Special Topics Course Proposal Form
SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SPECIAL TOPICS COURSE PROPOSAL FORM
ORIGINATING CAMPUS: ( X ) Ammerman ( ) Eastern
( ) Grant
Date Submitted to Campus Dean: _____04/13_____
To meet the ideals of Suffolk County Community College, new courses should, if appropriate, consider issues arising
from elements of cultural diversity in areas of textbook choice, selection of library and audio-visual materials, and
teaching methodology.
CAMPUS DEAN E-MAILS ENTIRE PROPOSAL PACKET TO THE COLLEGE CURRICULUM
COMMITTEE CHAIR AS A WORD DOCUMENT UPON ITS APPROVAL.
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PROCEDURES
1. Instructor downloads and drafts proposal and syllabus from Special Topics link on the Curriculum Website
2. Proposer sends the files (proposal and syllabus) electronically to the Academic Chair for distribution and support
from Academic Department.
3. Academic Chair initials the proposal upon approval and electronically forwards file and syllabus to the Campus
Dean.
4. Upon approval, the Campus Dean initials the proposal and electronically forwards file and syllabus to the College
Curriculum Committee Chair for posting on the Curriculum Website.
5. The College Curriculum Chair will electronically forward the files (including syllabus) to the College Associate Dean
for Curriculum and Assessment.
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Proposed by: _Kathleen Droesch
Date of Proposal: _3/4/15__
Department/Discipline: __Social Science: Anthropology_________
Course #_ANT295___
I.
Course Title: Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
RELATIONSHIP TO STUDENTS
A.
*Credit Hours_3___
Contact Hours____
Lecture Hours_____
Lab/Studio Hours_____
*See Curriculum Website for Credit/Contact Hours Formula.
II.
B.
Class Size 10 max.
C.
Course Fees
Lab Fees_____
Course Fees_____
RELATIONSHIP TO MASTER SCHEDULE
A.
**Proposed Semesters Course will run:
Fall 2015
Winter_(yr.)____ Spring_(yr.)____
B.
**Projected Termination Date
Fall_(yr.)____
Winter_(yr.)____
Summer
Spring_2016____ Summer
**Special Topics courses may run for only two semesters. Upon the completion of the second semester, the
course must be withdrawn from the schedule unless it has been re-approved as a Special Topics course or
approved as a permanent course. Under no circumstances may a Special Topics course run for more than four
semesters.
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III. Rationale for Course: This introduction to the recovery and interpretation of human
skeletal remains within the context of scientific death investigation will emphasize the
multidisciplinary approach which draws upon the fields of physical anthropology, forensic
pathology, archaeology, forensic odontology, criminalistics, and other forensic disciplines. An
introductory laboratory class in human osteology will include the recognition of human vs. nonhuman material, the assessment of age, sex, race, and the recognition of gross trauma and
pathological lesions.
IV.
Description of Course: Students will learn to identify human bones and teeth,
procedures for search and recovery of human skeletal remains, assess age, sex, stature and
ancestry of human remains, and understand and describe techniques used to identify an
individual, as well as trauma to the skeletal remains. Students will learn how to provide
examples of the various applications of forensic anthropology to historical, human rights and
mass disaster cases.
V.
Approvals
Department Approval_Judith Travers, Academic Chair
Date___March 4, 2015
Campus Dean Approval
George Tvelia
Date March 4, 2015
Campus Dean
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SPECIAL TOPICS • COURSE SYLLABUS
I.
Course Number and Title: ANT 295 – Special Topics in Anthropology
II.
Description of Course: See above
III.
Course Objectives:
(What should students learn as a result of taking this course and how will they demonstrate that
learning?)
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Identify human bones and teeth, including their features, to aid in identification of
skeletal unknown
2. Describe the procedures for search and recovery of human skeletal remains
3. Describe and execute techniques used to assess sex, age, stature, and ancestry of
human skeletal remains
4. Understand and describe techniques used to identify an individual as well as trauma
and taphonomic agents associated with human skeletal remains post mortem.
5. Explain how time since death is estimated
6. Summarize and provide examples of the various applications of forensic
anthropology to historical, human rights, and mass disasters cases
7. Achieve a new familiarity and appreciation of forensic anthropology
IV.
Required Texts and Materials:
(List textbooks, newspapers, journals, Internet resources, CD-ROMS, Videos, other teaching materials
to be used in the course.)
Textbook: Introduction to forensic anthropology; Byers, 4th edition
Suggested additional material: Forensic anthropology laboratory manual, Byers, 3 ed.
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V.
Assessment of Student Learning:
(Describe assessment measures, i.e., instruments that measure the attainment of course objectives.)
1. Twenty percent (20%) of the course grade will be determined by four (4) quizzes. These
will be in class quizzes given during the beginning of the class. Students may drop one
(1) quiz. There will be no making up of quizzes.
2. Ten percent (10%) of the final grade will be based on class attendance. You must
remain for the entire class in order to get credit. If you have a medical excuse and provide
a written note from you physician, that absence will not count against you final grade.
3. Thirty percent (30 %) of the course grade will be determined by the midterm
examination. The test will be comprised of multiple choice and essay questions.
4. Thirty percent (30 %) of the course grade will be determined by the final examination.
This test will be comprised of multiple choice and essay questions. In addition, skeletal
feature identification will be included in the final examination.
Questions will be drawn from lecture material, readings and films shown in class.
5. Ten percent (10%) of the course grade will be based o class participation.
VI.
Date
Weekly Outline of Topics and Assignments:
Lecture
Readings
1
Course Overview
Introduction to osteology
Chapter 1
2
Osteology
Skull
Chapter 2 pp 27 to 35
3.
Quiz 1
Osteology
Axial skeleton
Appendicular skeleton
4.
Craniometrics
Forensic odontology
Cadaver lab
5.
Quiz 2
Forensic significance
Mapping
Chapter 2 pp 35 to 39
Chapter 2 pp 39 to 51
No readings
Chapter 3
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6.
Recovery methodology
Inventory of remains
Ice Man mystery
Chapter 4
7.
Midterm
Time since death
Chapter 5
8.
Ethnicity
Determination of sex
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
9.
Quiz 3
Determination of ontogenic age Chapter 9
Estimation of stature, body mass
Chapter 10
10.
Death and Trauma
Projectile Trauma
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
11.
Blunt trauma
Sharp trauma
Chapter 13,
Chapter 14
12.
Postmortem changes to bone
Skeletal pathology
Chapter 16
Chapter 15
13.
Quiz 4
Identification
Facial reconstruction
14.
Mass graves
Final Examination
Chapters 17, 18
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