INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR IN
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
SSC 499

 

COURSE SYLLABUS
FALL 2008

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Course Information:

 

Meeting Place:   228 Kethley Hall	CRN:  45453
Meeting Times:  Wednesdays, 2:00–4:00 pm (Aug.20 – Oct. 8, 2008)

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:
 

During Fall semester, 2008, the instructor holds regular office hours at the following times:

Tuesday  10:40 am – 12: noon; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Wednesday  9:50 am – 11:10 am
Thursday  10:40 am – 12: noon; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

If you cannot make one of these times, contact the professor to set up an appointment.

View Dr. Barton's Fall 2008 schedule.

Course Webpage:

 

Additional materials and updated course information can be found on the course webpage:

    http://ntweb.deltastate.edu/vp_academic/abarton/SSC499SP08/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.

 

(3)  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 evaluation portfolio.  You can purchase the binder at the university bookstore or at a retail stationery store.

Course Activities:

In this course you will:

(1)  Develop a professional portfolio.

(2)  Consider how to use your portfolio in a job search.

(3)  Prepare a professional résumé.

(4)  Learn about life as a DSU alumnus.

(5)  Critically reflect on your experiences at DSU and in the Division of Social Sciences.

(6)  Engage in evaluations of DSU and in the Division of Social Sciences.

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 an assessment portfolio, which includes examples 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.

Your portfolio is the completion of the assignment started in SSC 101.  You should have compiled examples of your work since you began studying in the Division of Social Sciences.  During this semester, you will want to use these to create an assessment portfolio.  You will submit this at the end of the semester.  This will fulfill your portfolio requirement for the College of Arts and Sciences.

 

Submit your assessment portfolio is a folder with three clips that hold the sheets in place.

 
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