Other links which may be useful for students in this class

Always under construction. If you find a good web page that might be useful for others in the class, write down the URL (near the top of the page and probably beginning with http:// ) and email it to elin@lehman.cuny.edu .

• Information Sources
  • Census Bureau Home Page
  • Maps
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics Home Page
  • Federal Government Statistics
  • The Social Work Networker
  • World Wide Web Resources for Social Workers
  • Sociology Resources
    
• Professional Associations
  • American Sociological Association
  • American Society of Criminology
  • National Association of Social Workers.
  • The American Evaluation Association

• Writing and Documenting Your Work
  

  For this class, all I ask is that you use a consistent format for citations, bibibliography, tables and figures. You may use any of the major styles for this. Some of these documents also discuss the issue of plagarism (as does Babbie, pages A11 to A12). Any plagarism will be grounds for a failing grade IN THE COURSE. Please be careful, and make sure that you have read the guidelines. The web pages below, mainly based at Capital City Technical College should provide the information you need.

  • APA style

    A web overview of the American Psychological Association's widely used formats.

  • MLA style

    A web overview of the Modern Language Association's widely used formats.

  • MLA Style Citations of Electronic Resources

    A discussion of how to cite materials you find on the internet. This is also discussed in the previous source.
    

  • CCTC Library Skills and Information Workbook
    This is a well-done guide to finding information in the library.
    
  • CCTC Guide to Grammar and Writing
    A nice resource to use while editing your assignments. Also, the self-administered quizzes and other materials are good useful even if you aren't editing.
  • The Elements of Style
    By William Strunk is a classic, understandable and beautifully written work on usage, composition and other issues. Everyone should read this.
• After Graduation
  • Careers and Employment
    • Social work Job Links from The New Social Worker magazine.
    • I'll be adding more to this.
  • Graduate Programs
    • Tests First things first, which means that you probably will need to take some kind of standardized test before applying to graduate or professional schools. Here's a list of dates and phone numbers to call for more information.
    • A good starting place is Choosing a Graduate or Professional Program at UC-Irvine.

      I haven't really found good, comprehensive lists of graduate programs, but one thing you can try is to go to the search engines on the info page and enter something like graduate programs in sociology. Nonetheless, here are some decent links that I found.

    • Links to Social Work programs.
    • Law School: Besides the general professional school sites, visit the Law School Admissions Council.
    • This document is about how to apply to graduate and professional schools. It is very well done, just ignore the references to resources on the UC-Irvine campus.
    • Letters of recommendation. If you want me (Professor Waring) to write you a letter of recommendation, please keep the following in mind.
      • If I have a copy of your personal statement, resume, transcript and/or other materials I will be able to write a more informed and personal letter.
      • If you are not up to date on your coursework this will be reflected in any letter.
      • If you participate in class, I can mention that in the letter.
      • It takes time to write a good letter, so don't wait until the last minute.
• What to make your own web page?
  • At the moment, you cannot put a home page on your alpha account. However, since you have an email address you can get a free web page at Geocities.

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