ANTH 2120 - Field Experience: Conducting Research in Archaeology
3 Credits
Introduces students to fieldwork research methods employed by anthropologists. Students will learn ethical obligations, the research process, and research techniques of a subfield of anthropology. Students write their own research question and design research project around that question. Students then conduct a manageable research project, analyze their results and share their results with others. Each course offering will be oriented around one particular subfield of anthropology. Students will spend approximately half of their time in the classroom with the remainder in the field; observing and experiencing various social settings, cultural sites, archaeological sites, museums, zoos, etc.
Pre-Requisites ANTH 2110 , ANTH 1160 , ANTH 1130 , ANTH 1131 , ANTH 1100 , ANTH 1150 , ANTH 1101 , ANTH 1120 , ANTH 1110
Major Content Areas
Ethnical obligations required of anthropologists conducting fieldwork, and the history of ethical violations.
The research process in anthropology, theory and literature review.
The research methodology of a subfield of anthropology along with the research techniques employed by professionals in this area. These will vary by subfield.Designing research projects.
Using the research methods to conduct research in the field.
Strategies for analyzing research results and managing data.
Writing and communicating research results to all stakeholders and peer review.
Learning Outcomes
Identify the ethnical obligations required of anthropologists conducting fieldwork.
Describe the research process and the role of the Internal Review Board (IRB).
Evaluate the research methodology of a subfield of anthropology along with the research techniques employed by professionals in this field.
Write a research question and design a manageable research project around that question
Conduct original research using at least one fieldwork method/technique
Analyze the results of the research
Present research findings with others
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci
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