Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
This course prepares students to evaluate anthropological research and problem-solving using specific examples in education, public health, tourism, economic development and law.
Course Content:
What Is Applied Anthropology? Policy Research, Advantages and Disadvantages of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Problems in Medical Anthropology, Economic Development, Education and Law.
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion 4: Simulation 5: Case Study
Assessment Methods:
A: Testing, B: Multiple Choice C: Homework D: Fill in the blanks E: True or false F: Oral exam G: Portfolio
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) Explains Principles of Applied Anthropology | 1,2,5 | 1, 3 | A |
| 2) Evaluates policies implicit in various projects to change, develop or defend social, ecological and economic practices | 1,3,4 | 1, 3 | A |
| 3) Compares native and outsider goals and values in specific cases of economic development and medical practices | 1,5 | 1, 3 | A |
| 4) Discusses limitations of quantitative and qualitative research in specific cases | 1,2,5 | 1, 3 | A |
| 5) Discusses criteria for sustainable development | 1,2,5 | 1, 3 | A |
| 6) Compares goals with results in specific cases of economic development, ecological and medical practices | 1,3,4 | 1, 3 | A |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Solving American corporate problems with qualitative research | |
| 2 | Teaching Americans to cooperate with Japanese corporations | |
| 3 | Understanding motives of tourists & pilgrims visiting Turkish sites | |
| 4 | Identifiying motives, benefits & problems of Ayahuasca tourism | |
| 5 | Understanding human rights, Native American religion & law | |
| 6 | Educating tribal people in India, the Toto Case | |
| 7 | Evaluating ethnic group differences in American Education | |
| 8 | Identifying Criteria for beneficial economic development projects | |
| 9 | Microcredits & Family Planning in Bangladesh | |
| 10 | What causes stress, what harm does chronic stress cause? | |
| 11 | Obesity, food behavior, cultural values and stress | |
| 12 | Treating Mental disorders, comparing psychiatry and native healers | |
| 13 | Policies needed for Sustainable development | |
| 14 | Ecology & tree planting in Haiti | |
| 15 | Final | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | APPLYING CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTORY READER. A. Podolefsky, P. J. Brown & S. Lacy, editors. McGraw-Hill Publishing, 9th edition, 2012. |
| Additional Resources | Anthropology & Contemporary Human Problems. J.H. Bodley. Alta Mira Press, 2012. |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | |
| Exams | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 30 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 |
| Final | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Trains reputable academics who know the place of anthropology in the broader field of social sciences and its conceptual structure, who have absorbed the theoretical foundations and who can adopt the theoretical approaches to their original research, | X | |||||
| 2 | Equips students with the technical and cultural knowledge, methods, ethical concerns to be able to bring together the theory and practice to express in written and oral format; with a tendency to inquire, examine and improve themselves, | X | |||||
| 3 | Trains anthropologists who follow up both national and international publications related to their areas of interest in anthropology and other social sciences, who are able to interpret and analyze the current events from an anthropological perspective, | X | |||||
| 4 | Trains anthropologists who can apply the anthropological approach both in their professional – media and advertisement, research, strategy, NGOs etc.- and their personal lives. | X | |||||
| 5 | Trains anthropologists who can apply the anthropological approach both in their professional – media and advertisement, research, strategy, NGOs etc.- and their personal lives. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| Homework | 1 | 90 | 90 |
| Final examination | 1 | 45 | 45 |
| Total Work Load | 246 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 9.84 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 | ||