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| Introduction to Program: | |
The Masters Programme in Applied Sociology is conceived as one providing a sound theoretical base for the understanding of contemporary social phenomena in conjunction with the skills necessary to apply this knowledge in various fields such as in the Government sector, Human Resources, NGO sector, Research and Project Management.
The programme provides equal importance to classical and contemporary theories on one hand and a number of special fields of empirical Sociological studies on the other. It balances courses which offer a strong grounding in theory and methods with others which impart skills.
The programme also incorporates an Internship in either an NGO or in the corporate sector and a Dissertation, completion of which are deemed necessary for successful completion. | |
Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome: PO1: Demonstrate knowledge about the dynamics of social systems.PO2: Apply sociological theories and perspectives to social reality. PO3: Analyze and engage with the social surroundings, problematise and raise questions and apply their knowledge for welfare initiatives. PO4: Demonstrate awareness of local, regional, national and global socio-cultural environmental needs and concerns. PO5: Engage in lifelong learning. PO6: Conduct social research by mastering technical skills. PO7: Exhibit academic writing skills. PO8: Demonstrate soft skills such as presentation skills, interpersonal skills and exhibit lateral and analytical thinking skills. | |
| Assesment Pattern | |
PATTERN FOR CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA) CIA constitutes a total of 50 marks for a four-credit paper. The distribution is as follows CIA I - Mid semester Examination conducted for a total weightage of 25 marks CIA II - CIA II carries 10 marks and involves the adoption of any one or two of the following methods: written Assignment, Book/Article review, group presentations, symposium, group task, Individual seminars, Quiz, and class test. CIA III - CIA III also carries 10 marks and involves the adoption of any one or two of the above said methods. Attendance - Attendance carries 5 marks
The course teacher would decide the internal assessment methods to be adopted for a given semester and would incorporate them in the course plan for validation which will be circulated among the students in the beginning of each semester. QUESTION PAPER PATTERN FOR END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE)
ESE is conducted as a three-hour paper which carries 50 per cent weightage. Examination is conducted out of 100 marks and later reduced to 50 marks. The exam is conducted for 3 hours. Model- 1
Section 1 Short Answer Questions 8 X 5=40 This section will have a total of eight questions out of which five to be answered. Each question carries Eight marks and hence a total of 40 Marks. Attention will be paid to have at least two questions from each module of the syllabus. Students will be expected to answer these questions in not more than 200 words.
Section II Essay Questions 15 X 4=60 This section will have a total of six questions out of which four to be answered. Each question carries Fifteen marks and hence a total of 60 Marks. Attention will be paid to have at least one question from each module of the syllabus. Students will be expected to answer these questions in not more than 500 words. OR
Model- 2
5 Essays 20 x 5 = 100
There will be a total of 8 questions of which any 5 have to be answered. Each question carries 20 marks.
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Model -3
Section 1 Essay Questions 10 x 5 = 50 This section will have a total of seven questions out of which five to be answered. Each question carries TEN marks and hence a total of 50Marks. This section will have smaller essay questions, with a little of analyses and concepts.
Section II Essay Questions 15 x 2=30 This section will have a total of three questions out of which two to be answere1d. Each question carries Fifteen marks and hence a total of 30 Marks. This section will have slightly difficult analytical questions. Section III Compulsory Question 20 x 1 =20 This section will be a compulsory question as this is an application-based syllabus the questions in this section will be application-based questions on either case studies or live scenarios | |
| Examination And Assesments | |
ASSESSMENT PATTERN FOR INTERNSHIP: 1. Reflective weekly Journal 040 marks 2. Report on Internship 030 marks 3. Presentation 010 marks 4. Viva 020 marks Total 100 marks
ASSESSMENT PATTERN FOR DISSERTATION:
III SEMESTER 1. Proposal 20 marks 2. Proposal Presentation 10 marks 3. Colloquium I 20 marks Total 50 marks
IV SEMESTER 1. Colloquium II 10 marks 2. Dissertation 30 marks 3. Viva 10 marks Total 50 marks | |