The following schedule is designed to help you organize your activities and complete the course in twenty-six weeks. A thirteen-week schedule is also provided. As you complete each activity, check it off so you will know it is done and you can actually see the progress you are making in the course. You must complete all telephone quizzes and written assignments before writing the final examination.

Course Structure – Twenty-six Weeks

Week Activities
1 Unit 1—Introduction to Anthropology and Archaeology
  Unit 2—In Search of Ourselves: The Development of Anthropology and Archaeology
2 Unit 3—Learning about the Past: The Case of the Maya Copán
  Unit 4—Archaeological Methods
3 Unit 5—Conceptual Framework
4-5 Unit 6—Human Habitats
6 Essay Assignment
7-8 Unit 7—Family and Household, Community and Society
9-10 Unit 8—Artisans and Traders
  Research Paper Outline
11-12 Unit 9—Signs and Symbols
13-14 Unit 10—Power, Prestige, and Wealth
15-16 Unit 11—Realms
17 Mid-term Examination
18-19 Unit 12—The Spirit World: Religion and Ideology
20 Unit 13—The Rise of Civilization in the New World
21 Unit 14—The Ceren Site: Case Study of a Maya Village
22 Research Paper
23-24 Unit 15—The Fall of Civilizations: Another Lesson from Copán
25 Unit 16—Explanation and Archaeology
26 Final Examination

Course Structure – Thirteen Weeks

Week Activities
1 Unit 1—Introduction to Anthropology and Archaeology
  Unit 2—In Search of Ourselves: The Development of Anthropology and Archaeology
  Unit 3—Learning about the Past: The Case of the Maya Copán
  Unit 4—Archaeological Methods
2 Unit 5—Conceptual Framework
3 Unit 6—Human Habitats
  Essay Assignment
4 Unit 7—Family and Household, Community and Society
5 Unit 8—Artisans and Traders
  Research Paper Outline
6 Unit 9—Signs and Symbols
7 Unit 10—Power, Prestige, and Wealth
8 Unit 11—Realms
9 Mid-term Examination
  Unit 12—The Spirit World: Religion and Ideology
10 Unit 13—The Rise of Civilization in the New World
  Unit 14—The Ceren Site: Case Study of a Maya Village
11 Research Paper
12 Unit 15—The Fall of Civilizations: Another Lesson from Copán
  Unit 16—Explanation and Archaeology
13 Final Examination

Note: The passing grade for each examination is 60 per cent (C−). Students must achieve an overall grade of at least 50 per cent (D) in order to receive credit for the course.

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