Sociology, as an empirical social science, aims to analyze and understand the relationship and interrelationship of human beings in their various social contexts. The goal of this course is to provide students with a sociological perspective for analyzing reality, serving as a complementary lens to other disciplines such as philosophy, political science, or economics. To achieve this, the course will delve into the practice of sociology as a science and its main theoretical and methodological approaches through key authors, both classical and contemporary. Additionally, central concepts of this discipline will be explored to deepen the understanding of how society works.
UNIT 01 Origins of sociology. Sociology as a science. The object of sociology.
UNIT 02 Methods of sociology. Fundamental sociological concepts.
BLOCK 03 The classics of sociology, major schools of thought, and main sociological theories.
BLOCK 04 Socialization and social control.
BLOCK 05 Stratification and inequality.
BLOCK 06 Social change.
BLOCK 07 Sustainability and globalization.
The teaching methodology used in the delivery of the course will combine the presentation of theoretical content, personal study, and the completion of assignments with the active participation of students. The teaching staff will combine all or some of the following activities:
Work in the classroom:
Lectures. Lectures refer to the presentation by the instructors of the theoretical content of the course, guidance for students on basic readings and supplementary information sources, and the establishment of guidelines and keys for completing theoretical-practical assignments.
Seminars. Seminars are spaces for collaborative work where students will carry out guided activities and debate sessions based on work previously prepared by them or on questions proposed at the beginning of the seminar by the instructors. Throughout the seminars, the instructors will address the questions raised by the students. The topics covered in these seminars will allow for deeper engagement with the theoretical content of the course.
Continuous Assessment. Assessment is an integrated part of the teaching-learning process. In this course, continuous assessment will be carried out, combining the submission and presentation of assignments with the development of objective (written) tests throughout the semester. At the same time, the instructors will provide feedback on students? progress. Failure to meet submission deadlines for assignments will result in a penalty in the final grade: assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a maximum grade of 8/10.
Work or activities outside the classroom:
Independent student work. Independent work consists, on the one hand, of reading selected texts and preparing outlines, summaries, concept maps, etc. based on them; and, on the other, of preparing individual assignments?particularly essays, case analyses, and reports?to be submitted and presented in class or via the online platform.
Tutorials. All students will have the opportunity to request individual or group tutorials, by prior appointment, with the instructors. These tutorials may be aimed at resolving doubts related both to content and to the completion of assignments.
Ordinary Exam Session:
In order to be evaluated in the ordinary exam session, all activities subject to evaluation must be completed. These evaluable activities must be submitted by the deadlines set by the instructor. If, for a duly justified reason that has been communicated to the instructor, the activities cannot be submitted within the established timeframe, they may still be submitted before the date of the final exam for the course, so that the instructor can grade them. However, in such cases, the instructor is not obliged to provide feedback on those activities.
Students have the right to take the final written exam even if they have not submitted all the other evaluable activities. However, the final grade for the course will only be calculated if all required activities have been submitted, in accordance with the evaluation criteria and weightings outlined in this syllabus. If any evaluable activity has not been submitted or completed, the final record will show "Not Submitted" for that session.
EXTRAORDINARY EXAM SESSION
The assessment criteria are the same as in the ordinary session, so all evaluation activities required in the course must be submitted. The grades for the activities already completed (including the final written exam) will be kept, pending the completion of the outstanding activities. In this evaluation, the same weighting criteria as in the ordinary assessment will be applied. This measure will only apply within the current academic year; therefore, if the extraordinary session is not passed, re-enrolment will entail repeating the entire course.
ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Use of AI tools: If AI tools are used in any activity, a paragraph must be included explaining for what purpose AI was used and what prompts or instructions were given to obtain the results. Failure to do so constitutes a violation of academic honesty policies.
Written exam: 40%
Assignments: 45%
Participation: 15%
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