ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
SPRING ‘05
ANTHROPOLOGY 100
COURSE SYLLABUS AND SCHEDULE
Course Name: Cultural Anthropology/Anth 100
Instructor:
Gena A. Hollander
Days and Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays 12:45 – 2:10 P.M.
Room:
SS 106
Office:
Forum Building, Room 5
Hours:
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 11:15 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Wednesdays: 2:45 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.
Messages:
A. (714) 432-5814
B. gholland@mail.occ.cccd.edu
C. Mail slot located in the Administration Building.
Course Objective: To examine the lifestyles and beliefs of various peoples and cultures around the globe in
order to provide students with a better understanding of and appreciation for the cultural diversity among
humans.
Textbooks:
Haviland, Prins, Walrath and McBride
Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge
2005, Eleventh Edition
Hartcourt Brace Jovanivich Publishers: Fort Worth
Angeloni, Elvio, Editor
Annual Editions: Anthropology 04/05
Dushkin/McGraw Hill: Connecticut
Requirements:
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Attend class regularly.
2.
Arrive to class on time.
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Be attentive.
Take detailed notes.
Complete assignments on time.
Study all pertinent material thoroughly.
Be respectful and considerate of others.
Do not be disruptive.
Turn off and put away beepers, phones, headphones and other electronic devices. Laptops are
permitted for note taking only.
10. Keep an open mind.
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES
Grading
The following system will be used to determine your course grade:
Quizzes (3 worth 33 points each)
Exam I
Exam II
Exam III/Final Exam
Kinship Project
Crossword Puzzles
100 Points
100 Points
100 Points
124 Points
35 Points
41 Points
A = 450 – 500 Points
B = 400 – 449 Points
C = 350 – 399 Points
D = 300 – 349 Points
F =299 – 0 Points
Total Points:
500
Exams
Exams consist mainly of multiple choice and true and false questions. In addition, there will be a short
essay to answer. Test questions are derived from information discussed in class, reading assignments and
videos shown in class. Please bring a scantron form (blue or green narrow type) and a number two pencil
to take exams. Exam III/Final Exam is not a cumulative or comprehensive exam. You may not refer to
any notes or textbooks during any exam. All dictionaries must be placed on the instructor’s desk
during an exam.
Make-up exams will be given only to students with valid excuses or extenuating circumstances (such as a
death in the family and severe illness). Make-up exams will be in essay format only. If you would like
to take a make-up exam, please let me know at your earliest convenience in order that we can arrange a
suitable time and date. If for any reason you fail to take your make-up exam on the scheduled day and
time, you will earn a score of zero for this exam—no exceptions.
You may take a maximum of one make-up exam per semester. Thus, if you miss more than one exam, you
will automatically be given a score of zero for that exam. In addition, please be advised that it is extremely
difficult to give a make-up for the final exam (due to time constraints).
After briefly reviewing graded exams in class, students must return them to me. Any student who leaves
the classroom with any part of a test will receive a score of zero on that test. I retain exams in my files
for one semester.
Quizzes
In class quizzes consist of eleven short-answer questions worth three points each. Please bring a scantron
form (same as above) and a number two pencil to take a quiz. There will be three of these type of quizzes
administered this semester. The quiz with the lowest score will be dropped and will not count toward your
course grade. No books or notes can be referred to during a quiz.
In addition, there is one take home quiz. Use a scantron form to answer the questions and submit the
scantron to me on the due date (see course schedule). A late take home quiz will receive a fifty percent
(50%) deduction. If you are absent the day that this quiz is due, I will accept an e-mail with your answers
by midnight.
There will be no make-up quizzes. If you miss a quiz, that quiz will count as the quiz with the lowest
score. Any additional quizzes that you miss will earn a score of zero. Therefore, missing more than one
quiz will negatively affect your course grade.
Quizzes will be taken at the beginning of class. It is especially important that you arrive to class on time
when a quiz is scheduled. If you are fifteen minutes late, you will miss the opportunity to take the quiz.
