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St. Edmund Campion Secondary School
Department of Canadian & World Studies |
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COURSE NAME: Challenge and Change in Society
COURSE CODE: HSB 4M1
LEVEL: Grade 12, University/College
OFFICE: Canadian & World Studies Office, 2nd Floor
COURSE TEXT: Transitions in Society
This course examines the theories and methodologies used in anthropology, psychology, and sociology to investigate and explain shifts in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour and their impact on society. Students will analyse cultural, social, and biological patterns in human societies, looking at the ways in which those patterns change over time. Students will also explore the ideas of classical and contemporary social theorists, and will apply those ideas to the analysis of contemporary trends.
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CURRICULUM STRANDS AND OVERALL EXPECTATIONS |
Social Change
Overall Expectations
CHV.01 · appraise the differences and similarities in the methodologies and strategies of anthropology, psychology, and sociology applied to the study of change;
CHV.02 · describe key features of major theories from anthropology, psychology, and sociology that focus on change;
CHV.03 · analyse patterns of technological change from the perspectives of anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
Social Trends
Overall Expectations
STV.01 · appraise the differences and similarities in the approaches taken by anthropology, psychology, and sociology to the study of trends relating to the baby boom, fertility and fecundity, and the life cycle;
STV.02 · assess the importance of demography as a tool for studying social trends;
STV.03 · demonstrate an understanding of the social forces that influence and shape trends.
Social Challenges
Overall Expectations
SCV.01 · appraise the differences and similarities in the approaches taken by anthropology, psychology, and sociology to the study of social challenges pertaining to health, social injustice, and global concerns;
SCV.02 · demonstrate an understanding of the social forces that shape such challenges.
Research and Inquiry Skills
Overall Expectations
ISV.01 · define and correctly use anthropological, psychological, and sociological terms and concepts;
ISV.02 · demonstrate an understanding of the main areas of study in anthropology, psychology, and sociology, and of the similarities and differences among them;
ISV.03 · demonstrate an understanding of the different research methods used by anthropology, psychology, and sociology to investigate questions of importance within each field, and apply relevant skills correctly and ethically;
ISV.04 · demonstrate an ability to select, organize, and interpret information gathered from a variety of print and electronic sources;
ISV.05 · communicate the results of their inquiries effectively.
Unit 1 Social Change
Unit 2 Social Trends
Unit 3 Social Challenges
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ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION |
A final grade is recorded for every course, and a credit is granted and recorded for every course in which the student's grade is 50% or higher. The final grade for each course in Grades 9–12 will be determined as follows:
• Seventy per cent (70%) of the grade will be based on evaluations conducted throughout the course. This portion of the grade should reflect the student’s most consistent level of achievement throughout the course, although special consideration should be given to more recent evidence
of achievement .
• Thirty per cent (30%) of the grade will be based on a final evaluation in the form of an examination, performance, essay, and/or other method of evaluation suitable to the course content and administered towards the end of the course.
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Term Work |
60% |
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Research Paper
Final Culminating Activity |
10%
10% |
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Final Exam |
20% |
Within these areas, marks will be obtained using the four categories specified in the Ontario Curriculum: Canadian and World Studies, Grades 11 and 12 revised 2005.
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Your grade will include an equal assessment of the four strands above as required by the Ontario Curriculum.
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Your term work will represent 60% of your total mark, 10% will come from a research essay, 10% from a culminating activity and the remaining 20% will come from the final examination.
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Assignments, tests, presentations and any other summative evaluation will be recorded under the four strands. Most evaluations will cover all four strands.
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Ability to display the required learning skills (Works Independently, Organization, Teamwork, Work Habits and Initiative) will be assessed through formative evaluations and reported. Attention to these skills is essential for success in any course.
The categories of knowledge and skills are described as follows:
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Knowledge and Understanding.
• Subject-specific content acquired in each course (knowledge), and the comprehension of its meaning and significance (understanding). |
25% |
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Thinking.
The use of critical and creative thinking skills and/or processes, as follows :
• planning skills (e.g., focusing research, gathering information, organizing an inquiry)
• processing skills (e.g., analysing, evaluating, synthesizing)
• critical/creative thinking processes (e.g., inquiry, problem solving, decision making, research) |
25% |
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Communication.
The conveying of meaning through various forms , as follows :
• oral (e.g., story, role play, song, debate)
• written (e.g., report, letter, diary)
• visual (e.g., model, map, chart, movement, video, computer graphics) |
25% |
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Application.
• The use of knowledge and skills to make connections within and between various contexts. |
25% |
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