Cultural Anthropology Online Classes (Anth 105)
Spring 2014 Courses #30013 and #31015
– Updated as of Saturday, January 4 with On-campus Exam Dates –
Thank you for your interest in this course. Here is some general information about the Anth 105 online classes #30013 and #31015.
**The online orientation meeting on campus is Tuesday, January 14, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the main campus library on the first floor in room LL-104.
*** Please note this online course requires you to come to campus three times during the semester to take exams in the Palomar Library Tutoring/Proctoring Center.
Course Description
Catalog Description: An introduction to the study of concepts, theories, and methods used in the comparative study of socio-cultural systems. The course typically includes subjects such as subsistence patterns, social and political organization, language and communication, family and kinship, religion, the arts, social inequality, ethnicity, gender, culture change and the application of anthropological perspectives to contemporary issues.
Broader Description: This is a survey course designed to introduce students to concepts and principles of cultural anthropology and human diversity. This course will provide students with knowledge of various designs for living in different parts of the world. It is a comparative multi-cultural approach to how societies develop behaviors to meet biological, social, psychological, environmental and economic needs. It will also help students understand and appreciate the cultural diversity within our own society. Advisory note: There will be topics discussed in this class that may make you feel uncomfortable (e.g. topics dealing with marriage, rites of passage, religion etc.) Please review the textbook chapters for a preview of these topics.
Text Requirements
There are two required texts to purchase:
1) Nanda, Serena and Richard Warms. 2010. Cultural Anthropology. 10th ed. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing Company. ISBN: 0495810835. Click here to view book. (This book is also available for rent and as an e-book. Information can be found at Cengage Learning).
2) Lee, Richard B. 2003. The Dobe Ju/’hoansi. 3rd ed. Boston: Wadsworth Publishing Company. ISBN: 0155063332. Click here to view book. (You can either purchase the third edition or the fourth edition. The bookstore at Palomar College only sells the fourth edition – so that is why I am open to either edition. I will be working from the third edition for this class. Contact me if you have any questions.)
Course Requirements
To take this online course you need to have access to a reliable computer(s) and also have a backup in case problems arise.
This course requires you to come to the main Palomar campus in San Marcos to take three exams during the semester. A photo ID, scantron, and a #2 pencil will be needed for each exam. Please note that I cannot make any exceptions to this policy of taking exams on the main campus, and any exceptions to the various dates that exams will be administered. The exams will be administered at the Tutoring/Proctoring Center on the first floor in the library at the main campus. You can visit the Tutoring/Proctoring Center for more information: http://www.palomar.edu/tutoring/. You will have at least four dates to choose from for each exam. Please plan ahead.
**The Spring 2014 schedule for the Tutoring/Proctoring Center is the following:
Mondays: 9:00am –7:00pm
Tuesdays through Thursdays: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fridays and Saturdays: 9:00am – noon (12:00pm)
The dates for the each exam are tentatively scheduled as the following:
Exam #1: Wednesday, February 19; Thursday, February 20; Friday, February 21; Saturday, February 22; and Monday, February 24.
Exam #2: Wednesday, April 2; Thursday, April 3; Friday, April 4; Saturday, April 5; and Monday, April 7
Exam #3: Monday, May 12; Tuesday, May 13; Wednesday, May 14; Thursday, May 15; Friday, May 16; and Saturday, May 17
General Course Work
The general course work will consist of the following: (1) weekly readings from the texts and articles posted on Blackboard, (2) weekly timed online quizzes based on chapter readings and Blackboard articles, (3) regular discussion board forums, (4) approximately six to eight film assignments (mainly watching a film and answering questions on a timed quiz), and (5) a possible participant-observation paper that requires you to attend an approved cultural activity that is a new experience for you. If you are not familiar with online classes, I will be explaining how to take online quizzes and how to post on a discussion board at the orientation meeting on campus Tuesday, January 14 from 6:00-7:00pm in the library on the first floor in room LL-104.
Tuesday, January 14 Orientation Meeting (information about not being DROPPED and staying enrolled)
If you have not taken an online course you must attend the orientation meeting. If you have taken an online class using Blackboard you are not required to attend the orientation meeting. **However, if you do not attend the orientation meeting you will need to post/participate on the discussion board by Tuesday, January 14 by 3:00pm as a form of attendance required in the class. If you do not post on the discussion board you may be dropped from the class. You will be receiving an e-mail about the course and information about posting on the discussion board a few days before the semester begins. Please make sure that your e-mail address in e-Services is correct since that is the automatic e-mail address that Blackboard uses when instructors send you e-mails.
Adding/Crashing the Course
I will add the first five people on the wait list. However, you must email by Tuesday, January 14 by 3:00pm. If you are not on the wait list and want to add the class, please attend the orientation meeting on Tuesday, January 14 at 6:00pm in LL-104. I will do my best to add you. If you cannot make the orientation meeting, you can stop by my office hours to see if there is available space after that date.
Accessing the Course
You should be able to access this online course on Blackboard by Monday, January 13. I will send you an e-mail notifying you that the course is available. Please click here to go to the Blackboard site: http://www.palomar.edu/blackboard/.
Thank you for reviewing the information. Have a wonderful day.
Anne-Marie Mobilia
