Solis

Subject: Anthropology
Course Number: 103
Section Number: 82574
Name of Class: Cultural Anthropology
Instructor: Laurie Solis
E-mail: laurie.solis@canyons.edu
Semester: Fall  2011
Class Starting Date: October  22
Class Ending Date: December  10

Class Description: Studies the nature of humankind, culture and society, including concepts and theories used for their analysis and understanding. Prehistory and cultural growth, social organization, family systems, politics and economics, war, religion, values, culture shock, and applied anthropology are examined.

Textbook and Access code information, including costs: Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge, 13th Edition William A. Haviland (Author), Harald E. L. Prins (Author), Bunny McBride (Author), Dana Walrath (Author) Approximate Price: $127.77

Other Course Materials Required: SUGGESTED READING: More than 1,000 additional sources of information directly related to anthropology may be found on the 1st and 2nd floor of the Library. Videos are available on the 2nd floor, and print materials and audio tapes may be found in the main library collection on the 1st floor. The major collections are found in sections CC, E, GN, and QL.

Initial instructions for beginning of class: This is a hybrid class. Chapter presentations in powerpoint format will be posted on Blackboard. In addition, all homework assignments and exams will be posted on Blackboard. Meetings will be once a week, each Saturday from 10.40 am to 1.10 pm to facilitate questions, review, and watch films. If you experience technical problems accessing or using Blackboard, please call the Blackboard Help Desk in the Teaching-Learning Center (TLC) at Extension 3344 for assistance. Please do NOT contact the instructor regarding Blackboard-related problems! If you experience difficulty accessing Extension 3344, dial O and ask the switchboard operation for the current Blackboard Student Help Desk number. However, do email the instructor with any questions or issues related to course content, schedule, procedures or requirements.

Testing regulations (included proctoring guidelines link): A total of 5 quizzes will be given via the Blackboard system and will cover from 2 to 4 chapters at a time. These quizzes will be worth a total of 50 points a piece and will consist of 10 to 25 questions.

Course Management System Information: For direct logon to Blackboard: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/BBSupport/BbLogin.asp

Student Learning Outcomes: STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLOS): The following are Student Learning Outcomes for the course. By the end of the semester each student should be able to: 1. Explain the reality of culture in the context of and evidence from the relative differences between the beliefs, behaviors, life-ways and institutions of living societies past and present. 2. Critique various ideas that have emerged from confrontation with the biological and cultural differences among people: notably racism, ethnocentrism and relativism. 3. Learn to understand and appreciate cultural diversity as a key component for enriching ongoing educational, vocational and personal life experiences.

Useful Links: For General Information about Distance Learning at COC: http://www.canyons.edu/distancelearning. For direct logon to Blackboard: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/BBSupport/BbLogin.asp For Blackboard assistance: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/blackboard/ For Online Learning Readiness Assessments: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/Assessments.asp For Computer hardware and software requirements: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/minitutorial.asp For Counseling 070 information: http://www.canyons.edu/offices/distance_learning/info/COUNS070.asp

Other: Web based resources: http://www.cyberpursuits.com/anthro/default.asp http://avim.parks.ca.gov/ http://www.archaeology.org/ http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/fossils_ruins/archaeology/ http://archaeology.about.com/ http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/cultural.htm

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