Sociología I

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: A	Josep F. Mària Serrano	Ciencias Sociales	CAT
Sec: A	Antoni Comín Oliveres	Ciencias Sociales	CAT
Sec: A	Lluís Sáez Giol	Ciencias Sociales	CAT

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: B	Antoni Comín Oliveres	Ciencias Sociales	ESP
Sec: B	Lluís Sáez Giol	Ciencias Sociales	ESP

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Sec: C	Lluís Sáez Giol	Ciencias Sociales	CAT

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

Companies operate in markets, and the markets, in turn, are part of increasingly interrelated societies. This is why training future professionals who will work in business management and administration requires training people who are aware of their responsibilities as citizens with a fully developed sense of justice and genuine human qualities.

Sociology I addresses the relationship between the individual, social groups and society as a whole, and helps future executives look critically at the social conditioning which influences their own lives. The aim is to instil awareness in students about how their actions they take as citizens and professionals have the capacity to change society on the basis of values they freely accept.

The course thus examines ways of analysing social reality, it encourages critical thought, and tries to put events into a historical and global/local vision of society.

Course Learning Objectives

A. Become aware of the ways in which society conditions people.
B. Become familiar with the fundamental characteristics of the techno-economic, social, political and cultural environment of business organisations
C. Understand and know how to apply an analytical method to real situations
D. Analyse and understand people's and organisations' capacity to transform social reality.
E. Develop reflection and critical evaluation skills.
F. Use intellectual tools to associate, compare and analyse theories, world views, ideologies, etc.
G. Acquire a certain level of sensibility, responsibility, values and human quality while placing a special emphasis on students' future management roles.
H. Assimilate a global/local vision of reality that is capable of generating civic commitment.

6. Strategic thought, systematic thought
7. Comprehension of the complexity of the local and global contexts
9. Creativity and innovation
4. Conveying information and/or knowledge
12. Autonomy, independence, initiative, pro-activeness
8. Corporate citizenship
1. Knowledge acquisition, comprehension and structuring
2. Application of knowledge to achieve results

CONTENT

1. Introduction to Sociology Explanation of the course structure: Introduction to Sociology, its origin, content and aims. Models to interpret social reality.
2. The cultural phenomenon Anthropological origins of culture. Definition and elements of culture. Cultures, subcultures and counter-cultures. Cultural change. Culture "shock": ethnocentrism, relativism, inter-cultural dialogue. The religious phenomenon.
3. Socialisation Socialisation processes. Identity and roles. Theory of the "self". Institutions and the institutionalisation process. Deviation and social control.
4. Social stratification Concept of stratification. Primary stratification systems. Class theories: Marx, Weber, later authors. Principal points of inequality.
5. From traditional society to Modernity Characteristics of traditional society. Social and cultural factors of change. Characteristics of Modernity.
6. The great political projects of Modernity: Liberalism The rise of the capitalist mode of production. Economic foundations of Liberalism. Political foundations of Liberalism. The rise of the State of Law. Cultural foundations of Liberalism. Historical application of the liberal project: Classical Liberalism and Democratic Liberalism.
7. The great political projects of Modernity: Socialism The rise of the social question in Liberal Capitalism. Utopian Socialism and Marxist Socialism. Economic foundations of Socialism.Political foundations of Socialism. Cultural foundations of Socialism. Historical application of the socialist project: real socialism.
8. The great political projects of Modernity:the Welfare State. The great crisis of liberal capitalism. The rise of Welfare States. Economic foundations of the Welfare State. Political foundations of the Welfare State. Cultural foundations of the Welfare State. Historical application: from the "glorious thirties" to the model's crisis.
9. Relationships between North and South in the 20th century Origins of the North-South definition. Effects of colonisation on southern countries. Decolonisation and the primary specialisation model. Under-development and its causes. Consequences of the Cold War.
10. From Modernity to Post-Modernity Historical evolution of Modernity. Crisis factors of Modernity. Characteristics of Post-Modernity.

1. Introduction to Sociology

Explanation of the course structure: Introduction to Sociology, its origin, content and aims. Models to interpret social reality.

2. The cultural phenomenon

Anthropological origins of culture. Definition and elements of culture. Cultures, subcultures and counter-cultures. Cultural change. Culture "shock": ethnocentrism, relativism, inter-cultural dialogue. The religious phenomenon.

3. Socialisation

Socialisation processes. Identity and roles. Theory of the "self". Institutions and the institutionalisation process.
Deviation and social control.

4. Social stratification

Concept of stratification. Primary stratification systems. Class theories: Marx, Weber, later authors. Principal points of inequality.

5. From traditional society to Modernity

Characteristics of traditional society. Social and cultural factors of change. Characteristics of Modernity.

6. The great political projects of Modernity: Liberalism

The rise of the capitalist mode of production. Economic foundations of Liberalism. Political foundations of Liberalism. The rise of the State of Law. Cultural foundations of Liberalism. Historical application of the liberal project: Classical Liberalism and Democratic Liberalism.

7. The great political projects of Modernity: Socialism

The rise of the social question in Liberal Capitalism. Utopian Socialism and Marxist Socialism. Economic foundations of Socialism.Political foundations of Socialism. Cultural foundations of Socialism. Historical application of the socialist project: real socialism.

8. The great political projects of Modernity:the Welfare State.

The great crisis of liberal capitalism. The rise of Welfare States. Economic foundations of the Welfare State. Political foundations of the Welfare State. Cultural foundations of the Welfare State. Historical application: from the "glorious thirties" to the model's crisis.

