Summer 2022 - INDG 332 D100
Indigenous Ethnobotany (3)
Class Number: 2616
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 10 – Jun 20, 2022: Thu, 12:30–6:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Robert Bandringa
rbandrin@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
INDG (or FNST) 101 or INDG (or FNST) 201W.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
This course is an introduction to the study of plant knowledge and use by Indigenous peoples. It provides students with information about the role of plants in Indigenous cultures including such areas as foods, medicines, technology, ceremony, ecological indicators, and within Indigenous knowledge and classification systems. Special focus may be placed on the ethnobotany of one or more Indigenous groups or culture areas. Students with credit for FNST 332 may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Science.
Grading
- Prepared plant collection 30%
- Assignments 40%
- Research paper 20%
- Participation 10%
NOTES:
This course is an In-Person OFFERING and will include two or more outdoor field-trips and experiential learning activities.
Start and end times for field-trips may be altered slightly beyond regularly scheduled class hours.
Prompt and regular student attendance and participation in all course activities is expected.
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.
Students with diverse learning styles and needs are welcome in this course. Students who encounter barriers in their academic work and have a documented need for academic accommodations are encouraged to contact the Centre for Accessible Learning (CAL)
< https://www.sfu.ca/students/accessible-learning.html >, email < caladmin@sfu.ca >.
Completion of all course work required to receive a grade for the course.
All students are expected to read and understand SFU policies with regard to academic honesty and student conduct (S10). Please read: < http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student.html >
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
A fee of $10.00 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 press available for each student), a refundable deposit of $75.00 is required. These fees will be collected as cash on a date 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 hardcopies are available to order through the SFU bookstore (an eBook version of this textbook is not available). Students are also free to procure the textbook on their own, for example, with the help of the bookstore’s "compare" tool, directly through the publisher’s website [Lone Pine Publishing] or, via local used bookshops).
ISBN: 9781772130096
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. 2015. Milkweed Editions
(NOTE: an eBook version of this textbook is available to order through the publisher’s website [Milkweed Editions]). Alternatively, the entire text is also fully available online through the SFU library).
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 SUMMER 2022
Teaching at SFU in summer 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction. Some courses may be offered through alternative methods (remote, online, blended), and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote, online, or blended courses 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.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the summer 2022 term.