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Anthropology explains population increase over time and the consequences of that increase through biological and cultural evolution. I will trace the growth of human numbers over the last 4.5 million years beginning with our earliest ancestors and how they lived. Click to Continue...

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Assignments:

1. Read the Introduction

2. Post annotated bibliography to portfolio.

3. Discuss topic selected by the instructor on the webboard.

 

Webboard http://onyx.fgcu.edu/~154

Topic: Medical Advances and population growth
Moderator: Dr. Susan Stans

Group One: Discuss the pros and cons of medical advances and the impact on population growth. Three postings.

Group Two: Discuss the pros and cons of medical advances and the impact on population growth. Three postings.

Session objectives and student performance indicators:

  1. Practice critical thinking skills through writing an essay regarding the history of how anthropology looks at population growth.
    • Students will demonstrate an understanding of
      1. how anthropology looks at the relationship between the environment and population growth
      2. the relationship between medical advances and population growth (on the webboard)
  2. Begin developing integrated history of issues or problems
    • Students will be able to
      1. Create a bibliography with annotations (Two per session)
  3. Promote life long learning and research skills
    • Students will be able to
      1. create bibliographic references, including citing personal interviews; books; chapters in books; journal articles; online material
      2. use FGCU library resources, assess online resources; check-out books from FGCU library and request materials through Inter library loan.
      3. understand steps taken to complete assignments

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