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Guidelines for New Course Proposals
University Course Syllabus
Approved: 2/4/13
Department of Justice, Law & Society
A.
Protocol
Course Name: World Ethnology
Course Number: ANT 255
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Maximum Class Size: 30
B.
Objectives of the Course:
Upon completion of course, students will be able to:
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C.
Describe the characteristics of ethnography and ethnology and how these differ from other social
science research methods?
Employ the culture concept in the study of some characteristic of a human population.
Explain the value of studying non-western or “third world” human populations?
Explain whether the social, economic and biological health of non-western or “third world” human
populations been improved or compromised by the process of globalization (so called progress) and
associated culture contact.
Collect ethnographic data and analyze it using various anthropological and social science concepts
and theories (ethnology).
Apply basic, descriptive statistical methods to summarize and/or interpret quantitative ethnographic
data.
Report the results of an ethnological analysis in the form of either a research paper or a poster.
Catalog Description:
An advanced course in the cross-cultural study of human populations using printed, electronic, and
other media sources to reveal cultural differences and similarities. In addition to learning about the
value of the ethnographic enterprise, considerable time will also be focused on studying the politics of
food and eating. Since food serves in more than just a dietary sphere, studying how it is manipulated
can shed light on the political, social and economic agendas of individuals and groups in both western
non-western cultures.
D.
Outline of the Course:
Unit One (The Nuts and Bolts)
1. What are the characteristics of ethnography and ethnology
and how these differ from other social science research
methods.
Handouts
o
Ethnography, ethnology and the study of people
Handouts
o
Cultural relativism and anthropological field work.
Handouts
2. Culture and its Components
Handouts
3. Choosing and designing an ethnological study using
multiple sources of information.
Handouts
4. The Research Poster and its components.
Handouts
Unit Two (Human Adaptive Strategies)
1. Human adaptive strategies: the foragers’ model
Bates Chpt. 3
Campbell Chpt. 7
2. Human adaptive strategies: the pastoral model
Bates Chpt. 5
Campbell Chpt. 8
3. Human adaptive strategies: the horticultural model
4. Human adaptive strategies: the agricultural model
5. Human adaptive strategies: the industrialized and
mechanical farming model
Bates Chpt. 4
Bates Chpt. 4, 6
Campbell Chpt. 8
Bates Chpt. 6
Campbell Chpt. 9
Unit Three (Food, Culture. and the Politics
of Eating) (March 1 – April 28)
(Spring Break March 8 – 12)
1. Reciprocity, Feasting and Exchange
Assigned Readings
2. Redistribution, Feasting and Exchange
Assigned Readings
3. The Rituals of Eating and Food Taboos
Handouts
Assigned Readings
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 2, 4, 6
4. Gender and Food
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 10, 12-15
5. Identity and Food
Watson and Caldwell Chpt. 8
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 18-19, 21, Chpts. 24-26
6. The Politics of Eating and Food Distribution
Watson and Caldwell Chpts. 13-15, 17
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 29, 34
Assigned Readings
7. Food and Globalization
Watson and Caldwell Chpts. 1-2, 5-6
Chpts. 11-12
E.
Teaching Methodology (face to face or classroom)
A variety of teaching methodologies may be used in teaching this course. They include, but are
not limited to: lectures, PowerPoint images, assigned readings, case studies, multi-media
presentations, group discussions, and guest speakers. Emphasis will be placed on engaging the
learner for involvement and active participation in the learning process.
F.
Text:
Watson, James and Melissa Caldwell, editors, The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating,
Blackwell
Pulblishing, 2005.
Counihan, Carole and Penny Van Esterik, editors, Food and Culture, 2nd edition, Routledge
Publishers,
2008.
G.
Assessment Activities (face to face or classroom). Individual instructors may customize
different activities.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
H.