Reading
In addition to your textbook reading assignments, you will also be required to read some information
presented online (via the Internet). You will be tested on this information. Feel free to ask any questions
you have about these reading assignments. To read this course material, go to
http://www.occ.cccd.edu/online/gholland (URL/address of my website). Please refer to the course
schedule for due dates and further instructions.
Kinship Chart Project
You are required to collect some information about your relatives including how each one is related to you.
Three consecutive generations must be displayed neatly and correctly. In class, you will learn the
symbols that anthropologists use in a kinship chart to represent kin. You may use poster board,
construction paper or other suitable materials to display your genealogical data. In addition, you are
required to use color to enhance your presentation. Feel free to use markers, puffy paint, colored pencils
or crayons. Please refrain from using sparkles since they fall out everywhere. Use a ruler or other tools to
draw straight lines and/or circles (remember that your project must be neat). The first name of every family
member, including yours, must appear under each symbol. If it is impossible to get the name of some
family members, place a question mark under the symbol representing those kin.
Any kinship chart that is submitted past the due date will receive a fifty percent (50%) point
deduction. Late kinship charts will only be accepted two days after the due date. Kinship charts
submitted before the due date will receive five points extra credit.
Crossword Puzzles
There will be three crossword puzzles to complete. A maximum of four (4) students may work on the
assignment together. Students who are working collaboratively need to submit only one completed
crossword puzzle with all of the names of the students in the group. The score that the crossword puzzle
receives will be the same score that each group participant will earn.
Any crossword puzzle that is submitted past the due date will receive a 50% point deduction. If you
cannot come to class on the day the assignment is due, email me your answers by midnight.
Announcements & Handouts
Announcements concerning quizzes, exams, news in anthropology or other information pertaining to our
class, are typically made at the beginning of class. If you arrive to class late, it is your responsibility to find
out if any announcements have been made.
Handouts are usually distributed at the beginning of class. If you arrive to class late, it is your
responsibility to request a handout from me. Given the number of activities that take place as soon as class
begins, it is best not to be tardy on a regular basis.
Extra Credit
To assist you in improving your course grade, I am offering you an opportunity to earn extra points. Please
follow the following directions:
1. Submit a typewritten/computer printed summary (1-2 pages) of a recent (no older than two years)
newspaper, magazine or professional journal article. Attach a copy of the article (or original) to your
summary. I will also accept a summary of a program on Nova, Discovery, History, The Learning Channel
or other educational television channel. Please state the title of the program, time it aired and channel in
your summary. If you like to surf the web, you may summarize information from the Internet. Please print
out the information and attach it to your summary. Finally, you may also summarize any unassigned
Annual Editions article (except the one about the Nacirema) since we’ll be going over that one in class.
Please include the title of the article and its number in your summary. There is no need to attach a copy of
an AE article since I already have this textbook. Each summary is worth five (5) points. These points will
be added to your exam score.
2. Ten (10) points will be awarded to summaries of a trip to a museum or a lecture on a topic pertaining to
anthropology presented by a professional outside the classroom. Make sure to attach a ticket
stub/receipt/brochure to your summary. These points will be added to your exam score.
The following applies to both 1 & 2 above:
A. Only three extra credit summaries are permitted during the semester.
B. Only one extra credit summary per exam is permitted.
C. Only one extra credit summary worth ten points per semester is allowed.
D. The extra credit summary must be submitted to me on the class meeting immediately before the day
of the exam – no exceptions.
E. All summaries must be written in your own words. Written work submitted with copious sentences
copied verbatim will receive a score of zero. Please avoid plagiarizing.
F. The summary must be on a topic related to anthropology.
Attendance:
Attendance will be taken regularly. Very good attendance is strongly advised since the bulk of the material
that will be tested is derived from the lectures and not all of the material discussed in class can be found
in your required textbooks.
