GRADING SCALE:  I use a standard 10% scale as presented below.

EXAMS: 3/4 of semester grade.
 Each test may consist of any combination of Multiple Choice, True/False, Fill-in, and/or Essay. Test items may be drawn from all readings, class activities, assigned films, guest speakers, required outside sources, etc. Essentially, if it is part of the class, it could be on the exams.
    We may be using the Blackboard system for exams. We may have some exams in class. I will notify you well in advance of which option/s will be used.
 Link: How to prepare for, and increase the odds of passing, my exams.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: 1/4 of the semester grade.
   You will select between a review of a book or a collection of 5 shorter activities.
    There are 2 types of book reviews to choose from, an Ethnography or a Topical Exploration.   See below for details.

QUALITY of WRITTEN WORK
 It is expected that all written works produced outside of class will be completed in a fashion which reflects professional competence. This means, specifically, that Semester Projects, Extra Credit, and any other written assignments (other than exam essays) will be typed (or done on a word processor), double spaced, 1 inch margins, preferably using 12 point Times New Roman font, be presented on white paper with black ink which is dark enough to read easily, use standard capital and small letters, cite sources and quotations in APA  (click here for a web source about APA format) or MLA form, use paragraphs properly, demonstrate thoughtful consideration of your topic and sources, be clean and aligned with a single staple (no paper clips) in the upper left corner. Papers will be free from spelling errors and grammatical errors. Pages are to be numbered, preferably in the bottom center or top right corner. Any typo's which escape your watchful eye while typing will be corrected in pencil or pen prior to being turned in. There may be no more than 3 corrected typos, and no uncorrected typos per page. If you discover too many typos, re-type the page or fix them on your word processor and re-print.
  Quality and Appearance will be counted in the grade. Don't embarrass yourself with shoddy work. Part of professional competence lies in the conveyance of a message, as well as in the message itself.
 Deviations from requirements will prevent papers from being accepted.

READINGS
 You will be held responsible for all readings assigned, both from the text and from outside sources. It is also expected that you will have read the material prior to class so that we can have informed and meaningful discussions of pertinent topics.
 Class lecture, discussion, and activities are designed to augment, rather than duplicate, information in the text.

ATTENDANCE
 Students are expected to attend class. In accordance with college policy, students missing 2 weeks' worth of classes (consecutive or not) risk being dropped from the class. This does NOT relieve you of the responsibility of dropping. If you disappear and do not officially withdraw, and I don't notice and don't drop you, this will result in an F on your report card and transcripts.

DISCLAIMER - LANGUAGE, IDEAS, & NUDITY
 We will be examining some culturally taboo issues such as sexuality, sex roles, religion, evolution, and various social norms, and we will be using some frank language. The goal is to be able to communicate rather than to offend. If you are easily upset or offended by these things, or intolerant of ideas and ways of living in the world, I recommend that you see me for greater detail, and consider withdrawing from the class if you deem necessary.

TAPE RECORDERS
Tape recorders are not allowed in class. Don't bring or use them. If you have a documented special need that requires their use, please bring me certification from the Special Needs Office.

Academic Integrity

    Each student is obligated to operate with utmost academic integrity, on their own honor, and with the realization that the college district has explicit policies which address academic dishonesty and repercussions for participating in such acts. The guiding principle for all questions of academic integrity is as follows: "Assume the most restrictive set of conditions, unless some exception is explicitly made by the instructor."  Should you have any question about a particular academic strategy or behavior, ASK the instructor of the course - do NOT rely on other instructors, agencies, friends, or members of the academic community, as there is great inconsistency in individual policies.
    Forms of Behavior which Violate Academic Integrity

• Cheating. Using any materials or devices or strategies which provide undue advantage on any exam, assignment, activity or other method of assessment for a course. This includes, but is not limited to, looking at another student's exam, using phones or other communications systems to text message during exams, taking pictures or images of exams, talking with others during exams, using Internet to find information, or any other system of inappropriate "help." Exams are to be measures of what YOU, as an individual, have learned.
  
• Collaboration. Working together on projects, paper, exams or other forms of assessment which are to be completed individually. This includes limiting the contributions of non-group members on group projects.
  
• Plagiarism. Taking anyone else's work as one's own. Presenting another's words, ideas, forms of expression, materials, or labor without proper citation, referencing, and declaration that this material originated outside the student's own work.
  
• Falsifying Data or Resource Materials. Inventing or misrepresenting data, ideas, information, quotations, concepts, information, sources, or any other  materials for use in student work.
  
• Misconduct. Engaging or cooperating in activities such as changing grades, copying tests or test items, revealing to other students any information or items from exams or quizzes or any other forms of assessment, falsifying one's identity for any academic purpose or activity, violating any of the college's or district's policies, or any laws in the performance of one's academic activities.
  

• Title, topic, publisher, complete bibliographic information.
  
• Photocopy of article for article reviews.
  
• Brief summary of content. 
  
• Assessment of what made it valuable as a learning experience.
  
• Statement of how it fits with the topics covered in the course.
  
• Writing will be concise, using proper paragraph format.
  
• Papers will be between 1.5 and 2 full typed pages.
  

• Material Culture as described.
• Social structure as described.
• Culturally Universal issues and themes (religion, birth & death, economy & exchange, status, marriage, technology, etc.)
• Culture-specific elements.
• Effects of interference by Anthropologists (e.g. introduction of new technologies).
• Experiences of the Anthropologist before and during the observation, and how these might have influenced the ethnography and the understanding of the culture being studied.
• Ways the culture has changed in response to external pressures and contact with encroaching cultures.
• Other relevant issues.



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• The nature of the topic
• The relevant evidence presented
• Critical review of the topic and evidence
• Controversies about the topic that are addressed in the book
• Cultural differences in approaching the issues dealt with
• Significance of this issue to the field of anthropology
• How this issue fits into the larger scale of what we have studied
• Some interesting topics to get you brainstorming:
• Sexuality, Marriage & Mate Selection
• Religion & Spirituality & Mythology & Ritual & Magic
• Art & Music
• Illness and Disease
• Food and Culture
• Ethnozoology - relation to and influence of animals
• Archaeology
• Food and Eating Patterns
• Body, Body Image, Concept of Beauty
• Child Rearing & Family Life

• The Forest People.  Turnbull, Colin
• People of the Ice Whale: Eskimos, White Men, and the Whale. David Boeri
• Yanomamo: The Fierce People.  Chagnon, Napoleon A.
• Coming of Age in Samoa. By Margaret Mead
• What's Love Got to Do With It?  Small, Meredith F.
• Our Babies, Ourselves  Small, Meredith F.
• The Naked Ape  Morris, Desmond
• Manwatching  Morris, Desmond
• Women's Work : The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times. Elizabeth Wayland Barber., W. W. Norton & Co (1994)
• Others - Suggest something good & Bring me a copy to evaluate.

    Excellent Links in Anthropology