2022-23 Unit Plan
Anthropology

Mission Statement

Housed in the Sociocultural Studies Department, Anthropology promotes student success, completion and transfer, 并寻求创造终身学习者，他们理解和欣赏文化作为人类生活中一个主要因素的重要性.

Program Description

Anthropology is the study of humans worldwide, both in the past and present. 该课程旨在向学生介绍文化作为理解人类行为的核心概念. The four subfields of anthropology (physical, archaeological, 语言学和文化)被用作研究世界不同观点的基础. 人类学专业的学生毕业时对文化和生物多样性以及过去和当代社会的复杂性有了认识. The degree offers preparatory courses for the major core program at CSU Chico, in addition to courses approved for CSU General Education.

人类学课程旨在为学生准备各种令人兴奋的职业生涯, which may include education, research, medicine, business, non-profit and public service fields. As an example, anthropologists may be employed on international research teams, 比如与疾病控制和预防中心的科学家合作，控制西非的埃博拉疫情. 人类学家也可能被聘为英特尔公司的常驻科学家或美国陆军工程兵团的策展专家. Numerous anthropological skills, 比如批判性和创造性地思考世界的能力，以及运用研究方法解决问题的能力, translate to various employment sectors.  

成功完成人类学课程后，学生将能够:

1. Identify and discuss major topics relevant to Physical Anthropology, including human and primate evolution and variation among hominids.
2. 定义文化，并将这个概念应用于对人类行为的跨文化理解.
3. Examine past cultural systems through analysis of physical cultural remains.
4. 描述和分析人类语言系统以及语言对人类感知世界的影响.

构成AA-T学位的课程也适用于Butte和transfer通识教育. With close to 60 sections offered each school year, 人类学服务于相当数量的学生，并满足一系列重要的通识教育和转学要求. Most Anthropology courses are dedicated to understanding culture process. One course, ANTH 2 Physical Anthropology, focuses on physical/natural phenomena.

Anthropology does not have a fulltime instructor as present. Heading into the second semester in the same situation, 人类学历史上一直有两位FT讲师来支持学生和这个项目. Eight associate faculty are currently utilized this semester; teaching 100% of sections offered in Anthropology.

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

SLO reporting last occurred Spring 2016.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)

Table of FTES for ANTH


自ANTH失去FT讲师以来，FTES的数量持续减少. Combined with the COVID outbreak, the number of students continue to fall.


Graph of retention and success rates in ANTH


 


在自然灾害和新冠疫情期间，保留率保持稳定, while success rates did decline rapidly between 2020 and 2021. 

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)


        

        
        
        
Strategic Direction

        
人类学系通过以下方式支持学院实现战略方向和优先主题:


    

  1. 加强完成和实现目标的文化-学院正在努力提供尽可能多的免费课程, open-source textbooks, thereby reducing costs for students.
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  2. Supporting Student, Faculty, 和员工的成功-提高SLO参与:为副教授提供“深度潜水”津贴.' 
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  3. 达到现金娱乐网注册目标-提供各种营销方法，以增加ANTH课程的入学率, 比如制作人类学学科的短视频，在大学服务区向高中辅导员展示.
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  4. Meeting student achievement goals – Student success continues to be a problem. More information is needed on the root causes of Anthropology's low success rate, meaningful before any attempts can be made to improve those rates.
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Program Review

        
Anthropology completed its most recent Program Review in July 2015. The Validation Team provided 12 Recommendations. Due to the recency of the last Program Review and the lack of full-time leadership, there has been limited progress on meeting the Recommendations. Below is an abbreviated version of the Recommendations, with comments.


    

  1. 在该学科额外聘用两名全职教员(一名作为替代聘用). One hire should be a Cultural Anthropologist, the other a Physical Anthropologist. 
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Note: In the past three years, the Anthropology Department has lost three fulltime instructors, two from retirement, and another left after losing home and personal effects in the Camp Fire. The 2015 Program Review Recommendation called for a second full-time hire, 这样一来，这个项目的全职教师人数就会增加到3人. Instead, there are none.