9. Relationships between North and South in the 20th century

Origins of the North-South definition. Effects of colonisation on southern countries. Decolonisation and the primary specialisation model. Under-development and its causes. Consequences of the Cold War.

10. From Modernity to Post-Modernity

Historical evolution of Modernity. Crisis factors of Modernity. Characteristics of Post-Modernity.

Relation between Activities and Contents

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Final exam
Tests
Class participation

Methodology

Description	%
Final exam	50
Tests	40
Class participation	10

Assessment criteria

The system used to assess the aforementioned course aims includes mid-term tests taken at the end of each course block, text commentaries, attendance of lectures and participatory sessions, completion of set written work, students' commitment and engagement and, lastly, the final exam.

Tests represent 40% of the overall mark and 80% of the ongoing assessment activities. Failure to sit a test will result in a mark of 0 out of 10 for that test. If an absence is justified and faculty accept this justification, the average of the tests taken will be to determine the mark for the uncompleted test. In order to be assessed for the ongoing assessment activities, these giving students the right to sit the final exam, students must sit at least half of the scheduled tests, even if the absence has been justified for tests not taken. If anybody is caught copying or trying to copy, they will be given a score of 0 out of 10 for that test.

Class participation: this mark can add or subtract 1 point from the overall mark for the course (the latter calculated as the weighted sum of the final exam mark and the ongoing assessment mark). The class participation mark is based on attendance and attitude in class (lectures and group work classes), as well as students' capacity to ask questions that enable a deeper engagement with content, their ability to address debates on crucial questions through critical thought and reflection, and their ability to orally articulate their own views and debate them in the group.

Ongoing assessment mark: It represents 50% of the overall mark for the course before factoring in the mark for participation and attitude. It is based on the average of the tests (80%) and the class participation mark (20%). A mark of at least 4 out of 10 must be achieved on the tests in order to attend the first sitting of the final exam. In the event students obtain a mark lower than 4, the mark on the tests will be used as the qualification mark for the course after sitting the first sitting of the final exam.

Final exam: this represents 50% of the overall mark for the course before factoring in the mark for participation and attitud. In order for it to be calculated with the mark for the ongoing assessment component, students must earn a minimum of 4 out of 10 on the final exam. In the event that a lower mark is scored on the final exam, regardless of the mark for the ongoing assessment component, this mark shall become the final qualifying mark for the course after the first sitting of the final exam. If anybody is caught copying or trying to copy they will be awarded 0 out of 10 for that test.

Regarding the pass mark: to pass the course, students must earn an overall mark (average of the ongoing assessment mark and the final exam mark) of at least 5 out of 10. Students earning a lower mark will fail the course.

Resit exam: in the event of failing the first sitting of the final exam a second sitting will be held. The mark for the course will depend only and exclusively on the score obtained in this second sitting of the final exam. To pass, students must earn a mark of no less than 5 out of 10. A lower mark fails the course.

Timetable and sections

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: A	Josep F. Mària Serrano	Ciencias Sociales
Sec: A	Antoni Comín Oliveres	Ciencias Sociales
Sec: A	Lluís Sáez Giol	Ciencias Sociales

Horari Sec: A

From 2015/9/15 to 2015/10/9:
Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 to 11:00. (Except: 2015/9/22, 2015/9/29 and 2015/10/6)

From 2015/9/22 to 2015/10/23:
Each Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00.
Each Tuesday from 8:00 to 10:00.
Each Friday from 8:00 to 11:00. (Except: 2015/9/25, 2015/10/2, 2015/10/9 and 2015/10/16)

From 2015/11/3 to 2015/12/1:
Each Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00.
Each Tuesday from 8:00 to 10:00.
Each Friday from 8:00 to 11:00.

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: B	Antoni Comín Oliveres	Ciencias Sociales
Sec: B	Lluís Sáez Giol	Ciencias Sociales

Horari Sec: B

From 2015/9/15 to 2015/10/9:
Tuesday and Friday from 14:00 to 17:00. (Except: 2015/9/22, 2015/9/29 and 2015/10/6)

From 2015/9/22 to 2015/10/23:
Each Tuesday from 14:00 to 16:00.
Each Tuesday from 16:00 to 17:00.
Each Friday from 14:00 to 17:00. (Except: 2015/9/25, 2015/10/2, 2015/10/9 and 2015/10/16)

From 2015/11/3 to 2015/12/4:
Each Tuesday from 14:00 to 16:00.
Each Tuesday from 16:00 to 17:00.
Each Friday from 14:00 to 17:00.

Group	Teacher	Department
Sec: C	Lluís Sáez Giol	Ciencias Sociales

Horari Sec: C

From 2015/9/15 to 2015/10/9:
Tuesday and Friday from 11:00 to 14:00. (Except: 2015/9/22, 2015/9/29 and 2015/10/6)

From 2015/9/22 to 2015/10/23:
Each Tuesday from 11:00 to 13:00.
Each Friday from 11:00 to 14:00. (Except: 2015/9/25, 2015/10/2, 2015/10/9 and 2015/10/16)
Each Tuesday from 13:00 to 14:00.

From 2015/11/3 to 2015/12/1:
Each Tuesday from 11:00 to 13:00.
Each Friday from 11:00 to 14:00.
Each Tuesday from 13:00 to 14:00.

Type:	BAS	Curs:	1	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	6 ECTS

Sociología I (BBA00800)

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