ANTH2120 — Field Experience: Conducting Research in Archaeology
ANTH 2120 - Field Experience: Conducting Research in Archaeology ANTH 2120 - Field Experience: Conducting Research in Archaeology 3 Credits Introduces students to fieldwork research methods employed by anthropologists. Students will learn ethical obligations, the research process, and research techniques of a subfield of anthropology. Students write their own research question and design research project around that question. Students then conduct a manageable research project, analyze their results and share their results with others. Each course offering will be oriented around one particular subfield of anthropology. Students will spend approximately half of their time in the classroom with the remainder in the field; observing and experiencing various social settings, cultural sites, archaeological sites, museums, zoos, etc. The research process in anthropology, theory and literature review. The research methodology of a subfield of anthropology along with the research techniques employed by professionals in this area. These will vary by subfield.Designing research projects. Using the research methods to conduct research in the field. Strategies for analyzing research results and managing data. Writing and communicating research results to all stakeholders and peer review. Learning
Prerequisites: ANTH2110, ANTH1160, ANTH1130, ANTH1131, ANTH1100, ANTH1150, ANTH1101, ANTH1120, ANTH1110