Additional Information

Course Number

ANTH A658

Course Description

Examines critically the ethical issues that confront anthropologists and archaeologists, and the responsibilities they have to the public, the discipline, their colleagues, and members of the communities with whom they are working. Course topic will vary with focus on a different subfield of anthropology.

Syllabus Available

No

Notes

Special Note: May be repeated once with a change of subtitle. Graduate students will be assigned more in-depth research, additional class readings and mentoring positions for undergraduates.
Registration Restrictions: Graduate standing
May Be Stacked With: ANTH A458

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Integrity of Research Methodology

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch
• Principle 5: Recognition of aspirations of employees, colleagues and helpers in all matters of employment

Keywords & Terms

• Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• Stewardship

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Ethical Case Studies
• Ethical Dilemmas
• Ethnography