Ethnobiology
Anthropology 491
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Students who approach their studies in a systematic manner are more likely to complete the course successfully than are those who do not plan a course of action for themselves. The following schedule is designed to help you organize your activities and complete the course.
Be sure to contact your tutor if you have difficulty with the material, or if you are unable to keep to the schedule as suggested.
In general, each unit should require two weeks to complete. Allow one week for each of the short papers, three weeks for the research paper (Assignment 4, Option 1) and for the take-home examination (Assignment 4, Option 2), out of a total of twenty-four weeks, or six months.
Note: Students who are receiving financial assistance or those in a grouped version of this course should check their course registration for special restrictions on the length of registration, and should be prepared to adjust their schedules.
Suggested Study Schedule
| Week | Activity |
| Part 1: Introduction and Classification | |
| 1–2 | Unit 1 Introduction to Ethnobiology |
| 3–4 | Unit 2 Ethnobiological Classification |
| 5 | Submit Journal, Part 1, entry for evaluation |
| 5 | Complete Assignment 1: Quiz (by telephone or email) |
| Part 2: Ethnobotany | |
| 6–7 | Unit 3 Ethnobotany and Plants as Foods |
| 8–9 | Unit 4 Plants as Medicines |
| 10–11 | Unit 5 Plants for Technology View the video Dogrib Birchbark Canoe |
| 11 | Submit Journal, Part 2, entry for evaluation |
| 12 | Submit Assignment 2: Short Paper |
| Part 3: Ethnozoology | |
| 13–14 | Unit 6 Ethnozoology View the video Make Prayers to the Raven: The Life in the Bear View the video Rabbit Boss |
| 15–16 | Unit 7 Animals and World View: Canadian First Nations and Native Alaskans |
| 15 | Submit description of Research Paper topic, as agreed upon following discussion with your tutor (Assignment 4, Option 1) |
| 16 | Submit Journal, Part 3, entry for evaluation |
| Part 4: Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Issues | |
| 17–18 | Unit 8 Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Traditional Environmental Management View the video Fires of Spring View the video Second Nature: Building Forests in West Africa’s Savannas |
| 19 | Submit Assignment 3: Short Paper Submit outline and sources for Research Paper (Assignment 4, Option 1) or Request Take-home Exam (Assignment 4, Option 2) |
| 20–21 | Unit 9 Contemporary Issues: Traditional Cultures and Resource Management and Conservation, Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property View the video Blockade: It’s About the Land and Who Controls It |
| 21 | Submit Journal, Part 4, entry for evaluation |
| 21 | Submit draft of Research Paper: Assignment 4 (Option 1) or Begin Take-home Exam: (Assignment 4, Option 2) |
| 24 | Submit final version of Research Paper (Assignment 4, Option 1) or Submit completed Take-home Exam (Assignment 4, Option 2) |
