Dr.
David Brown
Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Spring 2008
12 Week
Syn: 14247 OPC 007/12874
MANDATORY Online orientation ONLY from 2/9 - 2/14 WEB
Dr. David Brown
Office: Attaché 207
(RGC)
Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 10:30-12:00 noon
Office Phone: 512-223-3389
Physical
Anthropology Study Guide
Quick Start
for Introduction to Physical Anthropology |
I. This is Not a Blackboard Course!-The
syllabus for this course (following this guide) contains all the information
that you need for my course. You are required to fill out the
orientation form accompanying the syllabus.
II. All the tests are at all
Testing Centers as of the beginning date for the Semester.
Testing centers provide scantrons, only a #2 pencil and your ACC ID
are required. Exams may be taken anytime prior to the posted due dates.
You are given a copy of your grades (%) and a copy is sent to me
III. The date of the last exam
is always before the last day of classes for the semester. The date
for the last exam is final and written in stone!
IV. The included study
guide and review questions at the end of each text chapter
provide excellent study aids. They can be used before, during or after
each chapter to further your study skills. They are guides only!-Do
not expect to see any of the questions on the exam.
V. Exams and Grades: DO Not
ask me to calculate your grades-Follow the Syllabus!
VI. Do not under any circumstances ask for extra credit!
COURSE ORIENTATION
You have reached the online orientation. To complete the on-line orientation
make sure you have read the syllabus and then complete the following
information sheet and e-mail me the information sheet at: dbrown3@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
(Please copy/paste the following information
into an e-mail and send to dbrown3@austincc.edu
save a copy of the e-mail for your records!)
NAME:(first) (M.I.) (last):
COURSE NUMBER:
COURSE TITLE
COURSE SYNONYM
SECTION NUMBER
STUDENT ACC ID NUMBER:
ADDRESS: (street) (apt. #)(city) (ZIP)
CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
How many open campus courses are you taken this semester?
Number of semester hours you are taking this semester (including
this course.)
Comments:
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Introduction to Physical Anthropology by Jurmain,
Nelson, Kilgore, and Trevathan. West/Wadsworth. 11th 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:
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 (on website cdavis@austincc.edu/cdavis) and review questions
(at the end of each text chapter) provide excellent study guides.
All 4 exams and corresponding 4 retakes are on file at all ACC testing
centers at the beginning of each semester. 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 testing centers or the instructor
for your grade to be computed-that is your responsibility!
Retests: Each exam may be retaken one
time-no earlier than 24 hours following the exam and may be taken at
any time during the semester. 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.
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 divided by the total questions=% Correct=Letter Grade!