Spring 2009
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Instructor: |
Kristen
Arntzen Email:
arntzenk@kellogg.edu |
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Phone: |
269-343-5001
(home) |
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Office
Hours: Online: |
I
will respond to student e-mail within two working days or sooner. It is quickest to contact me by email, but
I encourage you to post any general course questions to the designated
discussion board, so that all students may benefit from them. If
general consensus dictates, I will also establish weekly "virtual"
office hours using the Chat Room feature in Blackboard. |
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Course
Prerequisites: |
COMPASS
reading score of 70, or "C" in STSK 98 or ENGL 120 |
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Textbook |
Required: 1.
Thinking Like an Anthropologist: A
Practical Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, by John T. Omohundro, McGraw-Hill, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-07-319580-3 2. Annual Editions: Anthropology 09/10, 32nd edition,
edited by Elvio Angeloni,
McGraw-Hill Contemporary Learning Series, 2008 ISBN: 978-0-07-339783-2 |
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Online Course
Features and Requirements |
Number
of tests: 2, of which 0 must be proctored.
Required
on campus sessions: 0 Special
labs or practicum: 0 Number
of assignments: Weekly
short review quizzes, homework exercises, and
discussion board postings, as well as occasional anonymous surveys. One short paper (~3 pages) and one longer
paper and self-evaluation (~7 pages).
Midterm and final exams consisting of 3 open-book essay questions
apiece, to be completed in ~ 1.5 hours time. Extra credit: There will be two
opportunities for extra credit during the semester – one through a chat room
activity early in the semester, and one through submission of an additional
short paper by the end of the term. Estimated
time per week: 10-12
hours Group
interaction required: yes Scheduled
activities or self paced: Weekly and longer-term assignments
with deadlines Requirements
- students must have access to the following:
Other
requirements: Students
must check in both with the instructor and on the Blackboard course page on
or before the first day of class.
Students must have a backup plan to continue computer and internet
access in the event of the failure of their own equipment/service. |
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Course
Site: |
http://bb.kellogg.edu (If hosted by KCC) |
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Curriculum
Statement: |
This
course prepares the student to achieve competency in the core ability of
GLOBAL AWARENESS by demonstrating "knowledge of the implications of
living in a culturally diverse society and contemporary global
community." There
are five components to this Core
Ability:
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Description |
Human
adaptation to varied environments is examined through cross-cultural study of
social institutions, technologies, and ideologies. The implications of different ways of life
for the understanding of human behavior worldwide are also considered. |
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Objectives |
Through
completion of this course:
A.
Human behavior generally shows regular and recurring
patterns. B.
People are social animals and our relationship to
others is critical to our well being and growth and development. C.
Human behavior is greatly influenced by our
relationships to various groups (sub-cultural or ethnic affiliation). (Core Abilities 1, 3, 4, 5)
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Grading |
Your
grade will be based upon the total number of points you earn out of 1000
possible. About 55% of your grade will
come from your weekly work, and 45% will come from your papers, midterm exam,
and final exam (non-cumulative).
Written work is graded upon both quality and depth of understanding of
subject, and grading rubrics for each type of written assignment may be found
on the Blackboard course site. The two
extra credit assignments combined would allow you to increase your grade by a
maximum of up to 70 points (7%). |
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Grading
Scale |
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Academic
Policies |
Dropping:
It
is the responsibility of the student to know the date by which he or she may drop and obtain a refund of tuition,
as well as the dates after which withdrawing
from the course will result in either a grade of "W" or
"F" issued on your permanent record/transcript. Specific dates are
available from the Customer Service Center.
In general, the following formulas apply: The drop period is
through the first tenth (1/10) of the total number of calendar days over
which the class meets. An adjustment fee of $5 per course section dropped
will be charged from the first day of the class through the end of the drop
period. You may withdraw from
a course after the drop/refund period and prior to the completion of seven
eighths (7/8) of the duration of the course. Withdrawing will generate a
grade of "W" on your
academic record. Tuition and fees are not refunded when you withdraw from a
course. |
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"I"
Grades: |
A grade of Incomplete ("I") will be awarded only when
the instructor has determined that illness, unavoidable absence, or
extenuating circumstances have prevented the student from completing all
course requirements. To be eligible, the student must have completed at least 2/3 (66%)
of the assigned material, with an average grade of "D" or
better. In addition, the request for a
grade of "I" must be made to the instructor at least one week prior to the end of this
specific class's duration.
