ITSF6514 Topics in Anthropology and Education

You will need my permssion to register. Check the home page for the course to decide what are my conditions for giving you permission.

The basic requirement will be a research project. You will be asked to present a draft of this paper during class for general discussion.

I will expect different kinds of paper from students depending on their position in their graduate career:

Students who are finalizing a proposal, conducting research, or writing up, will mostly be expected to talk about their research as the occasion arises and participate in the more general theoretical discussions.
Students who are preparing certification exams in any of the subfield concerned may be asked to summarize some of the traditions they are working on as they help each other prepare bibliographies and move on to dissertation topics.
Students at an earlier stage, or otherwise interested in the topic mostly as observers of developments, may find this an occasion to explore literatures and problematics that might deepen their current understandings.

Exact requirements for receiving credit for the class will be handled individually (tell me early in the semester what you chose. If you do not, and have fulfilled the other requirements, I will give you a 'P'). Please talk to me early on in the semester and then e-mail me your understanding of what we have agreed upon.

IN Incomplete. The grade of Incomplete is to be assigned only when the course attendance requirement has been met but, for reasons satisfactory to the instructor, the granting of a final grade has been postponed because certain course assignments are outstanding. If the outstanding assignments are completed within one calendar year from the date of the close of term in which the grade of Incomplete was received and a final grade submitted, the final grade will be recorded on the permanent transcript, replacing the grade of Incomplete, with a transcript notation indicating the date that the grade of Incomplete was replaced by a final grade.

If the outstanding work is not completed within one calendar year from the date of the close of term in which the grade of Incomplete was received, the grade will remain as a permanent Incomplete on the transcript. In such instances, if the course is a required course or part of an approved program of study, students will be required to re-enroll in the course including repayment of all tuition and fee charges for the new registration and satisfactorily complete all course requirements. If the required course is not offered in subsequent terms, the student should speak with the faculty advisor or Program Coordinator about their options for fulfilling the degree requirement. Doctoral students with six or more credits with grades of Incomplete included on their program of study will not be allowed to sit for the certification exam.

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