Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
For Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1. Course prefix and number:
ANTH 6106
2. Date:
2/20/2010
3. Requested action:
X
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
#
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
X
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
X
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
This course offers ECU students the opportunity to explore issues of terrorism, violence,
and security from the perspectives of wide ranging cultures throughout the world. Given
the disparities in the cultural meaning of safety and security for different peoples, how
can people interact effectively to reach security goals on community, national, and
international levels? Students will be exposed to different ways of life while
simultaneously learning about their own culture. Through lectures, readings, and
assignments students will gain a better understanding and greater appreciation of the
many facets of security and the issues that surround it. This course is a contribution
towards ECU Tomorrow’s strategic directions, and specifically addresses the need for
internationalization and preparation for becoming culturally ready to compete in a global
economy. This course has the capacity of being offered within the Security Studies
Program, which is currently seeking university approval. For these reasons, the graduate
faculty of the Department of Anthropology met and recommended creation of this new
course.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6106. Anthropological Perspectives of Security (3) P: Graduate standing or consent of
instructor. Explores issues related to security and violence within a cultural process, and
theoretical orientations related to cultural anthropology.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
n/a
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8. Graduate catalog page number from current (.pdf) graduate catalog:
9. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
3
Total Credit Hours
10. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
15
11. Affected degrees or academic programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Current Catalog Page
MS in Security Studies
Graduate Certificate in
Security Studies
s.h.
NA
104
Changes in Degree Hours
0
0
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
Not applicable
x
Notification & response from affected units is attached
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
X Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. Service-Learning Advisory Committee (SLAC) approval
X
Not applicable
Applicable and SLAC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
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a. Staff
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
X Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country
Assigned Readings: The Origin of Cultures: How Individual Choices Make Cultures
Change by W. Penn Handwerker. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. 2009.
Electronic Reserve on Blackboard.
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. To distinguish the significance of individual/group cultural identities and assess
their impacts on security issues.
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2. Demonstrate knowledge of producing violence and culture change.
3. Analyze the components of terrorism and the culture of trauma.
4. Evaluate the connections between religion and violence.
5. Compare human rights and critique contemporary policy that deals with acts of
violence.
c. Course topic outline
Week One: What Does Violence Look Like and How Does it Feel?
Week 2: How Do Cultures Produce Violence?
Week 3: How do the characteristics of cultures of violence correspond with the
conditions
that, according to Grossman, lead up to a killing?
Week 4: What would a genuine 'religion of peace' look like?
Week 5: Does ‘poverty’ or cultures of poverty produce violence? How, precisely?
Week 6 and 7: Do guns produce violence?
Week 8 and 9: Is Violence Hard-Wired into Our Brains?
Week 10 and 11: Do You Have a Right to Violently Defend Yourself from Violence?
Week 12 and 13: What would a 'Culture of Intervention' to reduce domestic violence
look like?
Should it, for example, consist of the following?
Week 14: Where Did (Do) Human Rights Come From?
Week 15: How Can We Extend the Application of Human Rights?
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Participation. Students are expected to participate in all course assignments.
Active participation is a requirement for this course. This is an active learning course
which requires your online presence first and foremost. You are expected to be
prepared to contribute by sharing your views and insights related to the topics of the
course. Our class Blog and reaction papers are very important components of your
overall grade. 10%
2. Cultural Background Report. Write a 5 page description of your own cultural
background. Be sure to cover the ‘components of culture’ (i.e. building blocks of
culture) we discussed in class, such as: economic organization (socioeconomic
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influences, education, etc.), social organization (e.g. family, residence, kin group,
common interest groups, etc.), political organization, religious organization, arts,
language, etc. Also, reflect on how you think that these components influence your
communication with others at ECU and your potential workplace in the future. 10%
3. Class Discussant. You are required to lead the discussion on our Blog on a set
topic/readings once this semester. See Bb for detailed description. 10%
4. Paper One: Follow a story through media or interviews that deals with a security
issue that we are covering this semester. Write a 6-8 page paper that summarizes the
main points and answer the follow questions. What is the significance of this story as it
pertains to contemporary issues of security? Based on your analysis, what do you
conclude about mass media and it’s influences on contemporary culture? 20%
5. Participation with Course Links Using Video Conferencing. Participate in a
discussion with students from a Muslim country to discuss ideas of radicalism and
terrorism. We will work both individually and in a group to prepare for this exercise.
Your skills and knowledge will be put to the test during this exercise!! 10%
6. Final Research Paper (20%) and Presentation (20%) on a topic of your choice.
Final write up research paper is maximum 15 pages long including bibliography. For
guidelines on writing a research paper see: http://www.ecu.edu/anth/papersguide.htm
Pick a policy and related programs bearing on violence prevention, identify the
assumptions on which that policy rests, identify an alternative (set of) assumption(s),
and
outline some of the policy and program implications of that alternative. All forms of
violence are fair game, from war, genocide, and suicide terrorism, to domestic
violence,
drunk driving, street shootings, school yard bullying, human trafficking, exploitation in
the work place and community disadvantage.
Grading Scale:
Participation:
Cultural Background Report
Class Discussant:
Paper One:
Video Conference:
Final Project
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
A
Excellent
90 – 100%
B
Good
89 – 80%
C
Passed
79 – 70%
F
Failure
69 or less
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10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
40%
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