Soc. 3280 Assignments, Readings, and Course Schedule

Sociology 3280: Society and Technology SP 2015 Assignments, Readings, and Course Schedule
Test Information All students are expected to attend both the Monday and Wednesday class sessions. Students may attend class face-to-face (live in the classroom), live via Collaborate internet connection, or by reviewing the archived Collaborate class sessions each week. See "Attendance" in the syllabus for more information. Read the assigned text material as early as you can. Review the associated online lecture notes (prior to coming to class--section 001, or attending a Collaborate session (section 002). These notes work best when viewed online. They are web documents with links you can explore for additional information, and to seek further clarification, on selected topics. Develop critical analyses and questions for discussion both in class and via the online discussion forums. There are a variety of resources in the class MyGateway site's "Course Documents" and "External Links" folders to assist you with your self-study. Readings listed as "Networked" are in the main text book, Raine, Lee and Barry Wellman. 2012. Networked: The New Social Operating System. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. Readings listed as " Van Dijk" reference lecture notes from, Van Dijk. 2012. The Network Society, 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. These are available via links provided on this page and in the on the main lecture note page. Readings listed as "Network Basics" reference lecture notes from, Kadushin, Charles. 2012. Understanding Social Networks: Theories, Concepts, and Findings. New Yor, NY: Oxford University Press. These are available via links provided on this page and in the on the main lecture note page. Readings listed as "Volti" reference lecture notes from, Volti, Rudi. 2014. Society and Technological Change. 7th edition. New York, NY: Worth Publishers. These are available via links provided on this page and in the on the main lecture note page. Times and Attendance: Monday and Wednesday 12:30-1:45 PM in 449 SSB. "Internet-Only" students are expected to review both the Monday AND the Wednesday archive each week for full attendance credit (by posting an archive review message), course content, and course information. Internet-only students are always welcome to attend the live class--face-to-face or via Collaborate. Don't forget your weekly "sign of life" postings--part of the participation requirement.
Academic Week	Day	Dates	Times	Topic	Collaborate	SOL	Assign. Due	Assignments and Readings Due (readings should be completed prior to class on day listed)
1	Mon	Jan 19	no class	Rev. Dr. M. L. King Birthday Holiday	n	........	.. ... ........ . ...	Please honor the remembrance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on this day
1	Wed	Jan 21	see above	Introduction and Overview	y	........	Read syllabus and review the class MyGateway site.	Introduction and class overview: What is a Network Society? Read syllabus and review the class MyGateway site.
2	Mon	Jan 26	see above	A New Social Operating System?	y	Week 1 SOL Due	Introduction Due	Networked chapter 1 and Van Dijk chapter 1 Introductory message due in the Week 1 SOL forum, as well as your second SOL for week 1, by 12:00 Noon.
	Wed	Jan 28	see above	Network Society and Network Basics	y	. ..	. ..	Van Dijk chapter 1 and chapter 2 and Network Basics
	Fri	Jan 30	5:00 PM	Syllabus quiz due	n		Syllabus quiz due	Complete syllabus quiz by 5:00 PM
3	Mon	Feb 2	see above	Network Society and Network Basics	y	Week 2 SOL Due	.. ... ........	Van Dijk chapter 1 and chapter 2 and Network Basics Be sure to complete the "Email Feedback Consent."
