HUMAN OSTEOLOGY - University of Alberta

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ANTHROPOLOGY Faculty of Arts

13-15 HM Tory Building www.arts.ualberta.ca/anthropology Tel: 780.492.3879492.2000

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H4 [email protected] Fax: 780.492.5273

HUMAN OSTEOLOGY Anthro 390: A1 Fall 2017: Tory 1-91

MWF: 12:00-12:50 PAMELA MAYNE CORREIA

OFFICE: TORY 1-46

OFFICE Hours: by appointment Teaching Assistants:

Hanna Friedlander ([email protected]) Tu/Wed 9-11:50am Office Hours: Wed. 1pm

Kayliegh Watson ([email protected]) M/Tu 2-4:50pm Office Hours: Mon. 1pm

Course Objectives & General Content

Lecture and laboratory study of human skeletal biology, emphasizing the identification of bones and an understanding of human functional

anatomy.

Prerequisite: ANTHR 209 or consent of Department.

Required text:

White, TD, Black, MT, and Folkens, P.A., Human Osteology (3^rd edition), Academic Press. 2012

Additional materials: There will be several handouts made available on eClass that will assist with your course.

Course requirements

The lecture exam will be made up of short answer questions, while the lab exams will be practical, consisting of a number of timed stations with actual fragmentary specimens to identify.

Examination Schedule:

Exam Topic Exam Date Exam Value

Upper Limb Exam: Sept. 25/26 20% 20% 30%

Lower Limb Exam: Oct. 23/24 30% 30% 20%

Skull Exam: Dec. 4/5 30%

Lecture Exam: Dec. 20 @ 2pm 20%

Deferred Exam Date: January 26, 2015

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Student Responsibilities:

Regular and punctual class attendance is expected, and is necessary to enable the student to do well in the course.

Failure to attend a scheduled exam will result in a mark of zero, unless the instructor has been informed of extenuating circumstances. Students who miss an exam will have the weight of the exam transferred to the next exam. Only the final lecture exam will have to be written at a later date. If a lab exam is missed you are responsible to contact the instructor to make arrangements for this to happen. You must inform the TA of any exam timing conflicts at least a week prior to the exam. SPELLING will be counted on all exams and all exams are cumulative (25% of previous material).

Grading: As you are aware, the university uses a 4-point grading system (see the University Calendar, Section 23.4). Marks will be calculated as raw

percentages and then converted to the 4-point system for the final grade. Cut- off points will be set at that time.

Be Aware of these Dates!

Oct 10th: last day to drop class

January 15, 2018: date of deferred final exam

Any of the information presented through lecture or lab or the required textbook is fair game for examination. You are encouraged to arrive at your labs having read the material for that day, or you will find that there is a lot of information to absorb in the time. Be prepared! The more that you know before you enter the lab, the more you will get out of viewing the skeletal material.

If you have any concerns or problems with the course material, please do not hesitate to come and see me to discuss it. I want you to do well and learn some interesting “stuff” about the human skeleton. ☺

Policy about course outlines can be found in ' 23.4(2) of the University Calendar. (GFC 29 SEP 2003).

“The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity and honesty. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University

in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour (online at www.ualberta.ca/secretariat/appeals.htm) and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University.” (GFC 29 SEP 2003)

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Undergraduate Student Grading System

The U of A uses a letter grading system with a 4-‐point scale of numerical equivalents. Although marks will be calculated as percentages and then converted to letter grades using the conversion table (below), in accordance with the University guidelines a student’s final grade will be based on both absolute achievement and relative performance in class. For a detailed

explanation of the grading system, see Section 23.4 in the University Calendar (www.registrar.ualberta.ca/calendar).

Grades reflect instructors’ judgments of student achievement. When

determining your marks for exams I will take into account the quality of your answers and when assessing your final grade I may take into account the quality of your participation in class. The final marks associated with letter grades given in the table below are approximate, e.g., if the highest mark obtained in the course is 96%, I may assign that mark a grade of A+ rather than an A, especially if class participation has been good. I will not, however, assign a letter grade below that indicated in the table, e.g., a final mark of 60% will be assigned at least a C-‐ and will not be dropped down to a letter grade of D, irrespective of attendance or class participation.

Descriptor Letter Grade Approx. Final Mark (%) in this course

A+ 97-‐100

Excellent A 93-‐96

A-‐ 89-‐92

B+ 83-‐88

Good B 78-‐82

B-‐ 73-‐77

C+ 67-‐72

Satisfactory C 63-‐66

C-‐ 60-‐62

Poor D+ 56-‐59

Minimal Pass D 50-‐55

Failure F 0-‐49