SOCI110: Introduction to Sociology
Section: NE     (eLearning)

About This Course

Semester and YearIntersession 2013 / (16 days): Dec 26, 2012 to Jan 11, 2013
(See "Getting Started" below for details about orientation)
Instructor(s)
Sarah Jakub   Email: jakubs@bucks.edu
Phone: 215-497-8757
Course Credits
3 credits
Time Requirements
Plan a minimum of 12 - 15 hours per day for your coursework. While online learning courses provide flexibility in time, geography, and travel, the work required for successful completion is identical to that for the face-to-face course.   Your instructor may specify additional time requirements in the "Other information" field below or during your orientation.
Delivery Mode
eLearning:
Web-based course
Official College Course Description
The complete college course description can be viewed at:
Student Characteristics
Open to self-motivated, self-disciplined students who can handle college-level work and study independently.
Student Requirements
This course has the following requirements for students:
  • Read the important instructor supplied information located at the end of this document

Getting Started With This Course

Orientation(s)
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Accessing Your Course

Canvas (by Instructure)

Your course is using Canvas. If you are new to Canvas, please visit the Canvas Basics course space to become familiar with Canvas prior to the start of your course. No login is required to access this space.

You will be able to login to Canvas about two weeks prior to the start of your class. However, your course becomes available as of 1 AM on the official course start date.

Logging In

Log in to your Canvas course space at bucks.instructure.com

  • Username: Your username is the same for every system at Bucks.
  • Password: your Bucks Network password (used to log into any Bucks campus computer or to access any Bucks Library online database from off campus.)

If you do not know your Bucks Username, go to WebAdvisor. Select Account information (upper right hand corner of the screen) then select What's My User ID? and follow the prompts. You will need to provide your last name AND either your 7 digit student ID number OR your social security #. Your Bucks username will display on the screen.

Note: Students are uploaded to Canvas several times a day. If you registered late, you won't be able to access Canvas until the next upload takes place.

Purchasing Your Books and Other Course Materials

While you may purchase your books and other course materials from the provider of your choice (using the ISBN number available through the course's academic department where applicable to ensure the correct version), both the campus bookstore and our online bookstore, guarantee that they stock the correct version for your course.

Approximately 3 weeks prior to the start of the session you can use the link below to see the list of books that have been selected by your instructor. If you have any questions about the course materials listed, please contact your instructor or the academic department directly.

Click this link to see the book list for your course.

Other Information about the Course

Welcome to SOCI110- Introduction to Sociology!

In this course, we will learn how our society and the groups to which we belong influence us. Together, we will explore and examine how society’s institutions, including the political, social, economic, familial, religious and cultural framework influences so many areas of our lives including educational attainment, income, illness, disease and even marriage.

We will learn from how people become homeless to how people become presidents and we will learn how social class can set us on a path in life.

I hope you will find the study of sociology as fascinating as I have. It really is a study of not just the world around us but of how each of our unique lives and individual experiences has been affected by larger social influences.

I also hope you really enjoy the online learning environment. I certainly have! Online learning is a great way and place to learn.

It enables you to have the flexibility of learning on your own time while also providing a highly interactive learning environment.

I look forward to meeting you in our online forum!

PLEASE NOTE THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION: IT IS BEST TO OBTAIN THE TEXTBOOK FOR THIS COURSE (JAMES HENSLIN, ESSENTIALS OF SOCIOLOGY: A DOWN-TO-EARTH APPROACH, 9TH EDITION) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE BOOK STORE AT THE NEWTOWN CAMPUS WILL NOT BE OPEN AFTER DECEMBER 23 FOR PURCHASE OF YOUR BOOKS.