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Attendance |
Attendance
through regular online participation is mandatory. To be successful in this
class it is highly recommended that you check into Blackboard at least
every day. Attendance requirements are that you must enter the
Blackboard Site to read Announcements and "Lecture Notes" for each
lesson, take quizzes and exams, submit homework assignments, participate in
the Discussion Board, take occasional surveys, and occasionally collaborate
with several others in the "Group Page" feature to collectively
complete a homework assignment. Participation is determined by
successful and timely completion of each assignment and accurately following
the directions given. There is also an
automatic tracking system in Blackboard so that the Instructor can check your
attendance/presence in the class. Absences
will result in being dropped/withdrawn from the
course as follows: When a student does
not participate in the first week's lesson, I will complete a No Show
Report. When a student misses two weeks of assignments or
when absences reach a level when the overall completion of the course is
jeopardized, I will complete an excessive absence report. The Student
Services department will follow up with individual students. |
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Cheating |
Policy on Academic
Integrity: Students
are expected to be honest and responsible in fulfilling the course
requirements. Any type of academic
dishonesty – including but not limited to deliberate plagiarism, cheating,
fabricating information, turning in work identical to a fellow student’s, or
knowingly allowing another person to submit your work as their own – will
result in a failure for that unit and notification of the departmental chair,
as well as Student Services, who will record this in your permanent
file. A second offense will result in
failing the class. If the student has
a prior record of academic dishonesty in any class, the first offense in this
class will result in failure of the class and consideration of suspension or
expulsion from the college. Please see
the clearly outlined KCC policy defining these offenses and the discipline
procedures in the Student
Handbook, available online. Ignorance
of any regulations regarding academic integrity will not be considered an
excuse. Cheating
includes "(1) use of any unauthorized assistance in taking quizzes,
tests, or examinations; (2) dependence upon the aid of sources beyond those
authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports, solving
problems, or carrying out other assignments; or (3) the acquisition, without
permission, of tests or other academic material belonging to a member of the
College faculty or staff" (Student Handbook p. 78). Plagiarism
involves any submission of another person's ideas or exact words as one's
own, whether deliberately or unintentionally.
Unintentional plagiarism includes using incorrect citation methods
while attempting to acknowledge the work of another person. Deliberate plagiarism includes failure to
make any acknowledgement of another person's work, whether you are copying
their exact words or summarizing their ideas (paraphrasing). As a general rule of thumb, whenever you
are copying an exact phrase of three words or more from another person's
work, it should be placed in quotation marks and cited precisely. Even when you are not quoting
word-for-word, however, any ideas
attributable to another person must be acknowledged and the source
cited. Additional guidelines for
proper citation of sources used may be found on pp. 78-79 of the Student
Handbook. |
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Disclaimer |
Information
contained in this syllabus was, to the best knowledge of the instructor,
considered correct and complete when distributed for use at the beginning of
the semester. However, this syllabus should not be considered a contract
between Kellogg Community College and any student, nor between any student
and the instructor. The instructor reserves the right, acting within the
policies and procedures of Kellogg Community College, to make changes in
course content or instructional techniques without notice or obligation. |
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Make-up
Policy |
All
assignments are due by 11:59 p.m. on the date indicated on the class
schedule. Late Assignments (Discussion Board postings, quizzes,
homework exercises, papers, and surveys/evaluations) will be treated
as follows: 1.
On two occasions only, a student may
submit an assignment up to 24 hours late (by 11:59 p.m. of the day following
the due date), with no penalty. 2.
For all subsequent
late assignments,
the student will lose one letter grade (10% of grade) per day late, up to
three days (72 hours) late. 3.
No assignment will be accepted more than 3 days late, without an
agreement between the instructor and student, and based on exceptional
circumstances. It
is strongly suggested that students set a personal deadline two days prior to
the course deadline and complete all assignments by that deadline. This
arrangement allows for unexpected life events and technology crashes. Exams: Only written
verification of extenuating circumstances preventing a student from taking an
examination as scheduled will be considered for a make-up. This
Instructor reserves the right to determine whether a make-up examination will
be granted given the circumstances provided. |
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Computer
Access at KCC |
It
is assumed that students enrolled in this course have at their disposal appropriate
equipment and software to complete the course work and communicate with other
students. If there are problems with your equipment and/or software, it
is possible to come to the KCC Battle Creek campus and use the open computer
lab in the Learning Resource Center. See KCC's web site for campus maps and lab
times. |
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Online
Submitting Materials |
Students
will be expected to use e-mail attachments and the blackboard site for this
class to submit materials. |
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ADA
Statement |
Kellogg
Community College does not discriminate in the admission or treatment of
students on the basis of disability. KCC is committed to compliance
with the American Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. |
Last modified: October 28, 2008by
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