INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR IN
THE SOCIAL SCIENCES
SSC 499

 

COURSE SYLLABUS
SPRING 2007

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For the remainder of the semester, we will meet in 208 Bailey.

 

Course Information:

 

Meeting Place:  208 Bailey Hall

Meeting Times:  Wednesdays, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (Jan. 10–Feb. 28)

Instructor Information:

 

Instructor: Dr. Alan Barton

Office: 37 Ward 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:

 

    Monday 2:00 – 6:00 pm

    Tuesday 2:00 – 6:00 pm
    Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00 am; 1:00 pm – 2:00 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.

 

Spring semester 2007 is the first time this course is offered, and will serve as a pilot for the future.  As a result, you will play an important role in helping us develop and define this course, and what students in the future can accomplish and learn through assessment=based education.

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 two items for this course.  First is a large blue book, 8.5 x 11", which we will use for in-class writing assignments..  The second item is a 1" binder that you can use for your portfolio.  You can purchase these items 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 do some in-class informal writing, and prepare items such as a résumé and an evaluation of the Division of Social Sciences. 

 
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