4/19/2024 6:15:39 PM	ANTHRO 1L Course Outline as of Fall 2001	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ANTHRO 1L	Title:  PHYSICAL ANTHRO LAB
Full Title:  Physical Anthropology Lab
Last Reviewed:4/11/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	0		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

An introductory laboratory course in which scientific methodology is taught and used to explore/experiment with topics found in lecture sections of Anthro 1. Topics will be selected from the following according to instructor interest:  Mendelian genetics, population genetics, human variability, forensics, medical anthropology, epidemiology, hominid dietary patterns, non-human primates, primate dental and skeletal anatomy, fossil hominids, chronometric dating, environmental challenges to hominids, environmental impact of hominid behavior, general methodologies utilized in physical anthropological research, and the general study of hominids as bio-culturally adapting animals.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ANTHRO 1

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A science lab course associated with Anth 1.  Topics selected according to instructor interest.  Examples:  hominid and primate biological diversity, comparative skeletal and fossil forms, medical anthropology, forensics, environmental adaptation, and the like.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ANTHRO 1
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B3	Laboratory Activity		Fall 2001
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement		Fall 2012
	5B	Biological Sciences		Fall 2001	Fall 2012
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2001	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2001	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students completing this course:  will distinguish scientific methodology

from other methods of evaluation or thinking; be able to distinguish a

variety of primate and/or hominid evolutionary patterns over time; be

able to assemble or organize specimens and/or models used in physical

anthropology (skeletal, dental, genetic, geological); be able to evaluate

and debate social, cultural, environmental, or other influences on hominid

adaptation and survival over time.  [While specific topics vary from

instructor to instructor, these themes are common to all issues.]

Topics and Scope

Students will demonstrate knowledge in these areas [by instructor interest

with no more than 4 weeks in any single topic].

Mendelian genetics

Population genetics

Human variability

Forensics

Medical anthropology

Epidemiology

Dietary patterns

Non-human primates

Pimate dental and skeletal anatomy

Fossil hominids

Chronometric dating

Environmental challenges to hominids

Environmental impact of hominid behavior

General methodologies utilized in physical anthropological research,

 and/or the general study of hominids as bio-culturally adapting animals.

Assignments:

Weekly reading assignments in course text or workbook.

Weekly homework or laboratory preparation assignments.

Weekly problem solving and/or skills demonstrations with lab models or

specimens in class.

Weekly participation in group discussion of data and problem solving

assignments.

Attendance and written report on field observations when assigned.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class performances, Field work, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 40 - 50%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Identification of specimens
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 20 - 30%
Field experience with living primates when opportunities allow.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Wolfe, L.L. Lieberman & D. Hutchinson

 1999 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY TEXTBOOK, 5th Edition

 Contemporary Publishing Co. Raleigh, N.C.

or

France, Diane

  1998 LAB MANUAL AND WORKBOOK FOR PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

  West/Wadsworth, Los Angeles

or

Stein, P. and B. Rowe

  2000 WORKBOOK FOR USE WITH PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, 7th Edition

  McGraw Hill, New York

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