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Wallace, Richard Cheever – Teaching Sociology, 1988
Discusses the value of a capstone course in applied sociology as the culmination of the undergraduate sociology curriculum. Points out advantages of joint faculty-student projects for the course and presents the relative merits of two different formats: solo versus team projects. (Author/GEA)
Descriptors: Capstone Experiences, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Field Experience Programs

Dickinson, James – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Contends that a college-level capstone course in sociology should synthesize prior knowledge and foster continuing affilation with the discipline. Discusses six pedagogical principles that promote a continuing relationship with sociology. Describes content and instructional procedures used in a senior seminar at Rider College (New Jersey). (CFR)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies

Wattendorf, John M. – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Argues that a capstone course in college-level sociology should focus on synthesizing information gained from a sequentially integrated curriculum. Discusses the course organization and content of the sociology capstone course at the U.S. Military Academy. Describes a six-chapter student project that comprises the major course assignment. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum Development

Karp, David R. – Teaching Sociology, 1995
Maintains that the recent introduction of SPSS for Windows allows for data analysis to be employed in substantive courses as well as methods courses. Describes the use of the program in upper-division sociology classes where substantive themes are developed in depth. Presents and discusses several classroom activities using the program. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Course Content

Rouse, Linda P. – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Outlines methods for teaching social psychology in an interdisciplinary one-semester course. Stresses teaching theoretical perspectives, methods, and concepts. Makes suggestions for classroom application, reviews instructional materials, and suggests students participate in an experiment, survey, or observation study as a basis for discussion.…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization

Netting, Nancy S. – Teaching Sociology, 1994
Contends that many students enter sociology with an exaggerated belief in their own uniqueness. Presents a description of a course activity in which students see how social forces affect their choices and chances, thereby seeing the sociological perspective on social problems. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

Lashbrook, Jeff – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Teaches a critical alternative social psychology about late-capitalist U.S. society. Using Inkeles's list of the traits of "modern man," students make their own historical analysis. Provides description of student projects, data collection and analysis, and findings. Offers alternative conceptual materials and explains their classroom…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development