Welcome! Introduction to Cultural Anthropology is a course designed to expose students to nonwestern cultures, to compare other societies to western cultures, and to expand their knowledge of the world. By studying things like art, religion, kinship, food production, marriage patterns, and so on, students come to understand the social science of anthropology through the observations of everyday behaviors.

Instructor: Maia Greenwell-Cunningham

Virtual Office Hours: By appointment with AOL instant messenger user name mgcanthropology. Please email me to set up appointments. There are no traditional office hours during summer please email me or set up a virtual office hour!

E-mail Address: mcunningham@citruscollege.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology is a course designed to expose students to nonwestern cultures to expand their knowledge of the world.

By studying things like art, religion, kinship, food production, marriage patterns and so on, students come to understand the social science of anthropology through the observations of everyday behaviors.

COURSE GOALS
By the end of the semester students will have an understanding of cultural anthropology and be able to comfortably use anthropological terms, and to have a solid foundation on which to base further education. Students will have a firm grasp of what it means to take a distance education course and can inform other students of its benefits and challenges.

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Texts: There are two required books, you MUST have both

FIRST REQUIRED BOOK

• Ferraro: Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective, Sixth Edition
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  You can purchase this book one of THREE ways.
• 1. You can purchase a new or used hard copy in the Owl Bookshop OR
• 2. You can purchase a link to the online version of the book from the following website. The Now product contains the entire text of the book plus practice quizzes and study materials. But please note you have to read the entire book online this way so make sure you have a very stable internet connection Ferraro: Now Product: http://anthropology.wadsworth.com/ferraro6e/cultural_anthropologynow/ OR
• 3. You can purchase the book in an online format one chapter at a time from http://www.ichapters.com/ make sure you search for Ferraro under "author" and the book picture looks like this  

PLEASE NOTE:  This is the LAST semester we will be using the 6th edition of the Ferraro text so be sure to get the cheapest version possible as it will not be resellable!!  

PLEASE ALSO NOTE: if your purchase a new book from the book store it will come with the "Now" product which is the online version of the book and the practice quizzes, if you purchase a used book you will not receive the "Now" product. The now product is helpful but optional, so choose the version of the book that works best with your study style and wallet.

SECOND REQUIRED BOOK

• Haviland/Gordon: Talking About People: Readings in Contemporary Cultural Anthropology, FOURTH Edition, (earlier editions will NOT work). Mayfield Publishing Company available at the Owl Bookshop.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are on a limited budget both textbooks are available on reserve on the Citrus Campus in the library. You cannot check them out, but you can read them there. Go to Hayden Library and click on "course reserves" to see how to access the books in the library

Technical Needs: These are NOT optional.  This is a DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE.  If you do not have access to RELIABLE internet drop the course and take a traditional one this is not an option!!

• Reliable Internet Access
• Working email address
• Ability to send and receive attachments in MICROSOFT WORD SAVED AS A .DOC FILE,MICROSOFT WORKS SAVED AS AN .RTF FILE, or ADOBE SAVED AS A .PDF ONLY and when I say those three types of files only I MEAN IT.  Also if you have a MAC PLEASE save your files as .rtf even if you have word it just works better. thanks! :) 

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Students will email the professor at the beginning of the first week to note presence in the class and email address.  My email is mcunningham@citruscollege.edu
2. Students will turn in fifteen weekly discussion questions pertaining to readings and related web sites. See the discussion questions link for details
3. Students will write four, short papers based on article readings. See the short paper guidelines link for details
4. Students will take four quizzes
5. Students will participate in class discussion based on readings, discussion questions, related web sites, and personal observations. See student interaction link for details. Class interaction is crucial to success, without full interaction points it is impossible to receive an A in the class no matter how well you do on other assignments. Make sure to contact the professor with any questions regarding the message boards and chat rooms. Did you get that?  Many students seem to ignore this part.  You do not participate on the message board you do not get an A it is as simple as that! (don't panic its easy).
6. Students will check the "announcements from the prof" conference on the message boards frequently to check for changes and updates
7. Students will keep a copy of all e-mail sent to the professor in case of computer problems. It is the students' responsibility to make sure the professor receives all work. Homework will not be returned. The professor will respond to all homework with a "received" reply. If the student does not get a "received" reply the professor did not get the materials. It is the student's responsibility to save the "received" reply emails in case of confusion.
8. Any student caught cheating will automatically fail the class and will be recommended for student discipline, no exceptions
9. Students will follow the rules of conduct as outlined in the Citrus Student Handbook
10. Students will immediately report all e-mail/computer problems to the professor and it is the students responsibility to complete the course even in the face of computer failure

ON-CAMPUS MEETING SCHEDULE
There are no required meetings on campus. Please note if you wish to use the free textbooks you must come to the campus library.

GRADING AND ASSESSMENT
Grades are based on:

• Four 50 point quizzes, 200 points total
• Four short papers based on Haviland/Gordon readings and discussion questions - 25 points each -- 100 points total
• Discussion questions weekly assignments - 10 points each -- 150 points total
• Participation points: 100 points total

550 points possible for the course. Divide the total points earned by the total points possible to receive a percentage. Please note that interaction is crucial to your total grade. If you do not complete your required 100 points of interaction regardless of how well you do on all other assignments you cannot earn an A.

Students often ignore this and then get very angry with me at the end of the semester when their grade is much lower than they expect. I am very serious and I am giving you fair warning INTERACTION IS MANDATORY (but don't panic its easy).

Grades are based on standard below:

90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
60-69% = D
Below 60% = F