SEMESTER AT SEA COURSE SYLLABUS. Colorado State University, Academic Partner

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1 SEMESTER AT SEA COURSE SYLLABUS Colorado State University, Academic Partner Voyage: Fall 2018 Discipline: Anthropology Course Number and Title: ANTH 120 Human Origins and Variation Division: Lower Faculty Name: Janet Six, PhD Semester Credit Hours: 3 Meeting: B Days, , Lido Terrace Prerequisites: None COURSE DESCRIPTION There are three things that make humans distinct from every other species on our planet: walking upright; our total dependence on tools; and our ability to speak. This course will introduce students to the scientific study of human evolution providing an overview of the emergence, development and diversification of our species. We will first explore the basic mechanisms that drive all evolution. Materials will cover the fundamentals of evolutionary theory providing students with a basic understanding of genetic variation as it specifically relates to human evolution. Through a cursory examination of the behavioral and ecological diversity of living primates (apes and monkeys) students will be provided with a context for our own evolutionary history, human variation, and forms of adaptation. Lastly, we will examine the hard, scientific evidence supporting the theory of human evolution in the forms of fossil evidence and material culture i.e., stuff made and modified by human beings over time. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Learn about the history of the field and the scientific method of inquiry 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms of evolution and genetic inheritance 3. Identify the key physical features of primates 4. Compare and contrast human and ape anatomy 5. Describe some techniques by which evidence for human origins is collected, analyzed and interpreted 6. Understand the evolution of social behavior using primate behavior models 7. Define the concept of race to explain human phenotypical expressions and understand its limitations 8. Better comprehend the biological and cultural trends in the evolution of humans 9. Develop critical thinking, research and writing skills 1

2 REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AUTHOR: Jurmain, Robert, Lynn Kilgore, Wenda Trevathan and Eric J. Bartelink TITLE: Essentials of Physical Anthropology PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning ISBN #: DATE/EDITION: 2017/10 th Edition FILMS 1. Charles Darwin and the tree of life 2. Darwin s revolution is thought: an illustrated lecture for the classroom with Stephen J. Gould 3. Your Inner Fish: Episodes Judgement day intelligent design on trial 5. The Eye of the Storm 6. Guns, Germs and Steel 7. Ho`okele wa`a: Turning the Canoe Navigating a Sustainable Future for Maui and the World TOPICAL OUTLINE OF COURSE It is important that you keep up with the assigned readings and be sure to watch the assigned films as they will serve as fodder for lively in-class discussions and online quizzes. DEPART HAMBURG, GERMANY September 9 B1 September 12: Introduction to Physical Anthropology Jurmain et al, Chapter 1, pages 1-23 FILM: Charles Darwin and the tree of life (On Loop) B2 September 14: Development of Evolutionary Theory Jurmain et al, Chapter 2, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 1 BARCELONA, SPAIN September VALENCIA, SPAIN September B3 September 20: Natural Selection Jurmain et al, Chapter 2, pages Freeman, Derek, Human Nature and Culture, pages 1-24 FILM: Darwin s revolution is thought: an illustrated lecture for the classroom with Stephen J. Gould (In class) 2

3 B4 September 22: Biological Basis for Life Jurmain et al, Chapter 3, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 2 Study Day September 23: No Class B5 September 25: Heredity and Evolution Jurmain et al, Chapter 4, pages Weiss, Kenneth M., Having a Jolly Good Time Together!, pages FILM: Your Inner Fish, Episode 1 (On Loop) MINI RESEARCH PROPOSAL DUE FIELD CLASS September 27 th : Old World Monkey Business: Shai Hills Resource Reserve TEMA, GHANA September TAKORADI, GHANA September B6 October 01: Modern Evolutionary Theory Jurmain et al, Chapter 4, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 3 Community Programming October 2: No Class B7 October 4: Processes of Macroevolution Jurmain et al, Chapter 5, pages Ingold, Tim, The Trouble with Evolutionary Biology, pages FILM: Your Inner Fish, Episode 2 (On Loop) B8 October 6: An Overview of Primates Jurmain et al, Chapter 6, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 4 CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA October 7-12 B9 October 14: Primate Behavior Jurmain et al, Chapter 7, pages Stanton, Margaret et al, Maternal Behavior by Birth Order in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Increased Investment by First-Time Mothers, pages FILM: Your Inner Fish, Episode 3 (On Loop) FIELD CLASS ASSIGNMENT DUE Study Day October 16: No Class B10 October 17: Primate and Hominin Origins 3

