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Fall 2012 SOC 200 - Sociology (3 units)
Section 0826 Begins August 20 Ends December 14
Course Description
The organization of modern society and the
forces that influence social change, such as culture, social
institutions, populations, social classes groups, and the community.
- Instructor: V. Varela
- Email:
varela@mendocino.edu
After the class has started, please use Etudes Private Messages for
communication. - Textbook Information:
- Textbook: You May Ask Yourself 2nd Edition by Dalton Conley, ISBN: ISBN 978-0-393-93517-2 Approximate cost new: $62
- Estimated Time per Week: Students can expect to spend approximately 8 to 10 hours per week reading, writing, and taking quizzes and participating in online class discussions.
- Special Requirements: Log into Etudes the first day of class.
- Assignments & Tests: There are weekly discussions and quizzes, unit papers, a book review, collaborative research project and four unit exams.
- Additional Comments: The entire course will be conducted online through the Etudes program. Students are required to have Internet access, an active email account, the ability
to use word processing, conduct Internet searches, attach files, send emails, and work independently.
- New to ETUDES:
Here is an
Online Orientation (Flash presentation opens in a new window)
that will show you the basics of how to use ETUDES. Here is a
flash tutorial (Flash presentation opens in a new window)
that demonstrates the log in protocol. Be sure to check System
Requirements before getting started with ETUDES. You need to do this
on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES.
- ETUDES Course: You will log into the
Etudes classroom with the log-in information provided below.
Log in to your course on the first day of the class. Here's how:
Go to the ETUDES portal at https://myetudes.org/portal
Log-in ID |
Password |
First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of Student COLLEAGUE ID
(Type using all lower case letters)
Example:
Jose A. Garcia
Student ID: 1021945
Username = joga21945 |
Month Day of birth in school records
(Type using all lower case letters)
Example:
Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)
Password = 0411 |
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