PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Course
information and Sillabus
Fall 2006
PCM -16 Week
ANTH 2301 43266 OPC 008
Professor Clint E. Davis
Office: Attaché 207 (RGC)
Office Hours: M - Th 8:00 - 10:00 AM
Office Phone: 512-223-3389
COURSE ORIENTATION
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make sure you have read the syllabus and then complete the following
information sheet and e-mail me the information sheet at: cdavis@austincc.edu.
If you are unable to use the e-mail connection, you must contact me
within 48 hours of
the end of late registration to set up an appointment.
STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET
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NAME:(first) (M.I.) (last):
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COURSE TITLE
COURSE SYNONYM
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REQUIRED MATERIALS
Introduction to Physical Anthropology by Jurmain, Nelson,
Kilgore, and Trevathan. West/Wadsworth. 10th edition.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
An Introduction to the study of the biocultural diversity
of humans. The interaction between culture and biology produces a
variety of human biological adaptations that are traced through the
following venues: the fossil record of primates, primate behavior,
and the genetic makeup of modern populations.
COURSE RATIONALE
The goal of this course is to trace the evolution of
human biological diversity and how it has been interwoven with culture
over 60+ million years to produce the present variation in human biology
and culture. To meet this goal the course has four objectives: (1)
to understand genetic processes, (2) to understand evolutionary processes
(3) to understand the basis for human behavior and (4) to determine
human evolutionary pathways through a reconstruction of the fossil
record.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student:
- Will be able to describe what physical anthropology is.
- Will understand the tools and philosophy of anthropology.
- Will understand the processes of evolution and adaptation.
- Will understand human diversity and biocultural evolution.
COURSE POLICIES
- Withdrawal is students responsibility!
- Retests-One retake for each exam!
- No Incompletes Given!
- Exam Make-ups: Only for unavoidable situations
and only with notification of instructor prior to
the exam!
- Late Work is subject to grade reduction!
- Scholastic Dishonesty: Acts prohibited by the
college for which discipline may be administered include scholastic
dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam, quiz
or exercise, plagiarization, and unauthorized collaboration with another
person in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students
shall be the result of their thought, research, or self-expression.
Academic work is defined as but limited to tests, quizzes, whether
taken electronically or on paper, either individual or group; classroom
presentations, and homework. Punishment for scholastic dishonesty
may include grade reduction and or expulsion from the class.
STUDENTS with DISABILITIES
Each ACC campus offers support services for students
with documented physical or psychological disabilities. Students with
disabilities must request reasonable accommodations through the office
for Students with Disabilities on the campus where they expect to
take the majority of their classes. Students are encouraged to do
this three weeks before the start of the semester.
EXAMINATION
Each exam will consist of objective questions
(approximately 20 per chapter) over the text readings. An included
study guide and review questions at the end of each chapter provide
an excellent framework for study. All exams are on file at
all ACC testing centers. Testing center hours vary please check schedules
and allow at least 90 minutes of testing time for each exam. Exams
are answered on scantron sheets given out by the testing center. Take
your student ID and save your receipts!!! The testing center will
grade your exam and indicate how many you got correct. Please
do not ask for your grade to be computed or ask what it is-that is
your responsibility!
Retests: Each exam may be retaken
one time-no earlier than 24 hours following the exam.
Only the highest score for each exam will be used
to determine the final course grade. Retests may be done at any time
during the semester.
COURSE GRADES
The four highest exam grades will be averaged to determine
the final grade for the course. Letter grades are determined as follows:
A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, D=60-69%, F=Less than 60%. Individual
exam scores are simply how many answers you get correct, out of the
total number of questions on the exam. It’s easy to do the math.
Total correct/total questions=% correct=Letter Grade!
EXAM SCHEDULE
| Deadlines |
Chapters |
Testing Center |
| Sept. 25 |
Exam I- Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4 |
All |
| Oct. 23 |
Exam II-Chapters: 6, 7, 8 |
All |
| Nov. 20 |
Exam III-Chapters: 9, 10 |
All |
Nov.
27th is the last day to withdraw! |
| Dec. 11 |
Ex. IV-Chaps: 11, 12, 13 |
All |