Performance assessment tasks
Weekly assignments and reports
Exams and/or quizzes
Individual/Group projects
Case studies
Research Reports
Article/Book Critiques
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students with disabilities:
•
Reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations.
•
Will register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) each semester to receive
accommodations.
•
Might be required to communicate with faculty for accommodations which specifically involve
the faculty.
•
Will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to faculty when requesting
accommodations that involve the faculty.
Office for Students with Disabilities
Requests for approval for reasonable accommodations should be directed to the Office for Students with
Disabilities (OSD). Approved accommodations will be recorded on the OSD Accommodation
Approval notice and provided to the student. Students are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for
self-identifying, providing documentation and requesting accommodations in a timely manner.
Contact Information:
Location:
Azorsky Hall – Room 105
Phone:
(724) 938-5781
Fax:
(724) 938-4599
Email:
osdmail@calu.edu
Web Site:
http://www.calu.edu/current-students/student-services/disability/index.htm
I.
Supportive Instructional Materials, e.g. library materials, web sites, etc.
Additional Information for Course Proposals
J.
Proposed Instructors:
K.
Rationale for the Course:
L.
Specialized Equipment or Supplies Needed:
M.
Answer the following questions using complete sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Does the course require additional human resources? (Please explain)
Does the course require additional physical resources? (Please explain)
Does the course change the requirements in any particular major?
(Please explain)
Does the course replace an existing course in your program? (If so, list the course)
How often will the course be taught?
Does the course duplicate an existing course in another Department or College? (If the
possibility exists, indicate course discipline, number, and name)
N.
If the proposed course includes substantial material that is traditionally taught in another
discipline, you must request a statement of support from the department chair that houses that
discipline.
O.
Please identify if you are proposing to have this course considered as a menu course for
General Education. If yes, justify and demonstrate the reasons based on the categories for
General Education. The General Education Committee must consider and approve the course
proposal before consideration by the UCC.
P.
Provide Approval Form (electronically).
Additional Guidelines
The following are additional guidelines that you must follow which will expedite your course
proposal. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in the return of the proposal to the department.
1.
Be sure that your proposal is in the correct format (Guidelines for New Course Proposals)
and that all questions have been completely answered.
2.
Be sure that you have completed and attached the Application to Establish a New Course
form and/or the Advisement Sheet Revision form and that the appropriate signatures
have been affixed. Please send through the process electronically (the preferred method)
or by paper. No items will be placed on the agenda until the Chair of the UCC is in
possession of these forms.
3.
Be sure that you include an updated advisement sheet for any course that is being
required by the department or is classified as a restricted elective. In addition, you must
include an electronic copy (MS Word or PDF) of the current advisement sheet(s) with
your proposal. Be certain that all advisement sheets affected by the proposed course
change be included with your proposal.
4.
When submitting materials for consideration by the Curriculum Committee, you must
provide an electronic copy of each item to be reviewed to the Chairperson.
5.
All completed items must be in the hands of the Chairperson of the Curriculum
Committee a minimum of one week prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
6.
Any department requesting a course name change, number change, prefix changes, credit
changes, etc. must submit this request on the Application to Establish a New Course
Form and submit electronically.
7.
New advisement sheets, major proposals, minors, LOCs, Certificates, or changes to
advisement sheets will become effective the fall semester following committee approval.
The advisement sheets must also include the committee approval date and the
effective date on the advisement page. Submit this request on the Advisement and /or
Program Changes form.
8.
New courses will become effective the semester following committee approval.
9.
Any references listed must be in the appropriate bibliographic format for the discipline.
10.
Online courses should follow the Quality Matters™ rubric and is posted on the UCC
website. Be sure that you include the online teaching methodology statement (refer E.2
above) that refers to the Quality Matters™ rubric.
11.
All course objectives must follow Bloom’s Taxonomy learning domains located on the
UCC website.
Guidelines for New Course Proposals
University Course Syllabus
Approved: 2/4/13
Department of Justice, Law & Society
A.