4 Jurmain et al, Chapter 8, pages Jolly, Clifford, Fifty Years of Looking at Human Evolution: Backward, Forward and Sideways, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 5 PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS October 19 B11 October 20: Walking the Walk: Bipedal Adaptations Jurmain et al, Chapter 8, pages Study Day October 21: No Class B12 October 23: In-Class Review for MIDTERM EXAM COCHIN, INDIA October Reflection & Study October 31: Global Studies Reflection B13 November 1: MIDTERM EXAM B14 November 3: The First Dispersal of Homo: Homo erectus and Contemporaries Jurmain et al, Chapter 9, pages Potts, Richard, Evolution and Environmental Change in Early Human Prehistory, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 6 YANGON, MYANMAR November 4-8 B15 November 10: Premodern Humans Jurmain et al, Chapter 10, pages Forth, Gregory, Are legendary hominoids worth looking for? Views from ethnobiology and paleoanthropology, pages FILM: Judgement day intelligent design on trial (On Loop) Community Programming November 11: No Class B16 November 13: Neanderthals: Premodern Humans of the late Pleistocene Jurmain et al, Chapter 10, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 7 HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM November B17 November 20: Who are you calling a caveman? Neanderthal Representations 4

5 Holliday, Trenton W. et al, Right for the Wrong Reasons: Reflections on Modern Human Origins in the Post-Neanderthal Genome Era, pages Study Day November 21: No Class B18 November 23: The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans: Asia, The Near East and Africa Jurmain et al, Chapter 11, pages Gao, Xing, Paleolithic Culture in China: Uniqueness and Divergence, pages PRACTICE QUIZ 8 SHANGHAI, CHINA November B19 December 1: Modern Humans: Australia, Central Europe and Western Europe Jurmain et al, Chapter 11, pages Bilbek, David, Where River Meets Sea: A Parsimonious Model for Homo sapiens Colonization of the Indian Ocean Rim and Sahul, pages KOBE, JAPAN December 2-6 B20 December 8: Human Variation and Adaptation Jurmain et al, Chapter 12, pages Andreasen, Robin O., Race: Biological Reality or Social Construct?, pages FILM: The Eye of the Storm (In class) PRACTICE QUIZ 9 MINI RESEARCH PAPER DUE B21 December 10: Human Variation and Adaptation (cont.) Jurmain et al, Chapter 12, pages Shanklin, Eugenia, Representations of Race and Racism in American Anthropology, Pages Anderson, Warwick, Racial Hybridity, Physical Anthropology, and Human Biology in the Colonial Laboratories of the United States, pages B22 December 12: Legacies of Human Evolutionary History: Effects on the Life Course Jurmain et al, Chapter 13, pages Allenby. Braden, Climate Redux: Welcome to the Anthropocene, pages Rogers, Deborah S. et al, Natural Selection and Cultural Rates of Change, pages FILM: Guns, Germs and Steel (On Loop) Study Day December 12: No Class (International Date Line Crossing (2 days) 5

6 B23 December 14: The Human Disconnection Jurmain et al, Chapter 14, pages Romine, Bradley et al, A Summary of Historical Shoreline Changes on Beaches of Kauai, Oahu, and Maui, Hawaii, pages MacLeannan, Carol, The Mark of Sugar. Hawai`i s Eco-Industrial Heritage, pages FILM: Ho`okele wa`a: Turning the Canoe Navigating a Sustainable Future for Maui and the World (On loop) PRACTICE QUIZ 10 B24 December 17: REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM FILM REVIEW DUE HONOLULU, HAWAII December 16 Study Day December 18: No Class B25 December 20: FINAL EXAM ARRIVE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA December 23 FIELD WORK Semester at Sea field experiences allow for an unparalleled opportunity to compare, contrast, and synthesize the different cultures and countries encountered over the course of the voyage. In addition to the one field class, students will complete independent field assignments that span multiple countries. Field Class & Assignment The field class for this course is on Thursday, September 27 th in Tema, Ghana. Field Class attendance is mandatory for all students enrolled in this course. Do not book individual travel plans or a Semester at Sea sponsored trip on the day of your field class. Field Classes constitute at least 20% of the contact hours for each course, and are developed and led by the instructor. TITLE: Old World Monkey Business Tema, Ghana FIELD CLASS DESCRIPTION: The Shai Hills Resource Reserve is home to several troops of Olive baboons or Papio anubis. Found in 25 countries throughout Africa baboons are terrestrial and inhabit savannahs, steppes and forests. Baboons are Old World monkeys who are part of the subfamily Cercopithecidae and represent some of the largest nonhominoid members of the order primate. The Shai Hills Resource Reserve covers a total area of 51 sq km and is made up of savannah plains surrounded by a ridge of small, round, 6

