Instructor:  Bill Lockhart, MA - Sociology - UTEP; BA - Sociology and Anthropology - UTEP
Office Hours: Mon & Wed - 2:15-4:00; Tue & Thu - 12:15-2:30; 3:45-5:15 or by appointment
Office Number:  106, Faculty Office Building
Phone Number: 439-3732
Fax Number:  (505) 439-3802
E-mail:  lockhart@nmsua.nmsu.edu
Class Time: 7:00-9:45PM, Mondays;  Classroom: TE 128
(Note that this is a five-session class)

I. Textbooks

 There is no text for this class–we will watch and discuss full-length videos.

II. Course Rationale and Objectives

 Sociological principles are evident in every aspect of human life, and that life is manifest in all artistic creations of humankind–including the cinema.  Every movie released by Hollywood embodies much of what is taught in every introductory sociology class.

 This class will utilize Hollywood’s creations to study sociology.  We will watch five full-length videos that each illustrate at least one sociological term or principle and one (or more) social situations.  I will briefly address each principle/situation prior to each video, and the class will discuss how they were applied after we watch.

III. Grading and Attendance

 Because this class is intended to stimulate enjoyable learning, students will be graded as either satisfactory or unsatisfactory (S/U).  To receive a satisfactory grade, the student must attend at least four of the five classes.  Because there is no textbook or outside reading, attendance is vitally important.  There are not tests or papers.

IV. Calendar of Events

Mar 29  Dangerous Minds - social class (education)

Apr 5   The Long Walk Home - race/ethnicity

Apr 12  Working Girl - sex/gender (business/gender inequality)

Apr 19  28 Days - alcohol/drug addiction (resocialization)

Apr 26  To Wang Foo: Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar - sexuality (gay issues)
 

V. In Case of Emergency

 If someone in your family needs to contact you in an emergency, use the following telephone numbers:

  DAYTIME 439-3720

  EVENING 439-3751 or 439-3761

 To expedite finding you in the evening, the person calling should know the class that you are attending, e.g., Math 115.

VI. Mission Statement
 The mission of the Alamogordo Branch of New Mexico State University, a comprehensive community college, is to:

provide quality education that includes academic, technical, vocational, developmental, and career-oriented skills;
 
promote student competence, confidence, and success by providing personal enrichment programs through continued response to the cultural intellectual, and economic needs of the community; 

maintain active ties and continuity with the main campus; 

afford equal opportunity for individuals who meet admission criteria to receive educational services within the community without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

VII.  ADA Statement
                  If you have (or believe you have) a disability and would benefit from classroom
                  accommodation(s), please contact the Office of Special Student Services located
                  in the George Fettinger Student Services Building (phone: 439-3720).

                  If you have a condition that may affect your ability to exit safely from the
                  premises in an emergency or that may cause an emergency during class, you are
                  encouraged to discuss any concerns with the instructor.

                  Student Responsibilities:

                    1.Register with Special Student Services and obtain accommodation
                       documents early in the semester;
                    2.Deliver the completed accommodation and testing form(s) to the
                       instructor(s) within the first two weeks of beginning of classes (or within
                       one week of the date services are to commence);
                    3.Retrieve the signed form(s) from faculty and return to SSD within five (5)
                       days of receipt from faculty and at least one week before any scheduled
                       exam; and,
                    4.Contact the Special Student Services Office if the
                       services/accommodations requested are not being provided, not meeting
                       your needs, or if additional accommodations are needed. Do not wait until
                       you receive a failing grade. Retroactive accommodations cannot be
                       considered. 

                  Faculty Responsibilities:

                    1.Sign the ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM and TESTING
                       ACCOMMODATION FORM (when presented), retain a copy, and
                       return the original to the student within five (5) working days of receipt;
                    2.Contact Special Student Services immediately if there are any questions or
                       disputes regarding accommodation(s), disruptive behavior, etc.; and,
                    3.Refer the student to Special Student Services for any additional
                       accommodations. 

                  Contacts:
                       Accommodations: Kathy Fuller (439-3720), Special Student
                       Services Counselor (George Fettinger Student Services Building)
                       ADA Coordinator: Doris Lynch (439-3716), Campus Student
                       Services Officer (George Fettinger Student Services Building)
                       Discrimination: Angela Velasco(646-3333), Interim Director
                       EEO/ADA & Employee Relations (Hadley Hall, Room 15 NMSU)

                  All medical information will be treated confidentially