No.

CILOs

Weighting (if applicable)

1.

Explain basic sociological concepts and sociological paradigms;

25%

2.

Apply the sociological concepts and paradigms to analyzing social issues and everyday-life situations;

30%

3.

Examine social actions from a sociological point of view, instead of from an individualistic point of view; and

30%

4.

Use the sociological literature and other reference materials in oral presentations as well as papers.

15%

CILO No

TLAs

Hours/week (if applicable)

CILO 1

Lectures (concepts and paradigms explained by the lecturer, questions and answers; small-group discussions, exercises);

Tutorial discussions (questions on particular areas, students answer question s by explaining the concepts and paradigms);

Test (students prepare to answer questions on the concepts and paradigms).

CILO 2

Lectures (use examples to apply the concepts and paradigms);

Tutorial presentations and discussions (students take turn to present their work based on literature review and critical analysis and comment on the presentations done by other students);

Test (students prepare to answer questions on applying the concepts to analyzing social issues)

Term paper writing (students apply the concepts and paradigms).

CILO 3

Lectures (illustrations of sociological reasoning);

Tutorial discussions and presentations (students present their work from a sociological point of view);

Term paper writing (students analyse social issues from a sociological point of view);

Test (students answer questions using sociological perspectives).

CILO 4

Seminar (to guide students to use the sociological literature and reference materials and to present to them the proper referencing format uses in sociology); Tutorial presentations and term paper writing (students use the literature and reference materials for their presentations and papers, and cite them using the ASA format).

A-/A/A+

Correct explanation and application of sociological concepts and paradigms; ability to analyze social issues with reference to sociological concepts and paradigms, outstanding ability to give insightful sociological accounts of social issues; evidence of using the sociological literature widely; evidence of using the ASA reference format correctly.

B-/B/B+

Correct explanation of sociological concepts and paradigms; adequate application of sociological concepts and paradigms; ability to give  relevant and well-reasoned sociological accounts of social issues, evidence of using the ASA reference format correctly.

C-/C/C+

Correct explanation of some sociological concepts and paradigms; limited application of sociological concepts and paradigms;

D

Can explain some sociological concepts; inappropriate application of concepts and paradigms; few instances of sociological analysis; not using the sociological literature in the presentation and the term paper.

F

Inability to explain key concepts and paradigms; inability to apply sociological concepts and paradigms in the presentation, the term paper and the test. Plagiarism.