3	Wed	Feb 4	see above	Technological Change	y	........	.. ... ........	Van Dijk chapter 1 and chapter 3 and Volti, The Nature of Technology
4	Mon	Feb 9	see above	The Social Network Revolution	y	Week 3 SOL Due	CT Set-up and Part 1 Due	Networked chapter 2 and Van Dijk chapter 2 CT 1 due by 11:59 PM. Review Critical Thinking Project Overview and follow CT1 guidelines
4	Wed	Feb 11	see above	The Social Network Revolution	y	. ..	. ..	Networked chapter 2 and Van Dijk chapter 2
5	Mon	Feb 16	see above	The Internet Revolution	y	Week 4 SOL Due	Last day to withdraw without receiving a grade	Networked chapter 3 and Volti, The Internet Age Last day to withdraw without receiving a grade
5	Wed	Feb 18	see above	The Internet Revolution	.y	........		Networked chapter 3 and Volti, The Internet Age
6	Mon	Feb 23	see above	The Mobile Revolution	y	Week 5 SOL Due	.	Networked chapter 4
6	Wed	Feb 25	see above	The Mobile Revolution	y		.	Networked chapter 4
7	Mon	Mar 2	see above	Social Structure in a Network Society	y	Week 6 SOL Due	CT Part 2 Due	Van Dijk chapter 7 CT 2 due by 11:59 PM. Review Critical Thinking Project Overview and follow CT2 guidelines
7	Wed	Mar 4	see above	Social Structure in a Network Society	y	........	.. ......... ...... ...	Van Dijk chapter 7
8	Mon	Mar 9	see above	Networked Relationships	y	Week 7 SOL Due	.	Networked chapter 5
8	Wed	Mar 11	see above	Networked Relationships	y	. ..	.	Networked chapter 5
9	Mon	Mar 16	see above	Networked Families	y	Week 8 SOL Due	.. ......... ...... ...	Networked chapter 6
9	Wed	Mar 18	see above	Networked Families	y	........	.. ......... ...... ...	Networked chapter 6
Spring Break: March 21-March 29: Have some Fun!
10	Mon	Mar 30	see above	Networked Organizations	y	Week 9 SOL Due	. ..	Networked chapter 7
	Wed	Apr 1	see above	Networked Organizations	y	........	CT Part 3 Due.	Networked chapter 7 CT 3 due by 11:59 PM. Review Critical Thinking Project Overview and follow CT3 guidelines
11	Mon	Apr 6	see above	Digital Culture	y	Week 10 SOL Due	.. ......... ...... ...	Van Dijk chapter 8
11	Wed	Apr 8	see above	Digital Culture	y	........	.. ......... ...... .	Van Dijk chapter 8
12	Mon	Apr 13	see above	Networked Creators	y	Week 11 SOL Due	. . . .. ....	Networked chapter 8
12	Wed	Apr 15	see above	Networked Creators	y	. ..	. . . .. ....	Networked chapter 8
13	Mon	Apr 20	see above	Networked Information	y	Week 12 SOL Due	Last Day to Withdraw	Networked chapter 9 Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a course
	Wed	Apr 22	see above	Networked Information	y	........	. ........ ........	Networked chapter 9
	Thur	Apr 23	11:59 PM	CT Part 4 Due	y	........	. CT Part 4 Due ........	CT 4 due by 11:59 PM. Review Critical Thinking Project Overview and follow CT4 guidelines
14	Mon	Apr 27	see above	Thriving as a Networked Individual	y	Week 13 SOL Due	. ..	Networked chapter 10
14	Wed	Apr 29	see above	Thriving as a Networked Individual	y	. ..	. ..	Networked chapter 10
15	Mon	May 4	see above	The Future of Networked Individualism	y	Week 14 SOL Due	........	Networked chapter 11
15	Wed	May 6	see above	The Future of Networked Individualism	y	.......	........	Networked chapter 11
16	Sun	May 10	11:59 PM	CT Part 5 Due and Discussion Forums Close--all attendance must be finalized.	. ..	Week 15 SOL Due	CT Part 5 Due	CT 5 due by 11:59 PM. Review Critical Thinking Project Overview and follow CT5 guidelines Discussion Forums Close for the semester. Archive viewing (for credit) for week 15 must be completed by end of the day.

End of day: Unless otherwise posted, assignments are due by the end of the day listed: 11:59 PM (23:59). Students who submit work past a due date are subject to penalties, point deductions, or not having their work accepted for grading.

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