TY - JOUR AU - Finkelstein, Marv PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Soc. 495 Senior Seminar JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/soc-495-senior-seminar-finkelstein SP - AB - The Senior Seminar is the capstone course designed by the Department of Sociology andCriminal Justice Studies, as a means of assessing the extent to which graduating seniors have met the academic goals of the major in sociology. These goals are as follows:1. Understanding the Sociological Perspective A. The ability to comprehend that society has an existence above and beyond the individuals and groups that comprise it; that social relationships are self-generating and ongoing. B. The ability to identify and analyze gender, race, and class differences that unify and divide people; to understand interests, needs, and power differentials, as these relate to the social distribution of human resources; to understand cultural diversity and relativity, and to appreciate human interdependence.C. The ability to comprehend that social norms, roles, values, and beliefs are sociallyconstructed through the process of interaction, and application of those meanings topeople, actions, and events.2. Applied Analytical/Problem-Solving Skills A. The ability to develop a research project, a question or problem, collect/generate appropriate data, analyze, suggest implications, pose solutions, assess consequences and effects, and to use quantitative and qualitative methodologies in the refinement of sociological knowledge.3. Participatory and Policy-Analysis Skills A. The ability to understand, participate in, and foster group activities; to analyze and facilitate cooperation, leadership, decision making, interpersonal communication in group contexts; analyze complex social problems and relate them to social, political, and economic policies, and develop practical alternatives. ER -