7 rock mountains or inselbergs rising up abruptly from a level surrounding plain to an attitude of approximately 1,000 feet. Each of the baboon troops has its own home range within the reserve and is comprised of a few males, many females, and their offspring. Each baboon has a social ranking somewhere in the group, depending on its dominance. Female dominance is hereditary and adult females form the core of the social system. Males establish dominance by fighting for access to females. Higher dominance or rank allows for increased access to desirable mates and earlier access to food. Because of the differential access to resources, a great deal of fighting over dominance occurs. Despite being hierarchical, baboons appear to be "democratic. When it comes to troop movement individuals are more likely to follow when multiple decision-makers agree on a direction as opposed to simply following dominant individuals. Olive baboons employ a variety of communication strategies - both vocal and non-vocal to maintain, and reinforce their complex, hierarchical social structure. OBJECTIVES: 1. View Olive baboons in their natural habitat 2. Examine their complex social structure first-hand 3. Better understand how the baboons maintain their social hierarchy and how it functions with regards to the troops overall reproductive success ASSIGNMENT: Field Class Report (20%) Requirements and Guidelines: For this assignment, each student will write a detailed field report. During the field class students should be carefully recording their personal observations. Photographs and short videos may also be included in the field report as appropriate. Prior to the Field Class the instructor will go over acceptable protocols for recording forms of information. After returning to the ship students will have until October 14th to submit a short written report (3-5 pages) or short digital media presentation (5 to 10 minutes) outlining their topic, methodology and findings. What did you learn about the country visited and what did you learn about yourself in the process? Your field report should include: A. An overall description of the site/sites visited and the primary purpose for the visit. B. Identify one or more aspects of the field class to elaborate on. C. What did you personally observe? D. What information was imparted to you and how? E. Did the field class reinforce and/or further illustrate on-ship course materials? If so, how? If not, why not? F. Combine information covered in class and your personal observations to create a final field report. Your field report will be four to six (3-5) pages long and must be typed, double-spaced, standard margins (no more than one inch on any side), 12-point font. You will submit your completed field report online by the due date. Paper submissions will not be accepted. 7

8 Independent Field Assignment (15%) Mini Research Proposal and Paper: Requirements and Guidelines Proposal due by: September 25th Paper due by December 8th For this assignment, each student will propose a mini research project to be conducted at two or more of our ports of call on the ship - with the exception of the port of call for our Field Class. The proposal is due prior to our arrival in Ghana. You will write a very brief research proposal followed by short research paper outlining your findings. You are encouraged to be creative and identify a topic which speaks to you. Topics to consider include - but are not limited to an aspect relating to: the development of evolutionary theory; heredity and evolution; processes of macroevolution; primate characteristics, adaptations, classification and/or behaviors; primate and hominin origins; hominin and/or human population dispersal; and human variation and adaptation. A. Pick an aspect of human evolution to further research from a chapter in your textbook. If you are not sure about your topic, please discuss it with the professor prior to our arrival in Ghana. B. Draft your research proposal C. Locate at least two additional resources (journal articles, textbooks, documentary films, Ted Talks, etc.) that cover your research topic. D. Visit at least two sites in two different countries where you can gather additional information about your topic. Take careful notes about your observations. Pictures and videos can also be included in your final report. Sites might include: natural history museums, colleges/universities, public libraries, zoos, wild life parks, prehistoric sites, agricultural sites, etc. E. Combine information covered in class with your additional resource materials and your personal observations to create a final paper. Your research proposal will be three (3) pages long (including bibliography) and your final paper five to eight (5-7) pages long (including bibliography). Both pieces of writing must be typed, double-spaced, standard margins (no more than one inch on any side), 12-point font. You will submit your completed report online by the due date. Paper submissions will not be accepted. Film Review Assignment (5%) Due by December 17th Over the course of the semester you are assigned to watch several documentary films. Select any one of the films shown in class or on the loop to do a short review (1-2 pages). Your review must include: 1. Title of film or video you are reviewing 2. Brief summary characterizing the key themes in the film 3. Reference specific events/scenes representing themes identified above 8

