SY 3550 Social Problems

M/W 10:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Prof. Jacob Heller

Tower C-2, Rm. 320, 876-3336

jheller@alumni.sunysb.edu

 

REMINDER: Final Paper is due Wednesday, December 5,
 

 

 
Wednesday, November 28 Colleen Conner (aviation safety)
Frank Nobiletti (terrorism)
Reggie Rivera (bio/chemical terrorism)
Fatima Williams (women in American society)
Victor Brown (interracial dating)
Maria Martinez (breast feeding)
Linda Brown (gay adoption)
Monday, December 3 Gabriel Best (child abuse)
Stephanie Castiglia (child sexual abuse)
Jonelle Bourne (date/acquainance rape)
Jaynese SanClemente (child abuse)
Esther Acheanpong (child abuse)
Danielle Pellizzi (unemployment)
Christina DuBosque (welfare reform)
Angela Walsh (homelessness)
Maria Le-Bron (health insurance)
Stacy Joseph (unemployment and race)
Wednesday, December 5 Josephine Rodriguez (guns in school)
Melissa Roberts (school shootings)
Nevilee Charles (murder)
David Kaplan (road rage)
Zaquia Chaplin (police brutality and race)
Amanda McClean (abortion)
Damien Cleare (abortion)
Lisa Bentivegna (infertility)
Corinne Hayes (teenaged pregnancy)
Sharifa Chambers (teenaged pregnancy)

 

 

Grading: Grades are a “necessary” evil – perhaps they are a “social problem” worth exploring? – but irrespective of how we feel about grades, they are a feature of most modern college experiences.  Therefore I have devised a grading scheme to allow every student ample opportunity to demonstrate her mastery of the concepts and substance.  Because the plan for this course is filled with challenging readings, and assignments, there will be no opportunities for “extra credit” work – do well the work that there is.

 

Component

Proportion of Final Grade

Attendance/Participation

10%

Written Work

15%

Final Paper

45%

Group Work/Oral Presentation

30%

Total

100%

 

 

General Policies: Late work will not be accepted.  Work missed for absence may only be completed based on an individual review of the case, including the nature of the reason for the absence, any patterns of absence, and the nature of the work missed.

 

Please Note: If you have any physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, please contact the staff in the DSS (Disables Student Services) office,. DSS will review your concerns and determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.