Evaluation.......ugh. I must, of course, have some way of determining what you are learning. This is perhaps the least exciting aspect of teaching, but, alas, a necessary task. We have to be sure to meet the requirements of what academics refer to as academic integrity. To this end we will be doing several styles of evaluation.

1. The first will require that you demonstrate systematic investigation of cultural anthropology. To do this you will need to go to the Chapter Reviews page, complete the multiple-choice review questions for each chapter (15 per chapter), and submit them to me via the built-in communication system. I want you to use your textbook as you complete the review questions. Of course, if you have read and studied the chapter first, the likelihood of success is greatly enhanced. You will need to complete this task in accordance with the course calendar.

The people at the College have assured me that their system is bullet-proof, but I think we should anticipate glitches. If such should arise, not to worry. Tell me (Stelle-online@hughes.net) about the problem and we will devise some kind of work-around. A NOTE OF PRECAUTION - Please, please recall my earlier admonition regarding backing up your work. Set up your email system to automatically create a backup copy of any out going documents. This simple act can save lots of effort if the demons of the email system happen to eat your document. Stop right now and check your email configuration.

Each review question is worth two points (Total points=15 questions x 2 x 16 chapters = 480 points).

2.The second element of evaluation is for you to go to the WEB EXPLORATIONS screen. Each chapter includes one or more linked WEB sites and an associated writing activity (each potential Exploration is numbered). I would like for you to visit the site(s) and complete the activity questions for SIX of these WEB Explorations. The choice of which six is yours. I would like your written responses to be between 350 and 400 words in length (reports less than 350 words will not receive full credit). You will need to email your answers directly to me (Stelle-online@hughes.net). The individual activity should be completed during the week the respective chapter is assigned. Please feel free to use a spelling checker and a grammar checker on your answers.

Each WEB EXPLORATION activity is worth 100 points (Total points= 6 activities x 100 pts.= 600 pts.).