessment requirements for the Division of Social Sciences.
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Complete a portfolio highlighting the work you have done at DSU.
(4) Evaluate the Division of Social Sciences.
Course Materials:
You will need to purchase one item for this course, a 1" binder that you can use for your portfolio. You can purchase the binder at the university bookstore or at a retail stationery store.
Responsibilities
and Grading:
Your primary responsibility in this course is to come to class each week, participate and complete all of the assigned work. The most important assignment is a portfolio of your work at DSU. We also will engage in in-class informal discussion, and prepare items such as a résumé and an evaluation of the Division of Social Sciences. Grading is based on attendance and completion of all course requirements in a timely fashion.
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Week 1: Course Introduction |
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Wednesday |
Goals and Activities | Discussion |
Assessment-Based Education | Reading on Assessment in Education | |
Week 2: Creating a Student Portfolio |
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Wednesday |
Elements of a Student Portfolio |
Discussion Portfolio Components |
Week 3: Preparing for Graduation |
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Wednesday |
Preparing for Graduation from DSU |
Discussion |
Using Your Portfolio in the Job Search |
Working on the Student Portfolio |
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Week 4: Evaluating the Division of Social Sciences |
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Wednesday |
Evaluation of the Division of Social Sciences | Completing Evaluation |
How Has Social Sciences Served You? | Focus Group Discussion |
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Week 5: Evaluating Your Learning at DSU |
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Wednesday |
Evaluating Delta State University
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Completing Evaluation | |
Compiling the Student Portfolio | Discussion | ||
Week 6: Preparing for Life after DSU I |
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Wednesday |
Backpack to Briefcase with Christy Montesi, DSU Office of Career Services |
Discussion and Activities | |
Preparing a Résumé with Christy Montesi, DSU Office of Career Services |
Write a Résumé | ||
Week 7: Preparing for Life after DSU II |
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Wednesday |
Life as a DSU Alumnus with Vicki Fioranelli and Reed Abraham, DSU Alumni Foundation |
Meet at Alumni
Foundation House Hwy. 8 across from Ewing Hall |
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Maintaining Contact with the Division of Social Sciences | Creating a Roster of Alumni | ||
Week 8: Portfolio |
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Wednesday |
Complete Student Portfolio | Turn in Portfolio |
Additional Resources:
Office of Career Services (662) 846-4646 |
DSU Alumni
Association H.E. Walker Alumni Foundation House (662) 846-4660 Further Information |
Roberts-LaForge Library |
Writing Center Kethley Hall 201 (662) 846-4088 Further information |
Academic Support Lab
H. L. Nowell Union 311 |
Counseling & Testing
Center |
Office of Information Technology Bailey Hall 114 OIT Help Desk: (662) 846-4444 |
Technology Learning Center Ewing Hall 130 (662) 846-4444 |