Professor: Joukowsky Course format: Seminar Number of respondents: 15 Total Enrollment: 28 Class Composition: Froshs: 0 Sophs: 5 Jrs: 13 Srs: 10 Concs: 6 Non-Concs: 7 Don't Know: 2

Instructor Average: 1.63 Course Average: 1.43

“Archeology Collection Policies” examines how private and public collectors obtain ancient art, as well as exploring the ethical, legal, and moral implications this collecting has on society. Though no prerequisites are officially required, many students found a general knowledge of archeology useful.

Professor Joukowsky was considered to be responsive and sensitive to student needs, though her teaching technique was questioned by some reviewers. Many of the respondents maintained that the course is based on student presentation of readings rather than lectures by the professor. As a result, some respondents felt the class discussions were often slow and really just consisted of students reading their book outlines. Many reviewers, though recognizing the relevance and importance of these discussions, wished Professor Joukowsky had lectured more frequently in class.

The course work officially consisted of three presentations and one 10-page paper. In addition, a myriad of books and articles were also required. While many respondents thought the books were generally worthwhile, many more students thought the articles overlapped too much and were somewhat repetitive. Many reviewers were notably bored with the legal articles, considering them much too dense though necessary to understand many elements of the course.

Most students claimed they worked about one to two hours per week outside of class, which was considerably less than what most students expected. In general, most students were glad to have taken the class, though suggested a student should be quite interested in the material to get something out of the course. In the long run, though, many respondents stated the class changed the way they now look at art dealers, art collectors, museums, and archeology as a culture.

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