    

  1. Ensure compliance with associate faculty evaluation timelines. *** 地区院长为协助系主任按时完成副教员评估的全职教员提供每次评估150美元的津贴. However, because our one full-time faculty in ANTH is only in her first year, reaching compliance in the near future is unlikely. The department chair will continue to work toward meeting this Recommendation.
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  2. 通过增加助理教师的参与，加强全面的SLO/PLO/GELO分析和报告. *** Still to be addressed. Reflects the need for full-time ANTH instructor. 
    3. 

  3. 与其他社会科学和相关科学学科的教师进行合作活动. *** Still to be addressed. While important, right now this is a lower priority for the program.
    4. 

  4. 保持课程设置的广度，特别是ANTH 14和33(由于退休而有风险). *** Previously, 我们之所以能够提供这两门课程，是因为一位退休的讲师在退休后担任副教授. The prospect for continuing to offer these two courses long-term is uncertain.
    5. 

  5. 鼓励政府批准/采用考古藏品的政策和程序. *** Still to be addressed.
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  6. Enhance the relationship with Chico State. *** Still to be addressed.
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  7. 为学生提供课堂以外的学习机会(实地考察), Chico State events, student club activities, etc.) *** Still to be addressed.
    8. 

  8. 降低人类学课程的教学上限，鼓励更多以学生为中心的教学. *** Still to be addressed. 这将是理想的，但可能是极其困难的，如果不是不可能实现. Right now, this is a lower priority for the program.
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  9. 倡导专业发展，改变目前个人活动合同的弹性时间限制为50%(院长批准75%)的政策. *** Still to be addressed. Right now, this is a lower priority for the program.
    10. 

  10. Explore the viability of a multidisciplinary Certificate in Museum Studies. *** Not a priority, as this is not feasible to implement with current faculty.
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Department Goals

        
More Zoom meetings with associate faculty (ANTH lacks a full-time instructor)


Develop a course, possibly modifying ANTH 34, that would be inline with the requirements for a Native American Enthic Studies

        



        
Future Development Strategies

        

                    
Strategy 1 - Zoom Meetings with Associate Faculty

                    

                        
The Anthropology Department is currently without a full-time instructor.

                        

                   
                            Initiatives
                            

                            
    
                                    
  • Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
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  • Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
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  • Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
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                        Supporting Rationale

                        
Without a full-time instructor, many issues go unaddressed. For example, SLO reporting has not been completed since Spring 2016. Without a full-time instructor, there is no real leadership within the discipline. To promote unity and cohesiveness within the discipline, and to provide leadership in addressing these and other issues, 社会文化研究主席将提供Zoom会议，以帮助改善由于缺乏人类学全职讲师而带来的情况.

                        

                    
                    
                        Supporting Rationale Alignment


                        Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes

                        Supports Program Review Recommendations: No

                        Supports Course level SLOs: Yes

                        Supports PLOs: Yes

                        Supports ILO - Think Critically: No

                        Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No

                        Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No

                        Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No




    
                        
                    

                    
Strategy 2 - Course Modification

                    

                        
Provide a course modification (ANTH 34), 或者开发一门符合民族研究部分要求的新课程.

                        

                   
                            Initiatives
                            

                            
    
                                    
  • Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
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  • Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
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                        Supporting Rationale

                        
开设新课程或修改现有人类学课程的机会，以满足美洲土著民族研究课程的标准. 加州州立大学即将对所有毕业的学生开设一门民族研究课程. 这为人类学系提供了一个增加学生入学率和招收新专业的机会.

                        

                    
                    
                        Supporting Rationale Alignment


                        Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes

                        Supports Program Review Recommendations: No

                        Supports Course level SLOs: No

                        Supports PLOs: No

                        Supports ILO - Think Critically: No

                        Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No

                        Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No

                        Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes

                        Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: No




    
                        
                    


        
    
    
    
        
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 8/2/23