Protocol
Course Name: World Ethnology
Course Number: ANT 255
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Maximum Class Size: 30
B.
Objectives of the Course:
Upon completion of course, students will be able to:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
C.
Describe the characteristics of ethnography and ethnology and how these differ from other social
science research methods?
Employ the culture concept in the study of some characteristic of a human population.
Explain the value of studying non-western or “third world” human populations?
Explain whether the social, economic and biological health of non-western or “third world” human
populations been improved or compromised by the process of globalization (so called progress) and
associated culture contact.
Collect ethnographic data and analyze it using various anthropological and social science concepts
and theories (ethnology).
Apply basic, descriptive statistical methods to summarize and/or interpret quantitative ethnographic
data.
Report the results of an ethnological analysis in the form of either a research paper or a poster.
Catalog Description:
An advanced course in the cross-cultural study of human populations using printed, electronic, and
other media sources to reveal cultural differences and similarities. In addition to learning about the
value of the ethnographic enterprise, considerable time will also be focused on studying the politics of
food and eating. Since food serves in more than just a dietary sphere, studying how it is manipulated
can shed light on the political, social and economic agendas of individuals and groups in both western
non-western cultures.
D.
Outline of the Course:
Unit One (The Nuts and Bolts)
1. What are the characteristics of ethnography and ethnology
and how these differ from other social science research
methods.
Handouts
o
Ethnography, ethnology and the study of people
Handouts
o
Cultural relativism and anthropological field work.
Handouts
2. Culture and its Components
Handouts
3. Choosing and designing an ethnological study using
multiple sources of information.
Handouts
4. The Research Poster and its components.
Handouts
Unit Two (Human Adaptive Strategies)
1. Human adaptive strategies: the foragers’ model
Bates Chpt. 3
Campbell Chpt. 7
2. Human adaptive strategies: the pastoral model
Bates Chpt. 5
Campbell Chpt. 8
3. Human adaptive strategies: the horticultural model
4. Human adaptive strategies: the agricultural model
5. Human adaptive strategies: the industrialized and
mechanical farming model
Bates Chpt. 4
Bates Chpt. 4, 6
Campbell Chpt. 8
Bates Chpt. 6
Campbell Chpt. 9
Unit Three (Food, Culture. and the Politics
of Eating) (March 1 – April 28)
(Spring Break March 8 – 12)
1. Reciprocity, Feasting and Exchange
Assigned Readings
2. Redistribution, Feasting and Exchange
Assigned Readings
3. The Rituals of Eating and Food Taboos
Handouts
Assigned Readings
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 2, 4, 6
4. Gender and Food
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 10, 12-15
5. Identity and Food
Watson and Caldwell Chpt. 8
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 18-19, 21, Chpts. 24-26
6. The Politics of Eating and Food Distribution
Watson and Caldwell Chpts. 13-15, 17
Counihan and Esterik Chpts. 29, 34
Assigned Readings
7. Food and Globalization
Watson and Caldwell Chpts. 1-2, 5-6
Chpts. 11-12
E.
Teaching Methodology (face to face or classroom)
A variety of teaching methodologies may be used in teaching this course. They include, but are
not limited to: lectures, PowerPoint images, assigned readings, case studies, multi-media
presentations, group discussions, and guest speakers. Emphasis will be placed on engaging the
learner for involvement and active participation in the learning process.
F.
Text:
Watson, James and Melissa Caldwell, editors, The Cultural Politics of Food and Eating,
Blackwell
Pulblishing, 2005.
Counihan, Carole and Penny Van Esterik, editors, Food and Culture, 2nd edition, Routledge
Publishers,
2008.
G.
Assessment Activities (face to face or classroom). Individual instructors may customize
different activities.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
H.
Performance assessment tasks
Weekly assignments and reports
Exams and/or quizzes
Individual/Group projects
Case studies
Research Reports
Article/Book Critiques
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities:
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students with disabilities:
•
Reserve the right to decide when to self-identify and when to request accommodations.
