Fall 2020 - INDG 332 D200

Ethnobotany of British Columbia First Nations (3)

Class Number: 7082

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    INDG (or FNST) 101.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

This course is an introduction to the study of plant knowledge and use by First Nations peoples in British Columbia. It provides students with information about the role of plants in First Nations' cultures including such areas as foods, medicines, technology, ceremony, ecological indicators, and within First Nations' knowledge and classification systems. Special focus may be placed on the ethnobotany of one or more Aboriginal groups or culture areas. Students with credit for FNST 332 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Science.

COURSE DETAILS:

  • This course is a hybrid offering – it will be delivered primarily through remote learning methods but also include two in-person field-trips (as approved by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences).
  • Enrollment is prioritized and some seats are reserved for INDG program-declared and affiliated plan students. Non-INDG/Affiliated plan students may contact Department Advisor at indgmgr@sfu.ca for Manual Waitlist Placement.
  • Completion of all course work required to receive a grade for the course
  • Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.
  • Students requiring accommodations as a result of a disability must contact the Centre for Students with Disabilities at 778-782-3112 or csdo@sfu.ca.
  • All students are expected to read and understand SFU policies with regard to academic honesty and student conduct (S10). These policies are available at: http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student.html.

Grading

  • Prepared plant collection 30%
  • Assignments 40%
  • Research paper 20%
  • Participation 10%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

A fee of $5.00 is needed to pay for specimen mounting paper and folder.

For students who desire a plant press on a temporary loan basis (there is one complete plant press availalbe for each student), a refundable deposit of $50.00 is required. These fees will be collected electronically in a manner to be announced.

 

Class fieldtrips may also require fees – this will be announced as fieldtrips are confirmed.

REQUIRED READING:

Plants of Coastal British Columbia by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon (Eds.). 2004. Lone Pine Publishing

(NOTE: new or used hardcopies are available to order through the SFU bookstore (an eBook version of this textbook is not available). While the bookstore cannot sell physical books this Fall, the bookstore’s website will show links to other sources, such as preferred partner AbeBooks, where purchases can be arranged. Students are also free to procure the textbook on their own, for example, with the help of the bookstore’s "compare" tool or directly through the publisher’s website [Lone Pine Publishing]).


ISBN: ISBN: 9781772130096

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 2015. Milkweed Editions

(NOTE: an eBook version of this textbook is available to order through the SFU bookstore or directly through the publisher’s website [Milkweed Editions]).


ISBN: 9781571318718

Beyond the required texts, all reading and discussion materials related to the course will be made available through SFU CANVAS.


Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).