SOAN 453: Senior Seminar
Spring 2000 T 3:00-5:30, Alumni 432
Professor Thomas D. Hall
A. Lindsay O'Connor Professor of American Institutions
417 Alumni Hall, x7545, email:thall; web: people.colgate.edu/thall
Last Updated: 1-19-00
OFFICE HOURS:    Tu 6-7; Th 3-5, & by appointment
COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 1, January 25
Introduction and Overview
I. What is Senior Seminar
II. What is a Thesis, Round I
III. Readings overview per Syllabus
IV. What is a Social Problem [Glynn ch 1]
V. A global view, Abu-Lughod in King pp. 131-137, in class
VI. First pass at picking a social problem
VII. World-Systems Theory Once over lightly, Hall,  WSR Ch 1 [rsv];
VIII. Dividing  readings for Week 2 & assigning scribes
IX. A Library Orientation if & when??

Week 2, February 1
I. Qestions, discussions on Glynn, seminar etc.
II. The "intros" Hall
     a. Robbins Chs. 1 &2
     b. Schaeffer Chs. 1 & 2
     c. Shannon 1 & 2
     d. Chirot Ch. 1
III. Chirot, presentations
      a. Ch. 2
      b. Ch. 3
      c. Ch. 4
IV. discussion of tentative projects
V. Pick Readers & Scribes

Week 3, February 8
I. Hand in Social Problem you will study
II.  Shannon and Robbins presentations:
      a.  Shannon Ch. 3
      b.  Shannon Ch. 4
      c.  Robbins Ch. 3
      d.  Robbins Ch. 4
      e.  Shannon Chs. 5 & 7:  Hall
III. Discussion of Social Problems
IV. Discussion of global perspective on those problems
V.  Picking readings for next few weeks to fit the problems
NOTE this concludes the background material for global context, the remainder of the readings will focus on specific social problems, concentrating on those that class members or studying, or closely related to them.

Week 4, February 15
Readings TBA
Library session? or week 5 or 6

Week 5, February 22
I. Hand in thesis proposal [See Thesis Proposal & Annotated Bibliography for more details.]
II. Readings TBA

Week 6, February 29
Readings TBA

Week 7, March 7
I. Readings TBA
II. Discussion of how to write a thesis in detai, form etc.
See What is a Thesis?, Thesis Style and Format, and How to present your thesis to the seminar
NOTE: If we have more readings, we may move this to the next week.

Week 8, **SPRING BREAK**

Week 9, March 21
Readings TBA OR Individual meetings

Week 10, March 28
Individual meetings

Week 11, April 4
Individual meetings; TH out of town first part of week.

Week 12, April 11
I. Presentations

Week 13, April 18
I. Presentations

Week 14, April 25
I. Drafts due this week for feedback for revisions--strongly advised.
II. Presentations

Week 15, May 2
I. Presentations [any missing]
II. Brain storming problems on theses
III. Summing up
     A. What have we learned about Social Problems?
     B. Could/Should we have a 200, 300, 400 level course on social problems in a global perspective?
IV. Celebration--to be decided by class members

Week 16, May 8 - 12, FINAL To Be Anounced

Send comments or questions to thall@mail.colgate.edu