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Introduction to Anthropology
SYLLABUS AND COURSE INFORMATION
FALL SEMESTER 2013
Tuesday/Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Mr. Benjamin Wells Instructor:
Email:
Office Hours:
Credit Hours: bcw15@students.uwf.edu
Tuesday/Thursday 9-10:45 a.m., MWF by appointment
3 credit hours
Required Textbook: Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity (15 th
ed.). Conrad Phillip
Kottak (McGraw Hill 2011; ISBN 978-0-07-811699-5).
Course Description: Introduction to Anthropology is designed to provide you with an understanding of what anthropology and its sub-disciplines in cultural, physical, linguistic, and archaeological anthropology are. This course focuses heavily on the study of humans and their ancestors through time and covers a range of topics including development, kinship and descent, political organization, social structure, and many more. Anthropology is a vast and varied field, ever-evolving to better study its subject matter-man.
General Course Information: Introduction to Anthropology is designated as a General Studies course. The General Studies curriculum at the University of West Florida is designed to provide a cohesive program of study that promotes the development of a broadly educated person and provides the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in university studies. This course has been approved as meeting your requirement in the Behavioral area. The major General Studies learning outcomes for this course are Writing and Diversity.
If you are interested in a major in Anthropology you should contact the Department of
Anthropology at 474-2797. If you are undecided about your major you should contact your academic advisor or the Career Center at 850-474-2254 .

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Course Objectives: By the end of the course I hope you will be able to:
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Demonstrate a clear understanding of the different sub-fields of anthropology and how all work together to some degree.
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Illustrate the breadth of what culture is and the variety of ways it can be studied and observed, not only scientifically, but in an everyday setting.
 Demonstrate an understanding of anthropological perspectives on cultural issues from the past and present, and some of the solutions anthropology can offer on current global problems.
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Be able to identify how anthropology works in the world today and the range of possibilities and benefits it offers to students in any field of study.
Specific Course Requirements:
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Textbook assignments: Weekly reading will be assigned from the textbook. This information will be necessary to complete quizzes, tests, assignments, and to actively participate in class. Late work will not be accepted.
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Quizzes: Quizzes will be given at the beginning of each class and pertain to the reading that will be discussed in class. These quizzes are designed to help you and emphasize the major points from the reading.
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Tests: There will be four exams throughout the semester. All exams will test on the information up to that point but not on material covered by a previous test. Test format may include multiple choice, matching, short answer, true/false, and essay.
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Discussions: The eLearning site provides an area for discussions. We will use this area to expand upon topics of interest in class. Discussions may be assigned for homework on certain topics. Topics such as “This week’s reading was interesting” or
“Culture is cool” will be considered unacceptable and not count toward your grade.
Likewise, responses such as “I agree/disagree” or “That’s a good point” will also not count. I am looking for fully developed and defended thoughts and opinions. This does not mean I expect page long essays. Please feel free to respond as many posts as you desire.
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Extra credit: There will be no extra credit work for this course.

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Grading system: Letter grade to percentage equivalents (see Evaluation and Grades document on eLearning for grades per assignment breakdown).
A 100-93% A 92-90%
B+
C+
D+
89-87%
79-77%
69-66%
F 59-0%
B
C
86-83%
76-73%
D 65-60%
B 82-80%
C 72-70%
Quizzes/Assignments
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
Final Exam
TOTAL
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100 points
100 points
100 points
100 Points
100 points
500 pts
Technology Use: A variety of material will be available on the elearning.uwf.edu website designed for this course. Items such as videos from class, syllabus, handouts, and other pertinent course information will be posted on the site in a timely fashion. Please check the site often for any updates that might benefit your overall understanding of the course.
Attendance: Attendance of all lectures is mandatory if you wish to do well in the class. I will take attendance to reward those who regularly attend (in the cases of borderline final averages – i.e., those within 1 point of a particular grade increase). Those who choose to skip lectures will see their point total reduced by 5 for each absence after the third (you get three freebies). If you need further incentive, there is a strong correlation between missing lectures and getting lower test grades.

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University policy on academic conduct/plagiarism: As members of any academic setting, such as the University of West Florida, we commit to honesty and integrity. The Student Code of
Conduct sets forth the rules, regulations, and expected behavior of students enrolled here at
UWF. It is your responsibility to read the Student Code of Conduct and act accordingly in all situations. You may access the current Student Code of Conduct at http://uwf.edu/academic/policies/misconduct/Academic_Misconduct_Code_2012_2013.pdf This is the most up-to-date version. As far as plagiarism is concerned, UWF defines it as “The act of representing the ideas, words, creations, or work of another as one’s own.” The penalty for being caught plagiarizing is failure for the assignment, and perhaps the whole course. It is up to the instructor whether that student should be recommended for suspension from the university as well. Please see the UWF Student Handbook for further information. Additionally, the full statement of the university’s academic integrity policy and misconduct procedures can be found at http://uwf.edu/academic/policies/misconduct/misconduct.cfm.
Statement about assistance for students with special needs: The Student Disability Resource
Center (SDRC) at the University of West Florida supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, please notify the instructor or the SDRC as soon as possible. You may contact the SDRC office by e-mail at sdrc@uwf.edu
or by phone at (850) 474-2387. Appropriate academic accommodations will be determined based on the documented needs of the individual.
Errata: Please turn off phones and other electronic communication devices. Personal computers, text devices (iPads, Kindles, etc.), and other devices are permitted in class only if placed on silent mode, and only for purposes of note-taking or reading the text book. If observed, inappropriate computer or other mobile device use during class (gaming, texting, internet surfing, etc.) will count as an unexcused absence.

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Course Schedule 1
Kottak Chapter Class Date Topic
The Basics
Welcome and Introduction
What is Anthropology?
Everything is Culture?!
UWF Anthropology Institute
Basic Evolution
Human Variation
Race, Ethnicity, and Population
Exam 1
The Human Past
“Distant Cousins” and Developmental Relations
Early Homini
Our Genus, To Begin With
Video
How We Study Past Cultures
Chap. 7
Chap. 8
Chap. 9
Chap. 4
Time to Move!
Settling Down
Exam 2
1 I reserve the right to alter the schedule throughout the course of the semester.
Chap. 10
Chap. 11
ABOVE
None
Chap. 1
Chap. 2
Chap. 5
Chap. 6
Chap 15
ABOVE
27 August
29 August
3 September
5 September
10 September
12 September
17 September
19 September
24 September
26 September
1 October
3 October
8 October
15 October
17 October
22 October

Topic
Establishing Society
Must Eat! – Adaptive Strategies
Getting Political
Exam 3
Kinship, Descent, and Gender
Kinship, Descent, and Gender
Will you Marry Me? – Marriage
The Study of Us
Studying Present Cultures
Guest Lecture
Video
Cultures in Flux
No Class – Thanksgiving!
Belief Systems and Language
What to do with a Degree in Anthropology
Final Exam
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Kottak Chapter Class Date
Chap. 16
Chap. 17
Chap. 18-19 31 October
Chap. 18-19 5 November
Chap. 20
ABOVE
Chap. 13
24 October
29 October
7 November
12 November
14 November
19 November
21 November
Chap. 22-24 26 November
28 November
Chap. 14, 21 3 December
Chap. 3 5 December
ABOVE 10 December