Selig LEC02 ANTA01 Syllabus Fall 2020 PDF

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Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human ANTA01H3 LEC02, Fall 2020 This course will provide a basic introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology and Archaeology, aimed at students with no background in either field. Instructor:

Keegan R. Selig e-mail: [email protected] Virtual office hours: Wednesday 1:00—2:00, or by appointment

Online Course: All required elements for this course will be entirely online. I strongly encourage you to keep up with the weekly lectures and assignments. Also, be sure you are regularly checking the announcements and the Discussion Boards such that you do not miss any important information. We will be doing our best to provide you with the resources you need to succeed in this course. So please be sure to make use of them. **Optional in person labs: there will be three optional in person labs, to be held on the UTSC campus in HL 303. Further details below. E-mail etiquette and Quercus Discussion Board: If you have any questions or concerns, please be sure to consult the syllabus or Quercus first as most information that is needed can be found therein. All queries about the course content should be posted to the relevant Discussion Board thread (help for creating Discussion Board posts: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/StudentGuide/How-do-I-reply-to-a-discussion-as-a-student/ta-p/334). The Discussion Board will be actively monitored by the prof and the TAs, so this is your main source for queries, questions, or concerns. If you have more personal issues, such as illness or other private matters, please send those to the Instructor email address ([email protected]). On weekdays I will try to respond to emails within 24 hours. You are welcome to send emails over the weekend, but they will probably not be responded to until the next business day. TAs are not required to provide you with their email addresses. You will be able to interact with them during your tutorial time, and through the Discussion Board. Prerequisites: None Exclusions: ANT100Y, ANT101H Course Text: Introduction to Anthropology: Becoming Human for ANTA01H3 UTSC by Nelson (Available online and in hard-copy) Readings from the text are mandatory. Additional readings may be assigned in class. Grading Scheme:

Quizzes (7 x 3.57%): 25% Essay (November 17): 30% Virtual Lab Assignments (2 x 5%): 10% Final exam (date TBA): 35% There will be no extra credit assignments available.

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The University of Toronto is committed to equity, human rights and respect for diversity. All members of the learning environment in this course should strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect where all members of our community can express themselves, engage with each other, and respect one another’s differences. U of T does not condone discrimination or harassment against any persons or communities. The University provides academic accommodations for students with disabilities in accordance with the terms of the Ontario Human Rights Code. This occurs through a collaborative process that acknowledges a collective obligation to develop an accessible learning environment that both meets the needs of students and preserves the essential academic requirements of the University’s courses and programs. Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. If you have a disability that may require accommodations, please feel free to approach me and/or the Accessibility Services office: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/ability/ Quizzes: When a lecture is uploaded (except for the first and last lecture), a relevant quiz will become available on Quercus on the same day, based on the lecture and required readings for that week. These quizzes must be completed within one week (7 days; additional time is provided for Quiz 4 to avoid Reading Week) of their becoming available. You only have one attempt to take the quiz. You will have 25 minutes to complete each quiz. You must complete at least 7 of the 10 quizzes. If you complete more, your top 7 marks will be counted. No make-up quizzes will be offered, and if you do not complete a particular quiz in the 7 days after it is posted you will receive a score of zero. Quizzes will be generated randomly from a larger pool of questions, meaning each student writes a different quiz. It is not permitted to distribute the contents of the quizzes—doing so would constitute an Academic Integrity violation, and will be prosecuted as such. A schedule of quiz due dates is given at the end of the syllabus. Essay (Due by 11:59 p.m. on November 17th): The essay can be on any aspect of Evolutionary Anthropology or Archaeology (but not Cultural Anthropology). A list of suggested topics is available on Quercus in the Essay Guidelines document. The essay must fall between 6 and 10 pages in length. The page limits apply to all parts of the essay except for the cover page. This means that references, figures, tables etc. must fit within the page limits. 5% of the grade will be deducted for each page or part thereof over or under the acceptable limit (e.g., a paper of 5 ½ pages or 10 ½ pages will be assessed a 5% penalty). All sections must be doubled spaced (including tables, references, and figure legends), with margins of 1”, and 12-point Times New Roman or Calibri font must be used. Deviations from these requirements will accrue a penalty. Other essay guidelines are available from Quercus under Course Materials and must be followed or a penalty will be applied. Essays must be submitted through Quercus as a Word (.doc or .docx) file or a pdf. Help with assignment submissions is available from https://community.canvaslms.com/videos/1121assignments-submissions-students

