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Sections: A-
COURSE OUTLINE:
Academic Term: Spring-2009
I. Course Code and Name: Basics in Social Sciences
II. Credit: 3 Unit
III. Day & Time: ST (M, G & K) (C7-9) MW (P & H)(C7-10)
IV. Course description:
This course covers the fundamental concept of social sciences—
particularly Sociology and its relation with other social science courses.
Being the core of social science discipline, this study of Sociology will
help the Business students attain further efficiency in understanding
the psychological, cultural, political, anthropological and economic
infrastructure of human societies both from national and global
perspective, and thus deal with the real life challenges in methodical
ways.
V. Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the following objectives shall have been attained:
1
2
Definition of Deviance,
Deviance and Misconception of Deviance, Week
Crime Functions and dysfunctions of 1
deviance, theories of Deviance.
3
VIII – Evaluation
Mid Term
I. Evaluate Final
Attendance : 10 Attendance : 10
Class attitude & participation : 10 Participation : 05
Quizzes& Assignment : 30 Quizzes : 20
Examination : 50 Research report : 15
II. Text books/References: Examination : 50
TOTAL : 100
Required readings: TOTAL : 100
IX – Textbook/ Reference
• Giddens, A. (2001) Sociology (4th ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
• Giddens, A & Duneier (2000). Introduction to Sociology. New Jersey:
Prentice-Hall.
• Tischler, H. L. (1996) Introduction to Sociology. New York: The Harcourt
Press.
• Schaefer, R. T. (2003) Sociology (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
• Fletcher, R. (1981) Sociology. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group.
• Bassis, M.S., Gelles, R. J. & Levine, A. (2002). Sociology: An Introduction.
New York: McGraw-Hil.
• All kinds of lecture sheets and materials given by the course teacher.
• www.google.com for searching and downloading all kinds of news and articles on
the issues given in the syllabus.
• Articles in News paper, Magazine and journal with relevant/contemporary social
issues /problems