The Sixteen Scrolls of the Necromancer's Initiate: Biological Anthropology Lab

ANTH 104 Lab in Bio Anthropology (81031) Spring 2022

Syllabus

version: 12 July, 2022

flames, a human scapula, and text in Old Style caligraphy: "Quest of the Necromancer, Biological Anthropology Laboratory"

Main Resources

How to communicate with me

class details

requisites

administrative deadlines

Calendar of the Sixteen Scrolls

Extras

ambient study backgrounds

Licensing

Main Resources

Syllabus: https://arnieschoenberg.com/anth/bio/lab/necromancer.html
Canvas: https://sdccd.instructure.com/login/canvas
Textbook: https://arnieschoenberg.com/anth/bio/lab/necromancer.html
Zoom: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/my/arnieschoenberg
Anthropology Resources (announcements, files & extra credit)

How to communicate with me:

Headmaster Adjunktus sitting at a table with medieval parchments and alchemy vials with an empty chair, the walls are dilapitated. Natural light streams in through two modern windows.

Online Office Hours: Log on to Zoom on Wednesday nights from 7-8pm to ask questions. No appointment necessary, just log on and make some noise to let me know you're there. Please let me know if you would like to speak to me privately and I can easily set up a private chat room, otherwise, it will be a group discussion with whomever logs on. Zoom is available by internet or telephone. Join online at: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/my/arnieschoenberg
Meeting ID: 756 918 9554
Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll):
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Meeting ID: 756 918 9554
International numbers available.
Please let me know if you can't make this time and day, and we can set up an appointment at your convenience.

Office Hours are the best place for any questions or individual attention you might need. There may not be time for questions during Raids.

E-mail: prof@arnieschoenberg.com (checked daily)
Canvas: you can message your professor directly from Canvas InBox
Pronto: I will monitor the Pronto chat occasionally, available through Canvas and as an app for your phone, this is great place to ask general questions that other students might be able to answer.
Discord: I set up a Necromancer server for this class.

Class Details

Units: 1.0

Course Description: This course is a practical study of biological anthropology. Students perform field and laboratory studies in genetics, human variation, human osteology, anthropometry, hominid/hominin evolution, comparative primate anatomy, primate behavior, and forensic anthropology. This course is intended for anthropology majors and all students interested in life and/or behavioral sciences. Degree Applicable: Yes

Transferable to UC, CSU

Requisites:

Corequisite: ANTH 102

Advisory: ENGL 101 and MATH 46 or Milestone M30

In-Person Exams: none required, weekly Zoom meetings highly encouraged

Textbook: seperated into 16 Google Docs, one for each week of the class.

Schoenberg, Arnie."Week [number] Scroll" The Sixteen Scrolls of the Necromancer's Initiate: Biological Anthropology Lab. Last modifed [verison date.] https://arnieschoenberg.com/anth/bio/lab/necromancer.html.

Administrative Deadlines

First Day of Class	1/31/22
Student Add/Drop	2/11/22	Deadline to add the class, or drop the classes with no "W" recorded, apply for refund
Instructor Drop/Census	2/14/22	All Instructor drops must be submitted by Noon
Student Pass/No Pass	3/7/22	Deadline for student to select P/NP option
week off	3/28/2022	no school this week
Student & Instructor Withdraw	4/15/22	Last day to withdraw from classes and receive a "W". No drops accepted after this date. Thereafter, a student must receive a letter grade
Last Day of Class	5/28/22
Instructor Grades Due	6/3/22	Deadline for instructors to submit final grades; available to students within a week.

Course Requirements

read each week's scroll during the sabbath (over the weekend)
attempt to carry out the instructions during the week
communicate with your professor about anything you don't understand

Calendar

Spring Rituals: March 28-

Week 16: May 23 to 28 (last day of class)

The Sixteen Scrolls of the Necromancer's Initiate

These are you weekly instructions. Read them every sabbath (weekend), and be prepared to work on Monday. You can either read them here or click on the week, date or name to open them as a separate Google Doc.