Building a Predictive Probabilistic Model
This assignment’s objective is to build a probabilistic model to predict the winners of MarchMadness, game by game. As summarized by Google AI: “March Madness is the nickname for theNational […]
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Short Midterm Essay: Reflection on Race and Ethnicity
This assignment is used midway through the course to encourage students to reflect on how their understanding of race and ethnicity has developed. This reflection helps students identify key themes […]
Read moreIssues in New Media Manifesto
This manifesto project explores an ethical dilemma or matter of social injustice created, or made worse by technology or new media. The final manifesto must draw on at least four […]
Read moreMake the Familiar Strange
Students write a 1-page description of a common human practice as if they have never seen or heard of it before. Students are told to pretend they are an alien […]
Read moreEthnography of a Medical Controversy
In this fieldwork assignment, students locate a recent topic related to health and use the frameworks of medical anthropology to “read like an anthropologist”. The paper requires students to cite […]
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