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Agenda

• Introduce Teaching Assistants

• Review course requirements andexpectations

• Discuss syllabus

• Introduce Anthropology

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Course Information

Instructor

SARAH BAIRES

Email:[email protected]

Office hours: Tuesdays10:00 am-12:00 pmDavenport Hall Room 309 R

Teaching Assistants

Erin BensonEmail: [email protected]

Office Hours: Wednesdays 1-4, Davenport Hall 309 E

Students: Last Names A-F

Amanda ButlerEmail: [email protected]

Office Hours: Wednesdays 9-12, Davenport Hall 309 L

Students: Last Names G-K

Katharine LeeEmail:[email protected]

Office Hours: Tuesdays 2-5, Davenport Hall 283

Students: Last Names L-R

Adam SutherlandEmail: [email protected]

Office Hours: Monday 1-4, Davenport Hall 309 Q

Students: Last Names: S-Z

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Course Information

Required Text:

Anthropology: What Does it Meanto be Human, 2nd Edition

By, Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz

Required Readings:

Non-Text Book readings will beposted on Compass 2g

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Course Requirements and Expectations

• Exams

– Three Exams (see syllabus for dates)

– Multiple choice, matching, fill in the blank

– No make-up exams! Please plan accordingly.• Reading Response Papers

– Three response papers

– Two page double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt.

font, 1 inch margins – Submitted online via Compass 2g

• Extra Credit?

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Course Requirements and Expectations

• Come to class regularly and complete the announcedreadings prior to class!

• Be on time and be respectful to your fellow classmates,Instructor, and TA’s

• Participate!

• Check Compass 2g regularly for announcements andupdates

• No Cell phones! No Facebook! No Texting! Respect yourtime and mine!

• READ THE SYLLABUS!

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Office Hours

• Each TA will hold threeoffice hours each week for

a total of 12 office hours.

• Instructor office hours will be held once a week

for two hours at a time.

• No appointments will bemade; there are plenty of

opportunities to meet with either a TA or theInstructor

• If you have questions GOTO OFFICE HOURS!

Communication and Questions

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Communication and Questions

• Use appropriate emailetiquette when contacting

your TA’s and Instructor

• Emails that do notinclude your name and

appropriate language willnot be answered.

• DO include a salutation, your name, COMPLETE

sentences, andappropriate language.

• DO NOT write in jargon,

abbreviations, slang, orincomplete sentences.

Email

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Course Content

• Topics to be coveredinclude:

– Evolution

– Genetics – Primates

– The first Hominins

– Origins of agriculture

– Complexity

– Archaeology andPolitics

– Kinship

– Marriage systems

– Race

– Gender – Myth, Ritual and

Symbolism

– Development of

Language – Human Rights and

Anthropology

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SO….

What is Anthropology?

It is the study of humans, both past

and present.

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Anthropology Jobs

• Sociocultural: Seeks to understand the internal logic ofsocieties through ethnography

– Job: Professor, Consultant, Writer

• Archaeology: Retrieves artifacts from the past, places themin context to understand history and its relevance for today

– Job: Professor, Cultural Resource Management, Museum

• Physical: Traces our biological origins, evolution, geneticdiversity

– Job: Professor, Researcher, Genetics Researcher, Zoo-based research

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Anthropology Jobs

• Linguistic: Explains the development of language – Job: Professor, Law, Second Language Learning (ESL)

• Medical: Seeks to understand factors that influence

peoples’ health – Professor, Doctor, Public Health

• Forensic: Identify skeletal, decomposed remains

– Professor, Medical Examiner, Police Forensic consultants,Research

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Things to Think About

• In preparation for Thursday’s class do thetext book reading!

• There will be a end of class activity, socome prepared!

Documents

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