Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Syllabus
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
LEARNING OUTCOME:
Competent professional
A creative
oral group presentation
of the holistic analysis
of a chosen
Philippine life situation
(e.g., people’s displacement due
to natural disaster and conflict,
management of health problems
among the different ethnic
groups, providing care for the
vulnerable(s), dealing with
limited resources in the
Using community, etc.)
anthropological knowledge 13th week
and skills, This analysis should
produce a holistic analysis demonstrate students’
of a real life Philippine situation competency and ethics in
with a particular focus using anthropological skills
on how people deal as well as highlight their
with the challenges facing humanity broad appreciation of the
uniqueness of their own
culture and the diversity of
other cultures.
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RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT (Group presentation):
Content (50%)
The phenomenon is thoroughly
Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation
described using adequate evidence;
manifests all the manifests most of manifests some of manifests little of
desired qualities the desired the desired the desired
Main points of the analysis are
qualities qualities qualities
thoroughly presented and discussed;
Creativity (30%)
Did the students utilize appropriate Innovative use of Uses appropriate Minimal use of No resources used
resources in the data collection, analysis appropriate resources. appropriate (e.g., just reading
and presentation? resources. resources. the report).
Did the students use extensive and Innovative use of Uses appropriate Minimal use of No references used
reliable references? appropriate references. appropriate or cited.
references. references.
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OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS:
Aside from the final output, the students will be assessed at other times during the term by the
following requirements:
Tests
GRADING SYSTEM:
TOTAL 100
96 - 100 4.0
90 - 95 3.5
84 - 89 3.0
78 - 83 2.5
72 - 77 2.0
66 - 71 1.5
60 - 65 1.0
0 - 59 0.0
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LEARNING PLAN:
Class activities:
Concerns, relevance and
applications of anthropology [Context of inquiry;
Lecture discussion;
Game; Short skit/play;
Concerns of anthropology Test]
Produce a
Characteristics of the discipline;
holistic analysis
Assignment:
of a real life
Relationships with other social 2nd – 5th (2-3 hours/week)
Philippine
science disciplines; sessions
situation with a
[Readings and
particular focus
Sub-fields of anthropology (2 weeks) Film, as materials for
on how people
class discussions]
deal with the
Relevance and applications of
challenges facing
anthropology
humanity using
Fourth hour activity:
anthropological
(2 hours)
knowledge and
skills.
[Group work:
preparation for short
skit/play]
Class activities:
Class activities:
[ETHNOLOGY]
Produce a
holistic analysis Doing research in anthropology 12th – 21st [Context of inquiry;
of a real life sessions Lecture discussion;
Philippine Garbology; Test]
situation with a - Characteristics of the research (1 week)
particular focus process in the social sciences Class activities:
on how people - Theory and evidence in [ARCHAEOLOGY]
deal with the anthropology
challenges facing [Context of inquiry;
humanity using - Ethics in doing research in Lecture discussion;
anthropological anthropology Analysis of past
knowledge and cultures; Simulation of
skills. archaeological
excavation and
Ethnographic research and other (2 weeks) analysis; Relating
approaches in studying concepts; Test]
contemporary cultures
Assignment:
(2-3 hours/week)
[Museum visits:
ethnological and
archaeological
museums]
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Class activities:
Concept of/Realities about culture
and cultural variations
22nd – 25th [Context of inquiry;
Concept of culture sessions Lecture discussion;
Definitions and basic features Game; Group
reporting; Test]
Components (2 weeks)
Types and structure Assignment:
(4-5 hours)
Attitudes affecting the study of
culture [Readings and film, as
Variations in cultural systems materials for class
discussions]
Cultural variations
Culture change Fourth hour activity:
(2 hours)
[Group work:
preparation for
reporting]
REFERENCES:
Ember, C., M. Ember, & P. Peregrine. (2009). Human evolution and culture: Highlights
of anthropology. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
(major reference)
Go, M. C. (2018). Appraising forensic anthropology in the Philippines: Current status and
future directions. Forensic Science International, 288: 329. e1-329-e9.
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Jurmain, R. (2012). Physical anthropology: an introduction. Australia: Wadsworth
Cengage Learning.
Sutton, M. (2013). Archaeology: the science of the human past. Boston: Pearson.
CLASS POLICIES:
1. Students are encouraged to attend class regularly and to participate in class discussions
and other activities. Coming to class late is discouraged. Students are also expected to
devote 3 hours per week for course tasks/assignments (beyond the contact hours) and at
least an hour per week for the fourth hour activities. Please refer to the learning plan for
the schedule of these other course activities.
2. No paper or written outputs will be accepted from a student who fails to participate or
join an activity in which it is required. Late submissions are not honored.
3. No make-up context of inquiry or class exercise will be given. No make-up quizzes will
be given, except for officially excused absences. Use of cell phones, IPods, PSPs and
similar gadgets is NOT allowed during class.
4. It is the responsibility of the student to initiate consultations with the professor following
the above mentioned contact details and consultation hours.
5. Students automatically get a grade of 0.0 for the course for the following offenses:
cheating of any kind (e.g., in exams, plagiarism in writing and other forms) and absences
in excess of the required limit.
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