Course Organization Worksheet

List the SLOs for this course here:

1
Understand and explain the benefits anthropology can have on society.
2
Be able to analyze and evaluate information acquire through conducting ethnography
3
Be able to utilize archives, databanks, and other information repositories for research purposes.
4
Examine the differences and similarities between different cultures within ones own environment
5
Identify important anthropological artifacts and locations and perform documentation of them
6
Generate material that can serve to inform future communities.
7
Assess the differences between communication styles among different social groups
8
Have the ability to conduct the scientific method.
9
Perform assessments on the meaning behinds the linguistics of different cultures.
10 Understand the four-disciplines of anthropology and how they are applied daily.
The italicized items provide examples.

Topics to be Covered during This Period

Introduction to course/ Anthropology Overview
Anthropology Overview part 2
Anthropology Overview part 3

Meets These
Course-level
Objectives
1,10
1,10
1,10

Studying diversity among people in communities

Daily Struggles from Womb to Tomb and why we must understand. (Field Trip)

1,4

What is an ethnographer? What do they do?

2,4,6

The Scientific method is everywhere (Exam 1)

2,3,8

The Field of Medicine (Field Trip)

2,3,8

Week/Module
Number
1
2

Forensic Science: Facts and Fiction

2,3,8

10

Urban art and Architecture: (Field Trip)(Exam 2)

4,5

11

Artifacts in your neighborhood (Field Trip)

12

Preserving History

2,3,5,6

13

Language and Culture(Exam 3)

2,7,8, 9

14

The importance of music and sound.

7,9

15

Miscommunication and mistranslation: how and why conflicts occur (Field Trip)

7,9

16

Where do we go from here? A Course Summary.(Exam 4)

1,10

17

Grace Week

18

The Finals