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LEARNING COMPONENT
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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DUE DATES
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WEIGHT
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Key Archaeological Concepts Quiz (individual)
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Learning key archaeological terms/concepts expands what we understand about archaeology and the past and allows us to develop a rich, interconnect network of knowledge. Covers all assigned readings and class discussions.
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22 Feb, 1 Mar, 8 Mar
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~20
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Application Activities
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Most skills are best learned through small tasks with rapid feedback. There will be multiple activities in and out of class designed to give you practice building your skills and confidence with archaeological methods.
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See Schedule
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~10
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Climate and Human Behavior project OR Interpret an Archaeological Site project (individual or group)
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Much archaeological work involves analyses of existing data rather than excavation or laboratory analysis. This project will give you experience with making inferences from existing data sets and practicing statistical analysis.
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5:00 pm 1 March
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~20
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A field notebook is a record of the day-to-day details of fieldwork. It is essential for creating an accurate and comprehensive final report of field work.
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12 March
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~10
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Unreported field work is a tragic loss of the past and unethical. You will learn multiple skills producing this simulated Final Field Report.
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8 March - draft
13 March - final |
~20
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Earning an 'A' in a CC course requires a significant commitment to your learning. It is not just a product of doing what is expected, it is a product of asking more of yourself.
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8 Mar, 11 Mar, 12 March
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Your contributions to the learning community, attendance, and participation are important for your learning and the learning that occurs in our learning community.
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Each class meeting
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~20
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All grades are posted on Canvas. Please check it often and read the comments I provide for most submitted assignments.
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TOTAL
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100%
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Course Letter grades
A = All learning activities above completed and submitted. All or most activities received an "Exceeds Expectations" assessment. To receive an "A" grade requires that you demonstrate significant efforts towards and engagement with your learning and our learning community. You are also expected to enhance your learning in the course with an additional learning project (click link for more information) that upon completion exceeds expectations.
B = All learning activities above completed and submitted. All or most activities received an "Exceeds Expectations" assessment. The quality of your learning, effort, engagement, and contributions to the learning community were high. If you chose to take on an additional learning project, the quality of that work did not exceed expectations.
C = All learning activities above completed and submitted. All activities received an "Exceeds Expectations" or "Meets Expectations" assessment. Your effort, engagement, and contributions to the learning community were adequate but not distinguished.
D and No Credit = All or most of the learning activities above were completed and submitted but the quality was uneven (e.g., meets expectations and does not meet expectations) and the expected commitment to your learning and our community of learners was not sufficiently evident.
Missed classes for any reason will result in a reduction in your Effort and Engagement assessment, unless you propose an additional learning activity to compensate for the diminished learning resulting from your absence. It is your responsibility to propose and complete the activity.
Pass/Fail = If you are taking the block pass/fail, to receive a "pass" assessment you must meet the expectations for a "C" letter grade.
The addition of a '+' or '-' to a letter grade is a qualitative and holistic assessment of the quality of all learning activities and your effort and engagement.
For any activity to receive an "Exceeds Expectations" assessment it must be submitted on-time unless extenuating circumstances have been discussed.
B = All learning activities above completed and submitted. All or most activities received an "Exceeds Expectations" assessment. The quality of your learning, effort, engagement, and contributions to the learning community were high. If you chose to take on an additional learning project, the quality of that work did not exceed expectations.
C = All learning activities above completed and submitted. All activities received an "Exceeds Expectations" or "Meets Expectations" assessment. Your effort, engagement, and contributions to the learning community were adequate but not distinguished.
D and No Credit = All or most of the learning activities above were completed and submitted but the quality was uneven (e.g., meets expectations and does not meet expectations) and the expected commitment to your learning and our community of learners was not sufficiently evident.
Missed classes for any reason will result in a reduction in your Effort and Engagement assessment, unless you propose an additional learning activity to compensate for the diminished learning resulting from your absence. It is your responsibility to propose and complete the activity.
Pass/Fail = If you are taking the block pass/fail, to receive a "pass" assessment you must meet the expectations for a "C" letter grade.
The addition of a '+' or '-' to a letter grade is a qualitative and holistic assessment of the quality of all learning activities and your effort and engagement.
For any activity to receive an "Exceeds Expectations" assessment it must be submitted on-time unless extenuating circumstances have been discussed.
