College of the Sciences Primate Behavior and Ecology Program
IV.D. Masters Projects Not applicable. IV.E. Program Policies and Advising Services for Students
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- IV.F. Other Student Services
- V. Facilities and Equipment by Location
- V.B. Equipment Available
- V.C. Technology Available
- VI. Library and Technological Resources by Location
- VI.B. Information Literacy Proficiencies Expected of Students at the End of Major Coursework
IV.D. Masters ProjectsNot applicable. IV.E. Program Policies and Advising Services for StudentsTo declare a major in PBE, each student schedules an appointment with a member of the PBE faculty to serve as her or his advisor. This advisor may or may not be the same as the advisor for the student’s second major (psychology, biology, or anthropology). The PBE advisor initially meets with the student to discuss her or his career goals and interests and background education. The advisor then discusses with the student classes for the PBE and the second major. Careful and regular advisement is needed to ensure the student completes both degrees in a timely manner; most advisors meet with their students every quarter. A “Background Information” questionnaire is given to students as part of the application package, and what the student includes on this may serve as a guide to the initial discussion with the advisor. Program faculty meet several times each quarter, and during these meetings issues that impact on curriculum are discussed (for example, changes in course offerings). This information is made available to the students through one-on-one advisement sessions, on the program webpage (http://www.cwu.edu/~primate/advising.htm), and occasionally during a fall orientation meeting (usually in October). IV.F. Other Student ServicesProfessional Societies PBE undergraduate students have presented the results of their faculty-mentored research at three professional venues. Program faculty and students are members of these professional organizations. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (http://www.rockymountainpsych.org/) Northwest Anthropological Association (http://www.class.uidaho.edu/nwaa/) American Society of Primatologists (http://www.asp.org) Faculty-Led Clubs The Wildlife Conservation Group was formed by students enrolled in Primate Conservation (ANTH 499) during winter quarter, 2006 as a direct outgrowth of their concern over the plight of free-living nonhuman primates. Group members have raised more than $1,500 to be donated to various environmental causes, members attended a lecture at Washington State University-Pullman given by Dr. Jane Goodall, the club sponsored a lecture at CWU by Dr. Birute Galdikas, and members planned to attend a lecture (later canceled) by Dr. Frances White. Friends of Washoe is a non-profit organization associated with Central’s Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. PBE program faculty Ms. Deborah Fouts and Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold are board members. FOW is an important educational resource for students interested in animal rights and conservation, particularly as these relate to chimpanzees. Many PBE students are volunteers at the Institute. Apprentice/Earthwatch Leaders at CHCI Particularly promising undergraduate PBE students are hired to work at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) during the summer. Until recently, CHCI hosted Earthwatch volunteers every summer, and PBE undergraduates helped coordinate their activities and research. CHCI also hosts a summer apprenticeship program that attracts students from around the world who are interested in animal behavior. PBE undergraduates are sometimes hired to lead apprentice research teams (although more typically graduate students do so). Expanding Your Horizons Expanding Your Horizons is an annual career fair held at Central intended to expose middle-school girls to potential career paths in the sciences. Drs. Mary Lee Jensvold, Megan Matheson, and Lori Sheeran have made presentations about primatology at this fair in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005. V. Facilities and Equipment by LocationV.A. Facilities AvailableThe PBE program has a reading room in Farrell Hall 320 that houses several hundred books, articles, and DVDs/videotapes related to primatology, many of which are not available in the CWU library. The room includes a TV, DVD player, computer terminal, and some limited work space. The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute has an extensive library of articles, books, videos, and DVDs, including more than 20 years of archived video footage collected from the chimpanzees living there. The Institute also houses several VCRs, TVs, DVD players, video cameras, and computers that PBE students can use in research associated with Intro to Primate Lab Procedures (PRIM 220), Laboratory Work in Primatology (PRIM 320), and independent research projects conducted at the Institute. Existing resources are adequate to current program needs. More space, particularly more computer work stations for students, are planned as part of the anthropology department’s move to a new building, which will allow for program growth.
ITS services two general use computer labs in Farrell Hall. PBE program faculty have office computers available for use through their home departments. Existing resources are adequate to current program needs. More space, particularly more computer work stations for students, are planned as part of the anthropology department’s move to a new building, which will allow for program growth. VI. Library and Technological Resources by LocationVI.A. General and Specific Requirements for Library by LocationBrooks Library subscribes to most of the major journals in primatology, including International Journal of Primatology, American Journal of Primatology, Folia Primatologica, Primates, and Evolutionary Anthropology. The library also subscribes to the database PrimateLIT (http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu/), which is important to primatology students for its comprehensive nature and its inclusion of articles published in biological, anthropological, and psychological journals. Articles and books that are not available on campus can be acquired through interlibrary loan, which has proved very efficient for getting information to students in a few days or less. The Brooks Library has a fairly extensive collection of DVDs and videotapes that, in conjunction with those housed in the Primate Reading Room and at The Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute span the discipline. VI.B. Information Literacy Proficiencies Expected of Students at the End of Major CourseworkVI.B.1. What instruction in information literacy is provided?, andVI.B.2. How are these proficiencies assessed?Students receive training in information literacy at several points in the PBE curriculum. Primate Social Behavior (ANTH 313) includes a library and Internet tutorial (assessed through students’ performance on a worksheet); Evolutionary Psychology (PSY 442) and Pongid Behavior (ANTH 416) hone students’ skills at writing research papers (assessed for appropriateness of sources, thoroughness of literature review, and writing skills using a grading rubric); PowerPoint presentations in several courses (for example, Long Term Primate Studies [ANTH 412] and Pongid Behavior [ANTH 416]) (assessed for appropriateness of sources, thoroughness of subject coverage, and presentation skills using a grading rubric); The Observer software in Primate Social Behavior (ANTH 313) (assessed through students’ performance on a worksheet); and Students may use equipment, The Observer, Excel, and SPSS in research classes such as Laboratory Work in Primatology (PRIM 320), Anthropological Field Experience (ANTH 493), and Design and Analysis for Observational Field Research (PSY 498) (students are assessed for their proficiency at data collection, analysis and interpretation on research paper using a grading rubric). Directory: associate-provost -> sites -> cts.cwu.edu.associate-provost -> files -> documents documents -> March 9, 2010 Dr. Tracy Pellet documents -> I. Introduction to Department or Program Download 1.44 Mb. Share with your friends:
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