Summer 2018 - ARCH 480 D100
Directed Laboratory/Library/Field Research
Class Number: 4272
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jun 26 – Aug 3, 2018: Tue, Thu, 9:30 a.m.–3:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Bob Muir
bmuir@sfu.ca
778.782.6773
Office: EDB 9615
Office Hours: TBA
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Prerequisites:
45 credit hours, including ARCH 372, and permission of the department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A course in which students can undertake specific laboratory, library or field based research supervised by a faculty member. Variable units: 3, 4, 5 or 6.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course will involve students in the analyses of archaeological collections from a recently excavated archaeological site on Vancouver Island (The Pentlatch Site). Over the course of six weeks (two days a week - 9:30-3:30) students will develop and conduct a research project, related to the Pentlatch materials, tailored to their own interests (e.g., analysis of stone tools, bones tools, art objects, animal bones, and/or sediments). The course is structured as a ‘lab practicum’ designed to give senior undergraduate students hands-on experience in analysis of archaeological materials. Students will be evaluated on the basis of their active participation in the lab and completion of a laboratory research project (done either individually or in small groups) that they will design during the first week of classes and carry out over the remainder of the term. At the end of the term each student will also give a brief oral or poster presentation to the class, summarizing their research project.
Grading
- Participation 20%
- Project Proposal 10%
- Presentation 20%
- Project Report 50%
NOTES:
Please note this is a 6 credit course.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
None
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.
Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/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
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS