Course Specific Research Support for SOC 232: Home
Death and Dying: Cultures and Issues course outcomes related to research skills:
- SOC 232 CCOGCompare the changing social, psychological, cultural, religious, spiritual, ethical and historical changing patterns of death beliefs and traditions related to varying modes of death, across the lifespan using sociological perspectives.
Other indicators of required research or information seeking:
From the Outcome and Assessment Strategies:
- Assigned papers and research projects
Bridging competencies to support research and information seeking at this level:
- Navigate to library website to set up search strategy for library sources
- Identify indicators of authorship, authority, and currency
- Differentiate between evidence and opinion
Corresponding research and information seeking outcomes for SOC 232
1. Develop a research question for exploring differences in belief systems and practices related to death, dying, and bereavement from various sociological perspectives
2. Identify information sources from both the consumer and professional levels, to support clients in a compassionately and in a culturally aware way during the process of end-of-life decisions
3. Locate generated source citations or gather elements for citations in APA format
Librarian Instructional Objectives:
1. Use the Library search and library databases to locate relevant sources, both popular and peer-reviewed
2. Identify relevant journals and peer-reviewed articles in library databases and with advanced web search techniques
3. Use library database (and library search) citation generators, other citation and bibliography tools
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)
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