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Unit Number
017700
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Institutional
Goal:
Unit Name
Sociology (SOC)
Person Responsible
Mindy Reynolds
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2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
60% of students will be able to differentiate between the early founders of sociology
and identify their contributions to Sociology.
Goal 2 ­ Assist students in overcoming deficiences and acquiring skills fundamental to
further academic and career achievement.
End­of­term assessment from Spring 2014 reveals that only 46% of traditional
Initial
students and 38% of online students were able to correctly identify the early founders
Assessment: of Sociology and their contributions to the development of Sociology as a scientific
discipline.
Scheduled
Completion Spring 2015
Date:
Budget
Amount:
0
These founders are covered in the material for test one. After the first test, students
who missed the specific questions regarding these founders will be given an
additional activity. IE: Students will be given an index card with the following
Action Plan: instructions: Write three significant contributions of each founder on the front of the
card. Also, they will be asked to apply each founder's theory to a modern­day
example on the back of the card. These cards will be reviewed by the instructor for a
quiz grade.
Outcome will be measured by a multiple choice departmental assessment at the end
Outcome
of the semester. It is up to the individual instructors whether or not to include this in
Measure:
semester grade calculations.
OVERALL RESULTS
End of semester results for fall determined that only 36% of students could correctly
Results:
identify the early founders. The results for spring semester show a similar deficit; only
41% of the students correctly identified the early founders in Sociology.
In an effort to encourage optimal student performance, the multiple choice
assessment will be used as a portion of the class average. As it is used now, the
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students do not receive any credit for completing the assessment quiz, therefore, they
may not do their best.
Program
The goal was not met. However, there was a 5% improvement from the fall to the
Improvement: spring as results improved from 36% to 41%.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
The online student results were very low in the fall semester with 19% of the students
correctly identifying the founders. In the spring semester, the assessment results
showed 25% of students could correctly identify the founders.
In an effort to encourage optimal student performance, the assessment quiz will be
used as a portion of the class average. As it is used now, the students do not receive
any credit for completing the assessment quiz, therefore, they do not do their best.
Program
The goal was not met. But, there was a 6% improvement from the fall to the spring
Improvement: semester.
Use of
Results:
No
Supporting
File
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Program Operational Outcome
Outcome:
In the Spring of 2014, a new end­of­term assessment was developed. After
administering and reviewing the 20­question, multiple choice assessment, it was
found that two questions, #14 and #20, needed to be revised for the Fall Semester
2014 end­of­term assessment.
Institutional
Goal:
Goal 2 ­ Assist students in overcoming deficiences and acquiring skills fundamental to
further academic and career achievement.
Initial
Errors were found in the test after it was administered. One was poorly worded, and
Assessment: one had two correct answers.
Scheduled
Completion Fall 2014
Date:
Budget
Amount:
0
Action Plan:
The two questions will be rewritten and the new questions will be reviewed by SOC
instructors in the Department before they are added to the exam.
Outcome
The new questions will be added to the end­of­semester exam.
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
The test was updated and distributed to instructors, and the students were assessed
Results:
at the end of Fall Semester 2014.
Use of
Results:
The revised test will be used again in the spring of 2015.
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The SOC end­of­term assessment is now written correctly. Poorly worded question
#14 yielded correct responses of 60% in the spring of 2014. However, with the
Program
Improvement: rewording, 75% of the respondents answered correctly in the fall of 2014 and 84%
answered correctly in the spring of 2015. Question #20 had two correct answers
previously so the results in spring of 2014 were null. But, results showed correct
responses of 81% in the fall of 2014 and 70% for the spring of 2015.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
The same test was updated for the online class as well.
The test will be given to the online students in the spring of 2015.
The online SOC assessment is now written correctly. Results showed correct
responses of 75% in the fall 2014 and 80% in the spring of 2015 for question #14, the
Program
poorly worded question, which yielded correct responses of 62% in the spring of
Improvement: 2014. Question #20 did not have results for spring of 2014 as it had two correct
answers; but in the fall of 2014, 64% answered correctly and in the spring of 2015,
76% answered the question correctly.
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assessment quiz updated fa 14.docx Outcome
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2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
At least 80% of students enrolled in Sociology will be able to identify the three major
sociological theories.
Institutional Goal 2 ­ Assist students in overcoming deficiences and acquiring skills fundamental to
Goal:
further academic and career achievement.
In the Spring 2013 assessment, 47% of students correctly identified the three major
Initial
sociological theories. In the Spring 2014 assessment, 81% of students correctly
Assessment: identified the three major sociological theories. Assessment for these theories will still
be maintained for 2014­15 since these are a core requirement for Sociology.
Outcome:
Scheduled
Completion
Date:
Budget
Amount:
Action Plan:
Outcome
Measure:
Spring 2015
0
At the beginning of each semester, the three major sociological theories will be
presented in lecture format, and a unit test will be given. Throughout the semester,
each of the three theories will be reviewed periodically in conjunction with new test
material. The online instructor will assign the theories as part of the reading material
for test 1, and an exam will be given. In every unit of material from the text book, the
application of these three theories are covered.
Outcome will be measured by an end­of­semester multiple choice assessment. It is
up the the individual instructors whether or not to include this in semester grade
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calculations.
OVERALL RESULTS
End of fall semester results determined that 75% of the students correctly identified
Results:
the three major sociological theories; in the spring the results showed that 73% of the
students correctly identified the theories.
