SOC2302_final_project_document.pdf

    SOC 2302: Final Project Guidelines and Grading Guide

    Overview

    The final project for this course is an Analysis of a Social Problem.

    This project will help you to apply the concepts and theories you have learned throughout this course to a real world social

    problem in the United States that you have identified. You will need to make sure that the problem that you have identified

    is a social problem and not a personal problem and that the scope and the consequences of the problem are justified

    through research. You will also explain how the theoretical perspectives you have learned throughout this course relates

    to the social problem you have identified. Finally, you will develop a real-world solution or social policy to the social

    problem and provide rationale as to why you think the solution would be effective. You will write a paper on your selected

    social problem and create a PowerPoint presentation to share your findings with your peers.

    The project is divided into 2 milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold

    learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules 2 and 4.

    In this assignment you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

    CO1: Analyze social problems and related theoretical perspectives of society

    CO2: Evaluate how social problems can vary across societies and cultures

    CO3: Articulate basic concepts of social research methods and how it relates to a social problem

    CO4: Relate personal problems, social problems, and social policy

    Prompt

    Outline the social problem you will be analyzing in your final project. What is the problem? Why did you select it? Why do

    you think it is important?

    Describe why the topic is a social problem. In your response include the following:

     Who does this problem affect (e.g., a specific culture or other group of people)?

     Approximately how many people does it affect? Include your source that provides an estimate. Explain the

    methods your source used to make that estimate.

    Explain the consequences the social problem has for society. In your response include the following:

     What are the consequences of this problem? Find an additional source besides the one that you used for your

    estimate of how many people your social problem affects that provides an explanation of the consequences.

     If the social problem is widely recognized explain why this is the case. If it is not widely recognized, make a case

    for why it should be more widely recognized.

    Explain how one of the major theoretical perspectives would apply your chosen topic. Include the following in your

    response:

     Identify your approach to the topic—how did you select your perspective? Are you interested in the big picture

    (macro) or how individuals (micro) are affected by the issue?

     Is there any classic explanation from the perspective you have selected that is addressed in the textbook (pre-

    1950)? If so, what is it? Who was the theorist associated with the explanation?

     What is the specific theory/theorist that you feel best addresses your chosen social problem?

    Analyze the strengths and challenges of the theoretical perspective. Include the following in your response:

     What is the strength of the perspective you selected in explaining your topic? What does the perspective do well?

     Where do you think this perspective could be improved in explaining your topic? What exactly could be improved?

    Develop a real world solution or social policy to the social problem based on the theoretical perspective you selected.

    Include the following in your response:

     What is your solution or what social policy would you implement?

     Explain the rationale as to why you think the solution would be effective.

     How would you know your real world solution or social policy is effective? What types of research methods might

    you use to understand impact?

    Milestones Milestone 1: Topic Selection In Module 2, you will submit Topic Selection. In this milestone you will outline the social issue that you have selected.

    You will outline who the social problem affects and the consequences for society. This Milestone is graded with the

    Milestone 1 Rubric.

    Milestone Two: Theoretical Perspective In Module 4, you will submit Theoretical Perspective. In this milestone you will select one theoretical perspective and

    how that particular perspective would explain the social issue that you have selected. This Milestone is graded with the

    Milestone 2 Rubric.

    Final Submission: In Module 7 you will submit Analysis of a Social Problem. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the

    critical elements of the final product. You will submit a paper and a PowerPoint Presentation. It should reflect the

    incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Product Rubric.

    Deliverable Milestones

    Milestone

    Deliverables Module Due

    Grading

    1 Topic Selection 2 Graded separately; Milestone 1 Rubric

    2 Theoretical Perspective 4 Graded separately; Milestone 2 Rubric

    Final Product: Analysis of a

    Social Problem

    7 Graded separately; Final Product Rubric

    Rubric for Final Project Requirements of Submission: Your paper should be 6–8 pages double spaced not including a cover page and citations document, 12-point Times New Roman

    font, one-inch margins, and include at least two APA citations. You will also create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the six content-related critical elements

    listed in the below. Your PowerPoint presentation should be 6–8 slides including a cover page and references.

    Instructor Feedback: Students can find their feedback in the Grade Center.

    Critical Elements Satisfactory (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

    Social Problem

    Selection

    Outlines the social problem that will be

    analyzed with sophisticated

    awareness.

    Outlines the social problem

    that will be analyzed.

    Outlines the social problem that will be

    analyzed but the response is missing

    detail and/or accuracy.

    Does not outline the social

    problem that will be analyzed.

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    Social Problem

    Identification

    Describes why the topic is a social

    problem with cogent connections to

    research.

    Describes why the topic is a

    social problem and includes

    research.

    Describes why the topic is a social

    problem but the response is missing

    research, detail, and/or accuracy.

    Does not describe why the topic is

    a social problem.

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    Consequences of

    the Social Problem

    Explains the consequences the social

    problem has for society with cogent

    connections to research.

    Explains the consequences

    the social problem has for

    society and includes

    research.

    Explains the consequences the social

    problem has for society but the

    response is missing research, detail,

    and/or accuracy.

    Does not explain the

    consequences the social problem

    has for society.

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    Theoretical

    Perspective

    Explains how one of the major

    theoretical perspectives would apply to

    the topic with sophisticated

    awareness.

    Explains how one of the

    major theoretical

    perspectives would apply to

    the topic.

    Explains how one of the major

    theoretical perspectives would apply to

    the topic but the response is missing

    detail and/or accuracy.

    Does not explain how one of the

    major theoretical perspectives

    would apply to the topic

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    Strengths and

    Challenges

    Analyzes the strengths and challenges

    of the theoretical perspective in

    explaining the topic with sophisticated

    awareness.

    Analyzes the strengths and

    challenges of the theoretical

    perspective in explaining the

    topic.

    Analyzes the strengths and challenges

    of the theoretical perspective in

    explaining the topic but the response is

    missing detail and/or accuracy.

    Does not analyze the strengths

    and challenges of the theoretical

    perspective in explaining the topic.

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    Real-Word

    Solution/Social

    Policy

    Develops a real world solution or

    social policy with cogent connections

    to the theoretical perspective.

    Develops a real world

    solution or social policy with

    connections to the

    theoretical perspective.

    Develops a real world solution or social

    policy but the response lacks details,

    accuracy and/or connections to the

    theoretical perspective.

    Does not develop a real world

    solution or social policy.

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    Articulation of

    Response

    Submission is free of errors related to

    citations, grammar, spelling, syntax,

    and organization and is presented in a

    professional and easy to read format.

    Submission has no major

    errors related to citations,

    grammar, spelling, syntax,

    or organization.

    Submission has major errors related to

    citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

    organization that negatively impact

    readability and articulation of main

    ideas.

    Submission has critical errors

    related to citations, grammar,

    spelling, syntax, or organization

    that prevent understanding of

    ideas.

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