Soc. 3280 Assignments, Readings, and Course Schedule

Sociology 3280: Society and Technology SP 2011 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 the Wimba Live Classroom internet connection, or by reviewing the archived Wimba 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 Wimba session (section 001). 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 "Volti" are in the main text book, Volti, Rudy. 2010. Society and Technological Change, 6th edition. Worth Publishing. New York. Times and Attendance: Monday and Wednesday 3:30-4:45 PM in 400 Clark. "Internet-Only" students are expected to review both the Monday AND the Wednesday archive each week for full attendance credit, course content, and course information. Internet-only students are always welcome to attend the live class--face-to-face or via Wimba. Don't forget your twice weekly "sign of life" postings--part of the participation requirement.
Academic Week	Day	Dates	Times	Topic	Wimba	SOL	Assign. Due	Assignments and Readings Due (readings should be completed prior to class on day listed)
1	Mon	Jan 17	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 19	see above	Introduction and Overview	y	........	Read Syllabus and Chapter 1 from Ritzer	Introduction and class overview. Read syllabus and review the class MyGateway site.
2	Mon	Jan 24	see above	Social Structure, Technology, and Change	y	Week 2 SOL Due	intro. due	Volti, Chapters 1 and 2 Social Structure, Technology, and Change Introductory message due in the Week 1 SOL forum
2	Wed	Jan 26	see above	Society and Technology	y	. ..	Wiki Lab and Xplana Demo	We'll spend time working on the wikis and learning how to use Xplana
3	Sun	Jan 30	11:59 PM	Syllabus quiz due	n		Syllabus quiz due	Complete syllabus quiz
	Mon	Jan 31	see above	Society and Technology	y	Week 3 SOL Due	Group Set-up and Personal Wiki Page due .... .	Volti, Chapters 3 and 4 Be sure to complete the "Email Feedback Consent." You can find the email feedback consent "test" in the "Assignments" area of MyGateway. Until you give consent, you will have to visit Prof. Keel or a TA to receive full feedback on your wiki work
	Wed	Feb 2	see above	Social Philosophy,Technology, and Modern Life	y	........	........	Volti, Chapters 3 and 4
4	Mon	Feb 7	see above	Socio-Cultural Contexts	y	Week 4 SOL Due	24 Hours with Technology Wiki Essay due	Volti, Chapters 5 and 16 Socio-Cultural Contexts
4	Wed	Feb 9	see above	Socio-Cultural Contexts	y	. ..	. ..	Volti, Chapters 5 and 16 Socio-Cultural Contexts
5	Mon	Feb 14	see above	Theories of Technology: Techological Determinism	y	Week 5 SOL Due	........	Volti, Chapters 17 and 18 Theories of Technology: Techological Determinism Comments on at least four (4) other students' (or groups') "Technology and Everyday Life" wiki presentations (end of day).
5	Wed	Feb 16	see above	Theories of Technology: Alternatives to Technological Determinism	.y	........	Wiki Lab	Volti, Chapters 17 and 18 Theories of Technology: Alternatives to Technological Determinism
6	Mon	Feb 21	see above	Project 3 Presentations	y	Week 6 SOL Due	Project 3 Presentations Due ..	Review Volti, Chapters 6-8; review other groups presentations
6	Wed	Feb 23	see above	Project 3 Presentations	y		. ... ..	Review Volti, Chapters 9-11; review other groups presentations
7	Mon	Feb 28	see above	Project 3 Presentations	y	Week 7 SOL Due	........... ........ .	Review Volti, Chapters 12-15; review other groups presentations Comments on at least four (4) other groups' Project 3 presentations (end of day).
7	Wed	Mar 2	see above	The Social Construction of Technology	y	........	.. ........... ........ .	Volti, Chapters16, 17, and 18 Theories of Technology: Techological Determinism Theories of Technology: Alternatives to Technological Determinism
8	Mon	Mar 7	see above	The Social Construction of Technology	y	Week 8 SOL Due	. ... ..	The Social Construction of Technology
8	Wed	Mar 9	see above	The Social Construction of Technology	y	. ..	. ..	The Social Construction of Technology
9	Mon	Mar 14	see above	Marx, Conflict, and Critical Theory: Power, Social Control and Technology and Technology, Groups and Social Institutions	y	Week 9 SOL Due	.. ........... ........ . ...	Marx, Conflict, and Critical Theory: Power, Social Control and Technology
9	Wed	Mar 16	see above	Group Day	y	........	.. ........... ........ . ...	Group day--time to meet with your group (some time) and finalize plans for project 4. Prof. Keel will be in the classroom to offer advice and consulation.
10	Mon	Mar 21	see above	Project 4 Presentations	y	Week 10 SOL Due	Project 4 Presentations Due . ..	Read and Review other groups presentations
	Wed	Mar 23	see above	Project 4 Presentations	y	. .. ...	. . . .. ....	Read and Review other groups presentations Comments on at least four (4) other groups' Project 4 presentations (end of day).
	Friday	Mar 25	see above	Comments on at least four (4) other groups' Project 4 presentations (end of day).	. ..	. .. ...	. . . .. ....	Comments on at least four (4) other groups' Project 4 presentations (end of day).
Spring Break: March 26-April 3: Have some Fun!
11	Mon	Apr 4	see above	Technology, Groups and Social Institutions	y	Week 11 SOL Due	.. ... ................ . ...	Technology, Groups and Social Institutions
	Wed	Apr 6	see above	Technology: Embodiment, Self, and Everyday Life	y	........	........	Technology: Embodiment, Self, and Everyday Life
	Sat	Apr 9	. ..	Last Day to Withdraw	n		. ..	Last day a student may drop or withdraw from a course
12	Mon	Apr 11	see above	Sherry Turkle and Life on the Screen	y	Week 12 SOL Due	. ..	Technology: Embodiment, Self, and Everyday Life
12	Wed	Apr 13	see above	Project 5 Organization Day	y	. ..	. ..	Project 5 Organization Day: We'll review your project 5 ideas, clarify expectations for presentations and your final project. Everyone should try to attend.
13	Mon	Apr 18	see above	Sherry Turkle and Life on the Screen	y	Week 13 SOL Due	........	Read Notes: Sherry Turkle and Life on the Screen
13	Wed	Apr 20	see above	Issues in the Information Age	y	........	........	We'll have some fun, and focus on today's technology.
14	Mon	Apr 25	see above	Group Presentations	y	Week 14 SOL Due	Project 5 Presentations Due	Read and Review other groups presentations
14	Wed	Apr 27	see above	Group Presentations	y	. ..	. ..	Read and Review other groups presentations
15	Mon	May 2	see above	No Class	y	Week 15 SOL Due	........	No Class
15	Wed	May 4	see above	Group Presentations	y		Test Opens	Read and Review other groups presentations Test Opens
16	Sun	May 8	11:59 PM	Discussion Forums Close--all attendance must be finalized. Comments on other students' fourth wiki contribution due, too	. ..		. ..	Discussion Forums Close for the semester. Archive viewing (for credit) for week 15 must be completed. And, your comments on other students' 4th wiki contributions are also due--all by end of the day.
16	Thur	May 12	11:59 PM	Final Exam Due	. ..		Test closes	Last day to take the Test--due end of the day.

