Jonathan Marx
Office: Kinard 334
Office Phone: EXT 4657
Office Hours: Wednes 10-11
Marxj@Winthrop.edu
Web Site:
http://faculty.winthrop.edu/marxj
Career Development for Sociology Majors
(1). –CRN 22221 - SOCL 298X - 001
“Vocation the place where your greatest
joy meets the world’s greatest need” Frederick
Buechner
The Sociology, Criminology and Anthropology Department offers programming that
can be useful in a wide variety of employment contexts. It is important for you
to be assertive about tailoring your college experience for either the job
market or graduate school/law school/medical school.
One departmental goal (2016/2017)
encourages majors early in the program to take personal responsibility by
identifying future career goals and mapping out plans for achieving them.
To this end,
this one credit hour course will expose the entering majors to a variety
of resources on campus that can aid the students in actualizing career
aspirations. First, the students
will be exposed to Career Services and Civic Engagement.
These career experts will discuss the process of gaining internships and
offer specific career building services such as resume’ construction and career
mapping. The students will begin assembling an electric portfolio.
Second, the students will gain “real
world” advice from recent PhDs, alumni
and retired social science professionals in the area.
Third, the majors will begin learning about departmental and worksite
expectations and gain feedback from both peer and the instructors.
Finally, the student will review strategies for developing resilience in
achieving goals in the major, career and life.
All students will read,
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life by Eric Greitens.
The New York Times Bestseller will
provide the subject for student presentation groups.
Your presentation should apply the
assigned lessons to the college experience.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES IN SOCL 298X
Successful students in SOCL 298 will:
-crystalize career goals and identify the necessary steps to achieve them
(career mapping, introduction
to salient university
services ,guest alumni speakers, resume writing, mentor interviews, and social
networking).
-gain
an understanding of professional expectations in the classroom and beyond in
areas such as resilience, responsibility in group work and presentation of self.
Winthrop Competencies:
Competency 2: Winthrop graduates are
personally and socially responsible.
Method:
Students will be prepared for class by reading assigned materials, arriving to
class on time, and participating in course discussions and lectures. Assessment:
Participation in discussions and timely arrivals will influence students’
grades. Professionalism is one component that their presentations are graded.
Competency
4: Winthrop graduates communicate effectively.
Method:
Student Groups will read and lead discussions of “Resilience”.
Assessment: Students will be graded
on writing assignments, participation in class, as well as leading the class in
discussion.
Requirements
Text:
Resilience: Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
by Eric Greitens Mariner
Press 2015.
Classroom Standards:
Be
respectful of all individuals in the classroom whether or not you agree with
them. This is essential for creating an environment in which all students
feel comfortable expressing themselves. Type all assignments unless otherwise
specified. Be on time. Consistent lateness will significantly reduce your
participation grade. Do the readings and be prepared to discuss them. Evidence
to the contrary will adversely affect your participation/preparedness grade. Do
not be rude. Ringing cell phones, private conversations, sleeping, studying for
another course, and text messaging are inappropriate in class. Such
actions will adversely affect your participation/preparedness grade. Be
professional. Failure to give a
presentation on your assigned day will result in a zero unless you have a
documented emergency. You will still have to complete the presentation
however to receive credit for the course.
Attendance:
Students will not pass if they miss over
five classes. And fewer will
significantly impact their participation grade.
Every day you miss you must hand in a page summary including reflection
about one of the listed chapters* within a week (end of following class) or your
grade will be significantly impacted (half grade reduction).
If the
work does not meet my expectations, it will be returned and the reduction will
be retained till the assignment does satisfy my expectations. If not judged
adequate within two weeks of the absence, the deduction will be become final.
I expect students to read the selections and participate in all
presentations. If you do not provide concrete evidence through
informed class involvement in the group presentations, you will not receive
a passing grade for the course. The
seriousness that you show in evaluating your classmates' presentation will also
be considered here. I or the presenter reserves the right to give pop
quizzes to access if readings are being read. Performance on these tests
will enter into my evaluation of "informed" class involvement. If you have
to miss a speaker, I need to know why.
Strong participation includes: 1)
displaying evidence that material has been read; 2) asking questions; 3) being
critical; 4) relating relevant life-experiences to the class and 5) answering my
questions. In essence read
materials and share your impressions.
After each session, a check + (2 points), check (1 point) or check - (0
points) will be allocated to each seminar participant to characterize their
verbal contributions. One point is
deducted for each absence.
*Vocation (chapter 10), Philosophy (chapter 11), Practice (chapter 12), Pain
(chapter 13), Mastering pain
(chapter14) or a career informational interview (sheet attached).
