Faculty teaching this course have been provided with a comprehensive list of resource materials on Japan and China specifically tailored to each of the major focus areas. CASI Activities provide application and analysis of American culture and the cultures of people throughout the world. All Sociology 111 CASI Activities require demonstration of analysis, synthesis, and some evaluative thinking skills to solve problems. In addition, classroom projects require such skills. To recognize the ways in which a scientific approach can be used to formulate an understanding of the observable world.
Sociology is a science which uses the scientific method as does any science.
A comprehension of science and scientific application is required to complete an examination of the scope of the field of sociology. CASI Activities provide an opportunity to explore application and analysis of the science of sociology. To recognize and appraise the various forms in which human creative efforts are expressed. As part of our examination of culture, students explore the various ways people express themselves to one another. CASI Activities and classroom projects include examples of various forms of human expression.