CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY // ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINES AND DEADLINES

ASSIGNMENT Discussion Forum Participation

REQUIREMENTS Post weekly response to my discussion forum posts titled DISCUSS and under the Discussion category (between 10/20-12/6). Post thoughtful and engaging responses to your peers posts on course website (1-3/week) (after 10/11). 1) Post 6-8 visual portfolio posts that include (at least): 1 photo/image, 2-3 paragraphs of analysis, and 1-2 research interests/questions (between 10/2012/4). 2) Present favorite post or introduce us to new theorist (2-3 min). 3) Write memo to me describing work/progress through course.

GUIDELINES CAN BE FOUND: 1) Coursekit under Resources 2) Course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-discuss 1) Coursekit under Resources 2) Course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-discuss 1) Coursekit under Resources 2) Overview at course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-visual 3) Details at course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-visualdetails

DEADLINES Please post responses to my weekly discussion forums (typically posted on Thursday evenings) by following Wednesday, by 9 PM. I encourage you post more than once to respond to peers/build discussion. Please post responses to your peers weekly posts each week. Think QUALITY over QUANTITY in terms of your posting, but I suggest 1-3 thoughtful, engaging, and helpful responses per week by Wednesday, 9 PM. 1) Please post your visual portfolio pieces weekly by Fridays, 6 PM (between 10/2012/4). 2) Presentations will be on 12/1. 3) Memo will be due via email to me by 12/4, 6 PM. Guidelines for posting to Wordpress: http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-wordpress

Online Participation

Visual Portfolios

Group Projects

1) Decide on project topic. 2) Create social media project. 3) Share with world. 4) Present project to peers/me (1012 min). 5) Evaluate self, peers, and group members.

1) Coursekit under Resources 2) Overview at course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-groupproject 3) Details at course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-projectdetails

1) Project topics due 11/7, 9 AM. 2) Status update forms due on 11/7, 11/16, 11/18, and 11/23 by 9 AM. Submit at: http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-status 3) Project materials will be due via email to me by 11/28, 9 PM. 4) Presentations will be on 11/29. 5) All evaluations will be due by 12/2, 6 PM. Submit at: http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-evals and in class on 11/29.

Digital Show + Tell

1) Find digital artifact. 2) Post to course website. 3) Present piece to class (3-5 min).

1) Coursekit under Resources 2) Course website at http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-digi

Sign up sheets are sent to you via email and are available in your Oxy/Gmail account under Documents. Guidelines for posting to Wordpress: http://tinyurl.com/iheartsoc-wordpress