- Your annotated bibliography will help you and your classmates amass
a valuable collection of quantitative literature in anthropology.
- In the fifth week of class (2/10), you will submit a bibliography
of 8 anthropological articles that emphasize data and quantitative
analysis. Two of these articles should pertain to cultural anthropology,
two of these articles should pertain to linguistic anthropology, two
of these articles should pertain to biological anthropology, and two
of these articles should pertain to archaeology.
- Beginning in the eighth week of class (3/3), you will submit a
brief (200 words max.) annotation for one of the articles assigned
to you each week. Your annotation should reflect a deep understanding
of the article and address the following:
- What is the objective or research question addressed by the
article?
- What type of data does the article draw upon?
- How does the article analyze the data?
- What conclusions does the article draw from data analysis?
- In your opinion, what are the particular strengths and/or weaknesses
of the article?
- Bibliographic annotations are to be emailed to Britton.Shepardson
nau.edu
in typed PDF format before class each Tuesday.
- You will also be required to give one in-class presentation on
any one article that you have been assigned. This will give you a
chance to not only dissect the article, but to practice your presentation
skills. Your presentation should last approximately 15 minutes, should
employ the digital presentation media of your choice (PowerPoint,
Prezi, etc.), and address the following:
- What is the objective or research question addressed by the
article?
- What type of data does the article draw upon?
- How does the article analyze the data?
- What conclusions does the article draw from data analysis?
- In your opinion, what are the particular strengths and/or weaknesses
of the article?
