Hello MC Student!
Sign-up for ANTH 201 (Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology) with a special focus in technology. Learn by doing and find
out how you fit into our world of 7.7 billion people.
Anthropological concepts and applications will be illustrated with
examples drawn from contemporary technology. Some examples include:
- anthropological
methods to understand user needs, improve product design
- human/machine
interaction, and technology mediated
communication
- "cyborg anthropology" –
technology incorporated into, or as an extension of the human body
Course taught by Professor Barbara Wolff (Ph.D., Catholic
University, 2012).
She has extensive experience in applied anthropology gained as a
computer programmer, requirements analyst and relational data base designer at
the Smithsonian Institution, and the Departments of Agriculture and
Defense. Contact me at: barbara.wolff@montgomerycollege.edu
Course Details: ANTH 201 CRN 21405. It will meet online
from 8/31-12/20. Online meeting times are Tuesdays
& Thursdays from 11:00am - 12:15pm. A free, open
education resource is used as your class textbook: Perspectives: An Open Invitation to
Anthropology
Other Benefits: Take ANTH 201 and fullfill a Behavioral and Social Sciences Distribution credit (BSSD). This course also fulfills the General Education Global and Cultural Perspectives requirement.
