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The purpose of this course is to provide an
understanding of the ways in which anthropological knowledge, methods, perspectives,
and research can be applied in dealing with real-world problems.
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Throughout the semester we do two activities concurrently: 1) A survey of Applied Anthropology through class seminar/discussions/readings. The topics covered include: - the history of developments in Applied Anthropology; - methods and ethics; - survey of the variety of topics/research in which Applied Anthropology practitioners work; - exploration of current directions and career opportunities in Applied Anthropology. 2) Applied Anthropology Class Project: At the same time, the class participates in a full-semester class project designed to give actual hands-on experience doing Applied Anthropology. The projects usually involve hands-on work in the fields of anthro-planning and cultural heritage preservation/interpretation (the professor's specialties). Our class assumes the role of an applied anthropology consulting firm that has been commissioned to investigate the possibilities for developing a specific community project and for proposing a set of potential planning ideas for that project. The class members work as a collaborative "consulting team," under Dr. LaLone's direction, to tackle the project and write a consulting report which presents the team's recommendations. The final consulting report is presented to our community clients and also provides student team members with excellent resume entries. See the box above for examples of the projects undertaken by previous classes. |
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