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[edit] Anthropology Senior Seminar Draft 1
- Anthropology 490-01
- Professor Jack Weatherfbrd
- Phone: 696-6144
- Class Location: CAR-05 Tu Th 1:00 - 2:30
- Office: Carnegie 4-E
- Office Hours: Tu Th 2:30 - 3:30 MWF 3:30-4:00
[edit] Seminar Format
The primary purpose of the seminar is for you to work on a research project that will mark a summary and climax of the training you have had in anthropology. At the same time, the work that you do in this course should lay the foundation for your next step after graduation — work, graduate study, etc.
Your project may be based on original ethnographic research you have done, on library research, or a study abroad project. It should be of professional quality that you could show to a prospective employer or graduate school as indicative of the type of work you can do.
In addition to the project itself, the seminar offers an opportunity for you to improve your oral communication skills. Toward this end there are several small exercises that will be prepared outside of class and presented in class. The manner in which this is done will be included in the calculation of the final grade.
Your final grade will be based primarily on the research paper that you write. To successfully complete the course and to get a grade, however, you are expected to complete ALL the assignments listed.
[edit] Draft 2 Anthropology Senior Seminar
- Anthropology 490-01
- Professor Jack Weatherford
- Class Location: CAR-05
- Office: Carnegie 4-E
- Phone: 696-6144
- Tu Th 10:10-11:40
- Office Hours: M - F 1:30-2:30
[edit] Class Schedule
[edit] Week 1 Introduction & Organization of the Course
Jan 25 Orientation
27 Negotiating the Course
- Assignment: Bring in a list of at least 5 topics or skills you would like covered in the course.
[edit] Week 2 Anthropology and You
Feb 1 Assignment: Write a one-page introduction of yourself to a specific, prospective employer or graduate school.
[edit] Week 3 Your Project
Feb 8 Life 101
- 10 Assignment: Write a tight one or two-page summary of your final paper topic. Explain what work has already been done and what remains to be done in this course. Be specific in explaining what remains to be done. For example, if you have already gathered data on a study abroad and you now need to process that data, explain how you will do so. If you have already processed it but feel that you need a better theoretical context and understanding of the literature, explain what you will be using and where you will find these materials.
Week 4 Jobs, Work, and Getting Hired Feb 15 Part I
- Committee: Rohini, Alex, Yongho & Karissa
17 Part II
- Committee: same as above
[edit] Week 5 Web Issues
Feb 22 Web Design and Updating the Anthropology Department Website
- Committee: Chelsea, Eric & Tara
24 Theory & You
- Assignment: One-page summary of the theory of your research paper. Does it belong to a particular type? Is it informed by particular types? If it cuts across theoretical lines, which theories does it cut across?
[edit] Week 6 Graduate School
Mar 1 Anthropology
- Committee: Amanda, Laren B. & Anna
3 Outside Anthropology
- Committee: Katie, Tara & Lauren G.
[edit] Week 7 Research (Grant writing, teaching, fieldwork, writing for publication)
Mar 8 Part I
- Committee: Lauren B., Anna & Liz
10 Part II
- Committee: Liz, Calla & Omar
[edit] Week 8 Contemporary Anthropological Ideas and Theories
Mar 15 Part I
- Committee: Daniela, Michael, Chesea & Katie
17 Part II
- Committee: same as above
[edit] SPRING BREAK March 19 ?27
[edit] Week 9 Anthropology and Current Events
Mar 29
- Committee: Kristina, Rikki & Eric
31 Bibliography and the Craft of Writing your paper:
- Hand in a draft of your bibliography.
Week 10 Fieldtrip
- Committee: Lauren G., Calla & Rikki
Apr 5
7 1st Date for Final Papers
7 Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Katie Iverson, Kristina Fenn
[edit] Week 11 Meditation and Stress
Apr 12 Jeff Ward, graduate of the Macalester College Anthropology Dept.
- Committee: Kristina, Amanda & Omar
14 Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Alex, Omar, Daniela
[edit] Week 12 Papers & Presentations I
Apr 19 2nd Due Date for Final Papers
- Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Tara, Yongho, Chelsea
21 Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Lauren, Karissa, Eric
[edit] Week 13 Papers and Presentations II
Apr 26 Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Lauren G., Rohini, Liz H.
Apr 28 Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Michael, Anna, Amanda
[edit] Week 14 Conclusion
[edit] May 3 Last Due Date for Final Papers
Class Presentations of final paper or product
- Presenters: Calla, Rikki