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Normally, students will be required to submit their course essays and final exams to Turnitin.com for a review of textual similarity and detection of possible plagiarism. In doing so, students will allow their essays to be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database, where they will be used solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism. The terms that apply to the University’s use of the Turnitin.com service are described on the Turnitin.com web site. Essay extensions will not be granted unless you have a valid reason as determined by the instructor. Late submissions will accrue a penalty of 5% per day. There is no maximum penalty (i.e., after 20 days a penalty of 100% will be imposed and the essay will not be graded). Virtual Lab Assignments: Bi-weekly (once every two weeks) virtual labs and assignments will be posted on Quercus. Four of these virtual labs will encompass exercises with associated assignments, to be completed within two weeks (14 days) of their becoming available (see schedule below; additional time is provided for Lab 2 to avoid Reading Week). If an assignment is not completed within the 14 days after it is posted you will receive a grade of zero for that assignment. You will be graded based on the marks for your two highest grades out of the four assignments. This does not mean that you need only complete two of the virtual labs as material from all labs will be covered on the quizzes and final exam. A schedule of lab assignment due dates is given at the end of the syllabus. Tutorials: You will have the option of attending synchronous tutorials through Bb Collaborate on a bi-weekly basis, as per the schedule provided at the end of this syllabus (full schedule available online through Quercus in the Course Materials module). Tutorials offer an opportunity to interact in real time with your TA so that you can ask questions about lecture content, get help with your lab assignments, and seek advice about your essays. Although the TAs will not present any information that goes beyond the lecture/lab/textbook content, they will provide explanations and perspectives that will definitely help you succeed in the course. As such, participation is strongly recommended. Please come to your Tutorial prepared with your questions. Tutorials will not be recorded. Final Exam: There will be a final exam held in the December exam period. This exam will be cumulative, including information covered in lecture, textbook, and in lab from the entire semester. On Academic Integrity: Academic integrity is essential to the pursuit of learning and scholarship in a university, and to ensuring that a degree from the University of Toronto is a strong signal of each student’s individual academic achievement. As a result, the University treats cases of cheating and plagiarism very seriously. The University of Toronto’s Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters outlines the behaviours that constitute academic dishonesty and the processes for addressing academic offences. Potential offences include, but are not limited to: In papers and assignments: •

Using someone else’s ideas or words without appropriate acknowledgement.

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Submitting your own work in more than one course without the permission of the instructor in all relevant courses Making up sources or facts Obtaining or providing unauthorized assistance on any assignment

On tests and exams: • • •

Using or possessing unauthorized aids Looking at someone else’s answers during an exam or test Misrepresenting your identity

In academic work: • •

Falsifying institutional documents or grades Falsifying or altering any documentation required by the University, including (but not limited to) doctor’s notes

All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be investigated following procedures outlined in the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters. If you have questions or concerns about what constitutes appropriate academic behaviour or appropriate research and citation methods, please reach out to me. Note that you are expected to seek out additional information on academic integrity from me or from other institutional resources (for example, the University of Toronto website on Academic Integrity). The following website provides a good introduction to what types of information need to be referenced: http://library.acadiau.ca/sites/default/files/library/tutorials/plagiarism/ A good rule of thumb is, when in doubt, REFERENCE IT. With the advent of the internet, it is becoming easier and easier to catch students who plagiarize. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in this course. Lecture Schedule: Lectures will be posted online every Tuesday by 12:00 p.m. (hopefully). You can watch them at anytime, however, I recommend that you stay on top of them and watch lectures regularly so as to avoid an accumulation at the end of term. Moreover, the quizzes associated with each lecture are due within a week of their becoming available. So, if you fall behind on lectures you won’t be able to complete the quizzes. All readings listed below are mandatory and should be completed before watching the relevant lecture. Additional readings may be assigned. Topics are subject to change, and all topics may not be covered. September 8: “Housekeeping”; Introduction to Physical Anthropology and The Development of Evolutionary Theory (Chapters 1 and 2)

