• Week 15 (Last Week of Class): The on-line Anthropology of Food Final Exam for su2013 will be available Wednesday-Thursday, 28-29 August 2013
  

  Moodle Exams (and everything else on Moodle) works best with a Firefox browser. If you do not have a Firefox browser on your laptop, download one (it's free).

  
  
  
  • The Live Chat for on-line Anthropology of Food Final Exam will be Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.
    
    
• Week 16 ("Finals Week"): The f2f Anthropology of Food Final Exam is scheduled for 12:00-01:55 p.m., Friday, 17 May 2013, in Cina 214

  
  

  REM: Bring your Laptop
  
  

  Moodle Exams (and everything else on Moodle) works best with a Firefox browser. If you do not have a Firefox browser on your laptop, download one (it's free).

  • The Live Chat for f2f Anthropology of Food Final Exam will be on Thursday 16 May 2013, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Sign in on in the Week 16 Panel.

    
    
    [6 questions randomly generated from a pool of questions made up of the questions from the Final Exam wiki for up to 600 points]
    

• Once you begin you exam you will have two and one-half hours to complete it
  
  
  • BE SURE TO UPLOAD ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES
    
    
  • MOODLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO UPLOAD YOUR ANSWERS AFTER TIME HAS ELAPSED
    
    
• The Final will be an open-book essay exam
  
  
  • Essay exams usually provide a better learning experience and, in addition, afford practice in writing
    
    
  • You may bring and use your texts, dictionary, thesaurus, a writing handbook, class handouts, notes, outlines, drafts, memos, a laptop, and a Ouija board. You may also use references and materials from your other classes and the web, with the caveat, of course, that you properly cite any sources you use.
    
    
  • F2F folks may bring and use your laptop
    
    
    • but you must upload your exam to your Moodle folder at the end of the exam period

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Final Exam

• The exam will cover materials up to and including the end of Week 15
  
  
• Some of the questions will be cumulative, but most will focus on the materials covered since the midsemester exam.
  
  
• This includes the lecture materials, in-class videos, e-mails, the Forum, the basic introductory materials of the texts, and the text and class materials.
  
  
• There will also be questions available on the final asking you to compare and contrast things in two or more items included in the entire semester
  
  
  • these comparison/contrast questions will include countries covered earlier in the semester
    
    
• This is an open-book exam
  
  
  • You may bring and use your texts, dictionary, thesaurus, a writing handbook, class handouts, notes, outlines, drafts, and memos
    
    
  • You may also use references and materials from your other classes, with the caveat, of course, that you properly cite any sources you use
    
    
• F2F folks may bring and use their laptop
  
  
  • but you must upload your exam to your Moodle folder at the end of the exam period
    
    
  • REM: Be sure to have your batteries charged
    
    
• The final exam counts up to 600 points (6 X up to 100)
  
  
• You must answer the six (6) questions on the final randomly generated by “James” from the pool of questions put together from the study questions on the Wiki. Each question is worth up to 100 points each. They may include . . .
  
  
  • At least one current affairs question
    
    There could also be one question on a major topic during the semester that for one reason or another doesn’t happen to end up in the Wiki list. You could also have on your exam a theoretical question on a major topic that may also have not made it onto the Wiki list (one that attempts to have you bring together and synthesize various major topics of the semester).
    
    
    • You could also have on your exam one theoretical question on a major topic that may also have not made it onto the Wiki list (one that attempts to have you bring together and synthesize various major topics of the semester)

  A caveat: there is always a possibility that there might be some very last-minute fast-breaking current-affairs news announced (that's announced too late to make it onto the Wiki list) that might also be included in the pool from which the four questions are taken. But it would have to be closely related to a topic that you have studied during the semester.

• There will be a live Final Exam chat on —for last-minute questions about the exam. Join in; the live chat for the midterm was fun, and useful:

The Live Chat for on-line Anthropology of Food Final Exam will be Tuesday, 27 August 2013, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Sign in on in the Week 15 Panel.

The Live Chat for f2f Anthropology of Food Final Exam will be on Thursday 16 May 2013, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Sign in on in the Week 16 Panel.

*(The total number of points available for the forum postings will depend on new discoveries and announcements that appear during the semester. New topics will be added as appropriate. In the end, "participation" will likely account for about 25% of your grade)

Answer the six (6) questions randomly selected from the question pool. Keep in mind that there is more than one approach you can take in answering these questions. Follow these guidelines: .

• Organize your answer before you begin
  
  
• Where appropriate, be sure to state:

  • What or who something is
  • Where it occurred or is located
  • Why it is important
  • When it occurred
  • How it happened or how it works
    
    
• State YOUR position or approach clearly
  
  
• Cite specific examples or references to support your statements
  
  
• Mention problem areas or other relevant materials which you would like to consider further in a more thorough statement. That is, when you're finished with your answer, what major questions are still left unanswered?
  
  
• Summarize your argument or discussion
  
  
• Where appropriate use materials from more than one region of the world
  
  
• Remember that your responses should have a beginning, a middle, and an end
  
  
• Do not discuss any topic or country at length in more than one question
  
  
• For the questions indicated, do not write on any country for which you were one of the presentors

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1. With prior consent of the instructor, you may take makeup exams at any of the times scheduled by the Sociology-Anthropology Department. These times will also be announced in class. If you are taking the exam in person, pick up your makeup exam in Cina 228, not the classroom. If you are taking the exam on-line, please e-mail troufs@d.umn.edu to schedule a time.
   
   
2. It usually takes several days for makeup exams to be returned to you
   
   
3. Makeup Exam scores will be posted as soon as they are ready on the web on .
   
   
4. Use "The Curve" to figure out your letter grade