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COURSE SYLLABUS
1. TITLE OF COURSE: Physical Anthropology: GT-SS3
PREFIX/NUMBER: ANT 111 CREDIT HOURS: 3
2. PREREQUISITE: REA 090 or permission of the instructor
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT: TBA
SUPPLIES:
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Studies human biology and its effects on behavior. Includes principles of genetics and evolution, vertebrates and primates, human origins, human variation, and ecology.
This course is one of the Statewide Guaranteed Transfer courses. GT-SS3
5. COURSE GOAL:
Studies human biology and its effects on behavior. Includes principles of genetics and evolution, vertebrates and primates, human origins, human variation, and ecology.
6. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
I. Discuss the history, purpose, and features of the field as well as its relation, and relative position, within the general framework of academic disciplines.
II. Identify, describe, and/or categorize the different branches of anthropology, how they relate to each other and to a basic understanding of the biological and behavioral nature of humankind.
III. Explain the investigative procedures employed by anthropology both unique and within the scope of scientific and humanistic approaches.
IV. Discuss the basic scientific principles of genetics and evolution and how they relate, more specifically, to the biological development of the human species.
V. Identify and discuss the special physical and behavioral characteristics of vertebrates and primates and how they relate to the human species.
VI. Categorize, and discuss, the species Homo Sapiens within the broader biological classification of living organisms.
VII. Discuss some of the different evolutionary lines found in the order primates, including humans, and explain them in terms of differing lifestyles, environments and other factors.
VIII. Explain some of the important scientific notions regarding the biological origins and development of the human species and the fossil discoveries on which they are based.
IX. Demonstrate knowledge of some of the scientific explanations regarding the human race and variation.
X. Discuss and evaluate some of the causes and trends of racism.
XI. Describe some of the principles on which race classifications are based and the problems they pose.
XII. Explain how genetic variations are passed on within and between populations and the changes they can induce.
XIII. Discuss how certain genetic combinations acquire selective value due to environmental pressures and other factors.
XIV. Discuss the study of ecology, its relevance to physical anthropology, and its contribution toward a better understanding of the relationship between organisms, including humans, and their environments.
XV. Distinguish between natural social environments and the effects of such human activities as pollution, depletion of resources, and the destruction of entire ecosystems and species.
XVI. Discuss some of the physical and behavioral responses of humans to significant changes in the environment and especially with regard to the size, density, and distribution of population.
XVII. Demonstrate the ability to select and apply contemporary forms of technology to solve problems or compile information.
XVIII. Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays.
XIX. Read, analyze, and apply written material to new situations.
7. COURSE OUTLINE
I. The Nature of the Discipline
A. The Fields of Anthropology
B. Methodology
II. Principles of Genetics and Evolution
A. Basic Genetics
B. Evolutionary Principles
III. Vertebrates and Primates
A. Taxonomy
B. Trends in Primate Evolution
IV. The Hominid Fossil Record
A. Origins
B. Early Hominids
C. Recent Hominids
D. Homo Sapiens
V. Human Variation
A. Classification Systems
B. Polymorphisms
C. Population Genetics
D. Adaptations
VI. Ecology
A. Natural Environments
B. Social Environments
C. Human Response Mechanisms
D. Demography
8. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
10. ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information. |