Required Course Materials

The required textbook and materials for this course are:

• Haviland, W. A., Prins, H. E. L., Walrath, D., & McBride, B. (2015). The essence of anthropology (4th ed.) Cengage Learning.

  You may purchase a hard copy or an ebook.

  ISBN: 9781305258983

  

• Microphone/headset connected to computer in order to participate in live online virtual meetings.
• You will also need the following plug-ins to view PDF files and Power Point presentation slides.
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • PowerPoint 

    Office 365: NOVA students have access to Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus for free. It is available for both PC users and Mac users. Remember, Microsoft Office 365 is a subscription-based cloud service and is only free while a student. You can find more information about Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus on its website.

    You can access Office 365 by going to: http://office.vccs.edu. Use your full VCCS student email address as your username (username@email.vccs.edu) , and your VCCS student password to log into the site. This is the password you use to login at My NOVA for access to student email, Canvas, and NovaConnect. Then follow Microsoft’s directions to set up the software.

    If you need assistance with getting access to Microsoft Office 365, please check the Microsoft Website above and contact Microsoft.

    Google Apps: Your VCCS email is packaged with Google Apps, including Docs, Slides, Calendar, etc. You may check out the main features you have available to use by visiting the Google Apps for Education website.

Optional Course Materials

Here are the optional texts:

• Van der Elst, D., & Bohannan, P. (2003). Culture as given, culture as choice. Waveland Press.
• Bohannan, P., & Van der Elst, D. (1998). Asking and listening: Ethnography as personal adaptation. Waveland Press.