In an effort to encourage optimal student performance, the assessment quiz will be
Use of
used as a portion of the final exam grade. As it is used now, the students do not
Results:
receive any credit for completing the assessment quiz, therefore, they do not do their
best.
Program
The goal was not met, by a deficit of 5% and 7% respectively. And, the results were
Improvement: not as favorable as the year before.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
End of fall semester results determined that 70% of the students correctly identified
the three major sociological theories; in the spring the results showed that 68% of the
students correctly identified the theories.
Use of
Results:
In an effort to encourage optimal student performance, the assessment quiz will be
used as a portion of the final exam grade. As it is used now, the students do not
receive any credit for completing the assessment quiz, therefore, they do not do their
best.
Program
The goal was not met, by a deficit of 10% and 12% respectively.
Improvement:
No
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Please put you name and the answers on your scantron. Mark the best choice for each question.
1. Which of the following individuals coined the term “sociology” and is considered to be the “father of
sociology”? His approach to Sociology is called “positivism,” an approach based on positive facts rather
than mere speculation.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Max Weber
Auguste Comte
Emile Durkheim
Herbert Spencer
2. Which of the following individuals is known for his suicide studies and used his studies to argue that
Sociology should be a scientific discipline? He is also considered to be the “father of Scientific Sociology.”
a.
b.
c.
d.
Karl Marx
Auguste Comte
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
3. Which of the following sociologists had an important influence on the development of the social-conflict
approach, through his argument that social revolutions were going to change the face of Europe during the
Industrial Revolution, when the workers would overthrow the owners of production?
a..
b.
c.
d.
Auguste Comte
Karl Marx
Herbert Spencer
Max Weber
4. Which of the following early sociologists argued that bureaucracies, particularly monarchies, were
inefficient and sought to rationalize all human behavior? He also proposed that one’s socioeconomic status
is composed of prestige, power and wealth.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
WEB Dubois
5) The sociological theory /perspective that views society as an arena of inequality that generates conflict
and change is the ___________________ approach. This approach usually focuses on race, age and gender.
a.
b.
c.
d.
traditional-rational approach.
symbolic-interaction approach.
social-conflict approach.
structural-functional approach.
6) The sociological theory /perspective that views society as a complex system whose parts work together
to promote solidarity and stability is the ___________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
traditional-rational approach.
symbolic-interaction approach.
social-conflict approach.
structural-functional approach.
7) The sociological theory / perspective that sees our lives as a product of everyday interactions with other
individuals is the __________________.
a.
b.
c.
d.
symbolic-interaction approach
social-conflict approach
structural-functional approach
traditional-rational approach
8) Which of the following statements about culture is false?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Culture is passed down from generation to generation.
Language is the most important component of culture.
Culture varies very little between geographical locations.
America is considered to be the most multi-cultural nation on the earth.
9) Which of the following terms refers to a social position a person receives at birth, such as being
Mexican, or takes on involuntarily later in life, such as being a teenager?
a.
b.
c.
d.
conflict status
achieved status
ascribed status
strain status
10) Which organizational model is rationally designed to perform tasks efficiently, but often criticized for
its inefficiency and tendency to alienate and ritualize?
a.
b.
c.
d.
oligarchy
network
bureaucracy
monarchy
11) An individual’s family, school, peer group, and the mass media all contribute to the development of
that individual’s human potential and teach that individual the shared culture of the society he/she lives in.
This process, which is a lifelong process, is known as
a.
b.
c.
d.
institutionalization.
industrialization.
socialization.
post-industrialization.
12) Which of the following statements about an individual's socialization is false?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sociologists agree that nurture (environment) has more influence on a child that nature (genetics)
The social class that a child is born into does not have an effect on their lives in any way
Socialization is a life-long process but individuals are heavily influenced in their early years
Children that are raised in severe isolation are at a disadvantage in language development
13) Which one of the following statements about social stratification is false?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Social stratification is a trait of every society.
Generally, social mobility between social classes happens very slowly.
A person’s socioeconomic status is a combination of one’s wealth, power and prestige.
The caste system offers more individual freedoms than the class system.
14)
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following characteristics is not affected by one’s social class?
values
health and health care
socialization practices
all of the above are affected by one’s social class
15) Which theory explains deviance in terms of society placing pressure on individuals to achieve cultural
goals and the means available to achieve them?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sutherland’s differential association theory
Hirschi’s control theory
Merton’s strain theory
labeling theory
16) Which theory explains that deviant behavior stems from the amount of interaction an individual has
with other deviant individuals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sutherland’s differential association theory
Hirschi’s control theory
Merton’s strain theory
labeling theory
17) Which of the following statements regarding the family is false?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The family is considered to be the most important agent of socialization for a child.
The divorce rate has increased since the 1930s.
The family is an institution that is found in all societies.
Around the world, family patterns are the same in every society.
18) A researcher investigates how poverty might influence relationships between children and their
parents by following three families living in poverty every day for a month. This is an example of which
research orientation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
latent-level
manifest-level
macro-level
micro-level
19)
A researcher investigates how American college students feel about abortion by e-mailing a survey
to 100,000 randomly-selected college students across the country. This is an example of which research
orientation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
20)
a.
b.
c.
d.
latent-level
manifest-level
macro-level
micro-level
Which of the following statements about intergroup relations is false?
Typically, people in the United States tend to marry people like themselves.
It is common for people who are born into poverty to rise to the middle class.
Social control within a society helps to guide a person’s behavior.
An individual’s peers usually have an effect on their behavior and choices.