REQUIRED TEXTS AND ARTICLES

Haviland, William A.  Anthropology, The Human Challenge 11^th edition
Podolefsky, Aaron and Peter J. Brown.  Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader 7^th edition

Grades:

Letter grades for the course will be assigned as follows: 

A = 100-90%, B = 89-80%, C = 79-70%, D = 69-60%, and F<60%.

Your grade for this course will be determined by your score on 4 examinations, plus a grade for periodic quizzes, as follows:   

Exams:  Most of your grade will be determined by your score on 4 exams.  The exams, including the final exam, are non-cumulative. Examinations will be all multiple choice questions.  You will need to bring a blank 8.5x11” grey scantron form to each exam, along with several soft lead pencils and an eraser.  Crumpled and dirty scantrons are not acceptable as they will jam the grading machine.  You will not be permitted to take the exam unless you can show us your student ID. 

Quizzes:  Seven unannounced quizzes will be given throughout the semester.  You may miss a maximum of 2 quizzes without penalty.  The highest 5 of your 7 quiz grades will each be worth 1% of the final grade (total 5%).  Quizzes will consist of 4-5 simple questions drawn from material covered in the previous lecture and from the Podelefsky readings but NOT the Haviland textbook.  Because there will be two “free” quizzes, there will be NO MAKEUP quizzes, unless you can document excused absences for 3 or more missed quizzes.

Extra Credit: There is one extra-credit assignment that, if you earn full credit, will allow you to add a maximum of 5 points to the grade of your lowest exam, excluding the final exam.  You must read Chapter 52 in Podelefsky “Circumcision, Pluralism, and Dilemmas of Cultural Relativism.”  Write a 3-5 page response that thoughtfully considers all five of the questions posed at the beginning of the reading on page 351.  You must turn it in no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, November 22^nd via the site http://itsinfo.tamu.edu/turnitin/students.htm.  Be sure to register for this service well before the due date so that you do not have any problems submitting your paper.  Computer/system errors will not be considered legitimate reasons for failing to turn it in by the due date.