Course Content and Outcome Guide for ATH 210
- Date:
- 08-OCT-2008
- Posted by:
- Mary Courtis
- Course Number:
- ATH 210
- Course Title:
- Selected Topics Ethnology
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Lecture hours:
- 40
- Lecture/Lab hours:
- 0
- Lab hours:
- 0
- Special Fee:
Course Description
Introduces life styles and interactions with their environments of peoples in a selected part of the world. Uses ethnographic and other information for concentrated study of the cultural diversity and environmental adaptations of those peoples. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores.Intended Outcomes for the course
Course Activities and Design
1. Critically analyze the culture of different societies in a specific ethnographic area.
2. Reflect on how culture shapes personal and social values at the local and global level.
3. Use an understanding of cross-cultural research and methods to examine the features of different cultures.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Assessment strategies may include any of the following:- exams (take home or in class)
- quizzes
- student presentations
- term papers
- short papers or reports
- experiential exercises
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes:
* culture as a concept
* cultures in a specific ethnographic area
* cross-cultural research
Issues:
* comparison of cultural similarities and differences in a specific ethnographic area
* effect of enculturation and acculturation on different cultures
Concepts:
* cross-cultural comparison
* identication of different cultural features such as ideology, social organization or technology and economics
Skills:
* read and write at the college level
* discuss various cultures
* evaluate cross- cultural research