•
Will register with the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) each semester to receive
accommodations.
•
Might be required to communicate with faculty for accommodations which specifically involve
the faculty.
•
Will present the OSD Accommodation Approval Notice to faculty when requesting
accommodations that involve the faculty.
Office for Students with Disabilities
Requests for approval for reasonable accommodations should be directed to the Office for Students with
Disabilities (OSD). Approved accommodations will be recorded on the OSD Accommodation
Approval notice and provided to the student. Students are expected to adhere to OSD procedures for
self-identifying, providing documentation and requesting accommodations in a timely manner.
Contact Information:
Location:
Azorsky Hall – Room 105
Phone:
(724) 938-5781
Fax:
(724) 938-4599
Email:
osdmail@calu.edu
Web Site:
http://www.calu.edu/current-students/student-services/disability/index.htm
I.
Supportive Instructional Materials, e.g. library materials, web sites, etc.
Additional Information for Course Proposals
J.
Proposed Instructors:
K.
Rationale for the Course:
L.
Specialized Equipment or Supplies Needed:
M.
Answer the following questions using complete sentences:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Does the course require additional human resources? (Please explain)
Does the course require additional physical resources? (Please explain)
Does the course change the requirements in any particular major?
(Please explain)
Does the course replace an existing course in your program? (If so, list the course)
How often will the course be taught?
Does the course duplicate an existing course in another Department or College? (If the
possibility exists, indicate course discipline, number, and name)
N.
If the proposed course includes substantial material that is traditionally taught in another
discipline, you must request a statement of support from the department chair that houses that
discipline.
O.
Please identify if you are proposing to have this course considered as a menu course for
General Education. If yes, justify and demonstrate the reasons based on the categories for
General Education. The General Education Committee must consider and approve the course
proposal before consideration by the UCC.
P.
Provide Approval Form (electronically).
Additional Guidelines
The following are additional guidelines that you must follow which will expedite your course
proposal. Failure to follow these guidelines will result in the return of the proposal to the department.
1.
Be sure that your proposal is in the correct format (Guidelines for New Course Proposals)
and that all questions have been completely answered.
2.
Be sure that you have completed and attached the Application to Establish a New Course
form and/or the Advisement Sheet Revision form and that the appropriate signatures
have been affixed. Please send through the process electronically (the preferred method)
or by paper. No items will be placed on the agenda until the Chair of the UCC is in
possession of these forms.
3.
Be sure that you include an updated advisement sheet for any course that is being
required by the department or is classified as a restricted elective. In addition, you must
include an electronic copy (MS Word or PDF) of the current advisement sheet(s) with
your proposal. Be certain that all advisement sheets affected by the proposed course
change be included with your proposal.
4.
When submitting materials for consideration by the Curriculum Committee, you must
provide an electronic copy of each item to be reviewed to the Chairperson.
5.
All completed items must be in the hands of the Chairperson of the Curriculum
Committee a minimum of one week prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
6.
Any department requesting a course name change, number change, prefix changes, credit
changes, etc. must submit this request on the Application to Establish a New Course
Form and submit electronically.
7.
New advisement sheets, major proposals, minors, LOCs, Certificates, or changes to
advisement sheets will become effective the fall semester following committee approval.
The advisement sheets must also include the committee approval date and the
effective date on the advisement page. Submit this request on the Advisement and /or
Program Changes form.
8.
New courses will become effective the semester following committee approval.
9.
Any references listed must be in the appropriate bibliographic format for the discipline.
10.
Online courses should follow the Quality Matters™ rubric and is posted on the UCC
website. Be sure that you include the online teaching methodology statement (refer E.2
above) that refers to the Quality Matters™ rubric.
11.
All course objectives must follow Bloom’s Taxonomy learning domains located on the
UCC website.
Media of