CAPSTONE SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY AT THE NATION’S FIRST HBCU

Abstract

As the required capstone course for Social Relations majors concentrating in Sociology, the Senior Seminar at Cheyney University seeks to integrate academic knowledge, professional skills and students’ personal aspirations. The Seminar is conducted as a series of professional workshops, where students share their challenges, struggles and success in the...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Capstone Courses

Resource Type(s):

Syllabus

Class Level(s):

College 400

Class Size(s):

Small

Usage Notes

I suggest that the Senior Seminar at Cheyney University presents eight distinctive pedagogical elements. In brief, RSO 475:
(1) Addresses learning outcomes in both academic and professional development in one course, giving equal weight to both areas.
The primary purpose of the course is to integrate acquired academic knowledge in...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Ability to design, organize, and complete a formal sociological research paper of high academic quality, 6-10 pages in length.
2. Ability to identify and explore professional skills and knowledge you have acquired as a Social Relations/Sociology major.
3. Ability to execute a successful professional job search based upon your degree in sociology, experience, and career preferences.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Academic Objectives- Weekly submissions of step-by-step components of the final research paper- Dyadic interaction where pairs report back to class on one another’s progress
2. Professional Development Objectives- Weekly submissions of 1st draft and revisions of all materials- Mock Professional Interview as Final Exam