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SOC 101 – Introductory Sociology – Fall 2019
SLN 78621 – TTH 12-1:15 PM – MUR 201
Syllabus Table of Contents
Subject Page
1. Introduction 3
2. Instructor contact information 3
3. Required materials 3
4. Technical support 4
5. Abbreviations I use 4
6. What’s needed to succeed in this course? 5
7. Links to informational articles for students 5
8. Course set-up
 Course content 6
 Course organization 6
 Course format 6
 Study guides 6
9. What you should know about me as an Instructor 7
10. Course policies & procedures
 Emails 7
 Important deadlines 8
 Course conduct
1. General 8
2. Threatening or violent conduct 8
3. Title IX 8
 Absences and makeup work 9
1. Deaths in the family
2. Illness, injury or other forms of incapacitation
3. Observance of religious holidays
4. Participation in university-sanctioned activities
 Requests for incompletes 9
 Accommodation of students with disabilities 10
 Medical/ compassionate withdrawals 10
 Time zone differences 10
 Academic Integrity/ Dishonesty 10
11. Grading
 General information 11
 Extra credit 12
 Table: Point breakdown of course elements 13
 Table: Grading scale 13
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Subject Page
12. Testing
 General Information 13
 ASU campus locations where you can take your tests 13
 RLDB practice test 13
 Test mechanics 14
 Test policies 15
 Material covered on each test 15
 Table: Test timetable 17
13. Attendance
 General information 17
 Attendance Timetable 18
14. In-class participation
 General information 19
 Table: Participation Timetable 20
15. Planning for Canvas outages and/or computer problems 20
16. Course Outline 21
17. Appendix I: Honors contract requirements for SOC 101 25
18. Appendix II: Religious holidays recognized by ASU during Fall 2019 26
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SOC 101 – Introductory Sociology – Fall 2019
SLN 76821 – TTH 12-1:15 PM – MUR 201
Introduction :
Welcome to SOC 101! I hope you will find the course material both interesting and applicable to
your life. We look forward to working with you this semester.
Please don’t be daunted by the length of this syllabus. Just think of it as a reference guide for the
course. I make all my course syllabi this detailed – which causes them to be long - because I try
to anticipate in advance what questions my students will have and then answer them up front, in
the syllabus.
In another sense, the syllabus is also a contract between you and me. It states (a) what I will do,
as the course Instructor, (b) what the TAs will do, (c) what you must do, as a student enrolled in
the course and (d) the policies and timetable to which all of us must adhere.
Course Staff:
Name Title Location/ Duties Office Hours Email
Lisa Whitaker Instructor Office: SS 100-C MW 12:30-1:30 [email protected]
Zach Askew TA
Oversees tests, records
attendance and participation By appointment [email protected]
Zhengqian Li TA
Oversees tests, records
attendance and participation By appointment [email protected]
Required Materials:
 Textbook : Getting Started in Sociology, 6th edition, ISBN 9781260408584. Please note
that the 6th edition is REQUIRED.