Computer and Information Literacy requirements are addressed by having students search the Internet for sources of information relevant to the course. They examine and evaluate materials on the Internet for accuracy, bias, as well as relevance to the course material. This course has an on-line website where written materials as well as images are available for use. In addition, students access on-line databases to locate hard copy documents to use in the preparation of papers. The course website includes an on-line forum for student to student as well as student to instructor communication.
Students maintain e-mail contact with the instructor.
There will be five examinations, consisting of multiple choice, fill-in the blanks and short essays. Any requests for an incomplete will have to be approved by the departmental chairperson. It is possible to bring your course grade up one entire letter grade by writing a paper. Extra course credit can be obtained by completing a paper, the topic and length decided by mutual agreement of the instructor and student. Extra credit papers will require at least 10 citations from archaeological journals.