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Summer 2002
Course Timeline ASSIGNMENTS
assignment #1 (due 6/21) PROJECTS
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Instructor: Jorge Sánchez
This course on physical anthropology is primarily a survey of the evolution of mankind. To comprehend this process of evolution, we must first emphasize a bio-cultural approach to the discipline as we try to understand the nature of the physical and cultural transformations we have undergone. As such, this course discusses the field of genetics and the way it determines the characteristics of organisms such as humans and primates, our closest relatives. It then takes a look into the environmental factors that might have played a piviol role in the process of evolution by forcing our ancestors to produce culture. By looking at the primate world, we will then see their behavior to understand how similar we are and, by analyzing their physical structure, how closely we resemble biologically. And finally, the last section of the course will offer a series of examples of fossil evidence to support the theory of human evolution.
CD-ROM with web site given on Friday, June 6. It is essential that you have access to a computer with Internet and CD-ROM capabilities. It is mandatory to attend a meeting with the instructor on this day in room C-309 at 2:00 P.M.
The semester grade will be based on the following: two projects (15% each), a final project (20%), and 5 individual assignments (50%). All late assignments will be graded down. For your projects and final, you have the choice of completing a multimedia project or writing an essay. You can ckeck the project guidelines for further details. You must submit an individual profile by July 17, 2002 in order to complete these projects. You are to send all assignment via e-mail by midnight of the posted date. |
