Division: Social Sciences, Human Development & Physical Education

Department: Anthropology

Course ID: ANTH 1

Units: 3

Course Website: https://rccd.instructure.com/courses/78381

Tech support: https://www.rcc.edu/student-support/student-technology-support.html

Description: This course is the systematic study of humans as biological organisms,

including the origin of humanity and their place in nature, variation and adaptability, and modern biological diversity. There is also a focus on comparative primate behavior, genetics and heredity, human evolution and the underlying fossil records.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

1.   Explain the development of modern evolutionary theory.

2.   Apply classical and modern genetic approaches to the study of taxonomy and evolution.

3.   Analyze non-human primate and hominid behavior, social organization, and morphology.

4.   Integrate biological, geological, and archaeological evidence within the

framework of the scientific method, in order to formulate interpretations of human evolution.

5.   Integrate biological and social perspectives in the description and explanation of human diversity.

6.   Assess current debates in human biological evolution and diversity.

Required Textbook: Essentials of Biological Anthropology, 4th  edition by (2018) by Clark Spencer Larsen.

ISBN-13: 978-0393667431

Assignments and points

Attendance*: 3 points x 12 = 36

Weekly assignments: 10 points x 8 = 80

Practice midterm: 25 points

Practice final: 25 points

Midterm: 100 points* = 100

Final exam: 100 points* = 100

Total points: 336

Midterm and Final. Final exam will NOT be cumulative.

This is a very fast-paced short session class. There will be no late assignments accepted.

Course Requirements

Reading and Participation: Students are expected to keep up with the readings, attend class, and actively participate in classroom discussions and activities. Attendance is mandatory. Lecture notes and summaries are posted on the course Canvas site. Chronic absence, tardiness, and leaving early will adversely affect your grade.

Midterm and Final: There will be a midterm and a final consisting of multiple choice, true-false, and essay questions. A study guide will be  distributed before each exam. The exams will be administered on

Canvas.

Academic Misconduct:

Please consult the Student Handbook for college policies on academic misconduct. Examples include cheating on tests and plagiarism [representing someone else’s work (like lifting information from the internet) as your own, without acknowledgment]. Another example is Googling a film review, and then using it as a film response. Cheating and/or plagiarism will not be tolerated. Violations will result in a failing grade for the assignment, or exam, and potentially a failing grade for the course.