SYLLABUS: SOCI 386/781--PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE (ONLINE)

Students may come to either location, regardless of the session they're
signed up for.

NIU/Dekalb campus  9 to 11:30 a.m.
     Psych-Computer Science Bldg: 203
Hoffman  Estates 2 to 5 p.m.
     (room is usually posted by the front door on class day)

   Meeting 1: Saturday, June 13
   Meeting 2: Saturday, July 11
   Meeting 3: Saturday, August8 

Attendance is mandatory.

The course will be based primarily on class readings and exercises organized
around thematic modules. Each module will include assigned texts, interactive
and other exercises, and online games. We will also have a discussion
component on WebBoard.

GRADING

Grading is organized around a "banking system," which means that points
are accumulated and "stored." This means that if somebody gets a 30
(of 100) on an exam (a low F), they can make up the points if they
score more on assignments or in other areas. So, doing lots of assignments
can "bank" points to be "invested" toward total points.

  --Class participation: 100 points (10 pct of grade)
  --WebBoard:      200 points
  --Midterm exam:  100 points
  --Final exam:    100 points
  --Class exercises, games, and involvement: 350 points
  --Final Paper:   150 points
TOTAL POINTS: 1,000

TEXTS and READINGS  -  Avaiable at bookstore:
   --D. Sullivan and L. Tifft: Restorative Justice: Healing Foundations....
   --Peter Singer: Practical Ethics
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