Howard Community College Urban Ethnography and Social Behavior Homework
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Question Description
A theme of this course is urban ethnography. Students are required to devote an hour per week observing social behavior in an urban environment and writing field notes describing what you have observed. Assemble a portfolio of your field notes. Field notes should address at least 7 of the following situations:
1 Observe public open space. What features encourage people to gather? What discourages them from gathering? Would you consider this a cosmopolitan canopy?
- Find a neighborhood hangout. Would you describe the atmosphere as more Gemeinschaft or Gesellschaft. Why?
- Simmel believed that urban people are so over-stimulated by all that is happening in the city, that people shut themselves down emotionally and close themselves off from what is happening around them. Do your observations support this idea? How?
- Spend a day walking around a city. See if you can identify the natural areas of the city as discussed by Park.5. 5
- Observe encounters between people of different ethnic groups in the city. What generalizations can you draw?6. 6
- Observe several neighborhoods. Where do children play? Is it in the spaces designated for this? Can their parents keep an eye on them?7.
- Observe illegal street activity. (Be careful.) How is it organized?
- Observe homeless people. How do they adapt to the urban environment to survive?
- Observe encounters between people of different social classes in the city. How would you characterize them?
- Find a bohemian neighborhood. Describe the characteristics which make it bohemian.
. The portfolio must contain the following elements:
- An introduction explaining why you chose the things you chose to include in your portfolio.
- Ten pages of field notes.. These may include writings of different lengths (10 one page essays, 5 two pagers, 3 three page +1 one page etc. Do not include one long paper.) These should be done throughout the semester. They should address at least 7 of the settings described above
- .A conclusion describing what you learned about urban sociology by doing these observations.
Rubric
Outcomes Rubric for Instructor use only
Outcomes Rubric for Instructor use only
Criteria
Ratings
Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePO.AA.58.01view longer description
threshold: 3.0 pts
4.0 pts Exceeds Objective – Skillfully employs discipline specific concepts, methods and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions and/or change over time.
3.0 pts Meets Objective – Employs discipline specific concepts, methods and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions and/or change over time.
2.0 pts Somewhat Meets – Partially employs discipline specific concepts, methods and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions and/or change over time .
1.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective – Fails to employ discipline specific concepts, methods and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions and/or change over time.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePO.AA.58.02view longer description
threshold: 3.0 pts
4.0 pts Exceeds Objective – Skillfully applies research skills appropriate to the discipline.
3.0 pts Meets Objective – Applies research skills appropriate to the discipline.
2.0 pts Somewhat Meets Objective – Partially applies research skills appropriate to the discipline.
1.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective – Fails to apply research skills appropriate to the discipline.
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePO.AA.58.03view longer description
threshold: 3.0 pts
4.0 pts Exceeds Objective – Skillfully gathers and interprets relevant information.
3.0 pts Meets Objective – Gathers and interprets relevant information.
2.0 pts Somewhat Meets Objective – Insufficiently gathers and interprets relevant information.
1.0 pts Does Not Meet Objective – Fails to gather and interpret relevant information.
RUBRIC
QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. Structure of the Paper (worth 10% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 3 points out of 10: Student needs to develop better formatting skills. The paper omits significant structural elements required for and APA 6th edition paper. Formatting of the paper has major flaws. The paper does not conform to APA 6th edition requirements whatsoever. 5 points out of 10: Appearance of final paper demonstrates the student’s limited ability to format the paper. There are significant errors in formatting and/or the total omission of major components of an APA 6th edition paper. The can include the omission of the cover page, abstract, and page numbers. Additionally the page has major formatting issues with spacing or paragraph formation. Font size might not conform to size requirements. The student also significantly writes too large or too short of and paper 7 points out of 10: Research paper presents an above-average use of formatting skills. The paper has slight errors within the paper. This can include small errors or omissions with the cover page, abstract, page number, and headers. There could be also slight formatting issues with the document spacing or the font Additionally the paper might slightly exceed or undershoot the specific number of required written pages for the assignment. 10 points: Student provides a high-caliber, formatted paper. This includes an APA 6th edition cover page, abstract, page number, headers and is double spaced in 12’ Times Roman Font. Additionally the paper conforms to the specific number of required written pages and neither goes over or under the specified length of the paper. GET THIS PROJECT NOW BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK TO PLACE THE ORDER
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