GRADING AND CLASS POLICIES: I
expect students to take quizzes and do presentations on the dates scheduled and
during the allotted time period.
Make-up exams are available under dire circumstances (EX: student is
hospitalized.) If you will not be
at the exam during its scheduled time you must notify me in advance, we will
then determine an appropriate course of action.
I reserve the right to give a make-up exam that is different from the
original exam.
All
dates given, and material covered can be changed at the instructor’s discretion,
therefore it is your job to keep informed via attendance, and getting make up
material from friends in class.
Take
pride in your own work and personal preparation for class.
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in this class. Any student
caught cheating on exams or plagiarizing their paper will receive a final course
grade of “F”.
Evaluation:
Student/Group Presentations (25%), Student Participation:
(20%), Quiz (3) and written assignments (1) 20%, satisfactory completion
of Resume and Career map with entry into electronic (15%), Final Presentation of
career maps (20%).
Group
presentations.
You (with group, I will assign you) will direct a discussion of the assigned
chapters for 20 minutes. Your
presentation will display your ability to think critically about the readings
assigned. A grading matrix (that we
will create together) will be available on my website/blackboard.
Each attendee (audience) will grade you project.
In other words, your classmates will grade your project.
I will average their scores with my own to determine grades.
Self-evaluation forms need to be completed by all group members before I will
allocate a grade. Each attendee
(audience) will grade you project.
In other words, your classmates will grade your project.
I will average their scores with my own to determine grades.
What do I want in the group
presentations?
1) I want
to see that you have read and understand the readings.
2) I want
to see that you can summarize the readings for the class and structure an
interesting
meaningful class.This is your opportunity to teach, I want you to create
an informed and dynamic short presentation.
I want you to get the class involved.
COURSE GRADES
A= 94-100
A- = 90-93
B+= 87-89
B = 80-86
C+= 77-79
C = 70-76
D+= 67-69
D =
60-66
F= 59 and under
Introduction-All dates are tentative and can be modified with notice to
students.
1.
In Kinard 216. 1/8
Introduction
Assign
Presentation Groups and Resume Assignment (put in electronic folder by 1/29)
(start
reading Eric Grietens,
Chapters 1-3 –quiz
on 3/5 )
Eagle
link https://www.winthrop.edu/cce/default.aspx?id=18925
2.
In
Kinard 216 1/22 What’s your career
goal? Strong Assessment Inventory
–Introduction CCE
Alan
Watts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khOaAHK7efc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YgEhvZDZVg
http://www.americananthro.org/AdvanceYourCareer/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1783
http://www.asanet.org/career-center/careers-sociology
Campus Opportunities
“You
can’t come to know a hammer by staring at it or reading about it you need to
hammer”
Martin Heidegger
3. 1/29
In
Kinard 216: CCE:
Services - Resume Services (
due and put in electronic folder )
Reading
Strong Results, Internships and Maps process
4. 2/5
International Center –Study Abroad with students that participated
previously
5. 2/12
Faculty Research and McNair:
Professor Maria Aysa –Lastra & other faculty
Advice
6. 2/19
Recent Graduate Student Panel-Mike Sickles, Cheryl Peace, Katie Knof,
Megan Smith
7. 2/26
Alumni, Professionals.
Trista Baird (special agent), Brandi Tolbert (SCDJJ), Jill Bryant (SCHHS)
Resilience and Presentations
8.
3/5 What makes a good
presentation? Quiz1
(5%) readings 1-3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7auriAoTN0
9.
3/19 Ted Talks on public speaking
(handout CL exercise)
ttps://www.ted.com/playlists/226/before_public_speaking
http://www.inc.com/ss/jeff-haden/20-public-speaking-tips-best-te
10.
3/26 Chapters 4
(G1), chapter 5 (G2) Beginnings and
Happiness Quiz2 (5%)
11.
4/2
Chapter 6 (G3), Chapter 9 (G4)
Models Page Essay:
CL exercise due (5%).
12.
4/9 Sage Advice : John
Maiolo ( retired Chair of Sociology ) East Carolina University
and Paul
Meyers (RHPD Recruiter)
13.
4/16. Chapter
7, 8
Identity-Action-Feelings (G5)
and Chapter
17, 18 (G6)
Quiz3 ( 5% )
14.
4/23 Start presentation of
Career Maps (All students must put in electronic folders),
course assessment.
Final: April 30 @8:00 remaining
presentation of career maps.
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If you have a condition which may adversely impact your ability to access
academics and/or campus life, and you require specific accommodations to
complete this course, contact the Office of Accessibility (OA) at 803-323-3290,
or, accessibility@winthrop.edu. Please inform me as early as possible, once you
have your official notice of accommodations from the Office of Accessibility.
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