Course Specific Research Support for SOC 219: Home
Introduction to Sociology of Religion course outcomes related to research skills:
- SOC 219 CCOGIdentify the impact of religion in terms of social class, race, gender, and sexuality.
Evaluate the role of religion in current events, including social conflict.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies
- Term or research papers, using a variety of research strategies
- Oral presentations
- Group research, analysis, and presentation projects
From the Competencies and Skills:
- Use varied and effective research techniques and strategies
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Select a topic area to try initial searches through the internet or library sources
- Navigate to library website to set up search strategy for library sources
- Identify the container of the information to identify the type of information source
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for SOC 219
- Explore the impact and role of religion from sociological perspectives in order to develop a research question.
- Locate and use sources of sociological research from discipline specific and inter-disciplinary journals
- Capture generated source citations or gather elements for attribution in APA format
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
- Locate and use background information to identify the various dimensions of a topic area, in order to refine a researchable question
- Identify relevant library databases to search for discipline specific sources
- Identify providers of professional level information sources relevant to the topic
- Identify author, including corporate authors, full date of publication, title of source, and producer (URL if relevant), inclusive page numbers (and DOI and volume/issue numbers if relevant) for citations for sources used
Placement of courses on an Information Literacy Continuum
Courses | Instructional Stages | Student's Developmental Stage |
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Connecting to College |
1. I know where the library is located and about some of the services provided. |
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Information Seeking |
2. I can identify a topic, and identify useful information sources to read about it. |
SOC 204 |
Information Literacy Skills |
3. I can develop a topic statement, locate and use library sources, and begin informational research. |
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Academic or Career/ Technical Related |
4. I evaluate the sources I have found for relevancy to my field, and I know who some of the experts are. |
Inquiry and Exploration for Research |
5. I can identify pro- and con-positions on a topic. I can identify the perspectives of various experts in a field. |
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Discipline- or Area of Study Specific |
6. I can support my position on an issue with evidence. I can accurately summarize the scholarly or professional conversation. |
Librarian Liaison to the Sociology SAC (Subject Area Committee)
Contact: Sara Seely, Librarian at the Rock Creek campus
Sociology courses with outcomes related to research and information seeking
- SOC 221: Globalization and International RelationsSOC 221 is cross-listed with EC 221, PS 221
- SOC 234: Death: Crosscultural PerspectivesSOC 234 is cross-listed with ATH 234
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To update Course outcomes, contact: Pam Kessinger