• 75 points (6.4 % of final grade)
  
  
• there will be 15 forums in total, usually but not always once a week
  
  
• At a minimum of "once a week" post a meaningful message on the class discussion on-line chat board
  
  
  • at least one topic of your weekly posting(s) should be related to the class topic(s) of the week
    
    
    • i.e., in Week 02, for example, you should discuss a topic related to what is happening in class during Week 02
      
      
    • at the very end of the semester, i.e., in Week 15, post a course evaluation covering the entire semeste of the class itself
      
      
    • you are encouraged to post as many messages as you wish
      
      
• log on to the forum initially using your UM ID name and the password Anthro (with a capital A)
  
  
• end-of-semester postings must be completed by the scheduled final exam time
  
  
  • The s2008 Final Exam will be on Wednesday, 14 May, 4:00 - 5:55 p.m. in Cina 214 , from now
    
    

Case Study

• midsemester exam
  
  
  • The Midterm Exam will be on Thursday, 6 March 2008, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. , from now
    
    
  • 4 questions
    
    
    • optional take-home question
      
      
  • 400 points (34.0 % of final grade)
    
    

• final exam
  
  
  • The s2008 Final Exam will be on Wednesday, 14 May, 4:00 - 5:55 p.m. in Cina 214 , from now
    
    
  • 6 questions
    
    
    • optional take-home question
      
      
  • 600 points (51.1 % of final grade)
    
    
  • The final exam will be cumulative, with emphasis on Chs. 06 - "Epilogue" of Mexico and Chs. 04 - 10 of The Maya, in-class videos / film, important e-mails, MAforum posts, assigned web materials and lectures.
    
    
• Makeup Exams