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The purpose of taking this course is to come up with new ideas of presenting my online SOC101 course. I find the way that I am presenting it a tad boring to me, I can't imagine what my students think.

Although this is my first time teaching online using Blackboard I am discovering some very interesting things. I completed my master's degree online through the University of Phoenix. There is a big difference in being an online student and being an online instructor. I am finding a lot of students who don't like that I facilitate the course weekly requiring weekly accountability. Many of my students have overflowed their plates (like myself) and are struggling to keep their head above water, but thought adding an online class would be easy.


Monday, February 25, 2008

MCCD Official Course Competencies: Introduction to Sociology

We will cover the Maricopa County Community College Official Course Competencies as described below. This information was taken from the MCCCD website-www.maricopa.edu.

1.

Define sociology and explain how it differs from other social sciences. (I)

2.

Explain the sociological imagination and how it operates in everyday life. (I)

3.

Describe the basic theoretical perspectives sociologists use to analyze social phenomena. (II)

4.

Name and briefly describe the importance of selected major theorists to the field of sociology. (II)

5.

List and explain the stages in a basic research design. (III)

6.

Describe and differentiate between qualitative and quantitative research methods. (III)

7.

Define the basic sociological concepts: culture, society, socialization, social structure, groups, and institutions. (IV)

8.

Describe values and norms, including mores, folkways, and laws. (IV)

9.

Describe societal and structural factors that can influence individual behavior. (V)

10.

Describe sociological/psychological theories as they relate to the development of the self.(V)

11.

Describe the influence of selected institutions on society and the individual. (VI)

12.

Describe the effect of race/ethnicity, sex/gender, and age on social inequality. (VII)

13.

Explain major sociological perspectives on social class. (VII)

14.

Explain how conflict, functionalist, and symbolic interactionist theoretical perspectives view deviance and conformity. (VIII)

15.

Describe and explain social change, including the influence of collective behavior, social movements, and demographic factors. (IX)

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About Me

Oh goodness, where to begin. I have been adjunct faculty for two years, teaching Sociology. I primarily work for Glendale CC, usually pick up a class for Mesa Red Mountain every semester, I have also taught at South Mountain CC. I am teaching my first online SOC101 course for GCC using Blackboard. I think my class is a little (okay a lot) boring so I took this course to try and jazz it up a bit. And because I have so much free time (haha). I am also a licensed real estate agent and I work full-time in North Scottsdale.