*Each week, except for week one, your SOL must be posted in the upcoming week's SOL thread by 12:00 Noon on the Monday of that week (week 2's SOL must be posted by 12:00 Noon on Monday of Week 2). See, the Weekly SOL section of the syllabus for more information

Wiki lab: We'll be spending the majority of time working on the Sociological Theory Wiki Project. Online (live) students are welcome to join in the sessions (any student is always welcome to attend the live sessions--online or in-class. For the labs, we will be using the computer stations in the classroom: 005 CCB. Those viewing the archives should review at least the first few minutes of the archive--I'll give instructions for their individual contributions.

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.

Wimba: Wimba Live Classroom is an online, synchronous learning tool we will be using this semester. Wimba allows students to "attend" a live class via the Internet, and it also allows me to record class sessions so that students can access and review the recordings (archives). A brief explanation for using Wimba is included in the course syllabus and at http://www.wimba.com/services/support/. You can contact Horizon Wimba Technical Support by phone (toll-free): 866.350.4978 or email: technicalsupport@wimba.com. You'll find a link to Wimba on the navigation menu of our course MyGateway site. To attend a live course session, you will need a computer with Internet access, as well as speakers and a microphone (a headset works best). Be sure to run the "Set Up Wizard" to insure your computer is properly configured for the Wimba Live Classroom interface. To review archived class sessions, you'll just need speakers. Any student is invited to participate via the live interface (Wimba session classes are noted on the "Assignments, Readings, and Course Schedule" found in the Assignments area). All students (especially those in the Internet-only section) are encouraged to use the archived sessions in their studies for the course. Learn more about how Wimba is used in this class.

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