Students who approach their studies in a systematic and organized manner are more likely to complete their courses successfully than are those who do not plan a course of action. Attempt to follow a study schedule. This strategy will help you budget your time and monitor your progress.

The course activities for Anthropology 362: Aboriginal Cultures of North America are listed in the table, in the order in which they should be completed. Note that you are required to complete the telephone quizzes and essay assignments before you take the examinations.

The schedule is suggested to help you organize your activities and complete the course in about 18 weeks. You may, of course, proceed more quickly or more slowly than is suggested by this study schedule. However, you will be required to write your final examination within your contract period. See the Athabasca University Calendar for details.

Week Study Activity
1 Complete Unit 1: Anthropologists and Images of Aboriginal Peoples.
2 Complete Unit 2: Peoples of the Arctic.
3 Complete Unit 3: Peoples of the Subarctic.
  Take the first telephone quiz on Units 1-3.
4 Complete Unit 4: Mi’kmaq and Iroquois Indians of the Eastern Woodlands.
5 Complete Unit 5: The Crow and Metis of the North American Plains.
6 Complete Assignment #1.
  Contact the office of the Registrar to request the mid-term examination.
7 Complete Unit 6: The Ktunaxa and the Secwepemc of the Plateau.
  Take the second telephone quiz on Units 4-6.
9-10 Prepare for and write the mid-term examination, which covers Units 1-5.
11 Complete Unit 7: The Tlingit and the Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples of the Northwest Coast.
12 Complete Unit 8: Desert Peoples of the Great Basin and California.
13 Complete Unit 9: Navajo and Hopi Peoples of the Southwest.
14 Complete Unit 10: The Cherokee and the Natchez of the American Southeast.
  Take the third telephone quiz on Units 7-10.
15 Complete Assignment #2.
  Contact the Office of the Registrar to request the final examination.
16 Complete Unit 11: Contemporary Issues for Aboriginal Cultures.
17-18 Prepare for and write the final examination, which covers Units 6-11.
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