An Exploration of Data Sets to Enhance Topics within a Sociology and Ethnic Studies Curriculum


Wallace Strong  (Ethnic Studies)

wstrong@yvcc.cc.wa.us

 

 Lois Sabol (Sociology)  

isabol@yvcc.cc.wa.us

 

Martin Meister (Mathematics)

mmeister@yvcc.cc.wa.us   

 

 

Yakima Valley Community College


 

Exercise 3:  Presenting data

 Ethnic Groups and the Death Penalty Activity (One week)

Monday – Introduction – History and definition of the death penalty.

 

Tuesday - Activity – Discussion:  Student opinion and attitudes of the death penalty.

 

Wednesday – Presentation on math data sets – Math faculty YVCC

 

Thursday – Library –      Students will be broken down in groups to do research.

 

Friday – Present data set – interpretation, analysis and conclusion(s) or recommendations. Field questions from the audience.