Anthropology

ANTH 100: Bowser, Summer 2014

ANTH 100, Summer 2014

Non-Western Cultures and the Western Tradition

Location: WEB

Professor: Brenda Bowser

MH-426

657-278-8567

[email protected]

Office Hours: By appointment. Additionally, I am available by e-mail Monday through Friday, and I generally respond within 24 hours.

Course Description:

This course examines changing views of people, nature and culture in Western civilization as related to the impact of non-Western influences, including the use and interpretation of data on non-Western peoples and cultures.

Required Text:

Clash of Cultures (1998, 2nd Ed.) by Brian M. Fagan, AltaMira Press.

Titanium

Students will be required to access course materials on the Internet through the Titanium website for the course. All assignments will be submitted using the “Turn-it-in” links provided at the Titanium website for this course. Additionally, Reading Journals and Film Essays will be submitted to the Instructor as e-mail attachments.

General Education:

· ANTH. 100 fulfills general education category III.B.2.

· Learning Goals:

· To understand the distinctive characteristics of the humanistic perspective.

· To understand the historical and cultural factors, in a global context, that led to the development of the humanistic perspective

· To understand the differences between the humanistic and other perspectives, as well as the differences among the humanistic disciplines

Prerequisites:

None

Requirements and Grading:

Reading Journals. You will be required to write three Reading Journals. Each journal will cover one part of the assigned book. Each journal must be submitted by its due date (see Course Schedule below). Instructions for each journal will be posted on Titanium. Each journal is worth up to 100 points. Journal 1 will be divided into two halves.

Reading Journal 1. First Half and Second Half – The Age of Discovery

Reading Journal 2 – Consequences

Reading Journal 3 – Interconnectedness

Film Essays. You will be required to write four film essays. Each film essay will cover one assigned film, or one set of film clips. Each film essay must be submitted by its due date (see Course Schedule below). Instructions for each film essay will be posted on Titanium. Each film essay is worth up to 25 points.

Film Essay 1 - First Contact

Film Essay 2 – The First Australians

Film Essay 3 – The Huron

Film Essay 4 – Crooked Beak of Heaven

These assignments fulfill the General Education III writing requirement. They will be assessed according to the University Policy (UPS 411.201:1). “Writing assignments in General Education courses should involve the organization and expression of complex data or ideas.” Your assignments will receive “careful and timely evaluations of writing so that deficiencies are identified and suggestions for improvement and/or for means of remediation are offered. Assessments of the student’s writing competence shall be used in determining the final course grade” (UPS 411.201:1).

· Your course grade will be calculated as follows:

Reading Journal 1, First Half: 0- 50 points

Reading Journal 1, Second Half: 0- 50 points

Reading Journal 2: 0-100 points

Reading Journal 3: 0-100 points

Film Essay 1: 0- 25 points

Film Essay 2: 0- 25 points

Film Essay 3: 0- 25 points

Film Essay 4: 0- 25 points

Total Possible Points: 0-400 points

· Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned as follows:

A 93-100%= 370-400 points

A- 90-92 % = 358-369 points

B+ 88-89 % = 350-357 points

B 83-87 % = 330-349 points

B- 80-82 % = 318-329 points

C+ 78-79 % = 310-317 points

C 73-77 % = 290-309 points

C- 70-72 % = 278-389 points

D+ 68-69 % = 270-277 points

D 60-67 % = 238-269 points

F 59% and below = 237 points and below

I reserve the right to curve the grades based on the distribution of scores and improvement, but no one will receive a grade lower than indicated in the scale above.

Academic Misconduct:

Students are expected to produce original work. Copying or closely paraphrasing text from any other source without proper attribution (use of quotations marks and citing the source), or taking information or ideas without proper attribution, is plagiarism. Collaboration on exams and other assignments is not permitted. Students who produce substantially similar work may be required to take exams on campus in a supervised environment or complete an alternative assignment. Students caught cheating will receive a grade penalty, including a zero for the course work that they cheated on, an “F” as their course grade, and will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs at my discretion. Behavior that disrupts the on-line classroom environment, such as cyber-bullying, mobbing, or use of language that would offend a reasonable person, will not be tolerated. See the Student Handbook and the Office of Student Affairs website for CSUF policies on Academic Integrity and Misconduct.

Disabilities:

Students with documented disabilities or special needs will be accommodated according to the arrangements specified by the Disability Support Services (DSS) office. Please refer to the DSS web site (http://www.fullerton.edu/DSS/ ) for a comprehensive description of services and contact information.

Policy on Late Assignments:

Late assignments are not accepted, except in cases of genuine emergency.

Course Schedule:

This is a fast-paced course. Generally, you should read one chapter and write answers to the Reading Journal questions for that chapter each day. You may complete any of the assignments early, to accommodate your own schedule. You must complete all assignments by their due dates.

DUE DATES

Reading Journal 1, First Half: The Age of Discovery (pp 12-13 and Chapters 1-3) – Due Monday, June 9

Reading Journal 1, Second Half: The Age of Discovery (Part I, Chapters 4-6 ) – Due Friday, June 13

Reading Journal 2: Consequences (Chapters 7-12) - Due Tuesday, June 24

Reading Journal 3: Interconnectedness (Chapters 13-17 ) - Due Thursday, July 3

Film Essay 1 (First Contact) – Due Wednesday, June 4

Film Essay 2 (The First Australians) – Due Thursday, June 19

Film Essay 3 (The Huron) – Due Thursday, June 26

Film Essay 4 (Crooked Beak of Heaven) - Due Monday, June 30

WEEK-BY-WEEK SCHEDULE

Week 1

Wednesday, June 4 - Film Essay 1 (First Contact)

Week 2

Monday, June 9 - Reading Journal 1, First Half (The Age of Discovery, pp 12-13 and Chapters 1-6)

Friday, June 13 - Reading Journal 1, Second Half (The Age of Discovery, Chapters 7-12)

Week 3

Thursday, June 19 - Film Essay 2 (The First Australians)

Week 4

Tuesday, June 24 – Reading Journal 2 (Consequences, Chapters 7-12)

Thursday, June 26 - Film Essay 3 (The Huron)

Week 5

Monday, June 30 - Film Essay 4 (Crooked Beak of Heaven)

Thursday, July 3 – Reading Journal 3 (Interconnectedness, Chapters 13-17)

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