GICE 600 Anthropology and Ethnography

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the study of cultural anthropology and the practice of ethnographic research. Through these disciplines, students gain an understanding of diverse worldviews, cultural systems, and social structures in order to help them develop effective engagement and leadership practices.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (5)

The student will complete 5 Discussion topics for this course. The student is required to write 1 thread of at least 400 words for each Module: Week. Single-space the threads and replies. The thread must demonstrate course-related knowledge. The thread must include support for the student’s assertions in the form of at least 2 textbook citations and one 1 outside academic* resource with footnotes for each in the current Turabian format. (CLO: A, B, C)

*NOTE: While the Bible is an academic resource, for this course, biblical citations are welcomed but not considered as an “outside academic resource.”

Book Critique Assignments (2)

The student will write 2 Book Critiques, one each for the Elmer and Hiebert textbooks. Each Book Critique must be 5–7 pages, be in current Turabian format, and summarize and critique the textbooks. (CLO: A, B, C)

Interview Assignment

Interview an international person whose first language is not English, who is not born in the United States, or someone who has not been in the United States for more than eight years. The student’s responses need to be the current Turabian format. The student must also obtain this person’s permission to interview them for a class assignment. (CLO: B, C)

Research Paper Assignments

This is a scaffolded-three-part paper composed of the following main parts:

Quiz: Selecting a People Group Assignment

Research Paper: Investigating a People Group Assignment 

The student will write an 8-page paper investigating details pertaining to the unreached people group he or she selected. The student must review a minimum of 8 sources to adequately answer the prompts for the paper. The paper must follow current Turabian format. (CLO: A, B, C)

Research Paper: Evangelizing a People Group Assignment

The student will write a 7-page paper on his or her plan to evangelize his or her chosen unreached people group based on the information and sources from the Research Paper: Investigating a People Group Assignment alongside a minimum of two new sources. The student will combine his or her Research Paper: Investigating a People Group Assignment and this 7-page paper for a total of one final research paper. The final paper should not exceed 16 pages, align with current Turabian format, and have a minimum of 11 different resources. (CLO: A, B, C)

Quizzes (3)

Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the Modules: Weeks to which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book and open-notes, contain 20 multiple choice and true/false questions as well as 2 essay questions, and have a 1-hour and 30-minute time limit. (CLO: A, B, C)