Edited Book Project in Classical Sociological Theory

Abstract

The "edited sociological book" project was developed as part of an effort to reimagine the required classical theory course at Lehman College (CUNY) to make its instruction less top-down and more focused on the skills students need in the practice of their sociological profession. The assignment calls on students to become editors of a sociological volume...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Theory

Resource Type(s):

Assignment

Class Level(s):

College 300

Class Size(s):

Small

Usage Notes

Usage Notes: -A significant amount of class time (1-2 hours out of 4 during the second half of the semester) was devoted to finding sources and to writing some of its components (some prompts the class was given are included as an appendix). Instructors that do not have access to computer labs or enough lecture time are encouraged to develop similar...

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Demonstrate knowledge of sociological traditions by developing the skills to find and correctly identify journal articles written from specific perspectives.
2. Distinguish peer reviewed sociological journal articles on a specific topic from other non-sociological or non-peer reviewed sources
3. Use the conventions of a professional sociological writing genre to discuss the contribution that each sociological tradition can make to understanding a specific topic and to advancing the field of sociology.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Sources are evaluated on whether they are correctly identified as being from a sociological tradition, by looking at the concepts or framework that they use.
2. Sources are evaluated on whether they are peer reviewed and well-aligned with the book topic.
3. Writing effectiveness is measured by looking at whether the student presents a convincing rationale for including the source as a "chapter" in an "edited book". And whether they are able to include sentences connecting sources together.