It is highly recommended that students copy Web site files to a personal floppy disk in order to save time browsing and downloading the material. The instructor for the course is John W. Hoopes , Associate Professor in the Dept. of Anthropology. Please do not hesitate to contact him directly if you have any questions about the course. In addition to these, all students are encouraged to obtain a copy of the Mayfield Quick Guide to the Internet for Students of Anthropology . My philosophy of teaching is that lectures should serve to stimulate interest in the topic by presenting ideas, images, and facts.
Lectures supplement the readings, which are the main material for the course.
Attending lectures without doing the readings will only provide you with a superficial knowledge of the subject. For that reason, it is crucial that you keep up with the readings in your textbooks. You are expected to complete all assigned readings on a regular basis. In order to accomplish this, set aside at least two hours each week for reading the assigned chapters in In the Beginning and Images of the Past . Be sure to have done the required reading before attending your weeking discussion section.