If you stop attending class without formally withdrawing from the course, you will probably earn an “F” in
this course. Formal withdrawal from a course is your responsibility. Please do not rely on me to drop
you due to poor attendance (even though I have the right to drop any student who has missed more than six
hours of class). If you have missed more than six hours (6) and you would like to remain in the class,
please discuss this with me ASAP. Please consult your OCC schedule for drop deadlines (with and without
a W).
Any student caught sleeping or resting their head on the desk during class is not mentally present. That
student will be marked absent for the day (if you snooze, you lose.)
Tardiness:
As indicated in the course requirements, you are expected to arrive to class on time. Three late arrivals
equal one absence.
Talking in Class:
Talking in class during lectures is disturbing to everyone in the classroom. Please be considerate of others
and do not prevent your classmates from listening, thinking and learning. Students who cannot refrain
from being disruptive may be asked to leave the classroom. Disciplinary problems may be referred to an
administrator.
Please channel your questions and/or comments to the instructor. I encourage you to participate in class.
In fact, this class will be most enjoyable if many of you share information with all of your classmates.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty or cheating will not be tolerated. If I observe or even suspect cheating (plagiarism is
considered cheating), you will earn a score of zero on the test/paper. In addition, your course grade will be
lowered by one letter grade. For example, if you were going to earn a C in the class, your course grade will
be lowered to a D.
Your academic dishonesty will be referred immediately to an administrator. The most frequent
consequences of academic dishonesty are dismissal from this institution and a permanent record of the
infraction. Please also be advised that the administration can automatically change your course grade into
an F. For additional information about academic dishonesty, please refer to the OCC catalogue.
Tape Recorders
I do not allow the use of a tape recorder in class except if a student is physically and/or mentally
challenged. If you feel that you need to use a tape recorder, please speak with me at your earliest
convenience.
Office Hours/Conferences
If my office hours (see front of syllabus) are inconvenient for you, I would be happy to arrange another
time that we could meet. Please feel free to contact me about any problems or concerns you have that are
related to this class. If you are contacting me by phone, e-mail or note left in my mailbox, please make sure
to leave your name, how I can reach you and which section (time & day) you are enrolled in. I check my
messages on Monday through Thursday. If your phone number should change during the semester or has
changed since you first enrolled at OCC, please inform me so that I can keep my records current and
accurate.
Please allow me this opportunity to wish you a rewarding, successful, enjoyable and memorable
semester.
* COURSE SCHEDULE
ANTH 100
SPRING ‘05
Wed
TOPIC
DATE
READING ASSIGNMENT
H (Chapter #)
2/2 Syllabus Review; Intro to Anthropology
1
2/9 What is Culture? Studying Culture
2
AE(Article #)
1
2
25&27
2/16 Anthropological Perspective
2/23 Quiz 1; **Beginnings of Human Culture
3
26
3/2
Intro to Linguistics; EXAM I
4
6
3/9
Ethnolinguistics
3/16 Social Organization & Structure
3/23
Subsistence Strategies
3/30
SPRING RECESS
4/6
11
3
6
Quiz 2; EXAM II
4/13 Kinship & Descent
10
4/20 Incest; Marriage
8
4/27 **Residence Patterns
Families & Households
9
5/4
7
14
12
30
Quiz 3 due; Economic Systems
5/11 Kinship Project due; Political Systems
5/18
Religious Systems
13
17&22
32
5/25 Quiz 4; FINAL EXAM
*This is a tentative schedule. The instructor reserves the right to make any changes that are deemed
necessary.
** MANDATORY ONLINE READING.
You are required to read and study this material. If you have any questions about any information
presented online, please feel free to ask me in class. In order to access this information, please follow
the directions below:
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Get to a computer with Internet Access.
Once you are online, type in http://www.occ.cccd.edu/online/gholland
Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
To read Beginnings of Human Culture, click on “Meeting 5”
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To read Residence Patterns, click on “Meeting 12”
Do not do any assignments that may appear in the body or at the end of the online lesson.
Feel free to print out this information.