Professor: Joukowsky Course format: Seminar Number of respondents: 20 Total Enrollment: 31 Class Composition: Froshs: 2 Sophs: 11 Jrs: 6 Srs: 12 Concs: 4 Non-Concs: 15 Don't Know: 0

Instructor Average: 1.60 Course Average: 1.48

“Global Origins of the Domestication of Plants and Animals” is a low-level anthropology class that has no previous course requirements. The objectives of the class are to gain an understanding of the theories surrounding the agricultural revolution and development of plant and animal domestication. No previous skills were required to take this class except basic reading and writing skills, although some prior knowledge of anthropology is helpful.

Professor Joukowsky was very well-liked by students and encouraged them to be active participants in the class. She made what might otherwise have been dry material exciting through her enthusiastic teaching style. The class was designed to take into account each student’s specific needs and interests, which made for a nurturing and beneficial learning environment.

Most students found class readings interesting and useful, especially when it came to doing research for their final projects. Some students, however, felt that it was difficult for them to gain access to the reading material. Major assignments included leading a class discussion, a final paper, and a presentation of the paper.

Students spent between one and three hours per week doing work for the class, with an increase in the work load as they prepared for their presentations. Most students felt that while the reading was sometimes dry, it was very manageable as long as they kept on top of it. Many students felt that this is a good class to take for people interested in human biology, as well as self-directed research. In addition, the consensus seems to be that “[Professor Joukowsky] is a can’t-miss professor at Brown.”

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