Syllabus L IFE OF P RIMATES Anthropology 212 Spring 2020 Instructor: Dr. Ryne A. Palombit Office: BIO (Biological Sciences Bldg.) Room 209A (Douglass Campus) Phone: (848) 932-9275;
[email protected] Office Hours: Monday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm or by appointment Teaching Asssistant: Anissa Speakman Office: BIO 310
[email protected] Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 am, Thursday 3:00 - 4:00 pm, or by appointment Sakai Course Website: This site (THE LIFE OF PRIMATES S20) will have lecture outlines, readings, announcements, video clips and movies, etc. You must use the Sakai site (not email) to submit questions about course material, schedule, etc. Post your question in the “Forums” area in the section of the area of the Sakai site (see beloW). You’ll also submit assignments on Sakai. Meeting Time & Place: Monday, Thursday, 12:35 - 1:55 pm, Loree 020 Prerequisites: None Required Textbooks: Falk, D. 2000. Primate Diversity. W.W. Norton, NeW York. Goodall, J. 1971. In the Shadow of Man. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Core Curriculum Learning Goals ü Understand and apply basic principles and concepts in the physical or biological sciences. ü Explain and be able to assess the relationship among assumptions, method, evidence, arguments, and theory in scientific analysis. Course Description & Objectives: A primary goal is to understand and apply basic principles and concepts in the biological sciences. Students Will learn hoW to explain and assess the relationship among assumptions, method, evidence, arguments, and theory in scientific analysis.