Introduction to Sociology

Critical Thinking Projects

Robert Keel, Instructor

• A critical thinking project or paper may be submitted in lieu of the participation requirement. Students submitting a critical project are expected to complete all group activities. Students completing an optional critical thinking project are expected to attend class, but they cannot earn more than 130 points from their combined attendance, participation, and CT project scores.
• If you want to submit a critical thinking project, you must inform the instructor by Friday, February 9, 2007 at 5:00 PM
• Students working on critical thinking projects or other papers will be required to meet with the class TA on a regular basis (this can be accomplished by telephone or online), and submit and outline (10 points) and at least one rough draft (20 points) of their paper for review. The class TA will set due dates for these elements after a student initiates a request to complete the critical thinking project
• To submit your project, attach it to the "Critical Thinking Essay" assignment found in the Critical Thinking Projects folder in the Assignments area of the class MyGateway site.
• Reports on these projects must be typewritten, double-spaced and approximately 10 pages in length.
• 100 points possible.
• The deadline for submitting critical thinking projects is Monday, April 16, 2007 at 5:00 PM.  Late papers will not be accepted.

• General Guidelines for Papers

• Common Grammatical Errors

• Critical Thinking Project 1

• Critical Thinking Project 2

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Last Updated: Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:03 PM