9 4. The relevance of the film to physical/biocutural anthropology 5. Your individual critique of this film. Did you like it, love it or hate it? What was the main message you took away from this film? Was this film helpful? If so, how? If not, why not? Online Quizzes (10%) There will be ten, online quizzes during the course of the semester (five leading up to the Midterm and five prior to the Final Exam.) They are designed to get you used to the instructors testing style and illustrate the concepts you need to master prior to taking exams. You can take them as many times as you like prior to the exams. Your highest score will be the one counted. METHODS OF EVALUATION / GRADING SCALE Method of Evaluation Participation and attendance 5% Mini Research Proposal (9/26) 5% Midterm Exam (10/24) 20% Mini Research Paper (12/7) 10% Film Review (Due 12/15) 5% Field Class Participation 20% Final Exam 25% Online Quizzes 10% Total: 100% The following Grading Scale is utilized for student evaluation. Pass/Fail is not an option for Semester at Sea coursework. Note that C-, D+ and D- grades are also not assigned on Semester at Sea in accordance with the grading system at Colorado State University (the SAS partner institution). Pluses and minuses are awarded as follows on a 100% scale: Excellent Good Satisfactory/Poor Failing %: A %: A 90-92%: A %: B %: B 80-82%: B %: C %: C 60-69%: D Less than 60%: F ATTENDANCE/ENGAGEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM Attendance in all Semester at Sea classes, including the Field Class, is mandatory. Students must inform their instructors prior to any unanticipated absence and take the initiative to make up missed work in a timely fashion. Instructors must make reasonable efforts to enable students to make up work which must be accomplished under the instructor s supervision 9

10 (e.g., examinations, laboratories). In the event of a conflict in regard to this policy, individuals may appeal using established CSU procedures. LEARNING ACCOMMODATIONS Semester at Sea provides academic accommodations for students with diagnosed learning disabilities, in accordance with ADA guidelines. Students who will need accommodations in a class, should contact ISE to discuss their individual needs. Any accommodation must be discussed in a timely manner prior to implementation. A letter from the student s home institution verifying the accommodations received on their home campus (dated within the last three years) is required before any accommodation is provided on the ship. Students must submit this verification of accommodations to academic@isevoyages.org as soon as possible, but no later than two months prior to the voyage. STUDENT CONDUCT CODE The foundation of a university is truth and knowledge, each of which relies in a fundamental manner upon academic integrity and is diminished significantly by academic misconduct. Academic integrity is conceptualized as doing and taking credit for one s own work. A pervasive attitude promoting academic integrity enhances the sense of community and adds value to the educational process. All within the University are affected by the cooperative commitment to academic integrity. All Semester at Sea courses adhere to this Academic Integrity Policy and Student Conduct Code. Depending on the nature of the assignment or exam, the faculty member may require a written declaration of the following honor pledge: I have not given, received, or used any unauthorized assistance on this exam/assignment. RESERVE BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY AUTHOR: Charles Darwin TITLE: Origin of Species PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press ISBN #: DATE/EDITION: 2008 AUTHOR: Jared M. Diamond TITLE: Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies PUBLISHER: New York: Norton ISBN #: DATE/EDITION:

