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PALOMAR COLLEGE
Faces of Culture
COURSE SYLLABUS
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telephone contact number will be given out in class. You are strongly
encouraged to use e-mail to communicate with me. To contact the
instructor use this Email link.
FACES OF CULTURE
This is an introductory course in
Cultural Anthropology. Participants will become familiar with the concepts and
theories about the past and present nature of human cultural systems. Through
26, thirty minute video programs and seven scheduled on-campus lecture seminars
the course will survey such topics as ecological adaptation, the relationship
between language and culture, development of personality, subsistence systems,
economic relationships, marriage and kinship patterns, religion and magic, and
the patterns of culture change.
TEXT
Cultural Anthropology, 10th Edition, W. A. Haviland
(A limited number of earlier editions of this text,
as well as a study guide, are available at the library from Instructor Reserve)
TV BROADCASTS
Check course listings for specific broadcast days, times and channels at: http://www.edu/etv/
Click
on: Course Information and select Broadcasts
If you need further assistance with the program broadcast schedule please call Educational Television
at: (760) 744-1150, ext. 2431
For prerecorded broadcast information and updates call: (760) 744-1150, ext. 2435
Videotapes of the programs are available for check out from the LRC located in the lower level of the library on the San Marcos campus, and the Escondido, Fallbrook, Mt. Carmel, and Ramona College Centers.
CAMPUS SEMINARS
All campus seminars will be held in room BE-1 on the following Saturdays from
9:00 am to 12:20 pm.
In
class coverage of programs listed
below is approximate for each meeting date. We may cover some
program topics on different dates. For program air dates and times see the
college schedule
MEETING DATES SEMINAR
TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
June 28, 2003
Programs
1-3 Discussion and
Participation
July 12, 2003 Programs 4-8 Discussion
and Participation Take Home Exam #1 Pick
Up
July
19, 2003
Programs
9-12 Take Home Exam #1 DUE
by 9:00AM /IN-CLASS ESSAY & REVIEW
July
26, 2003
Programs 13-18 Discussion and
Participation
August 02, 2003
Programs 19-26 Discussion and
Participation Take Home Exam #2 Pick
Up
August 09, 2003
Take Home Exam #2
DUE by 9:00AM /IN-CLASS ESSAY & REVIEW
EXAMS and EXAM GRADING
The mid-term and final exams are a combination of take-home and in-class
exams. The take home portion will consist of multiple-choice questions taken
from the TV programs, text, and seminar lectures. This section of the mid-term
and final exams will be given out in class and a due date and time will be
announced in class. You must submit your answers to the multiple-choice
questions on a Scantron Answer Form. These are available on campus; you will
need two.
The in-class portion of the exams requires you to write a short essay on the day you hand in the multiple-choice answers. You will be given the topic of the essay at the time you receive the multiple-choice portion, but you will have to write your answer in class. The instructor will provide the materials for the essay portion.
The exam process requires you to be in class to sign out an exam copy, to complete the in-class essay, and participate in the review of your exam on the scheduled dates. These are graded activities that require full participation to receive point credit. The instruction/sign-out phase is valued at 5 points; the multiple-choice portion is valued at approximately 75 points; the essay portion is valued at approximately 75 points; the review phase is valued at 5 points. Total Point value for the course is 320. This is subject to change and modification.
Exams turned in late (more than 10 minutes), will
be assessed a 10 point penalty, OR MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED, unless prior
arrangements have been approved by the instructor. All make-up exams will be
assessed a 10-point penalty. This is subject to change without prior
announcement, and at the discretion of the instructor.
COURSE GRADE
You must
complete both exams to receive credit AND a course grade. Your course grade
will be based on the scores you earn on the mid-term and final exams. This
grade is determined by totaling the number of points possible from both exams
and figuring the percentage you earned of that total: A= 90%, B = 80%, C = 70%,
D = 59%, F = less than 59%. No Incomplete course grades will be given without a
prior written request from the student.
ATTENDANCE AND DROPS
On time attendance at every seminar is required and expected of every student.
Exam due dates and times are announced in class only. STUDENTS MAY be dropped
for excessive absence (two times) for tardiness, or leaving before class is
dismissed (three times).
Failure to submit an exam on the required date and time without prior instructor approval may result in a failing grade for the course. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of the drop dates required by the college and initiate the appropriate action.
Any exceptions to
the above may be considered on a case-by-case basis, but must be agreed upon by
both the instructor and student, and must be in writing. Please be mindful of
the drop deadlines; avoid receiving a "walk away" (FW) grade for the
course!
Important Dates to Remember
Last date to drop with No Notation on record:
July 03, 2003
Last date to drop with ”W” Grade:
July 14, 2003
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Any student
found to be actively or passively engaged in cheating or any other form of
academic dishonesty will be subject to a failing grade for the course and any
other academic discipline as deemed appropriate by the college.
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION
It is
recommended that students with disabilities discuss academic accommodations
with the instructor during the first two weeks of the class. An alternate
format of this syllabus and handouts are available upon request. Alternate format
refers to the translation of print into a format that a person with a
disability can comprehend, e.g., tape, e-text or Braille for blind or visually
impaired
PROGRAM/SEMINAR TOPICS:
1 The
Nature of Anthropology
2 The
Nature of Culture
3 How
Cultures are Studied
4 Language
and Communication
5 Psychological
Anthropology
6 Alejandro
Mamani: A Case Study in Psychological
Anthropology
7 Patterns
of Subsistence: Food Foragers &
Pastoralists
8 Patterns of Subsistence: Food Producers
9 Economic
Anthropology
10 The
Highland Maya: A Case Study in Economic
Anthropology
11 Sex and
Marriage
12 Family
and Household
13 The
Yucatec Maya: A Case Study in Marriage
and Family
14 Kinship
and Descent I
15 Kinship
and Descent II
16 Age,
Common Interest, and Stratification
17 The
Aymara: A Case Study in Social
Stratification
18 Political
Organization
19 Social
Control
20 Religion
and Magic
21 The Asmat
of New Guinea: A Case Study in Religion
and Magic
22 The Arts
23 New
Orleans Black Indians: A Case Study in
the Arts
24 Culture
Change
25 Cricket
the Trobriand Way: A Case Study in
Culture Change
26 The Future of Humanity