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September 15: Genetics and Processes of Evolution (Chapters 3 and 5 and p. 190 [Sexual Selection]) September 22: Non-Human Primates (Chapters 6 and 7) September 29: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods (Chapter 8 and Appendix A [pp. 470-477]) October 6: Early Hominins and the First Tools (Chapter 9 and review 225-230) October 12-16: Reading Week/ Presidential Day (No Class) October 20: The First Dispersal of the Genus Homo (Chapter 10)

October 27: Premodern Humans (Chapter 11) November 3: Modern Homo sapiens—origins, and patterns of biological variation (Chapter 4 and pp. 333-350) November 10: The Upper Paleolithic and the Journey to North America (Pp. 350-359 and Chapter 13) November 17 Essay due by end of the day (11:59 p.m.): Food Production (Chapter 14 and review pp. 387-391) November 23 (no class): Deadline to drop courses without academic penality and have them removed from transcript November 24: The First Civilizations and the Anthropocene (Chapters 15 and 16) December 1: Lecture topic TBD

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Virtual Lab Schedule: Virtual labs will be made available by noon on Tuesday (hopefully) on a bi-weekly basis starting September 15th Virtual Lab Topics and Release Dates: September 15: Lab on non-metric traits September 29: Lab on skeletal anatomy October 20: Lab on early hominins November 3: Essay help* November 17: Lab on Homo fossils and tools *There is no assignment associated with this virtual lab. However, materials will be provided on this date to help you be successful in completing your essay, so be sure to check them out!. **Optional in person labs: students will have the opportunity to sign up to attend in person versions of three of the labs on the following dates: October 7(skeletal anatomy); October 28(early hominins); November 18(Homo fossils and tools). All material presented in person will also be available virtually. More details will be provided through Quercus. Access will be limited, as necessitated by social distancing, so sign up will be done on a “first come, first served” basis. Tutorials Schedule: Tutorials will be held on a bi-weekly basis on Bb Collaborate (excluding Reading Week). A schedule with all of the tutorial dates and times is available from Quercus in the Course Materials module. Tutorial 01: Thursday 11 am – 12 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 02: Thursday 12 pm – 1 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 03: Thursday 1 pm – 2 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 04: Thursday 2 pm – 3 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 05: Thursday 3 pm – 4 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 06: Thursday 4 pm – 5 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 07: Thursday 5 pm – 6 pm: first tutorial Sept. 17 Tutorial 08: Friday 10 am – 11 am: first tutorial Sept. 18 Tutorial 09: Friday 11 am – 12 pm: first tutorial Sept. 18 Tutorial 10: Friday 12 pm – 1 pm: first tutorial Sept. 18 Tutorial 11: Friday 1 pm – 2 pm: first tutorial Sept. 18 Tutorial 12: Thursday 10 am – 11 am: first tutorial Sept. 24 Tutorial 13: Thursday 11 am – 12 pm: first tutorial Sept. 24 Tutorial 14: Thursday 12 pm – 1 pm: first tutorial Sept. 24 Tutorial 15: Thursday 1 pm – 2 pm: first tutorial Sept. 24 Tutorial 16: Thursday 2 pm – 3 pm: first tutorial Sept. 24 Tutorial 17: Thursday 3 pm – 4 pm: first tutorial Sept. 24

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Summary table of Release and Due Dates for Labs and Quizzes: note that no lab assignments or quizzes will be accepted after the due dates. Submissions must be made to Quercus by 11:59 pm on each day. Labs Non-metric traits Skeletal Anatomy Early hominins Essay help Homo fossils and tools

Release Date September 15 September 29 October 20 November 3 November 17

Due Date September 29 October 19** November 3 N.A. December 1

Quizzes

Release Date September 15 September 22 September 29 October 6 October 20 October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 November 24

Due Date September 22 September 29 October 6 October 19** October 27 November 3 November 10 November 17 November 24 December 1

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**to avoid having items due in Reading week, the Skeletal Anatomy lab assignment and Quiz 4 are due on the Monday following the break

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