11 AUTHOR: Jared M. Diamond TITLE: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed PUBLISHER: New York: Penguin Books ISBN #: DATE/EDITION: 2011 AUTHOR: Stephen Jay Gould TITLE: The Structure of Evolutionary Theory PUBLISHER: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press ISBN #: DATE/EDITION: 2002 FILM REQUESTS 1. Charles Darwin and the tree of life 2. Darwin s revolution is thought: an illustrated lecture for the classroom with Stephen J. Gould 3. Your Inner Fish: Episodes Judgement day intelligent design on trial 5. The Eye of the Storm 6. Guns, Germs and Steel 7. Ho`okele wa`a: Turning the Canoe Navigating a Sustainable Future for Maui and the World ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS AUTHOR: Derek Freeman ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Human Nature and Culture JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Dilthey s Dream: Essays on human nature and culture VOLUME: ANU Press DATE: 2017 PAGES: 1-24 AUTHOR: Weiss, Kenneth M. ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Having a Jolly Good Time Together! VOLUME: Vol. 50, No, 2 DATE: April 2009 PAGES: AUTHOR: Tim Ingold ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: The Trouble with Evolutionary Biology JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Anthropology Today 11

12 VOLUME: Vol 23, No. 2 DATE: April 2009 PAGES: AUTHOR: Margaret A. Stanton, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Anne E. Pusey, Jane Goodall and Carson M. Murray ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Maternal Behavior by Birth Order in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Increased Investment by First Time Mothers VOLUME: Vol. 55, No. 4 DATE: August 2014 PAGES: AUTHOR: Clifford J. Jolly ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Fifty Years of Looking at Human evolution: Backward, Forward, and Sideways VOLUME: Vol. 50, No. 2 DATE: April 2009 PAGES: AUTHOR: Richard Potts ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Evolution and Environmental Change in Early Human Populations JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Annual Review of Anthropology VOLUME: Vol. 41 DATE: 2012 PAGES: , C1, AUTHOR: Gregory Forth ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Are legendary hominoids worth looking for? Views for ethnobiology and paleoanthropology JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Anthropology Today VOLUME: Vol. 28, No.2 DATE: April 2012 PAGES: AUTHOR: Trenton W. Holliday, Joanna R. Gautney, Lukas Friedi ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Right for the Wrong Reasons: Reflections on Modern Human Origions in the Post-Neanderthal Genome Era VOLUME: Vol.55, No. 6 DATE: December 2014 PAGES: AUTHOR: Xing Gao ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Paleolithic Cultures in China: Uniqueness and Divergence 12

13 VOLUME: Vol. 54, No, S8 DATE: December 2013 PAGES: S358-S370 AUTHOR: David Buleck ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Where River Meets Sea: A Parsimonious Model for Homo sapiens Colonization of the Indian Ocean Rim and Sahul VOLUME: Vol. 48, No. 2 DATE: April 2007 PAGES: AUTHOR: Eugenia Shanklin ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Representations of Race and Racism in American Anthropology VOLUME: Vol. 41, No. 1 DATE: February 2000 PAGES: AUTHOR: Warwick Anderson ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Racial Hybridity, Physical Anthropology, and Human Biology in the Colonial Laboratories of the United States VOLUME: Vol. 53, No. S5 DATE: April 2012 PAGES: S95-S107 AUTHOR: Robin O. Andreasen ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Race: Biological Reality or Social Construct? JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Philosophy of Science VOLUME: Vol. 67 DATE: September 2000 PAGES: S653-S666 AUTHOR: Bradley M. Romine and Charles H. Fletcher ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: A Summary of Historical Shoreline Changes on Beaches of Kauai, Oahu and Maui, Hawaii JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Journal of Coastal Research VOLUME: Vol. 29, No 3 DATE: May 2013 PAGES: AUTHOR: Carol MacLennan ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: The Mark of Sugar. Hawai`i s Eco-Industrial Heritage JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Historical Social Research VOLUME: Vol. 29, No. 3 (109) DATE:

14 PAGES: AUTHOR: Braden Allenby ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Climate Redux: Welcome to the Anthropocene JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Issues in Science and Technology VOLUME: Vol. 31, No. 3 DATE: Spring 2015 PAGES: AUTHOR: Deborah S. Rogers and Paul R. Erlich ARTICLE/CHAPTER TITLE: Natural Selection and Cultural Rates of Change JOURNAL/BOOK TITLE: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America VOLUME: Vol. 105, No. 9 DATE: March 2, 2008 PAGES: