College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of Anthropology
Instructor: Dr. Elgin Klugh
Office: 409 Dickson Hall Extension: 5145
Email Address: klughe@mail.montclair.edu
Course Web Page: http://montclair.blackboard.com
Office Hours: 2-5 pm Tuesday, Wednesdays by appointment.
Purpose of the Course
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts, goals, and research strategies of anthropology. Special emphasis is placed on exploring the nature of culture, its role in human experience, and its universality. Students are exposed to cross-cultural examples and conceptual frameworks for understanding and explaining cultural diversity. This course meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, Social Science, meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Survey Course, and meets the Multicultural Awareness Requirement (MAR). 3 hours lecture.
Objectives
At the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate through writing and discussion that they have:
¨ Developed requisite critical thinking skills such as the ability to consider multiple perspectives on an issue and tolerate ambiguity.
¨ Developed an awareness that a global consciousness helps to tear down the cultural veils of ethnocentrism, racism, sexism, and classism.
¨ Improved skills in written expression.
Course Texts and Materials:
Kottak, Conrad Phillip
2006 Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Cultural
Anthropology, 4th edition. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Higher Education.
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http//montclair.blackboard.edu: This website is MSU-sponsored. As a registered student for this class, you have been provided with an account through the website. You will need your MSU Net ID and password to access your personal screen (follow sign-up directions on the opening screen, if you haven’t acquired them yet). Once you are logged in, your schedule of classes should appear. Click onto this class and you’ll be able to view the course syllabus, your grade, and several other interactive tools. Utilization of this site is mandatory. Your MSU web-mail account will serve as the primary mode through which I will contact you throughout the semester.
Course Requisites:
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Exams |
50 points each |
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Quizzes |
05 points each |
The final grade in this course will be based upon three (3) exams and five (5) quizzes.
Exams: Make-up exams will only be scheduled when a physician’s or counselor’s note is supplied.
Quizzes: Quizzes may be administered on any day of class and they are usually given at the start of class.
Optional Paper: There will be an opportunity to write a paper to substitute for a low exam grade
Grading System:
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A |
B |
C |
D |
F |
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175-159 |
158-140 |
139-123 |
122-105 |
104-0 |
Class Policies:
Attendance
Class attendance is deemed crucial to your success; thus, you are allowed no more than three absences. Four or more absences will result in the loss of a letter grade. Lateness, also, is strongly discouraged in this class. Pop quizzes will be administered and assist the instructor in respect to confirming attendance. Lectures will include information that is not contained within the course text and handouts will be distributed in class.
In the event of absence, it is your responsibility to obtain notes and any documents disseminated from your classmates.
Students with Disabilities
Any student who is registered through the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (OSSD) is eligible for an accommodation based upon the impact of her/his disability. If you need such accommodations, please contact me privately and provide documentation from OSSD.
Building Evacuation
In the event of an emergency evacuation of the building, class will be cancelled and meet at the next scheduled time.
Cell Phones
Cell phones must be turned off or placed on vibrate! This is a large class and it is important to be courteous to your fellow classmates.
University Writing Policy
I expect that you should be able to coherently express yourself. Thus, all submissions should be typed, edited and proofread, in addition to adhering to standards established by the University Writing Policy. Failure to comply with these guidelines could result in class failure.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty, within the context of the MSU University Regulations and Disciplinary Procedures portion of the Undergraduate and Graduate Student Handbook, is defined as “intentionally or knowingly giving or receiving aid on any test, exam, or academic exercise…collusion or purchase [of] term papers, and plagiarism.” A student found culpable for academic dishonesty will be subject to penalties.
Incomplete Grades
As per the MSU memorandum entitled Modifications to Academic Policies and Procedures for Undergraduate Students (dated November 10, 2004), incomplete grades will be granted in cases where a student has completed most of the work for a course and extraordinary circumstances preclude her/him from finishing the required work by the end of a semester or summer session. Incomplete grades will be posted for a period of approximately six weeks after the submission of final grades - February 15 for a Fall course, June 30 for a Spring course, and October 15 for a Summer course. If work is not completed and a final grade posted within that time, the grade will revert to an F.