Medical Anthropology Online Class (Anth 137)
Fall 2013 Course #71387
– Information updated on August 4, 2013 (exam dates) –
Thank you for your interest in this course. Here is some general information about the Anth 137 online.
**The online orientation meeting on campus is Tuesday, August 20 from 5:00-6:00pm in the main campus library on the first floor in room LL-104.
*** Please note this online course requires you to come to campus three times during the semester to take exams in the Palomar Library Tutoring/Proctoring Center.
Course Description
This course is a cross-cultural survey of health, illness and healing in small-scale societies as well as modern societies from a cultural, biological, and ecological perspective. Topics covered include perceptions of the body, perceptions of disease, life phases, culture-specific syndromes, healing practices, healers, nutrition, and healing and medical systems.
Text Requirements
There are two required texts to purchase:
1) Helman, Cecil G. 2007. Culture, Health and Illness. 5th ed. New York: Oxford University Press ( A Hodder-Arnold Publication). ISBN: 9780340914502. Click here to view book.
2) Fadiman, Anne. 1997. The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 0374703701. Click here to view book.
Course Requirements
To take this online course you need to have access to a reliable computer(s) and also have a backup in case problems arise.
This course requires you to come to the main Palomar campus in San Marcos to take three exams during the semester. A photo ID, scantron, and a #2 pencil will be needed for each exam. Please note that I cannot make any exceptions to this policy of taking exams on the main campus, and any exceptions to the various dates that exams will be administered. The exams will be administered at the Tutoring/Proctoring Center on the first floor in the library at the main campus. You can visit the Tutoring/Proctoring Center for more information: http://www.palomar.edu/tutoring/. You will have at least four dates to choose from for each exam. Please plan ahead.
**The tentative Fall 2013 schedule for the Tutoring/Proctoring Center is the following:
Mondays: 9:00am –7:00pm
Tuesdays through Thursdays: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fridays and Saturdays: 9:00am – noon (12:00pm)
The following are the dates for each exam:
Exam #1: Saturday, September 21; Monday, September 23; Tuesday, September 24; and Wednesday, September 25
Exam #2: Saturday, October 26; Monday, October 28; Tuesday, October 29; and Wednesday, October 30
Exam #3: Saturday, December 7; Monday, December 9; Tuesday, December 10; and Wednesday, December 11
General Course Work
The general course work will consist of the following: (1) weekly readings from the texts and articles posted on Blackboard, (2) weekly timed online quizzes based on chapter readings and Blackboard articles, (3) regular discussion board forums, (4) approximately six to eight film assignments (mainly watching a film and answering questions on a timed quiz), and (5) a possible write-up involving interviewing two or more people about medical perspectives. If you are not familiar with online classes, I will be explaining how to take online quizzes and how to post on a discussion board at the orientation meeting on campus Tuesday, August 20 from 5:00-6:00pm in the library on the first floor in room LL-104.
Tuesday, August 20 Orientation Meeting (information about not being DROPPED and staying enrolled)
If you have not taken an online course you must attend the orientation meeting. If you have taken an online class using Blackboard you are not required to attend the orientation meeting. **However, if you do not attend the orientation meeting you will need to post/participate on the discussion board by Tuesday, August 20 by 3:00pm as a form of attendance required in the class. If you do not post on the discussion board you may be dropped from the class. You will be receiving an e-mail about the course and information about posting on the discussion board a few days before the semester begins. Please make sure that your e-mail address in e-Services is correct since that is the automatic e-mail address that Blackboard uses when instructors send you e-mails.
Adding/Crashing the Course
I will add the first five people on the wait list. However, you must email me by Tuesday, August 20 by 3:00pm. If you are not on the wait list and want to add the class, please attend the orientation meeting on Tuesday, August 20 at 5:00pm in LL-104. I will do my best to add you. If you cannot make the orientation meeting, you can stop by my office hours to see if there is available space after that date.
Accessing the Course
You should be able to access this online course on Blackboard by Sunday, August 18. I will send you an e-mail notifying you that the course is available. Please click here to go to the Blackboard site: http://www.palomar.edu/blackboard/.
Thank you for reviewing the information. Have a wonderful day.
Anne-Marie Mobilia
